Iridium and Telenor Provide Satellite Communications
for National Center for Missing & Exploited Children
The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children’s®
(NCMEC) “Team Adam” project has announced
that they are using Iridium Satellite phones and service
from Telenor Satellite Services. The phones and service
are aiding in their efforts to assist in the most serious
child abduction and sexual exploitation cases.
Team Adam is comprised of 55 retired federal, state
and local investigators. These investigators act as
consultants with law enforcement and the victim’s
family. Team Adam determines what additional resources
or assistance would be valuable in the search for the
victim, in the investigation of the crime, and in terms
of crisis management for the victim’s family.
“Time is the enemy in the search for a missing
child,” said Ernie Allen, NCMEC president and CEO.
“Iridium satellite phones serve as a vital communication
link for our consultants, who often work in rural and
remote locations outside cellular telephone coverage
areas.”
“We are pleased to assist NCMEC by providing fast,
reliable Iridium 9505A satellite phones for the important
work they do,” said Greg Ewert, executive vice
president of Iridium Satellite.
“Telenor Satellite Services strongly supports
the mission and work of NCMEC and is proud to assist
the organization with ‘in-the-field’ satellite
communications,” noted Britt Carina Horncastle,
president of Telenor Satellite Services.
NCMEC was established in 1984 to help prevent child
abduction and sexual exploitation, help find missing
children, and assist victims of child abduction and
sexual exploitation, their families, and the professionals
who serve them.
Launched in 2003, Team Adam was named after the abducted
and murdered son of NCMEC co-founders, John and Revé
Walsh. John Walsh is the host of the popular television
series, “America’s Most Wanted.” Team
Adam was modeled after the National Transportation Safety
Board crash team, which sends specialists to the scene
of serious transportation incidents. Team Adam is deployed
when NCMEC learns of a serious missing child case. There
is no cost to the law enforcement agency or the victim’s
family for Team Adam assistance.
As of April 12, 2006, Team Adam has deployed 224 times,
searching in 42 states, for a total of 253 children.
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