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Iridium and Altair team up to extend IoT connectivity beyond cellular networks
What happened
Iridium Communications and Altair Semiconductor announced a partnership aimed at helping IoT devices stay connected outside terrestrial cellular coverage. The partnership aims to give manufacturers a simpler path to global satellite-enabled connectivity, without adding separate satellite hardware to existing designs. The source does not state the cause beyond this stated aim, and implementation details or timing are not specified.
Impact and signal
Medium impactImpact score: 45/100
Affected components and suppliers
satellite-enabled IoT connectivity
Iridium CommunicationsAltair Semiconductor
IoTsatellite connectivitypartnershipcellular networks
Source and time
Source: DigiTimes Asia · 10/14/2026 · View original source
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