You are comparing Iridium decade-old service to SpaceX's future service. A better comparison would be to the "Iridium Next" satellites, which are currently bein

You are comparing Iridium decade-old service to SpaceX's future service. A better comparison would be to the "Iridium Next" satellites, which are currently being deployed, will be available before SpaceX's service, and will increase bandwidth by more than two orders of magnitude (512 kbps). http://www.outfittersatellite.com/blog/iridium-next/whats-iridium-next-2.html http://www.outfittersatellite.com/blog/iridium-next/whats-ir...