GCT plans to improve the advanced GDM7243SL 4G/5G chipset to support them Iridium ntn nb-iot

GCT Semiconductor Holding Inc., a leading designer and supplier of Advanced 5G and 4G Semiconductor Solutions, announced his cooperation with Iridium Communications Inc. To integrate gdm7243sl chipset.

GCT and Iridium will work together to accelerate the development of a new Iridium® network-capable naked band internet of things (NB-IT) based on requirements for 3Gpp release 19. Both companies will jointly examine opportunities, business models, application cases and commercial provision that have been developed for the New Iridium Network NB-IT chip set for the next wave of 5G requirements.

“GCT is enthusiastic about working with Iridium, a leading innovator in satellite -iot applications.” said John Schlaefer, CEO from GCT. “Building on our specialist knowledge in the 4G, 5G and NTN technology as well as our leading multi-mode-iot chip, GDM7243SL, we look forward to expanding our reach to the non-terrestrial market. Work with Iridium and our goal to cope with the growing need for trackers, satellites and other IoT solutions.”

“The integration of Iridium NTN Direct in GCT’s chipset can enable your customers to experience really global, reliable standard -based connectivity in a compact, efficient form.” said Greg Pelton, CTO, Iridium. “GCT is an innovative partner who has contributed to the future -oriented and deeply contributed to launching this next generation service.”