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Iridium Communications Inc.

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Iridium's global L-band network and standards-based strategy provide a route into mass-market handset connectivity.

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Satellites Turn Every Phone Into a Terminal

Direct-to-device networks are moving satellite connectivity from specialist hardware into ordinary smartphones.

BULL side — Iridium's global L-band network and standards-based strategy provide a route into mass-market handset connectivity.

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    IRDM in “Cheap Drones Beat Exquisite Weapons”

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    Mass-produced autonomy is redirecting defense budgets away from a few costly platforms.

    Resilient satellite connectivity supports command, tracking and data transmission for dispersed autonomous fleets.

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    Direct-to-device networks are moving satellite connectivity from specialist hardware into ordinary smartphones.

    Iridium's global L-band network and standards-based strategy provide a route into mass-market handset connectivity.

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    IRDM in “SpaceX Drains the Stock Market for Capital”

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    A mega SpaceX offering could reroute risk capital toward Musk’s space empire and away from competing growth stocks.

    A better-funded Starlink can compete more aggressively for mobile satellite connectivity and government communications contracts.