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Commercial Satellite Innovator Iridium and Partners to Announce New Business Initiative at World Satellite Business Week

Iridium Communications Inc.

05.09.2013 15:26
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MCLEAN, Va., 2013-09-05 15:25 CEST (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --
On Monday, September 9, Iridium Communications Inc. (Nasdaq:IRDM), along with
executives from Thales Alenia Space and Harris Corporation, will announce a
groundbreaking new hosted payload business initiative at the World Satellite
Business Week (WSBW), a unique executive summit for the leaders of the global
satellite communications and information business.

Who: The event will be led by Matt Desch, CEO of Iridium, who will be joined
by Jean-Loic Galle, CEO of Thales Alenia Space; and Bill Gattle, vice
president and general manager of National Systems, Harris Government
Communications Systems.

What: Announcement of a new hosted payload business initiative and cocktail
reception

Where: The Westin Paris
529 14th Street Northwest
Paris, France
Salon Aiglon

For teleconference dial-in information, please contact either of the
following:
Diane Hockenberry, Iridium Communications
+1.703.287.7421
[e-mail]

Pamela Preston, Breakaway Communications
+1 212.616.6001
[e-mail]

Who Organizations and individuals in the satellite and communications
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