Altair Semiconductor Integrates Iridium NTN Direct into ALT1350 and ALT1550 Cellular IoT Chipsets
Key Highlights
- ➤Iridium integrates NTN Direct into Altair’s ALT1350 and next-generation ALT1550 chipsets
- ➤ALT1350 adds low-power satellite connectivity for asset tracking, utilities, agriculture, and industrial monitoring
- ➤ALT1550 enables satellite-connected AI-powered 5G eRedCap devices, including smart glasses and wearables
- ➤Single-chip terrestrial and satellite connectivity eliminates the need for a separate satellite modem
- ➤Iridium NTN Direct extends standards-based NB-IoT and direct-to-device connectivity beyond terrestrial coverage
Expert Statements
Tim Last, Executive vice president, Iridium
“Altair has deep experience developing highly integrated, low-power IoT solutions, and we're excited to work together to extend their reach with Iridium's truly global satellite network”
Tim Last, Executive vice president, Iridium
“As a market leader in satellite IoT, Iridium is offering device manufacturers a powerful new way to develop connected products. Integrating Iridium NTN Direct into Altair's chipsets will enable solutions and applications that require reliable, low-power connectivity beyond the limits of terrestrial networks.”
Dima Feldman, VP Product Management and Marketing, Altair Semiconductor
“Adding Iridium NTN Direct to our ultra-low-power LTE-M/NB-IoT ALT1350 and 5G eRedCap ALT1550 chipsets reflects our commitment to giving customers greater flexibility in how and where their IoT devices connect.”
Dima Feldman, VP Product Management and Marketing, Altair Semiconductor
“With Iridium's truly global LEO satellite connectivity alongside terrestrial cellular, device manufacturers can more easily develop solutions that will reliably work anywhere they're deployed.”
Altair Semiconductor Integrates Iridium NTN Direct into ALT1350 and ALT1550 Cellular IoT Chipsets PR Newswire
MCLEAN, Va., Oct. 14, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Iridium Communications Inc. (Nasdaq: IRDM), a leading provider of global voice, data, aircraft surveillance, and positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT) satellite services, today announced that Altair Semiconductor , a world leader in cellular IoT chips, is integrating Iridium NTN Direct(℠) capability into Altair's ALT1350 and next-generation ALT1550 IoT chipset platforms. With terrestrial cellular IoT and Iridium satellite connectivity on a single chipset, device manufacturers, module makers and mobile network operators (MNOs) will be able to extend IoT connectivity beyond the reach of terrestrial networks through the Iridium satellite network, without adding a separate satellite modem to their designs.
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