Iridium chases Inmarsat’s market share

Neville Smith - Tuesday 1 April 2008

IRIDIUM Satellite is betting on a narrowband future for maritime communications, unveiling a flexible bandwidth product it hopes will be a springboard for growth that will see it rival the dominant player Inmarsat, writes Neville Smith.

“In 2001, Inmarsat had about 79% market share and Iridium had 7%-9%. Today, Inmarsat’s share is clos...

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