The Iridium 9601 combines the global coverage of the Iridium satellite constellation with the low latency of the Iridium Short Burst Data (SBD) Service.

The Iridium 9601 is ideal for Iridium registered partners requiring a transceiver for applications specific to the Iridium SBD Service. The Iridium 9601 integrates into a final Iridium subscriber solution for a specific application or vertical market, such as a vehicle or maritime vessel tracking solutions.

The Iridium Short-Burst Data (SBD) Service provides:

• Mobile Originated messages (up to 340 bytes)
• Mobile Terminated messages (up to 270 bytes)
• Low, uniform global latency (less than 1 minute)

The 9601 only supports Iridium’s Short Burst Data (SBD) capability; it does not support voice, circuit switched data or short message service (SMS). The 9601 is approved by the FCC, Indtry Canada, and the CE, assuming an antenna with a gain of ~3Bi and adequate shielding. This allows the 9601 to be integrated into a variety of wireless data applications or retrofitted into existing SBD-only applications ing Iridium 9522 L-Band Transceiver-based products.

The 9601 is a single board core transceiver and is provided as a “black box”, with all device interfaces provided by a single multi-pin interface connector, in addition to the antenna connector. All other end-er Field Application functions such as GPS, microprocessor-based logic control, digital and analog inputs, digital and analog outputs power supply and antenna mt be provided by the solution developer. The device interface consists of the serial interface, power input, network available output and power on/off control line. The 9601 does not incorporate nor require a Subscriber Identity Module (SIM card) to be inserted into the transceiver. The 9601 complies with the standards for Radio Emissions Compliance, Electromagnetic Compatibility and AC Safety in the United States, the European Union and Canada.