Iridium Communications Inc. — Company profile
Communication Services · Telecom Services · United States
Last price 44.87 USD (Oct 30, 2026, 12:52 PM EDT) · Market cap 4.76B
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Company profile
Iridium Communications Inc. provides mobile voice and data communications services and products to businesses, the United States and foreign governments, non-governmental organizations, and consumers in the United States, Canada, and internationally. The company offers mobile satellite communications services for land mobile end users and aviation sectors; broadband terminals, embedded devices, and handsets for merchant shipping, fishing, leisure and research vessels, and specialized watercraft; satellite-based IoT services; hosted payload and other data services; and other data services and engineering services. It also provides postpaid mobile voice and data satellite communications; prepaid mobile voice satellite communications; push-to-talk; broadband data; Internet of Things (IoT); and satellite time and location services. In addition, the company offers personnel tracking devices; asset tracking devices for equipment, vehicles, and aircrafts; beyond-line-of-sight aircraft communications applications; maritime communications applications; specialized communications solutions for high-value individuals; and mobile communications and data devices for the military and other government agencies, such as secure satellite handsets; and maintenance services for the U.S. government’s dedicated gateway. Further, it provides satellite handsets, voice and data modems, broadband data devices, and IoT data devices; and various accessories for its devices that include batteries, holsters, earbud headphones, portable auxiliary antennas, antenna adaptors, USB data cables, and charging units. The company sells its products and services to commercial end users through a wholesale distribution network that includes service providers, and value-added resellers and value-added manufacturers. The company was formerly known as Iridium Holdings LLC and changed its name to Iridium Communications Inc. in September 2009. Iridium Communications Inc. is headquartered in McLean, Virginia.
Details
| Name | Iridium Communications Inc. |
| Sector | Communication Services |
| Industry | Telecom Services |
| Employees | 975 |
| Founded | 2000 |
| Ceo | Matthew Desch |
| Country | United States |
| Exchange | NASDAQ |
| Fiscal Year | January - December |
| Reporting Currency | USD |
| Isin | US46269C1027 |
| Cusip | 46269C102 |
| Cik | 0001418819 |
| Sic | 4899 |
| Stock Type | Common Stock |
Key executives
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Matthew J. Desch | Chief Executive Officer and Director |
| Vincent J. O'Neill | Chief Financial Officer |
| Suzanne E. McBride | Chief Operating Officer and Director |
| Kathleen A. Morgan | Chief Legal Officer and Company Secretary |
| Scott T. Scheimreif | Executive Vice President of Government Programs |
| Gregory D. Pelton | Chief Technical Officer |
| Kenneth B. Levy | Vice President of Investor Relations |
| Timothy J. Last | Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing |
| Donald L. Thoma | Executive Vice President of Aireon |
| Dr. Michael L. O'Connor Ph.D. | Executive Vice President of Positioning, Navigation and Timing Division |
Contact
| Address | 1676 International Drive, Suite 1100, McLean, Virginia 22102, United States |
| Phone | 703-287-7400 |
| Website | https://www.iridium.com |