Iridium Satellite LLC signed an agreement for China Space Mobile Satellite Telecommunications Co. Ltd. (China Spacecom) to be an Iridium service provider.

China Spacecom will be responsible for the establishment, development, provisioning and management of Iridium services throughout China for both domestic and international use. China Spacecom also will develop satellite communications packages to provide voice, data and asset tracking applications in maritime, aeronautical and land-based sectors.

“We expect to see large potential for Iridium short-burst data services in water resources management, hydrological monitoring, weather data collection, fishing vessel tracking, heavy machinery automation, environmental protection and other industries, as well as substantial demand for voice and data communications for ships and aircraft,” Tong Shirong, president of China Spacecom, said in a statement.

Financial terms of the agreement were not disclosed.