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Iridium Takes Final Step Into Space
Talkback Hi I have had an Iridium phone for 3-4 yrs I found the service works well but the whole administration of selenium leaves much to be desired I would be greatful if someone could tell me where I could get my phone repaired it is the original...
[March 23, 2006, 7:54]
Iridium Takes Final Step Into Space
News After what has been described as the biggest single project failure in history, the Iridium satellite telephone system has finally been completed. Iridium provides global telephone, fax, messaging and data services through cellphone-sized handsets.
[February 12, 2002, 14:26]
Iridium Sets Up Shop In Iraq
News Satellite-phone company Iridium said on Monday it has been granted the right to sell its services in Iraq, where conventional telephone services have been severely damaged as a result of the war. Iridium already has a significant presence in Iraq...
[July 22, 2003, 9:17]
Iridium
Downloads Iridium is a theme that whitens metal and applies a unified menu bar look to all applications (including Cocoa, Carbon, X11, and qt/Mac applications). Iridium now has its own installer, no other software is required.
[July 11, 2006, 12:16]
Nine-year Iridium Bankruptcy Saga Over For Motorola
News A judge has finally ruled that Motorola has nothing to pay over the bankruptcy of its Iridium satellite venture in 1999, described as the biggest project failure in history. The satellites are still in use, with current owner, Iridium Satellite...
[May 23, 2008, 15:49]
New Focus, New Fears Aid Iridium Relaunch
News The once-bankrupt Iridium Satellite is rising from the ashes, benefiting from the sudden interest in satellite phones after the telecommunications breakdown during the 11 September terrorist attacks. We saw a big upturn in not only the sales of...
[November 9, 2001, 8:53]
Text Messages Go Via Satellite
News Iridium Satellite, a provider of satellite phone services, added another data-oriented offering to its quiver on Monday by launching short text messaging. For now, Iridium's tens of thousands of subscribers will be limited to swapping messages with...
[August 5, 2003, 9:09]
Rupert Goodwins' Diary
Blog Like Peter Mandleson, orbiting telco Iridium displays an ability to bounce back that stretches credulity past splitting point. Which, now that Iridium's been rescued by the US government, it can. Tuesday 13/03/2001
[March 16, 2001, 14:06]
Rupert Goodwins' Diary
Blog So Iridium has gone looking for alternatives. Still time for a gossip with a pal, though, who informs me that the Motorola-based Iridium global satellite system has hit a few problems. Bank Holiday. It needs a constellation of 60-odd satellites in...
[May 10, 1997, 9:00]
Rupert Goodwins' Diary
News So Iridium has gone looking for alternatives. Still time for a gossip with a pal, though, who informs me that the Motorola-based Iridium global satellite system has hit a few problems. Bank Holiday. It needs a constellation of 60-odd satellites in...
[May 10, 1997, 8:00]
Motorola Has Some Explaining To Do With 4Q
News Martin Luther King Jr.s birthday -- sales were light, component shortages hurt handset sales and the Iridium satellite venture remained a drag. Officials are also likely to address the Iridium issue. Iridium's satellite venture, which now operates...
[January 18, 2000, 12:06]
Photos: Toshiba Launches World's Lightest Laptop
News During the four-day crossing, which should cover some 3,425km, the R500 will be Hempleman-Adams' communications centre and provide weather and route information via an Iridium satellite phone to his base in the UK.
[June 22, 2007, 10:27]
Rupert Goodwins' Diary
Blog When Iridium did the costings versus revenue, GSM roaming wasn't working. Iridium.says my contact, sadly. Poor old Iridium". It is now, and you can cover most of the bits of the world you want with an ordinary cellphone for a fraction of the price...
[March 26, 1999, 18:05]
Rupert Goodwins' Diary
News When Iridium did the costings versus revenue, GSM roaming wasn't working. Iridium.says my contact, sadly. Poor old Iridium". It is now, and you can cover most of the bits of the world you want with an ordinary cellphone for a fraction of the price...
[March 26, 1999, 18:05]
Motorola Could Buy General Instrument For $10bn
News Motorola has continued to defend the $5bn project, even as Iridium's problems have continued to pile up. Iridium missteps aside, Motorola has long been considered one of the world's great technology leaders.
[September 13, 1999, 14:20]
Rupert Goodwins' Diary
Blog I go off to see Herr Thomas Loewenthal, MD of Iridium Communications Germany GmbH. Iridium is one of those astonishing satellite-based telephone systems with loads of orbiting hardware (sixty-odd satellites, in this case) and a rather indistinct...
[April 25, 1998, 7:00]
Rupert Goodwins' Diary
News I go off to see Herr Thomas Loewenthal, MD of Iridium Communications Germany GmbH. Iridium is one of those astonishing satellite-based telephone systems with loads of orbiting hardware (sixty-odd satellites, in this case) and a rather indistinct...
[April 25, 1998, 6:00]
Rupert Goodwins' Diary
Blog Iridium is doing much better, but is still a way away. Poor old Globalstar is trying to be a competitor to Iridium in the satellite telephone business, but while Iridium sent its 60-odd constellation fleet of orbiting telephone exchanges up in...
[September 12, 1998, 7:00]
Rupert Goodwins' Diary
News Iridium is doing much better, but is still a way away. Poor old Globalstar is trying to be a competitor to Iridium in the satellite telephone business, but while Iridium sent its 60-odd constellation fleet of orbiting telephone exchanges up in...
[September 12, 1998, 6:00]
Rupert Goodwins' Diary
Blog With a whoosh, up go the final five satellites for the Iridium network. Oh, you remember: Iridium. Tuesday 12/02/2002 Motorola's five billion quid pop at setting up a global telephone network from orbit.
[February 18, 2002, 9:25]
