Iridium Introduces Rural Satellite Communications Solutions
at SatCom Africa
Iridium Satellite LLC is using the SatCom Africa 2006
exhibition at Johannesburg as the platform to announce
a new range of solutions for satellite-based rural communications
for Africa and other remote regions.
"Iridium satellite solutions can provide convenient,
affordable communications service to remote villages,
farms, communities and organizations where public switched
and cellular telephone networks are nonexistent, unreliable
or prohibitively expensive," said Greg Ewert, executive
vice president of Iridium Satellite LLC.
Satellite communications can bridge the digital gap
between urban and rural areas. Iridium brings reliable,
reasonably priced voice communications and Internet
access to businesses and consumers in isolated areas
that would otherwise be cut off from the rest of the
world. Iridium is also an ideal solution for time-sensitive
data applications, such as tracking of critical assets
in industries such as mining, resource management, commercial
fishing, remote banking and forestry.
Iridium provides global voice and data communications
through a constellation of 66 low-earth orbiting (LEO)
cross-linked satellites. Calls and data transmission
through the Iridium satellites are high quality at a
low cost. In addition, Iridium's rural communications
solutions can be easily integrated with existing equipment.
"Iridium is offering a wide range of solutions,
including fixed or mobile Public Calling Office (PCO)
systems, unattended satellite pay phone stations, vehicular
systems and asset tracking solutions," said Ewert.
"The Iridium-based systems will be inexpensive
to install, providing operators an easily deployed facility
with minimal investment."
"Iridium service offerings for rural communications
will be packaged and sold by authorized service providers,
who will offer a wide range of attractive rural communications
solutions and pricing programs, including convenient
scratch-card billing," added Ewert.
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Archives: (2005 ) / (2006)
 25 October 2006
Iridium Announces Two
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at MILCOM 2006
17 October 2006
Weather Data Systems
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July 2006
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July 2006
Iridium
Reports Spectacular Yearly Growth for Mobile
Satellite Services in
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10
July 2006
Iridium
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York Air National Guard
in Antarctic Missions
30
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Satellite Links
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19
June 2006
Iridium
Gears Up for 300%
Increase in Alaska Traffic
13
June 2006
Iridium
Introduces Hurricane Equipment and Service
10
May 2006
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Selected to Supply Global Asset Tracking to
ARGO Tracker
3
May 2006
Iridium
Prepares for
June 1st Hurricane Season
1
May 2006
Iridium
Offers First Government Emergency Response Package
24
April 2006
Iridium
& Telenor Provide Satellite Communications for the
National Center of Missing & Exploited Children
20
February 2006
Iridium
Introduces Rural Satellite Communications
at SatCom
Africa
7
February 2006
Iridium
Completes Beta
Tests of Push-to-Talk
Voice & Data
Service
7
February 2006
Iridium
Launches Compact Lower Cost Data Transceiver
7
February 2006
Iridium
Begins
Construction on New
Alaska Ground Station
24
January 2006
New
Iridium Based In-Flight Calling Service for Passengers
19
January 2006
Iridium
Supplies Critical Communications for Ham Radio Antartic
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