Iridium CEO Matt Desch sees opportunity for Iridium NTN Direct in the automotive industry.
Iridium NTN Direct is intended to be a low-cost service.
Iridium is rolling out Iridium NTN Direct this year.
Matt Desch is CEO of Iridium.
Iridium filed a petition asking the FCC to deny Ligado’s request.
The satellite-enabled IoT terminal is a certified Iridium Connected device.
The satellite-enabled IoT terminal is powered by Iridium’s Certus satellite network.
Iridium Communications unveiled the Iridium 9604, a 3-in-1 IoT module, on Feb. 24, 2026.
Iridium Communications unveiled the Iridium 9604 3-in-1 IoT module on Feb. 24, 2026.
Ground Control implemented dual-mode connectivity and location-aware network selection in its application using the Iridium 9604.
Iridium designed the Iridium 9604 to reduce solution complexity, lower costs, and accelerate time to market for IoT deployments.
Iridium positioned the Iridium 9604 as ideal for industrial, infrastructure, and mobility applications.
Iridium intends the Iridium 9604 to make dual-mode IoT connectivity viable for price-sensitive, high-volume deployments.
An oversubscribed beta program for the Iridium 9604 involved several key Iridium partners.
The Iridium 9604 is engineered for high-volume, cost-sensitive Internet of Things deployments that require global resiliency.
Iridium positioned the 9604 launch as the first of three distinct IoT service paths it is pursuing in 2026 alongside Iridium NTN Direct for standards-based smartphone connectivity and the Iridium Certus 9704 for industrial-scale payloads.
The Iridium 9604 integration gives customers flexibility to deploy lower-cost, smaller, and more power-efficient solutions without integrating multiple separate components.
The Iridium 9604 development kit is available for testing satellite and cellular services.
Ground Control, as an early Iridium 9604 developer, eliminated two components from its bill of materials, reduced board size, and simplified its power architecture when using the module.
Commercial availability of the Iridium 9604 begins in June.