The ProTECTS (Promotion of Two-way Emergency Communication and Tracking Systems) Alliance will hold its first organizational meeting January 22, 2010, in Phoenix, Arizona, coinciding with the annual Iridium Communications Inc. (NASDAQ: IRDM) Partners Conference. Iridium joined with other mobile satellite industry companies in September 2009 to create the ProTECTS Alliance in a move to foster the rapid and orderly adoption of portable two-way satellite location, tracking and messaging technologies.

The organization is providing a forum for solutions development addressing the serious issues affecting the suppliers and users of two-way personal location, messaging and emergency communication devices. It is also seeking to create and sustain awareness of the need for the highest possible standards for satellite-based public-safety communication tools. There are currently more than 20 members of the ProTECTS Alliance. Membership is open to mobile satellite companies, service providers, product developers, manufacturers, system integrators, network operators, resellers, distributors, retailers, users, consultants, SAR organizations, first responders, trade associations, national and international regulatory bodies and non-governmental organizations (NGO).