Real-time, two-way messaging anywhere in the world
A simple, efficient packet-based service for frequent short data transmissions between equipment and centralized host computer systems.
Iridium Short Burst Data® (SBD®)
Real-time, two-way messaging anywhere in the world
A simple, efficient packet-based service for frequent short data transmissions between equipment and centralized host computer systems.
Data Delivered - Everywhere
Delivered through small, light-weight, low power modules, Iridium SBD enables real-time data for increased awareness and efficiency, anywhere in the world.
Global Availability
A mesh of 66 active Low-Earth Orbit Iridium satellites blankets the Earth, providing reliable coverage from pole-to-pole
Real-Time
Iridium’s LEO network enables low-latency connections through shorter transmission paths than GEO networks
Two-Way Connectivity
Gain insights and send over-the-air commands for business operations and remote assets anywhere in the world
Range of Module Options
Small, light-weight, low-power, and low cost options to deliver Iridium SBD through your custom solutions
Supplied by Global Telesat Communications (GTC), an Iridium GO!® and Iridium Extreme® allowed Preet to share photos and audio blogs from one of earth’s most remote locations.
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.
Environmental observation company Obscape utilized Iridium Connected® product RockBLOCK by our partner Ground Control to build a flood prediction and preparation disaster management solution.
Viettel’s S-Tracking Vessel Management System (VMS) enabled by the Iridium 9603 module connected Vietnamese fishing fleets to both local FMCs and first responders using Iridium Short Burst Data (SBD), providing up-to-date critical information that supports marine life sustainability in addition to increasing crew member safety.
Utilizing the Iridium Connected® Bivy Stick, extreme backcountry skier Cody Townsend felt safe and connected to his family, followers, and sponsors while summiting and skiing in remote locations well beyond cellular coverage.
Utilizing Iridium’s truly global coverage through the Iridium Connected® Somewear Global Hotspot, para-rescue jumpers (PJs) experienced reliable integration with familiar systems and heightened connectivity and operational capabilities.
Iridium and Iridium Connected® devices enabled critical connectivity, safety warnings, and daily check-ins, allowing researchers to feel safe and connected while isolated in a remote location throughout the scientific simulation.
Iridium partner GSE developed an end-to-end solution to provide an Iridium Connected® Positive Train Control system, as well as voice, data, GPS, and SMS services.
Creating a communications ecosystem of Iridium and Iridium Connected® devices allowed both competitors and organizers to feel safe and connected when the race took them beyond the reach of cellular coverage.
Remotely piloted drones are smaller, lighter, more affordable, and less disruptive, allowing companies to send sensors into the field and collect critical data.
Supplied by Global Telesat Communications (GTC), an Iridium GO!® and Iridium Extreme® allowed Preet to share photos and audio blogs from one of earth’s most remote locations.
Company Swoop Aero uses drones equipped with Iridium Core 9523 Transceivers to deliver vaccines and medical supplies to remote islands in the South Pacific Ocean. The Iridium® technology on board helps monitor the location and condition of the precious packages. The on-demand supply of vaccines leads to higher immunization rates of kids in hardly-accessible places and proves to be a more economical transportation method for the delivery of primary health care services.
Case Study: Iridium Edge - Connecting Equipment Across the Desert
File Name
CS_Iridium Edge_Exemys Oil Gas Case Study_JUL18.pdf
Vendor
M2M Connectivity Pty Ltd
Description
Case Study highlighting Iridium Edge®
With reliable coverage anytime, anywhere, Iridium Edge® devices connect water tanks and pumps across the Vaca Muerta geological formation in the oil fields of Argentina’s Patagonia Desert.
Service Provider: Tesacom Group
Product: Iridium Edge®
Service: Iridium Short Burst Data®
Case Study: Iridium Edge - Connecting Equipment Across the Desert - RUS
File Name
CS_Iridium Edge_Connecting Equipment Across the Desert_Exemys Oil Gas Case Study_082018_RUS.pdf
Vendor
Iridium
Description
Case Study highlighting Iridium Edge® (Russian translation)
With reliable coverage anytime, anywhere, Iridium Edge® devices connect water tanks and pumps across the Vaca Muerta geological formation in the oil fields of Argentina’s Patagonia Desert.
Service Provider: Tesacom Group
Product: Iridium Edge®
Service: Iridium Short Burst Data®
Case Study - P-Lock (PLK), a subset of RSI Group, is an Argentina-based company that develops and manufactures electronic seals for secure cargo tracking. Learn how PLK's customers are able to garner real-time communication with their security equipment to ensure that cargo has not been tampered with.
Case Study: Iridium Enables Backcountry Skier to Stay Safe & Connected
File Name
CS_Iridium Enables Backcountry Skier to Stay Safe_Bivy_071221.pdf
Vendor
Iridium
Description
Extreme adventuring around the globe requires easy-to-use, reliable communications anywhere in the world to allow for communications with friends and family, assist in navigation, and ensure personal safety. Learn how extreme backcountry skier Cody Townsend used the Bivy Stick to stay connected while in remote locations.
“The Iridium Connected® GSE MCG-101 product powered by Short Burst Data® helps railroad companies meet important regulatory standards and minimize train collisions.”
Case Study: Iridium Enables Vietnamese Fishing Fleet to Stay Connected with Viettel VMS
File Name
CS_Iridium Enables Vietnamese Fishing Fleets to Stay Connected_Viettel S-Tracking_071621.pdf
Vendor
Iridium
Description
Vietnamese fishing fleets chartering in remote oceanic locations must export real-time fishing catch reports and other vessel information to Fishery Monitoring Centers (FMCs) for marine life conservation efforts. Learn how the Viettel S-Tracking Vessel Management System and Iridium help solve this issue.
Case Study: Iridium Helps Predict Floods in Coastal South Africa
File Name
CS_Iridium Helps Predict Floods in S Africa_05242022.pdf
Vendor
Iridium
Description
Learn how Iridium Connected® product RockBLOCK helped environmental observation company Obscape create a flood prediction and preparation solution for coastal South Africa.
Case Study: Iridium Onboard Enabled Relief Flights After Tsunami in Indonesia
File Name
CS_Iridium Keeps Relief Flights Connected After Indonesian Tsuami_Blue Sky Network_061121.pdf
Vendor
Blue Sky Network, LLC
Description
Case Study - Aviation solutions that provides critical two-way communications to pilots who were delivering food and medical supplies to the islands of Indonesia after a devastating tsunami were enabled by the Iridium network and Blue Sky Network's D1000 SATCOM Aircraft Tracker & Advanced Control Head (ACH) 1000 Transceiver.
Case Study: Iridium Short Burst Data - Helps Coordinate Disaster Response in Canada
File Name
CS_Iridium Short Burst Data_Helps Coordinate Disaster Response in Canada_T24_061121.pdf
Vendor
NORTAC Defence Limited
Description
Case Study - Canada's Department of National Defence, the Canadian equivalent of the U.S. Department of Defense, protects Canada's interests and values at home and abroad. Learn how they managed rescue and recovery operations during a widespread flooding disaster using T24 Defence's T24 Whipser device and Iridium's global network.
Case Study: Iridium Short Burst Data - Improves Climate Monitoring Accuracy
File Name
CS_Iridium Short Burst Data_Improves Climate Monitoring Accuracy_CLS_061121.pdf
Vendor
CLS France
Description
Iridium technology integrated by CLS in marine buoys will work together with the Sentinel satellites designed to deliver data and imagery for the European Commission’s Copernicus program. The program helps monitor Earth’s land, oceans, and atmosphere to help scientists understand large-scale global weather, climate, and environmental dynamics.
Case Study: Iridium Technology Enables Tropical Cyclone Forecasts
File Name
CS_Iridium Connected UAVs Help Forecast Tropical Cyclones_Atmosphere-Boreal_061121.pdf
Vendor
ATMOSPHERE
Description
The ReNovRisk project uses innovative technology to improve the understanding and modelling of tropical cyclones in the South-West Indian Ocean (SWIO), with the goal of making populations in the SWIO less vulnerable to the hazards associated with cyclones. Iridium Connected unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) allow the program operators to take advantage of Iridium’s Global Line of SightSM services to perform missions that allow them to better understand storm formation and provide more precise weather forecasts.
Case Study: Keeping An Arctic Expedition Connected
File Name
CS_Keeping an Arctic Expedition Connected_052422.pdf
Vendor
Iridium
Description
Expedition Paddler's Jeff Allen needed to find ways to stay connected on an Arctic voyage. Learn how Iridium helped keep him in touch (way) beyond cellular range.
File Type
PDF
File Size
1.5 MB
File Version
1.0
Date
May 24, 2022 12:00 AM EST
Applications
Personal Tracking, Portable Solutions, SOS
Related Products
Iridium GO!®, Iridium Edge® Solar
Related Services
Iridium Circuit Switched Data (CSD), Iridium CloudConnect, Iridium Short Burst Data® (SBD®)
Iridium Solutions for Agribusiness - Fact Sheet.pdf
Vendor
Iridium
Description
Learn how Iridium® mobile satellite solutions provide farmers, ranchers, and other agribusiness professionals with quick, reliable voice and data connections in areas with limited or no terrestrial coverage.