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Iridium to Make Historic Satellite and Maritime Industry Announcement

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MCLEAN, Va., Dec. 15, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Iridium Communications Inc. (Nasdaq: IRDM) ("Iridium") is hosting a virtual press conference this morning (Tuesday, December 15) at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time (ET), to share a historic maritime and satellite industry announcement. The event includes remarks from industry officials and experts, and will include time for a Q&A.

Remarks will be delivered by:

Matt Desch – CEO, Iridium

Dr. Heike Deggim - Director of the Maritime Safety Division, International Maritime Organization

Captain Moin Ahmed - Director General, International Mobile Satellite Organization

Captain Brian Soberg Petersen - Master Mariner and Senior Marine Specialist, MAERSK

David Wilson – Watch Leader and Senior Search and Rescue Officer, Rescue Coordination Center New Zealand

To attend in the press conference, viewers can register here or through Iridium.com. Please join five minutes prior to the scheduled start time to help ensure you can properly access the event.

About Iridium Communications Inc.

Iridium® is the only mobile voice and data satellite communications network that spans the entire globe. Iridium enables connections between people, organizations and assets to and from anywhere, in real time. Together with its ecosystem of partner companies, Iridium delivers an innovative and rich portfolio of reliable solutions for markets that require truly global communications. In 2019, the company completed a generational upgrade of its satellite network and launched its new specialty broadband service, Iridium Certus®. Iridium Communications Inc. is headquartered in McLean, Va., U.S.A., and its common stock trades on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the ticker symbol IRDM. For more information about Iridium products, services and partner solutions, visit www.iridium.com.

 

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iridium communications inc. is the only mobile satellite service (mss) company offering pole-to-pole coverage over the entire globe. the iridium constellation of low-earth orbiting (leo), cross-linked satellites provides critical voice and data services for areas not served by terrestrial communication networks. iridium's subscriber growth has been driven by increasing demand for reliable, secure, global communications. iridium serves commercial markets through a worldwide network of hundreds of distributors, and provides services to the u.s. department of defense, and other u.s. and international government agencies. the company's worldwide customer base represent a broad spectrum of industry, including maritime, aeronautical, government/defense, public safety, utilities, oil/gas, mining, forestry, heavy equipment and transportation. iridium is in the planning and development phase for its next-generation satellite constellation, iridium next, which will begin launching and 2015 and r