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Iridium Introduces Certus for Range of Applications
Iridium is making its Certus L-Band in-flight connectivity service available for a range of commercial, business aviation, and uncrewed applications.
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Iridium launched commercial service for its low-earth-orbit satellite Certus connectivity service. (Photo: Iridium)

Connectivity provider Iridium Communications is rolling out its low-earth-orbit satellite Certus service for wide-scale applications, offering secure voice and data capabilities in commercial, business aviation, helicopters, private aircraft, and uncrewed vehicles.

Iridium Certus uses L-band frequencies to provide secure services in the flight deck and can complement Ka/Ku-band services used for passengers on airliners. It also can be a primary service for small and midsize business jets, as well as an option for electronic flight bags, flight-critical data, and passenger communications during oceanic flights.

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