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October 19th, 2010

Iridium... The Switch Is On (SATCOM)



Artistic rendition of an Iridium NEXT satellite
[SatNews] Iridium Communications Inc. (Nasdaq:IRDM) has contracted with Ericsson Federal Inc. (EFI) to implement a new Ericsson Mobile Softswitch Solution (MSS).

MSS will provide Iridium with the nexgen switching technology, including custom design, development, integration, and maintenance for the Iridium satellite communications system. Iridium has transitioned all commercial traffic to the new Ericsson MSS switching technology. The next-generation Ericsson MSS platform will support both current and future satellite communications services as well as increase the capacity of the existing Iridium network. This enhanced technology will provide a major upgrade in the current infrastructure, which will allow Iridium's present system to meet growing customer demand. It will also contribute to a smooth transition into Iridium NEXT, the company's nexgen satellite constellation.