MCLEAN, Va., Sept. 2, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Iridium Communications Inc. (Nasdaq:IRDM) ("Iridium") today announced that chief financial officer Thomas J. Fitzpatrick is scheduled to speak at the 2011 William Blair Emerging Growth Stock Conference in New York City on Thursday, September 8, 2011 at 11:45 am ET. The presentation will be simultaneously audio webcast at http://investor.iridium.com/events.cfm. The webcast is audio with synchronized slides and will be archived for 90 days following the conference.    

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 ever-expanding 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 trades on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the ticker symbols IRDM (common stock) and IRDMW ($7.00 warrants). For more information about Iridium products, services and partner solutions, visit www.iridium.com. IRDM-F

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         Iridium Communications Inc.

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         Marie Knowles

         Iridium Communications Inc.

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         marie.knowles@iridium.com