[10-19-07 – Satellite Today] Iridium Satellite formed a strategic partnership with Brazilian telecommunications company Tesacom do Brasil, Iridium announced Oct. 19.

Tesacom provides the maritime, oil and gas, utilities, agriculture, emergency communications, mining, and transportation industry, as well as the government, and military with communications services, including satellite voice and data transmission, text messaging, localization and monitoring, email and file transfer, network integration, software service, professional consulting and field support services.

"Our alliance with Tesacom, a well-respected leader in the South American telecommunications sector, will provide an important boost in offering Iridium services to the growing South American market," Greg Ewert, executive vice president, Iridium, said in a statement.