The Iridium 9575 satellite phone is scheduled to be released in September 2011. This new Iridium phone will have GPS built in and a programmable SOS panic button. The Iridium 9575 is smaller and lighter than its predecessor, the Iridium 9555.
Iridium has not yet released any information about the new 9575, however, it is our understanding that the phone is currently being tested prior to release. No official pricing information has yet been released, the Iridium 9575 will likely retail at around US$1500.
Iridium 9575 Extreme Satellite Phone News
September 7, 2011 - CanadaSatellite.ca
It's Official
Iridium has officially launched the new Iridium 9575 Extreme satellite phone. While availability will initilally be limited, we will offer a review of the new phone as soon as we can get one in our hands.
August 31, 2011 - CanadaSatellite.ca While the Iridium 9575 Extreme satellite phone has not yet been officially released, Iridium is scheduled to issue a 'Major Announcement' September 7th, 2011, 11am EST. Iridium plans to 'unveil a powerful new force shaping the future of personal communication'. Click here to register for the September 7, 2011 online event.
August 30, 2011 - satprnews.com The Iridium 9575 is scheduled to be available in September 2011.
The Iridium handset will be 10% thinner and 7% lighter than the Iridium 9555. It will be more rugged with an IP65 and US MIL 810F rating. It will have a tracking function with a panic button.
Anyplace may be the new everywhere working with the sleek new Iridium 9555. This smooth phone is 30% extra compact in comparison with prior model and filled with new attributes, which includes integrated speakerphone, enhanced SMS and e-mail capabilities, internally stowed antenna and upgraded Small-USB information port.
July 26, 2011 - Orbitrax.com
Iridium’s latest product offering cleared FCC OET certification earlier this week. The device, referred to as “Iridium™ Extreme” (9575) appears to be a follow on product to the popular Iridium 9555. No word if this is what Iridium has referred to in earlier investor briefings as a new “High Functionality” handset. The addition of a “programmable SOS button”, and USB connections for Data transfer may indicate so. Iridium has also stated they expect to release a “Low Cost” Handset in the same approximate time frame as the “High Functionality” handset. Availability of a “low cost” handset may be seen as a critical product given the pricing pressure in the marketplace by the ISatPhonePro, and the soon to be reintroduced Qualcomm GSP-1700 which Globalstar has almost $50MM in existing inventory to monetize before the launch of the 2nd Generation RAN in 2013. In other Iridium news. Iridium recently disclosed in a recent 8-K filing that total outstanding borrowings under its COFACE facility have now topped $307MM.
