US-based Data communications provider Iridium Satellite has been authorized by the office of the Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA), the current governing authority of Iraq, and the Ministry of Transportation and Communications to provide and sell mobile satellite communications services, subscriber terminals, and related equipment in Iraq.
The Ministry of Transportation and Communications has responsibility, by order of the CPA, for licensing all commercial telecommunications services in Iraq. Iridium products and services will be immediately available through Iridium's existing network of official global service providers.
The company will provide its full range of products including applications for voice, dial-up data usage, and short burst data capabilities. Iridium offers product applications for numerous sectors including, but not limited to, aviation, maritime, construction applications, oil and gas operations, humanitarian/emergency applications and military services.
Through a constellation of 66 low-earth orbiting (LEO) satellites operated by the Boeing Company, Iridium delivers communications services to and from remote areas where no other form of communication is available. The service is ideally suited for industries such as maritime, aviation, government/military, emergency/humanitarian services, mining, forestry, oil and gas and heavy construction. — (menareport.com)
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