Satellite Phones

TR Telecom’s other business unit, which resells Iridium satellite -based voice and data products, was unaffected by the company’s exit from the broadband business. Johnson said the company would use the proceeds of the sale to bolster …

When a broken and de-activated Russian weather satellite struck a functioning Iridium satellite in February of this year, scattering thousands of additional pieces of space debris into orbit, some tried to analyze the legal consequences …

The WSJ points out some clear evidence of what would be called a growing risk appetite: In recent days, a unit of New York investment bank Greenhill & Co. bought Iridium Satellite LLC, the satellite phone operator, for $680 million.

In recent days, a unit of New York investment bank Greenhill & Co.

Engadget Mobile 15 hours ago. Filed under: Handsets, Others, Misc

Blue Sky Network has a built a two-messaging system for planes and ships to communicate with the Iridium satellite system, a network of 66 satellites that provides coverage for the entire Earth.

Engadget Mobile 6 hours ago. Filed under: Handsets, Others, Misc. Aside from pushing out around one phone per year (at best), Iridium Satellite really hasn’t had a major impact on the market over the past ten years.

Engadget Mobile 6 hours ago.

Iridium to merge with GHL, get back into sat phone game · Engadget 4 hours ago. Aside from pushing out around one phone per year (at best), Iridium Satellite really hasn’t had a major impact on the market over the past ten years.