Speedcast International Limited announced that Iridium CertusSM, an advanced new multi-service platform powered by the $3 billion Iridium® NEXT constellation, is now commercially available to Speedcast customers. Iridium Certus is designed to meet any customer needs from small to large applications, or low to high-speed, across maritime, IoT, land mobile, and government applications. The service brings enhanced functionality with enterprise-grade global network connectivity to the Land, Maritime, and Offshore markets. The new Iridium Certus service simplifies satellite communications through a robust multi-service platform, where one terminal can deliver a range of services from multiple high-quality voice lines to the higher throughput L-band data connection available. Initial IP data speeds debut at up to 352 kbps, and later, through a firmware upgrade, up to 704 kbps. Eventually, the IP connection speeds will be up to 10-times faster, reaching up to 1.4Mbps and can support Streaming IP, Short Burst Data (SBD), prepaid and safety services. With Iridium Certus, customers can control costs by eliminating the need to deploy expensive infrastructure or large, expensive directional terminals that rely on geostationary satellites. When paired with VSAT, Iridium Certus delivers an ideal hybrid solution that combines L-band with Speedcast's global Ku-band VSAT service. The combined service keeps operations running in the case of an outage or blockage by providing guaranteed back-up voice and data services. Iridium Certus is a key component of Speedcast Atlas™, the fully-managed end-to-end service with global 24/7 technical support.