BROWSING: Iridium

ARLINGTON, Va.-Iridium Satellite L.L.C. has been authorized by Iraq's office of the Coalition Provisional Authority, the current governing authority in the country, and the Ministry of Transportation and Communications, responsible for licensing commercial telecommunications services in the country, to provide and sell Iridium mobile...

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission approved frequency changes for four mobile satellite service operators and said MSS licensees are making progress toward meeting milestones, a development that could hurt mobile-phone industry efforts to secure additional satellite spectrum for third-generation wireless systems.The FCC late Tuesday granted...

SCHAUMBURG, Ill.-Motorola Inc. has settled all lawsuits filed by Chase Manhattan Bank relating to Iridium L.L.C., the satellite communications company Motorola created in 1998.Motorola will pay Chase Manhattan and Iridium's secured lenders $12 million to resolve five remaining legal disputes. The settlement does no...

TOKYO-KDDI, the second-largest mobile operator in Japan, announced it will terminate communications service via Iridium in the second half of February due to complaints lodged by customers. According to KDDI, the firm received many complaints from its mobile customers who declared they were charged...

WASHINGTON-Sens. Daniel Akaka (D-Hawaii) and James Inhofe (R-Okla.) have asked the General Accounting Office to conduct a prompt review of the Pentagon's commercial satellite procurement practices. The two lawmakers, members of the Senate Armed Services Committee, appear to be concerned about the Department of...

ARLINGTON, Va.-Iridium Satellite L.L.C. announced a service partner agreement with Blue Sky Network, a provider of satellite communications solutions for the aviation industry."Blue Sky and Iridium enable pilots and passengers on planes, large or small, to communicate to and from anywhere in the world,"...

SAN JOSE, Calif.-Globalstar awarded a contract to Space Systems/Loral for the design and future construction of its 2 GHz satellite system, the company said.Financial terms of the contract were not disclosed.Several mobile satellite carriers, including Globalstar, Iridium L.L.C. and New ICO, had until this...

ARLINGTON, Va.-Iridium Satellite L.L.C. signed contracts with three Asia-Pacific telecommunications providers extending the availability of Iridium's global voice and data services to the region.Iridium said the contracts, signed with Singapore Telecommunications Ltd., Australia's Telstra Corp. Ltd. and Telikom Papua New Guinea, call for the...

MELBOURNE, Australia—Singapore Telecommunications Ltd. signed a deal with Iridium Satellite L.L.C. to become a service provider, Iridium said.SingTel will focus on delivering Iridium mobile satellite services to commercial customers, including shipping, forestry, mining and aeronautical companies.

TORONTO—Roadpost Inc. said it will make three additions to its satellite product and services portfolio: the Iridium Global Paging Service; SatTalk II Aircraft Satellite Telephone System; and EuroCom Fixed Mount Unit.With Iridium Global Paging Service, travelers receive pages on a Motorola Satellite Series 9501...

LAS VEGAS—Roadpost Inc. announced a partnership through which it will offer Iridium communications products to SatCom Systems' customer base.Roadpost offers global communications solutions, like the Iridium system, to end users and distributors like SatCom Systems. Under the new agreement, SatCom Systems will resell Roadpost's...

ARLINGTON, Virginia, United States—Iridium Satellite announced the five satellites it launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base on 11 February have ascended into their assigned orbits and are fully functional.The new satellites join seven existing in-orbit spares to enhance Iridium's voice and data communications network,...

ARLINGTON, Va.—Iridium Satellite L.L.C. announced the five satellites it launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base on February 11 have ascended into their assigned orbits and are fully functional.The new satellites join seven exiting in-orbit spares to enhance Iridium's voice and data communications network, and...

CHICAGO—A U.S. District Court judge ordered Motorola to pay US$300 million to Chase Manhattan Bank to satisfy part of a loan the bank made to Iridium before the satellite phone company filed for bankruptcy in 1999.Motorola owned approximately 18 percent of Iridium.The US$300 million...

ARLINGTON, Virginia, United States—Iridium Satellite predicted its satellite constellation will retain functionality into the next decade, based on an internal analysis of satellite and operational data, as well as an external study by an independent company.Iridium did not specify, however, what would happen with...

ARLINGTON, Va.—Iridium Satellite L.L.C. predicts its satellite constellation will retain functionality into the next decade, based on internal analysis of satellite and operational data, as well as an external study by an independent company.Iridium did not specify, however, what would happen with the satellites...

ARLINGTON, Va.-Iridium Satellite L.L.C. and Icarus Instruments Inc. announced the availability of the SatTalk II, a satellite-based aeronautical voice and data communications system.All voice and data communications are transmitted from the aircraft's fixed Iridium antenna to the Iridium satellite constellation. The Motorola Satellite Series...

ARLINGTON, Va.—Iridium Satellite L.L.C. and Icarus Instruments Inc. announced the availability of the SatTalk II, a satellite-based aeronautical voice and data communications system.All voice and data communications are transmitted from the aircraft's fixed Iridium antenna to the Iridium satellite constellation. The Motorola Satellite Series...

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Mobile satellite service is an idea and a technology that today lies buried under the apprehension and disappointment of a number of major business deals gone bad. But about 10 years ago, the mobile satellite industry had an optimistic outlook on the future,...

Once upon a time, a technology called pACT had a life, savored some love and then disappeared into oblivion. Another one called B-CDMA rocked the eaves of wireless, had an echo and became silent.Like a wordsmith, the wireless industry had lots of acronyms-B-CDMA,...

SILVER SPRING, Md.-Wireless service provider IMC WorldCell announced it now offers Iridium Satellite phones and service, expanding WorldCell coverage to hard-to-reach places across the globe. Traveling WorldCell customers can rent Iridium Satellite handsets before their departure and have them shipped for free to their...

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, United States—Wireless service provider IMC WorldCell announced it now offers Iridium Satellite phones and service, expanding WorldCell coverage to hard-to-reach places across the globe. Traveling WorldCell customers can rent Iridium Satellite handsets before their departure and have them shipped for free...

The mobile satellite industry finally had something to smile about last week when the International Bureau at the Federal Communications Commission granted eight MSS operators licenses in the 2 GHz frequency band, opening the door for the deployment of broadband and other enhanced services.The...