Satellite Phone and Service

Only Iridium’s global service allows field personnel to send and receive voice, fax, messaging and data regardless of location. Individual-to-office, office-to-individual, individual-to-individual. Compact, rugged, and flexible, Iridium equipment is easy to carry, easy to use, and yet affordable.

Iridium Satellite LLC (www.iridium.com) is the only provider of truly global satellite voice and data solutions with complete coverage of the earth (including oceans, airways and Polar Regions). Iridium delivers essential communications services to and from remote areas where no other form of communication is available. The Iridium constellation consists of 66 low-earth orbiting (LEO), cross-linked satellites and has multiple in-orbit spares. The constellation operates as a fully meshed network and is the largest commercial satellite constellation in the world. The Iridium service is ideally suited for industries such as maritime, aviation, government/military, emergency/humanitarian services, mining, forestry, oil and gas, heavy equipment, transportation and utilities. Iridium provides service to the U.S. DoD.

Iridium Satellite Network Coverage

The cross-link and spot beam technology give the Iridium Satellite Network Total Coverage of the Earth.

Cross-Link Advantages

• Less reliance on wireline networks
  
• Continuous talk time
  
• Fewer outages
  
• Higher reliability
  
• Connection available outside gateway footprint