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SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif., Jan. 30, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Lucid Logistics (LL) (www.LucidLogistics.com) announced a March 1st release date of the AMS-500i for use in vertical markets globally, including: Oil & Gas, Mining, Heavy Equipment, SCADA, Fixed Assets, Logistics, Government, and NGO's. The AMS-500i provides the long awaited end-to-end data security for fleet and asset telematics intelligence. The Iridium® satellite network was chosen for data transmission, as it is the...
MELBOURNE, Fla., May 21, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- LiveTV, a wholly-owned subsidiary of JetBlue Airways, has received Supplemental Type Certification (STC) for the first commercial aircraft to install the Iridium OpenPort-Aero(SM) high-speed communications platform. Iridium OpenPort-Aero delivers aviation's only satellite communications service with fully global coverage, providing vital high-speed data and voice connectivity to aircraft around the world. Iridium Communications Inc....
MELBOURNE, Fla., May 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- LiveTV, a wholly owned subsidiary of JetBlue Airways Corporation, and Greenwich AeroGroup Inc., have entered into a distribution agreement where Greenwich Aerogroup, Inc. and its affiliates will sell, support and install the Iridium OpenPort-Aero(SM) broadband aviation communications platform. Iridium OpenPort-Aero is the only aviation broadband solution that works everywhere in the world, including remote, oceanic and polar regions,...
Beam Communications Pty Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of World Reach Limited (ASX: WRR), announces it has received a commitment from Telstra to purchase a minimum of USD5.1 M of Iridium®-based satellite docking stations and product bundles over the next 12 months. The initial shipment (valued at USD1.65 M) is expected to be fulfilled by 30 June 2012, the balance being called upon as required over the 12 month period. Melbourne, Victoria (PRWEB) May 09, 2012 With the release of...
--Stratos also launches new mobile-phone tracking portal, fully integrated with Iridium Extreme-- BETHESDA, MD, Sept. 12, 2011 /PRNewswire/ - Stratos Global, the leading global provider of advanced mobile and fixed-site remote communications solutions, today announced the commercial availability of the new Iridium Extreme(TM) satellite phone. Stratos today will begin shipping Iridium Extreme from all of its warehouses worldwide. Stratos is one of the world's largest Iridium...
YARMOUTH, Maine, June 22, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- DeLorme, the innovation leader in navigation technology, today announced the Fall 2011 release of the DeLorme inReach, the first Iridium-based personal communicator to deliver two-way satellite text messaging and email; delivery confirmations; SOS capabilities; remote tracking, and an Android smartphone interface. The inReach promises to revolutionize the way people stay affordably connected over the 90% of the Earth's surface not covered by...
HERNDON, Va., May 11, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- VT iDirect, Inc. (iDirect), a company of VT Systems, Inc. (VT Systems), today announced that Iridium Communications Inc. (Nasdaq: IRDM), a leading mobile satellite service (MSS) provider offering truly global mobile voice and data communications, is leveraging iDirect's VSAT platform as part of a multi-year plan to upgrade the ground-control infrastructure of its low-Earth orbiting (LEO) satellite constellation. The enhanced network will allow...
GAITHERSBURG, Md., April 18, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Thales Alenia Space has awarded a contract to Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) to develop, test and support integration of payload application software for the Iridium NEXT satellites. Thales Alenia Space is the prime contractor for Iridium NEXT, the next-generation satellite constellation being designed, built and launched for Iridium Communications Inc., (Nasdaq: IRDM), of McLean, Va. Iridium NEXT is expected to begin launching in 2015, and...
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina, January 27, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Tesacom announces that Iridium Communications Inc. ("Iridium") has certified its new VKI maritime satellite communication system for operation on the Iridium network. The new Tesacom VKI product provides integrated voice, data, email and vessel tracking solutions for the maritime sector, including commercial, military, fishing and recreational vessels. The satellite terminal is very easy to install and provides high-quality...
NEW YORK, Jan. 20, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Xact Technology, LLC, a DMC Capital Funding, LLC portfolio company, today announced that it has partnered with Iridium Communications Inc. (Nasdaq: IRDM) as an Iridium Value-Added Reseller (VAR) and will develop a dual-mode cellular/satellite GPS tracking and machine-to-machine (M2M) communication device that will work anywhere in the world. The dual-mode device will use least-cost routing software to route time-critical data through local cellular...
