The first and only global
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Iridium CloudConnect
Easily leverage the Iridium network anywhere in the world.
Together with Amazon Web Services (AWS), Iridium CloudConnect provides a powerful tool for developers seeking a singular communications platform to manage connected devices. Reduce engineering efforts, lower fixed operating costs, and reduce time to develop new products and services with Iridium CloudConnect, using widely adopted data exchange methods and the associated capabilities and services available through AWS.
How It Works
Iridium CloudConnect enables devices to send and receive messages through the AWS-hosted service without having to develop a connecting service to the Iridium Short Burst Data® (SBD®) Gateway.
Data Transfer
Data is transferred through closed carrier networks and dedicated secure private connections between Iridium and AWS.
Authentication
Iridium CloudConnect is set up using cross-account authentication, and a simple script that creates the necessary infrastructure.
Data Delivery
Customers receive their SBD device data in a Simple Queue Service (SQS) queue in JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) format.
Private Queues
Queues reside in the customer’s own AWS Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) environment.
Key Advantages
Standards
Aligns with industry evolving IoT messaging standards and message consumption protocols.
Messaging
SBD messages converted to JSON are placed in a Simple Queue Service (SQS) queue in a partner’s AWS cloud environment.
Coverage
Leverages AWS’s global, redundant infrastructure and support.
Easy Upgrades
Iridium will add/upgrade future messaging options without changes to the Iridium CloudConnect partner interface.
Security
Uses a dedicated secure and private connection that directly connects Iridium to AWS without using the public internet.
SBD
Does not replace any SBD functionality - current backend delivery options remain as they are today.