Iridium highlights ‘strategic’ value of DT space link-up

Richard Agnew2025-11-05T09:29:00

Source: Iridium

Satellite operator emphasises its role as a “stable partner” for telcos navigating alliance options in the rapidly shifting New Sat landscape, following its recent tie-up with Deutsche Telekom on next-generation hybrid connectivity through the NTN Direct platform.

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Themes: Cloud-native architecture; Connectivity resilience; Direct-to-device (D2D); Enterprise IoT; Feedback loop; Geographic expansion; Hybrid connectivity; Low-earth orbit (LEO); Merger and acquisition (M&A); Narrowband IoT (NB-IoT); Network of networks; Non-terrestrial networks (NTN); Roaming access; Satellite integration; Standards-based connectivity; Strategic partnership; Telco de-risking.
People: Brian Aziz; Jimmy Kassis; Jens Olejak; Matthew Desch.
Geographic: Europe; Germany; Italy; South America; Spain; UK; United States.
Organisations: Amazon Web Services (AWS); AST Spacemobile; Deutsche Telekom (DT); Echostar; Global Infrastructure Partners; Intelsat; Iridium Communications; Kuiper; Lynk Global; Mavenir; Space42; Starlink; Skylo Technologies; T-Mobile US; Viasat; Vodafone Group; Vodafone IoT; Zegona.

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