Iridium Communications operates a constellation of 66 cross-linked low Earth orbit satellites providing coverage of the entire planet, including the poles and oceans. Its IoT services include Short Burst Data messaging, the Iridium Messaging Transport service and Certus broadband, delivered through transceiver modules integrated by partners into trackers, buoys and vehicle telematics units. Markets include maritime, aviation, defence and remote asset monitoring.
Focus: satellite iot, global coverage.
Tags: satellite · leo · asset tracking · maritime · messaging
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