Iridium Communications Inc (Iridium Communications) is a provider of satellite communications services. It serves various industries such as heavy equipment, maritime, government, emergency services, aviation, utilities, forestry, construction, oil and gas, recreation, mining, railways, and other transportation. The company offers services such as global maritime distress and safety system (GMDSS), Iridium circuit switched data (CSD), cloudconnect, messaging transport, push-to-talk and voice calling services. Iridium Communications also provides voice and data communications services to the US and foreign governments, businesses, non-governmental organizations, and consumers through its satellite network.

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Iridium Communications’ R&D focuses on development, design and testing of new products, enhancement of existing products, and new applications for existing products. It focuses on researching on new products, including Iridium certus, messaging transport, edge, PTT, Iridium burst, Iridium gO, transceiver modules, and chipsets. As of December 2023, the company held 38 US patents related to various aspects of satellite systems, global networks, communications services, and communications devices. In FY2023, the company incurred R&D expenses of US$20.3 million, which as a percentage of revenue, stood at 2.6%.