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December 22, 2017 22:06 ET | Source: Iridium Communications Inc

Iridium® NEXT Launch Campaign Reaches its Halfway Point with a Fourth Successful Launch

MCLEAN, Va., Dec. 22, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Iridium Communications Inc. (NASDAQ:IRDM) announced today that at 5:27pm PST (1:27 am UTC on Dec. 23), SpaceX successfully launched the fourth set of...
November 28, 2017 08:01 ET | Source: Iridium Communications Inc

Iridium Nears Launch Campaign Midway Point as All 10 Satellites Arrive at Vandenberg Air Force Base

MCLEAN, Va., Nov. 28, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Iridium Communications Inc. (NASDAQ:IRDM) announced today that all 10 Iridium® NEXT satellites for its fourth launch are now in processing at SpaceX’s...
October 31, 2017 16:01 ET | Source: Iridium Communications Inc

Iridium to Participate in 2017 Wells Fargo Media & Telecom Conference

MCLEAN, Va., Oct. 31, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Iridium Communications Inc. (Nasdaq:IRDM) today announced that Chief Financial Officer Thomas Fitzpatrick is scheduled to participate at the 2017 Wells...
October 26, 2017 07:01 ET | Source: Iridium Communications Inc

Iridium Announces Third-Quarter 2017 Results; Updates 2017 Outlook

MCLEAN, Va., Oct. 26, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Iridium Communications Inc. (Nasdaq:IRDM) (“Iridium”) today reported financial results for the third quarter of 2017 and updated its full-year 2017...
October 19, 2017 08:01 ET | Source: Iridium Communications Inc

Iridium Announces Date for Fourth Iridium® NEXT Launch

MCLEAN, Va., Oct. 19, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Iridium Communications Inc. (NASDAQ:IRDM) announced today that the fourth Iridium NEXT launch has been targeted by SpaceX for December 22, 2017 at 5:26...
October 09, 2017 10:41 ET | Source: Iridium Communications

Successful Third Iridium® NEXT Launch Brings New Services Closer to Life

MCLEAN, Va., Oct. 09, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Iridium Communications Inc. (NASDAQ:IRDM) announced today the successful third launch and deployment of 10 Iridium NEXT satellites. The satellites were...
October 05, 2017 09:01 ET | Source: Iridium Communications

Iridium’s New, Truly Global Broadband Service - Iridium Certus(SM) – Goes Live for On-Orbit Satellite Testing

MCLEAN, Va., Oct. 05, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Iridium Communications Inc. (NASDAQ:IRDM) today announced that it has begun live testing of the Iridium Certus service on operational Iridium NEXT...
October 05, 2017 07:00 ET | Source: Iridium Communications

Iridium Announces Release Date for Third-Quarter 2017 Financial Results

MCLEAN, Va., Oct. 05, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Iridium Communications Inc. (Nasdaq:IRDM) (“Iridium”) will host a conference call on Thursday, October 26, 2017 at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time (ET) to...
September 27, 2017 08:01 ET | Source: Iridium Communications

Hitachi Construction Machinery to Use Iridium® for Delivering Global e-Service Across the Planet

MCLEAN, Va., Sept. 27, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Iridium Communications Inc. (NASDAQ:IRDM) today announced a new long-term agreement bringing the truly global coverage and reliability of the Iridium®...
September 07, 2017 08:01 ET | Source: Iridium Communications

Iridium Exploring Advanced NewSpace Satellite IoT Opportunities

MCLEAN, Va., Sept. 07, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Iridium Communications Inc. (NASDAQ:IRDM) announced today that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Magnitude Space, an emerging...