TY - JOUR AB - The spin-off of Iridium, a global telecommunications system, represented a significant business risk for Motorola, as many talented Motorola executives joined the venture in the late 1990s. This bold technology gamble suffered from numerous marketing missteps, which led to Iridium's bankruptcy in August 1999. VL - IS - SN - 2474-6568 DO - 10.1108/case.kellogg.2016.000165 UR - https://doi.org/10.1108/case.kellogg.2016.000165 AU - Schieffer Robert AU - Chen Min PY - 2017 Y1 - 2017/01/01 TI - Iridium Global Satellite Phone System: Lost in Space? T2 - Kellogg School of Management Cases PB - Kellogg School of Management SP - 1 EP - 16 Y2 - 2024/05/08 ER -