# Roadpost

> Roadpost is a privately held Toronto satellite-communications company that sells and rents phones, push-to-talk devices, communicators, accessories and airtime for people and organizations operating beyond cellular coverage. Founded in 1991, it built a North American distribution and service business around networks such as Iridium and Inmarsat, developed lone-worker software, acquired BlueCosmo assets in 2016, co-created ZOLEO in 2018, and took full ownership of ZOLEO in January 2026. Its playbook is to wrap specialist hardware in subscriptions, activation tools, support and retail distribution so remote connectivity behaves more like an ordinary consumer service.

- **Founded:** 1991
- **Headquarters:** Toronto, Canada
- **Founders:** Morris Shawn (Founder and Chairman; former President and CEO)
- **Team size:** About 63 employees; LinkedIn listed 62 in 2026.
- **Products:** Mobile satellite equipment and airtime, Satellite phone rentals, GeoPro, BlueCosmo, ZOLEO Satellite Communicator
- **Notable:** Built a satellite communications business operating since 1991., Grew into one of Iridium's larger service providers and a North American Inmarsat distribution partner., Acquired the BlueCosmo and Satworx trade names and subscriber bases in 2016.

## Products & services

- **Mobile satellite equipment and airtime** — Sales and service plans for Iridium and Inmarsat satellite phones, push-to-talk devices, communicators, smartphone satellite access and accessories.
- **Satellite phone rentals** — Short-term satellite voice and data equipment rentals for seasonal, project and emergency requirements.
- **GeoPro** — A cloud-based lone-worker duty-of-care platform supporting tracking, scheduled check-ins, monitoring and SOS workflows across satellite devices and mobile apps.
- **BlueCosmo** — Roadpost's consumer and business mobile-satellite retail brand in the United States and Canada, acquired as part of the Fonebill asset purchase and now the consolidated service brand.
- **ZOLEO Satellite Communicator** — A rugged Bluetooth communicator and app that routes messages over Wi-Fi, cellular or the Iridium network and provides check-in, location sharing and monitored SOS functions.
- **Emergency preparedness systems** — Portable, in-vehicle and in-building satellite backup packages for organizations planning for terrestrial-network outages.

## Achievements

- Built a satellite communications business operating since 1991.
- Grew into one of Iridium's larger service providers and a North American Inmarsat distribution partner.
- Acquired the BlueCosmo and Satworx trade names and subscriber bases in 2016.
- Co-created ZOLEO, launched commercially in 2019 as a hybrid satellite, cellular and Wi-Fi messenger.
- Supported remote aviation, rally and disaster-response operations with satellite communications.
- Took full ownership of ZOLEO effective January 23, 2026.
- Consolidated Canadian and US mobile-satellite retail operations under the BlueCosmo brand in 2026.

## Latest updates

- **2025-05** — Roadpost appointed Dror Nir CEO, with a mandate to move the company from a distribution-centric model toward product-led satellite communications.
- **2025-09** — An independent valuation set the midpoint equity value of ZOLEO at US$13.7 million and valued Beam's 50% stake at US$6.9 million.
- **2025-10** — Beam said Roadpost missed the first scheduled purchase installment, prompting a new arbitration notice.
- **2026-01** — Roadpost completed Beam's exit through a US$9.03 million upfront payment covering the equity purchase and settlement, and the parties withdrew disputes.
- **2026-02** — ZOLEO announced that it had become a wholly owned Roadpost subsidiary effective January 23.
- **2026-05** — Roadpost began moving Canadian and US mobile-satellite products, services and customer accounts to the BlueCosmo brand.

## Links

- Website: https://roadpost.ca
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/roadpost
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/roadpost
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/roadpost

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Last updated: 2026-08-23