Iridium NEXT definition

Iridium NEXT or “NEXT” means the new, updated or enhanced satellites of a Space Segment and, upon written notice from time to time to Boeing from Owner, such new, updated or enhanced ground elements (including the Serviced Facilities and System Control Segment as well as Gateways and Teleport Network, all as further defined in the NEXT Contract) and such ground elements redeployed from the ICS, and their related software and equipment, deployed in connection with Iridium’s and/or its Affiliates’ proposed second generation complete, integrated, satellite-based, digitally switched communication system. NEXT does not include the ICS, except such ground elements redeployed from the ICS, and their related software and equipment, which have been designated as an element of NEXT pursuant to Owner’s notice to Boeing as provided in this Article 1.2.11.
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Iridium NEXT. ’ means Iridium Communication Inc.’s next-generation global satellite constellation, expected to cost US$3 billion, and consisting of 66 LEO satellites expected to be launched into space beginning in 2015 and to be fully operational by 2018, some of which will carry hosted payloads operated by Harris pursuant to agreements between Harris and affiliates of Iridium Communications Inc., all as reported by Iridium Communications Inc.
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Examples of Iridium NEXT in a sentence

  • We currently use the credit facility to pay 85% of each invoice we receive from Thales under their contract for the development and construction of our Iridium NEXT satellites, with the remaining 15% funded from cash on hand.

  • Agreement Reference: Iridium NEXT Support Services Agreement, dated [TBD].

  • For the avoidance of doubt, such amendment and restatement shall not include adjustment to any of the terms, conditions, prices or requirements of this Contract in effect from the Effective Date of this Contract through the date that Owner and/or its Affiliates will have elected to permanently terminate the Iridium NEXT System as contemplated above, but only if prior to the end of the ICS Useful Life.

  • The Parties are mutually committed to implementing the most cost-effective approach for managing the operations and maintenance of the ICS while the network evolves to the operations and maintenance of the Iridium NEXT System.

  • In order to support the effective transition from the operations and maintenance of the ICS to the operations and maintenance of the Iridium NEXT System, and by no later than [***…***], the Parties agree to evaluate a hybrid ICS/NEXT operations mode, including any necessary modifications to the terms of this Contract, subject to the mutual agreement of the Parties.

  • This Contract provides for the operations and maintenance of the ICS, which Owner intends to replace with the Iridium NEXT System.

  • Trade Date: May 9, 2014 Settlement Date: May 14, 2014 Funding Plan: We estimate the aggregate costs associated with the design, build and launch of Iridium NEXT and related infrastructure upgrades through 2017 to be approximately $3 billion.

  • During the Term, Executive shall serve as the Company’s Executive Vice President, Iridium NEXT.

  • The Contractor shall provide NSWCDD a technical understanding of the Iridium NEXT Satellite Network and Architecture via, but not limited to, access to existing documentation, new documentation, briefs, technical interchange meetings, subject matter experts, and scheduled Iridium events.

  • C.3.5.1 The Contractor shall conduct an anti-access/area denial (A2/AD) study to analyze the effects of and mitigation strategies to jamming and other common A2/AD techniques on ACCESS and SBD services through Iridium NEXT in terms of, but not limited to, capacity, throughput, and robustness (CDRL A004).