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Iridium Announces SCS Service

Iridium on Wednesday unveiled its supplemental coverage from space service, Project Stardust, offering it from its existing satellite constellation. Its initial narrowband IoT offering will support 5G non-terrestrial messaging and SOS capabilities for smartphones, tablets, cars and related consumer applications,…

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it said. Iridium added that it plans to begin testing next year, with service starting in 2026. The company said it's working with multiple direct-to-device and IoT-related companies to incorporate their use cases and requirements into the service.