Rocket Lab is buying Iridium Communications in an $8 billion cash-and-stock deal – equipping the rocket maker with a global satellite network and wireless spectrum in what looks like a bid to compete ...

The all-stock deal values Iridium at $8 billion, and gives Rocket Lab even more firepower to compete against Amazon and SpaceX.

The cash-and-stock deal gives Rocket Lab a global satellite network, licensed spectrum, and 2.55 million subscribers ...

Rocket Lab (RKLB), a challenger to SpaceX (SPCX) in the rocket launch business, is now going after SpaceX in a different way: satellite connectivity services. Rocket Lab said it had agreed to acquire ...

It's probably worth putting Rocket Lab on your buy list right now.

Whether the new ASIC becomes widely adopted remains to be seen. However, the launch highlights an important shift occurring ...

Iridium trades below intrinsic value, with its global 8.7 MHz L-band spectrum alone justifying almost its current valuation and offering a margin of safety. IRDM's niche in aviation and maritime, new ...

In June 2026, Iridium Communications announced that Mlink Technology began live on-air testing of its MS150-IR IoT-NTN chipset on Iridium NTN Direct, and separately launched the Iridium 9604 hybrid ...