New LEO Capabilities

Dan Mercer, Vice President & General Manager EMEA & Russia, Iridium – New LEO Capabilities LEO constellations have been providing connectivity to mobile users for over twenty years and are presently being upgraded with more powerful satellites supporting new voice and data services combined with imaging, sensing and positioning. Iridium is now very close to completing the fastest constellation refresh ever achieved in the satellite industry, using Space X as their launch partner. Dan Mercer of Iridium reviews what their ‘NEXT’ constellation delivers in terms of an upgraded service capability and how the LEO sector in general is evolving both in terms of capability and scale.