09:19 AM EDT, 06/04/2025 (MT Newswires) -- GCT Semiconductor ( GCTS ) said Wednesday it is collaborating with Iridium Communications ( IRDM ) to integrate the Iridium NTN Direct service into GCT's GDM7243SL chipset.
Financial terms were not disclosed.
The parties will develop a new Iridium network-enabled narrowband Internet of Things chipset based on requirements for 3GPP Release 19, GCT said.
The NB-IoT chipset will be developed for 5G Advanced that will merge satellite technologies into 5G, the company added.