DocumentCode
2539740
Title
An introduction to the Iridium(R) system
Author
Hobby, Richard
fYear
1998
fDate
36081
Firstpage
42370
Lastpage
110
Abstract
This paper presents an overview of the Iridium(R) system. The Iridium system is owned and operated by Iridium LLC, and forms the technological `backbone´ of the world´s first worldwide telephone company. The paper details the background and history of the system´s development phase. The technology that has been developed is then discussed, along with an overview of the telephony services offered to the user
fLanguage
English
Publisher
iet
Conference_Titel
Communication Opportunities Offered by Advanced Satellite Systems - Day 1 (Ref. No. 1998/484), IEE Colloquium on
Conference_Location
London
Type
conf
DOI
10.1049/ic:19980875
Filename
744220
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