Iridium
Coverage of Iridium in the Nexus archive.
- 'The start of a new era': Rocket Lab buying satellite-communications company Iridium for $8 billion
Rocket Lab is acquiring satellite-communications company Iridium for $8 billion, marking 'the start of a new era.'
- Rocket Lab enters satellite communications market with $8 billion deal
Rocket Lab is acquiring satellite communications provider Iridium for $8 billion in cash and stock to enter the satellite communications market.
- Roundup: BREC meeting change / Mail-in ballots / Rocket Lab acquires Iridium
BREC's City-Brooks Master Plan meeting was moved to Independence Park Theater for better seating and comfort. The U.S. Supreme Court upheld a Mississippi law allowing mail-in ballots postmarked by election day to be counted if received up to five days later. Rocket Lab will acquire Iridium in an $8 billion deal to expand its space services and compete with SpaceX.
- Rocket Lab to take on SpaceX’s Starlink with $8 billion acquisition
Rocket Lab is acquiring Iridium to accelerate its expansion and compete with SpaceX’s Starlink. The $8 billion deal is described as a 'shortcut' to enhancing Rocket Lab's capabilities.
- Rocket Lab is buying satellite communications firm Iridium in an $8 billion deal to compete with SpaceX
Rocket Lab is acquiring satellite communications firm Iridium in an $8 billion deal, gaining a global satellite network, licensed spectrum, and 2.55 million subscribers to compete with SpaceX.