Iridium CloudConnect
The first and only global cloud-based satellite solution
Together with Amazon Web Services (AWS), Iridium CloudConnect provides a powerful tool for developers seeking a singular communications platform to manage connected devices.
Iridium CloudConnect
The first and only global cloud-based satellite solution
Together with Amazon Web Services (AWS), Iridium CloudConnect provides a powerful tool for developers seeking a singular communications platform to manage connected devices.
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
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.
- Industry Standards
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Aligns with industry evolving IoT messaging standards and message protocols
- Coverage
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Leverages Iridium’s global network and AWS’s global, redundant infrastructure and support
- Secure & Private
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Uses a dedicated secure and private connection that directly connects Iridium to AWS without using the public internet
- Messaging Queue
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SBD messages converted to JSON are placed in a Simple Queue Service (SQS) queue in a partner’s AWS cloud environment
- Easy Upgrades
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Iridium will add/upgrade future messaging options without changes to the Iridium CloudConnect partner interface
- Iridium Short Burst Data
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Does not replace any SBD functionality – current backend delivery options remain as they are today
Related Case Studies
Keeping An Arctic Expedition Connected
One of Jeff’s recent expeditions took him and his team on a course through the Arctic, where only Iridium could provide the coverage and connectivity to stay in touch. Using the Iridium Edge® Solar, his followers tracked his team’s expedition in real time from start to finish.
Related Case Studies
One of Jeff’s recent expeditions took him and his team on a course through the Arctic, where only Iridium could provide the coverage and connectivity to stay in touch. Using the Iridium Edge® Solar, his followers tracked his team’s expedition in real time from start to finish.
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Factsheet for Iridium CloudConnect
The Iridium Fair Access Policy applies to all Iridium Services
Dated: August 08, 2018
Iridium CloudConnect Infographic
CloudConnect Infographic for the Iridium RUDICS Service
