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Thuraya And Teknikkom Distribute Satellite Handheld Phones In Malaysia Abu Dhabi, UAE (SPX) Jun 22, 2009 
As part of rolling out its cutting edge services and products in the Asia Pacific region, Thuraya has appointed Teknikkom Electronic as a National Service Provider in Malaysia. According to the agreement, Teknikkom will be distributing Thuraya's world best satellite phones, allowing the Malaysian market to enjoy the availability of satellite mobile handhelds as a complementary solution to ... read moreTest Your Satellite Phone During Iridium Initiative 
Washington DC (SPX) Jun 02, 2009Vizada encourages its partners and end-users to "Test Your Satellite Phone" as part of Iridium's third annual initiative, which encourages emergency workers and first responders to prepare now to ensure that their satellite phones are ready to deploy. The Test Your Satellite Phone program is timed to coincide with the U.S. National Weather Service's National Hurricane Preparedness Week May ... more
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Magellan Aerospace Awarded Contract For RADARSAT Constellation Mission
Toronto, Canada (SPX) May 29, 2009Magellan Aerospace has announced the award to its Winnipeg-based division, Bristol Aerospace, of the RADARSAT Constellation Mission (RCM) satellite bus development contract with MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates (MDA) of Vancouver. The RCM mission is being developed by the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) to provide C-Band data continuity to existing RADARSAT-1 and RADARSAT-2 users. As well ... more DBSD North America Files Pre-Negotiated Plan To Restructure Debt 
Reston VA (SPX) May 18, 2009DBSD North America, formerly known as ICO North America, has announced that it has filed a voluntary petition under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York in order to complete a restructuring of its $750 million of convertible notes which are due in August 2009 (the "Notes"). The Company and ICO Global have entered into ... more Iridium-Based Vessel Monitoring Systems Approved For Commercial Fisheries 
Bethesda MD (SPX) Apr 13, 2009Automatic vessel monitoring for regulated fisheries is an important growth market for Iridium. Several Service Partners have developed Iridium-based Vessel Monitoring Systems (VMSs) that permit shore authorities to track the location and activity of fishing vessels in protected fisheries. Iridium's global satellite coverage, including the important fishing grounds in the Arctic and Antarct ... more Iridium OpenPort Plays Key Communications Role 
Bethesda MD (SPX) Apr 13, 2009One of the Iridium OpenPort beta test platforms was the Argentine navy vessel, ARA Suboficial Castillo, a 205-foot ocean-going fleet tug. Tesacom, an Iridium Service Partner in South America, organized the beta test. The ship deployed from Ushuaia harbor in late November to conduct a variety of missions in support of the Antarctic community during the Austral summer. The ship's itine ... more |
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TracPlus Global Helps Pilots Smash World Speed Record
Bethesda MD (SPX) Nov 21, 2008TracPlus Global provided Iridium-enabled tracking systems for a pair of American pilots in their successful attempt to set a new world helicopter speed record in August 2008. The pilots, Scott Kasprowicz and Steve Sheik, broke the world record for around-the-world flight by nearly six days, flying an unmodified AgustaWestland Grand helicopter. TracPlus supplied real-time flight track ... more Avidyne Receives Iridium Certification 
Bethesda MD (SPX) Nov 21, 2008Avidyne, an Iridium value-added reseller, has announced that Iridium has certified its MLX770 satellite downlink transceiver for operation on its satellite network. According to Avidyne CEO Patrick Herguth, this certification clears a major technical and programmatic hurdle toward deployment of its worldwide datalink weather service for the aviation industry. Avidyne said the MLX770 ... more ICG Launches Global Internet Access For Business Aircraft 
Bethesda MD (SPX) Nov 19, 2008International Communications Group (ICG) has launched NxtMail Over Iridium, a new global e-mail service. The NxtMail service permits users with WiFi-enabled BlackBerry smart phones, iPhone mobile devices and selected personal digital assistants (PDAs) to access e-mail and mobile Web browsing services anywhere in the world by simply activating the WiFi feature of their devices. ... more SITA Uses Iridium To Expand Satellite Services For Short-Haul Market 
Bethesda MD (SPX) Nov 19, 2008SITA has announced a new Iridium-based service offering aimed at short-haul aircraft, which are increasingly operating on routes not covered by ground-based VHF radio. The Iridium systems provide data capacity for ACARS transmission and higher-quality voice service than the legacy HF radio systems that these short-haul aircraft need to use when outside VHF radio coverage. Philip ... more |
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