Avionics
Iridium Switches on Certus Satcom
The Certus satcom network is now live, and the aviation service will begin later in 2019.
Iridium's Next satellites deliver much higher speeds in the new Certus network. (Photo: Iridium)
Iridium's Next satellites deliver much higher speeds in the new Certus network. (Photo: Iridium)

The airborne connectivity arena is going to see a surge of new products now that Iridium’s Certus network is live. Iridium’s new constellation of 75 satellites (66 primary and the remainder backups) was completed January 11 after the launch of the final 10 Iridium Next satellites on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.