GCT Semiconductor, Iridium sign MOU to collaborate on Iridium NTN Direct

GCT Semiconductor (GCTS) (GVTS) announced its collaboration with Iridium (IRDM) to integrate the Iridium NTN Direct service into GCT’s advanced GDM7243SL chipset. GCT and Iridium will work together to expedite the development of a new Iridium network-enabled Narrowband Internet of Things chipset based on requirements for 3GPP Release 19. Both companies will jointly explore opportunities, business models, use cases, and commercial deployments requirements for the new Iridium network-enabled NB-IoT chipset, designed for the next wave of 5G Advanced that will integrate satellite technologies into 5G.