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Iridium is the original satellite phone system, sending its first satellite in to orbit in 1997. It completed a refresh of its network of 75 spacecraft in 2019.
The satellites cover the entire globe and fly in low orbit
new partnership between the satellite phone firm Iridium and chip giant Qualcomm will bring satellite connectivity to premium Android smartphones later in the year
@ecksmc I worked at Iridium in ‘98, and what was offered was an exciting prospect.
The original offering was pathetically researched (especially market-wise) and executed. Top-down failure, as it was what I refer to as the most expensive startup failure ever. And the CEO (ex-Motorola) was a jackass.
The sat network has been well-ish utilized over the following years, but no one ever really ran with it to its full potential.
Hopefully this next round will bring that to fruition.