According to a ComNews source, Iridium satellite communications

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According to him, it is not yet clear to whom the State Commission on Radio Frequencies will give the frequencies that were previously held by JSC Globalstar - Space Telecommunications. "This is a small range of frequencies intended for telephone communications. Considering that the technologies used by Globalstar are quite outdated, it will not be so easy to allocate them to other companies," believes Sergey Pekhterev.

The press service of GTNT, the el salvador whatsapp number database operator of Thuraya mobile personal satellite communications, informed a ComNews correspondent that GTNT provides Thuraya mobile satellite communications services throughout the Russian Federation in accordance with the requirements of license No.

"We are ready to sell satellite equipment and connect any subscriber to our network in accordance with the selected tariff plan in accordance with the conditions established by the subscriber agreement and current Russian legislation," added the press service representative.

Iridium continued to operate in Russia: it provides services through its subsidiary LLC Iridium Communications. In this company, Iridium is the owner of 59% of the authorized capital, and the remaining shares are distributed between the Russian LLC Geyser-Telecom and FSUE Morsvyazsputnik.

are used by Russian border guards in the Russian Far North - there is simply no other telephone communications there.

The owner of the company "Internet Solutions" Igor Ilyinchik, who previously held the position of deputy general director of JSC "Amtel-svyaz" (Russian satellite communications operator) for many years, said that Iridium is an alternative to Globalstar. According to him, the issue of cost will fade into the background, even if Iridium is more expensive: the main thing is the availability of an alternative and the possibility of a technological transition.

"There is always a risk that one of the Western companies will stop working in a particular market, including the Russian one. But in the case of Iridium, it is still lower. Since 2023, Iridium has ceased to be an exclusively American company (initially a Motorola project) - the company is owned by groups of international investors from different countries and, at least in the spring of 2023, only 40% belonged to Americans. About 25% of Iridium is owned by members of the royal family of Saudi Arabia, about 8% is owned by a Brazilian owner, about 27% is owned by Australians and only 40% is owned by an American venture fund," noted Igor Ilyinchik.