Iridium Announces Manufacturing Partners for Next-Generation Broadband Service
Iridium Communications Inc. today announced the selection of four manufacturing partners that will design, manufacture and distribute products for its Iridium Certus broadband service. The four partners were selected out of 30 candidates based on their commitment to innovation, technical capabilities, market reach and investment. They are Cobham SATCOM, Rockwell Collins, L-3, and ICG (International Communications Group). Iridium will provide Iridium Certus manufacturing partners with the core satellite communications technology. Initial products from these manufacturing partners are expected to be

Iridium Delivers Smallest Voice & Data Module
Partners Integrate the Iridium Core 9523 Into Advanced Smart Devices To Provide Connectivity Everywhere On The Planet. Iridium Communications Inc. announces the commercial availability of the Iridium Core 9523 transceiver. The Iridium Core 9523 further emphasizes the company’s Iridium ForceSM vision of bringing vital building blocks to partners who develop innovative, portable communications devices. 26 Iridium development partners, including FLYHT, SkyTrac Systems and Fastwave Communications, have been working with the Company to design Iridium Core 9523-based voice and data