Nordic Semiconductor, renowned for its low-power wireless solutions across cellular IoT (LTE-M, NB-IoT), Wi-Fi, Bluetooth LE, and Thread, works with top brands in consumer, industrial, and healthcare sectors. Their cellular IoT solutions are widely used in global tracking, utility metering, and remote industrial monitoring.
Iridium NTN Direct, a key initiative under Project Stardust, aims to deliver the world's first truly global NB-IoT service. Following the 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) approval of enhancements for Iridium's satellite services in its next release, any device with a 3GPP release 19 compliant chipset will be able to access Iridium's network. Nordic plans to integrate Iridium's global NTN Direct capabilities as part of its 3GPP release 19 roadmap.
"Nordic Semiconductor is an industry leader that continues to be at the forefront of innovation with its low power LTE-M and NB-IoT modules and chipsets," said Bryan Hartin, executive vice president, Iridium. "The integration of Iridium NTN Direct into its modules and chipsets marks a new chapter in Nordic's storied history and will create a universe of consumer and industrial devices with the capability to stay connected from anywhere on earth. We look forward to working with Nordic Semiconductor and them bringing both their chipset- and device-side experience to the Iridium ecosystem."
"Iridium is a global leader in satellite communications," added Oyvind Birkenes, executive vice president for the Long Range BU at Nordic Semiconductor. "It is exciting that Iridium is taking the step to enable low-cost, 3GPP-standard NB-IoT modules and chipsets like Nordic's nRF9151 to connect to its network of satellites. This helps bring the vision of universal connectivity for global and massive IoT to life."
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