Iridium's Mobile SCS Deal With Qualcomm Is Over

Iridum's mobile supplemental coverage from space (SCS) deal with chipmaker Qualcomm (see 2301050061) is dead, the satellite operator said Thursday. Iridium said Qualcomm opted to terminate the SCS agreement effective Dec. 3 after a lack of Android smartphone makers adopting the Iridium-enabled direct to device capability technology. Iriidum said it will talk with other chipmakers, smartphone OEMs and smartphone operating system developers with which it had previously been collaborating.