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Iridium Communications

McLean, Virginia, United States · public · www.iridium.com

Iridium operates its LEO communications constellation and sells satellite voice, data and IoT connectivity such as Iridium Certus and NTN Direct to commercial, maritime, aviation and government customers.

Space · watchlist · score 57

Latest signals

  • Rocket Lab announced an agreement to acquire Iridium Communications.Aerocontact.com
  • Altair Semiconductor is integrating Iridium NTN Direct into its ALT1350 and ALT1550 IoT chipsets.Satellite Evolution
  • Iridium Communications launched commercial sales of its Iridium PNT ASIC.Electronics Weekly
  • Iridium Communications plans to sell its business to Rocket Lab for $8 billion.SpaceNews
  • Iridium Communications completed its takeover of Aireon.SpaceNews

10 signals name Iridium Communications. Members see all of them, filtered by topic, source and date.

Facts, with sources

  • USD 4888000000Market cap · ycharts.com
  • The U.S. government was Iridium's largest single customerCustomer · investor.iridium.com
  • total billable subscribersCustomer · investor.iridium.com
  • USD 245733000Revenue · investor.iridium.com

12 facts on file. Members see all of them with the source link.

Scores, Space (of 10)

Deployment4
Production9
Commercials9
Progress9
Technology1
Positioning3
Firepower9
Leverage8

Traction: deployment, production, commercials, progress. Capability: technology, positioning, firepower, leverage.

Categories

SpaceSpace · Applications / Connectivity

Questions this page answers

What does Iridium Communications do?

Iridium operates its LEO communications constellation and sells satellite voice, data and IoT connectivity such as Iridium Certus and NTN Direct to commercial, maritime, aviation and government customers.

Where does Iridium Communications rank in space?

Iridium Communications is on the Space watchlist list of Frontier Tech Intelligence with a score of 57 out of 100, below the Top 100.

Where is Iridium Communications based and when was it founded?

Iridium Communications is based in McLean, Virginia, United States. Stage: public.

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