Closer Everyday
Starting 2019, Iridium satellites providing Amazon cloud for internet of things
Iridium Communications announced Sept 27, 2018, it joined the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Partner Network (APN) and has been collaborating with AWS on the development of Iridium CloudConnect, the first and only satellite cloud-based solution that offers truly global coverage for Internet of Things (IoT) applications. Enabled by the Iridium® network, and planned for launch in 2019, this new Iridium service will make Iridium IoT services available with AWS IoT, extending the reach of AWS’s powerful suite of services to the more than 80 percent of the Earth that lacks cellular coverage
SpaceX is launching the $3 billion satellite network for Iridium, with the eighth and final launch happening later this year.
https://www.nextbigfuture.com/2018/10/starting-2019-iridium-satellites-providing-amazon-cloud-for-internet-of-things.html