{"id":1924,"date":"2026-02-25T09:23:27","date_gmt":"2026-02-25T09:23:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/iridium-introduces-integrated-iot-module-combining-satellite-lte-m-and-gnss-connectivity\/"},"modified":"2026-02-25T09:23:27","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T09:23:27","slug":"iridium-introduces-integrated-iot-module-combining-satellite-lte-m-and-gnss-connectivity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/iridium-introduces-integrated-iot-module-combining-satellite-lte-m-and-gnss-connectivity\/","title":{"rendered":"Iridium Introduces Integrated IoT Module Combining Satellite LTE-M and GNSS Connectivity"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\" itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.satnow.com\/news\/cover25326_1__639075943580973173.webp\" width=\"712\" height=\"377\" alt=\"Iridium Introduces Integrated IoT Module Combining Satellite LTE-M and GNSS Connectivity\" class=\"imageload removeImageattr\" data-original=\"https:\/\/cdn.satnow.com\/news\/cover25326_1__639075943580973173.webp\" style=\"\"><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/cdn.satnow.com\/news\/cover25326_1__639075943580973173.webp\"><meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"712\"><meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"377\"><\/p>\n<p><strong>Iridium Communications Inc.<\/strong>, a leading provider of global voice, data, and positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT) satellite services, &nbsp;unveiled the&nbsp;Iridium 9604, a compact, three-in-one IoT module that integrates Iridium Short Burst Data\u00ae (SBD\u00ae) satellite service, LTE-M cellular connectivity, and GNSS positioning into a single platform. By combining these features in one device, the Iridium 9604 reduces solution complexity, lowers costs, and accelerates time to market, making dual-mode IoT connectivity viable for price-sensitive, high-volume deployments.<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;By integrating cellular,&nbsp;<\/em><em>GNSS<\/em><em>, and Iridium satellite into a single, power-efficient module, we&#8217;re giving customers the flexibility to design and deploy lower cost, smaller, power-efficient, and location-aware solutions without the burden of integrating multiple components,&#8221; <strong><\/strong>said <strong>Tim Last, executive vice president, Iridium.&nbsp;<\/strong>&#8220;With our best-in-class proprietary satellite&nbsp;<\/em><em>IoT&nbsp;<\/em><em>service and upcoming standards-based&nbsp;<\/em><em>NB-IoT<\/em><em>&nbsp;service debuting this year, anyone thinking about IoT beyond terrestrial networks is thinking about Iridium first.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The Iridium 9604 beta program, which launched earlier this year and was oversubscribed by a select group of companies, has generated positive industry feedback highlighting:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Lower costs, simplified design, and enabling of location-aware network selection<\/li>\n<li>Savings of 60 percent or more in board space with the 3-in-1 module, Iridium&#8217;s smallest-ever form factor<\/li>\n<li>Easy-to-use developer resources<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>&#8220;As an early&nbsp;<\/em><em>Iridium 9604<\/em><em>&nbsp;developer, utilizing the three-in-one module has already fundamentally changed our product economics,&#8221; <strong>said Alastair MacLeod, CEO, Ground Control.<\/strong> &#8220;We eliminated two components from our bill of materials, reduced our board size, and simplified our power architecture.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"widget-layout related-content-also-read-box my-3\">\n<h4 class=\"mb-0\">Also Read: Scaling Your IoT Deployment Through Satellite NB-IoT Connectivity<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<p><em>MacLeod continued, &#8220;Additionally, having dual mode connectivity options enables a smarter, location-aware network selection in our application.&nbsp;<\/em><em>The Iridium 9604<\/em><em>&nbsp;turned what would have been a complex multi-component design into a single-module solution. This is a major breakthrough for our IoT solutions.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;Our customers require essential data and real-time intelligence to operate with confidence anywhere in the world,&#8221; <strong>said Dean Welten, CEO, Everlink.<\/strong> &#8220;By integrating the&nbsp;<\/em><em>Iridium 9604<\/em><em>&nbsp;with our secure cloud platform, we can now enable global connectivity, greater operational efficiency, and measurable impact at scale.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Representing the next phase of Iridium&#8217;s IoT strategy, the Iridium 9604 is moving the company beyond traditional satellite-only modules to a unified, multi-mode connectivity architecture. The Iridium network now offers customers three IoT service paths to follow:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Iridium SBD packaged with cellular and GNSS in the Iridium 9604 or SBD\/Iridium Burst dedicated modules<\/li>\n<li>Iridium NTN Direct for standards-based direct-to-device using third-party chips<\/li>\n<li>Iridium Messaging Transport-based (IMT\u00ae) for industrial-scale, larger payload capabilities with the Iridium Certus 9704<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Iridium 9604, built on the u-blox SARA-R5 platform, delivers a compact 16 mm x 26 mm x 2.4 mm form factor, best for dual-mode IoT deployments previously cost-prohibitive across industrial, infrastructure, and mobility applications.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Iridium Communications Inc., a leading provider of global voice, data, and positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT) satellite services, &nbsp;unveiled the&nbsp;Iridium 9604, a compact, three-in-one IoT module that integrates Iridium Short Burst Data\u00ae (SBD\u00ae) satellite service, LTE-M cellular connectivity, and GNSS positioning into a single platform. 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