Iridium Communications Inc. provides satellite voice and
data communications services to businesses, the U.S. and
foreign governments, non-governmental organizations, and
consumers worldwide. It offers post-paid mobile voice and
data satellite communications services; prepaid mobile voice
satellite communications services; high-speed data services;
machine-to-machine services for sending and receiving data
from one location to other, such as from fixed and mobile
assets in remote locations to a central monitoring station;
and ancillary services, including inbound connections from
the public switched telephone networks, SMS, SIM activation
and reactivation, and other peripheral services. Iridium
Communications Inc. also provides research and development
services that assist customers in developing new
technologies compatible with its systems. In addition, it
offers voice and data equipment, including satellite
handsets, voice and data modems, high-speed data devices,
and machine-to-machine data devices. Further, the company
supplies accessories that include holsters, ear buds,
portable auxiliary antennas, antenna adaptors, and USB data
cables and charging units. It serves various markets,
including emergency services, maritime, government,
utilities, oil and gas, mining, leisure, forestry, and
construction and transportation. The company sells its
products and services to commercial end-users through a
wholesale distribution network of service providers, value
added resellers, and value-added manufacturers. As of
December 31, 2009, it had approximately 369,000 subscribers.
Iridium Communications Inc. is headquartered in Bethesda,
Maryland.