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Iridium is presenting its technology at the International Timing and Sync Forum in Prague from October 27th to 30th.
Interested organizations can apply for evaluation kits for the Iridium PNT ASIC at www.iridium.com/pnt/asic.
Greg Pelton is the CTO at Iridium.
The Iridium PNT ASIC can be integrated into a variety of devices, including consumer products and infrastructure systems such as power grids, transportation systems, and telecom networks.
The Iridium PNT ASIC is planned for commercial availability in mid-2026.
Iridium ramped up its PNT activities after acquiring Satelles last year and integrating its alternative PNT solution into its offerings.
Iridium is rolling out a dedicated chip called the Iridium PNT application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) that integrates PNT capabilities into electronic devices for GPS and GNSS resilience.
Iridium is currently organizing beta trials for the Iridium PNT ASIC with select partners to provide evaluation kits for early integration and testing.
The Iridium PNT ASIC is in an 8mm by 8mm form factor and is designed to deliver authenticated positioning, navigation, and timing data as an alternative to traditional GNSS.
Iridium announced a contract with the U.S. Department of Transportation in which T-Mobile will deploy Iridium PNT services across 5G network sites in the U.S.
The Iridium PNT ASIC can function as a standalone Iridium PNT receiver or as part of a hybrid Iridium and GNSS solution.
The signal from the Iridium satellite network is 1,000 times more powerful than GPS and is capable of working inside buildings.
When embedded in a device, the Iridium PNT ASIC receives a cryptographically secure time and location data signal from the Iridium satellite network.
The first stage booster previously launched Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich, DART, Transporter-7, Iridium OneWeb, SDA-0B, NROL-113, NROL-167, NROL-149, NAOS, and 19 Starlink missions.
Iridium brought in more revenue than expected for the quarter and updated its guidance for the year.
Iridium's IoT business generated $4.6 million in revenue, a 7% increase year-over-year.
Iridium credits its growth in revenue and subscriber numbers to its commercial Internet of Things business.
Iridium's stock price has dropped approximately 8% since the company reported earnings at business open yesterday.
T-Mobile will conduct controlled testing at its dedicated range to validate Iridium's system under real-world network scenarios.
Iridium's L-band signals are roughly 1,000 times stronger than standard GPS signals and can operate reliably indoors without external antennas or weather interference.