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Iridium Tests Next-Gen Handsets

By Staff Writer | August 27, 2004

      Bethesda, Md.-based Iridium Satellite LLC, a global, mobile satellite communications service provider, is in the process of developing a next-generation handset that could offer improved service.

      Iridium, currently averaging subscriber gains of between 2,000 and 3,000 per month, would keep the handsets the same size as the second-generation units now in use but the company will upgrade a number of the components, said Carmen Lloyd, chairman and CEO. Lloyd, in an exclusive interview with sister publication Satellite News, explained that the new components would improve the line-of-sight issues between the handsets and the orbiting satellites.

      For an in-depth analysis on the current state of Iridium, please see the Aug. 30 issue of Satellite News. For more information about subscribing to Access Intelligence’s satellite newsletters, check our Web site at https://www.satellitetoday.com.