Phone Scoop

Iridium Begins Testing its own Satellite Service for Phones

Sep 11, 2024 T-Mobile and SpaceX have successfully tested a wireless emergency alert (WEA) via the Starlink network's new ...
NBC 10 Philadelphia

Iridium, Qualcomm end satellite-to-phone partnership

U.S. semiconductor giant Qualcomm ended its partnership with satellite communications company Iridium to provide satellite-to-phone services. Iridium said that, while "the companies successfully ...
Phone Scoop

Iridium on Track to Provide Standards-Based Satellite Service Direct to Phones

Qualcomm has revealed Snapdragon Satellite , the company's solution for connecting Android phones directly to satellites for truly global coverage. The feature uses the Iridium network, a satellite ...
Nasdaq

Iridium and Syniverse Partner to Bring Direct-to-Device Satellite Connectivity to Mobile Network Operators Worldwide

MCLEAN, Va., May 29, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Iridium Communications Inc. (NASDAQ: IRDM), a leading provider of global voice and data satellite communications, today announced a new partnership with ...
SpaceNews

Iridium Signs New Value-Added Partners for Satellite Mobile Data Products

Iridium Communications Inc. (Nasdaq:IRDM) announces that it has signed agreements with five new value-added partners to market Iridium-based data solutions for the mobile machine-to-machine (M2M) ...
Gizmodo

Iridium 9555 Moves Satphone Form Factors Two Years Into The Future—To 1999

Satellite phones are still struggling to make it into this decade, design wise, but Iridium’s new 9555 is a solid leap forward, with its internalized antenna, speakerphone, improved SMS and email and ...