Iridium to Assist Turkish Search and Rescue Effort; Satellite Pioneer Offers Phones and Airtime to Assist With Disaster Relief.WASHINGTON, D.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 23, 1999-- Iridium iridium (ĭrĭd`ēəm), metallic chemical element; symbol Ir; at. no. 77; at. wt. 192.22; m.p. about 2,410°C;; b.p. about 4,130°C;; sp. gr. 22.55 at 20°C;; valence +3 or +4. LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control announced that last week it flew 25 hand-held Motorola Satellite Series 9500 portable phones to Turkey, where they are being used to support the Turkish government's search and rescue efforts following last Tuesday's tragic earthquake. The Iridium service phones, which can operate independently of local terrestrial infrastructure, have enabled Turkish military personnel to communicate throughout the devastated dev·as·tate tr.v. dev·as·tat·ed, dev·as·tat·ing, dev·as·tates 1. To lay waste; destroy. 2. To overwhelm; confound; stun: was devastated by the rude remark. area and to coordinate search and rescue operations even in the most remote locations. Washington-based Iridium LLC is providing free airtime and regional partner Iridium Africa Corporation is paying for the phones and the associated landline costs. Both ILLC ILLC International Load Line Convention ILLC Iraqi Lessons Learned Center and IAC (1) (InterApplication Communications) The interprocess communications capability in the Macintosh starting with System 7.0. Many IAC events take place behind the scenes. are providing on-site support to the Turkish government. "We are deeply saddened by the tragic events in Turkey and feel we are in a position to provide some urgently needed help," said Chairman of Iridium's Board Robert W. Kinzie. "We are committed to making our services available to support this vital rescue effort." The unique design of Iridium's network allows calls to bypass terrestrial outages and to deliver reliable communications in such disaster relief situations. The phones will also enable the rescue teams to stay in touch even as their search extends beyond existing cellular and wireline coverage. Previously, Iridium and Motorola teamed to provide satellite phones and service to Central American governments and relief agencies in the wake of Hurricane Mitch, as well as to humanitarian agencies assisting refugees in the recent Balkan conflict. Iridium LLC became the world's first global satellite phone and paging company on November 1, 1998. Its network of 66-low earth orbiting satellites, combined with existing terrestrial cellular systems, enables customers to communicate around the globe. Iridium World Communications, Ltd. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on : IRID IRID Idaho Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf ) is the public investment vehicle of Iridium LLC. Iridium is a registered trademark and service mark of Iridium IP LLC. Motorola and Satellite Series are registered trademarks of Motorola. |
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