Summary
Amazon Web Service has recently announced a partnership with Iridium in order to provide their service anywhere around the world.
Iridium is expecting to see their number of Internet of Things subscribers increase dramatically.
Amazon Web Service has the ability to capitalize strongly as the only Cloud Infrastructure Service with a satellite provider to offer highly extended range.
Amazon Web Service (AWS) was created in 2006 by Amazon (AMZN) as a cloud computing platform that anyone can buy a subscription for. AWS can be accessed from anywhere with internet connection, allowing for a subscriber to have a virtual computer with them, so long as there is an internet connection. Iridium (IRDM) is a satellite communications company that is currently creating the only satellite constellation, Iridium Next, that will cover the entire world; Iridium Next’s final launch is scheduled for some time in November. Iridium was recently announced as a new partner of AWS and is now a member of the Amazon Partner Network (APN); the service that Iridium will offer as an APN, beginning in 2019, will be called CloudConnect. Through Iridium’s new constellation, Amazon will be able to provide their AWS anywhere on the planet through the Internet of Things (IoT). This partnership will lead to greater overall success and growth for both companies.
