Overview
- The companies publicly demonstrated the integrated capability at the AUSA annual meeting in Washington, D.C., Oct. 13–15, 2025.
- Snapdragon MTR now consolidates Iridium Short Burst Data for low‑latency messaging and Iridium Burst for wide‑area broadcasts on a single chipset.
- The integration targets handheld and vehicle‑mounted radios as well as autonomous systems used where terrestrial networks are congested, compromised, or unavailable.
- Qualcomm’s cellular, Wi‑Fi, Bluetooth, and GNSS features pair with Iridium’s L‑band links to meet strict size, weight, power, and cost requirements.
- Iridium data services are also being developed for the Snapdragon X75 as an M.2 modem module to support specialized government solutions.