Rocket Lab to acquire Iridium in $8bn dealnews Fayaz Hussain 1 Jul 26 0Rocket Lab has agreed to acquire satellite communications provider Iridium in an $8bn cash and stock transaction, combining launch and spacecraft manufacturing. Under the terms… Read more
The Official Guide to Aircraft Connectivity 2025news Rob Hodgetts 6 Nov 24 0So you want great connectivity on your business jet (that’s a given, right?) but you don’t know your LEO from your GEO. Or maybe you… Read more
Aireon takes full control of final ADS-B payloadsnews Terry Spruce 8 Feb 19 0McLean, Va. – February 7, 2019 – Aireon has formally received control of the final six Automatic Dependent Surveillance Broadcast (ADS-B) payloads from Iridium Communications.… Read more
Aireon deploys final satelite and completes space ADS-B networknews Terry Spruce 14 Jan 19 0Mclean, Va. – January 11, 2019 – Aireon has announced a successful eighth and final launch and deployment of the Iridium NEXT satellite constellation hosting… Read more
The ultimate CJI guide to business aircraft connectivitynews CJI Expert 17 Dec 18 0“We are all now connected by the internet,” said the late Stephen Hawking, “Like neurons in a giant brain.” When it comes to choosing between… Read more
Rockwell Collins and Iridium to deliver Next Generation Aviation Servicesnews Terry Spruce 24 Jul 18 0Annapolis, Md. July 23, 2018 –Iridium Communications Inc. and Rockwell Collins have signed an agreement to make Rockwell Collins the newest service provider for Iridium… Read more
Marlink and IDG Europe complete Smalltrack trialsnews Terry Spruce 19 Aug 16 0Marlink and IDG Europe have completed trials of the Smalltrack portable tracking system on a fixed wing aircraft operated by Scandinavian Air Ambulance and a… Read more
