[Asterisk-biz] Asterisk/SIP over satellite? Iridium=Teledesic?

[Brian West]

> Teledesic was the data-focused higher-bandwidth third-cousin
> twice-remove of Iridium initially funded by Gates and pals,
> but once Iridium turned into a financial dirty bomb in the middle
> of Wall Street and almost melted Motorola down with it,
> that was the end of Teledesic getting a big pile of OPM to put
> their birds up :)   [well, that's my bystanders interpretation,
> anyway]...

Didn't our very own Gov. take over the Iridium network?  Or sign some
contract for usage of it?

bkw