March 9, 2012 - Iridium Communications announces the Core 9523 transceiver. The Core 9523 reduces the size and cost of building devices around the embedded global satellite communications technology enabled by Iridium. Delivered as a populated printed circuit board (PCB), the Core 9523 allows for compact partner product design.
Iridium operates the world's furthest-reaching communications network, enabling the Core 9523 to deliver connectivity everywhere through the smallest and lightest voice and data global transceiver ever available. Smaller than a credit card, this compact module is also "at the heart" of the new Iridium Extreme, the most rugged satellite phone in the market. In addition to size, Core 9523-based devices have many other advantages over alternate satellite technologies. These devices will offer truly global coverage, utilize smaller and lighter antennas, and provide greater functionality due to higher data throughput and lower data latency. The Core 9523 is 90 percent smaller than its predecessor transceiver.
This smaller PCB form factor allows it to be more readily integrated into existing PCB designs, enabling designers to mount it right onto their product application boards to share components and power. Iridium partner, Nick Daws, director of Australian-based Fastwave Communications, a developer in data acquisition systems for remote ocean-based observation systems and subsea sensor networks, said, "Due to the small form factor, low power consumption and capacity of the Core 9523 to support both short burst data and circuit switch data telemetry modes, it provides significant opportunities for our company to develop new applications for our systems for the highly demanding marine environment."