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IRIDIUM SIGNS VALUE-ADDED MANUFACTURER

AGREEMENT WITH QUAKE GLOBAL

Strategic Alliance Will Expand Iridium Data Services for Remote Asset Tracking and Monitoring in Heavy Equipment and Transportation Sectors

BETHESDA, MD – August 24, 2005 - Iridium Satellite has signed a value-added manufacturer (VAM) agreement with Quake Global. Quake Global is a leading supplier of wireless data communication products for asset tracking and monitoring/control in the heavy equipment and transportation industries.

Quake Global will integrate Iridium short-burst data capability into the new line of subscriber communicators it is developing for the Iridium system. The first modems to be released with Iridium capability will be the Q1200SI and the Q2000I.

Quake Global’s products are used to transmit tracking and monitoring data from small, low-powered terminals installed on vehicles. The strategic alliance with Iridium will permit data from remote assets to be transmitted from anywhere in the world through the Iridium network of 66 low-earth orbiting satellites.

Quake’s President and CEO, Polina Braunstein, said, “By adding products that utilize Iridium’s short-burst data capability to our product line, we will have the ability to enter new markets and service new customers that demand greater reliability and significantly less latency than anything we have been able to provide in the past. The use of Iridium’s 66 satellite network will give us a competitive edge as the only supplier with true global coverage. Customers who choose Quake Global and Iridium will benefit greatly from Quake Global’s low cost and reliable modems, and from the coverage and service that the Iridium network provides.”

Greg Ewert, executive vice president of Iridium Satellite, said, “Quake Global is well respected in the wireless data market. Our strategic partnership will enable us to leverage our low-latency, ubiquitous, global satellite connectivity and new-generation short-burst data modem in key vertical markets such as heavy equipment, transportation and asset tracking.”

About Iridium Satellite

Iridium Satellite LLC (www.iridium.com) is the only provider of truly global satellite voice and data solutions with complete coverage of the earth (including oceans, airways and Polar Regions). Iridium delivers essential communications services to and from remote areas where no other form of communication is available. Iridium makes this possible through its constellation of 66 low-earth orbiting (LEO), cross-linked satellites and 11 in-orbit spares. The Iridium service is ideally suited for industries such as maritime, aviation, government/military, emergency/humanitarian services, mining, forestry, oil and gas, heavy equipment, transportation and utilities. Iridium provides service to the U.S. Department of Defense. The company designs, builds and sells its services, products and solutions through a worldwide network of more than 100 service providers, value-added resellers, value-added manufacturers, and value-added developers.

About Quake Global

Founded in 1998, Quake Global designs, manufactures and sells subscriber communicators for asset tracking and monitoring through satellite and other developing technologies. From its headquarters office in San Diego and through a network of international distribution representatives, the company provides products and solution design services for global position monitoring and tracking systems for the heavy equipment, automotive and trucking industries, as well as for utility, gas and oil, maritime, aviation and rail applications. Quake is ISO 9001:2000 certified by TÜV Management Service. For more information, visit www.quakeglobal.com or call + 1 (858) 277-7290.