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Iridium Communications's competitors and similar companies include Telesat and Kymeta.
 Iridium Communications Iridium Communications is a company that provides satellite communications services and products. |  Telesat Telesat (formerly known as Telesat Canada) is a satellite operator providing voice, data, video, and internet communications solutions. | ||
Founding Date | Founding Date 1991 | Founding Date 1969 | Founding Date 2012 |
Type | Type Public | Type Public | Type Private |
Tags | |||
Locations | Locations McLean, US HQ London, GB Tempe, US | Locations Ottawa, CA HQ Rio De Janeiro, BR Singapore, SG London, GB Arlington, US Bethesda, US | Locations Redmond, US HQ Mc Lean, US Woodinville, US |
Employees | Employees 87315% increase | Employees 61024% increase | Employees 225 |
Valuation ($) | Valuation ($) 3.5 b | Valuation ($) 655.4 m | Valuation ($) 614.6 m |
Financial | |||
Revenue (est.) | Revenue (est.) $871.7m (FY, 2025) | Revenue (est.) $418m (FY, 2025) | Revenue (est.) N/A |
Operating ⚠ | |||
Patents (Foreign) | Patents (Foreign) 1 (FY, 2018) | Patents (Foreign) 19 (FY, 2020) | Patents (Foreign) N/A |
Patents (US) | Patents (US) 31 (FY, 2020) | Patents (US) 4 (FY, 2020) | Patents (US) N/A |
Satellite Fleet | Satellite Fleet 66 (Q3, 2021) | Satellite Fleet 16 (FY, 2020) | Satellite Fleet N/A |
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Telesat
HQ
Ottawa, CA
Employees
610↑ 24% increase
Telesat (formerly known as Telesat Canada) is a satellite operator providing voice, data, video, and internet communications solutions.
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Kymeta
HQ
Redmond, US
Employees
225
Kymeta is a company that provides broadband satellite connectivity solutions.
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