Bristow Helicopters Ltd First to Deploy Search and Rescue Applications Using Iridium(R) and Thales Broadband Connectivity Solutions
(Thomson Reuters ONE) -
Iridium is the Only Satellite Network Capable of Providing In-Flight High-Speed
Connectivity on Rotorcraft
MCLEAN, Va., Dec. 2, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Iridium Communications Inc.
(Nasdaq:IRDM) today announced Bristow Helicopters Limited will use Iridium
OpenPort(®) broadband service via LiveAero, a Thales product, to enable high-
speed connectivity on their Sikorsky S-92 helicopters for search and rescue
applications. Iridium with LiveAero is the only mobile satellite network that
has demonstrated the capability of providing reliable in-flight broadband
connectivity on rotorcraft.
"This is an exciting development in aviation communications. Iridium has been
the de facto choice for rotorcraft satellite communications for a decade, which
has now been extended to include our broadband services as well," stated Brian
Pemberton, executive director, aviation and maritime lines of business, Iridium.
"We are excited to be providing the mission critical communications to enhance
search and rescue (SAR) capabilities, and we look forward to working with our
partners to introduce many additional applications that can be uniquely enabled
by the Iridium network. The heavy rotorcraft segment provides an addressable
market of more than 10,000 aircraft worldwide - many are ideal candidates for
LiveAero's solution using Iridium broadband connectivity."
The equipped Bristow helicopters will be deployed to support civilian SAR
services across the UK and around the coastline as part of Bristow's contract
with the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) in the United Kingdom. Bristow
began SAR operations in 2013 from the Stornoway and Sumburgh bases. By summer
2017, 10 helicopter bases will be fully operational across the UK.
The urgent nature of this work requires a reliable communications network, and
LiveAero and Iridium broadband connectivity will enable SAR teams to provide
enhanced in-flight care and triage such as fully automated electronic patient
information and real-time transmissions of patient vitals to on-ground medical
facilities.
The Iridium OpenPort broadband service is powered by the world's largest and
only truly global communications network, providing pole-to-pole coverage. With
its unique constellation of 66 cross-linked Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellites,
Iridium provides reliable and efficient Internet and voice services to users
globally. In 2015 Iridium is scheduled to begin launching the new Iridium NEXT
constellation; when fully operational it will offer even greater data speeds,
service choices and capacity.
For more information on Iridium OpenPort broadband services, go to
www.iridium.com.
For more information on LiveAero, go to www.liveaero.com
About Iridium Communications Inc.
Iridium is the only mobile voice and data satellite communications network that
spans the entire globe. Iridium enables connections between people,
organizations and assets to and from anywhere, in real time. Together with its
ecosystem of partner companies, Iridium delivers an innovative and rich
portfolio of reliable solutions for markets that require truly global
communications. The company has a major development program underway for its
next-generation network - Iridium NEXT. Iridium Communications Inc. is
headquartered in McLean, Va., U.S.A., and its common stock trades on the NASDAQ
Global Select Market under the ticker symbol IRDM. For more information about
Iridium products, services and partner solutions, visit www.iridium.com.
About Thales
Thales is a global technology leader in the Aerospace, Transportation and
Defence & Security markets. In 2013, the company generated revenues of ?14.2
billion with 65,000 employees in 56 countries. With its 25,000 engineers and
researchers, Thales has a unique capability to design, develop and deploy
equipment, systems and services that meet the most complex security
requirements. Thales has an exceptional international footprint, with operations
around the world working with customers and local partners.
The Group's IFEC business was established in 1999 and today is a leading
provider of award winning embedded and wireless passenger systems for the
purpose of enriching the travel experience. Through the development of advanced
applications for passengers and crews and wide range of connected services both
in the air and on the ground, Thales IFEC services over 100 airlines located in
all major regions of the world.
About UK SAR:
By summer of 2017 there will be ten Coastguard helicopter bases around the UK,
all operated by Bristow on behalf of Her Majesty's Coastguard. The helicopters
will provide search and rescue many miles out to sea, all the way around the
10,500 miles of UK coast and will also operate extensively inland. The Sikorsky
S92s and AgustaWestland AW189s can fly further and faster than those helicopters
they replace. The latest technologies including night vision, infrared, thermal
imaging and high illumination lighting technology will all be used by the crew
to find people in distress and bring them to safety.
Visit: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/coastguard-search-and-rescue-
helicopter-programme
About Bristow Helicopters Ltd
Bristow Helicopters Ltd is the leading provider of search and rescue (SAR)
services in the UK, on behalf of Her Majesty's Coastguard, having been awarded
the UK SAR contract and the Gap SAR contract for Northern Scotland. Bristow
Helicopters has a long history of providing world class SAR services in the UK,
beginning in 1971 and has flown more than 44,000 SAR operational hours in the UK
and conducted over 15,000 SAR missions, during which more than 7,000 people have
been rescued by our crews and helicopters. For more information on Bristow's SAR
operations, please visit www.bristowsar.com
Bristow Helicopters Ltd. has served the offshore oil transport industry in the
UK for nearly 60 years. Bristow Helicopters Ltd. is an affiliated company of
Bristow Group Inc.
About Bristow Group
Bristow Group Inc. is the leading provider of helicopter services to the
worldwide offshore energy industry based on the number of aircraft operated and
one of two helicopter service providers to the offshore energy industry with
global operations. The company has major transportation operations in the North
Sea, Nigeria and the U.S. Gulf of Mexico, and in most of the other major
offshore oil and gas producing regions of the world, including Australia,
Brazil, Canada, Russia and Trinidad. For more information, visit the Company's
website at www.bristowgroup.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
Statements in this press release that are not purely historical facts may
constitute forward-looking statements as defined in the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The Company has based these statements on its
current expectations and the information currently available to us. Forward-
looking statements in this presentation include statements regarding the market
for heavy rotorcraft, capabilities of the Iridium broadband service, and the
development and capabilities of the Iridium NEXT constellation, including the
expected Iridium NEXT deployment and launch schedule. Forward-looking statements
can be identified by the words "anticipates," "may," "can," "believes,"
"expects," "projects," "intends," "likely," "will," "to be" and other
expressions that are predictions or indicate future events, trends or prospects.
These forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties
and other factors that may cause the actual results, performance or achievements
of Iridium to differ materially from any future results, performance or
achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. These
risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, uncertainties regarding
Iridium NEXT development and functionality, potential delays in Iridium NEXT
deployment, and the company's ability to maintain the health, capacity and
content of its current satellite constellation, as well as general industry and
economic conditions, and competitive, legal, governmental and technological
factors. Other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from
those indicated by the forward-looking statements include those factors listed
under the caption "Risk Factors" in the Company's Form 10-Q for the quarter
ended March 31, 2014, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("the
SEC") on May 1, 2014, as well as other filings Iridium makes with the SEC from
time to time. There is no assurance that Iridium's expectations will be
realized. If one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or if
Iridium's underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary
materially from those expected, estimated or projected. Iridium's forward-
looking statements speak only as of the date of this press release, and Iridium
undertakes no obligation to update forward-looking statements.
CONTACT: Press Contact:
Diane Hockenberry
Iridium Communications Inc.
+1 (703) 287-7421
Diane.hockenberry(at)iridium.com
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