Western Weather Group

Satellite Comms: Global Iridium Transceiver

SEE ALL SENSORS

Satellite Comms: Global Iridium Transceiver

A compact satellite transceiver leveraging the Iridium constellation to provide 100% global coverage. It is specifically designed for low power IoT applications, making it the ideal solution for remote monitoring platforms where cellular service is unreliable, or unavailable.

  • True Global Coverage: Connects from pole to pole using a Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite network.
  • Iridium Messaging Transport (IMT): Designed for reliable, store-and-forward messaging with higher flexibility than SBD, supporting structured messages, acknowledgements, and improved delivery assurance for operational data.

    Iridium IP (Data): Enables always-on, packet-switched IP connectivity for higher-volume data transfer, remote management, and real-time applications requiring continuous two-way communication.
  • Low Latency: delivers messages with very low latency suitable for near-real-time tracking.

Network
Iridium Satellite Constellation
Message size
Limited to 100KB
Interface
RS-232 and RS-485
Power Input
Wide range 4.5V to 40V DC
Power Requirements
Idle = 0.25W, Active = 12W
Environmental
IP67 rated enclosure (on supported models)

Explore Our Resource Hub

Western Weather Group’s Forecast Desk Meteorologists Complete Latest PSPS Readiness Training
Blog Post

Western Weather Group’s Forecast Desk Meteorologists Complete Latest PSPS Readiness Training

Season after season, WWG renews the training that keeps its meteorologists and technical teams ready to support utility PSPS decisions with reliable weather intelligence.

Wind, Wildfire, and the Weather Network Behind Liberty's Vegetation Management Program
Blog Post

Wind, Wildfire, and the Weather Network Behind Liberty's Vegetation Management Program

How Liberty Utilities (CalPeco Electric) LLC (“Liberty”) uses real-time data from R.M. Young and Western Weather Group to modernize vegetation management.

Baron Weather, Western Weather Group Announce Strategic Partnership to Bring Asset-Level Station Data to Utility Platforms
Press Release

Baron Weather, Western Weather Group Announce Strategic Partnership to Bring Asset-Level Station Data to Utility Platforms

Real-time observations from Western Weather Group managed stations now display natively in Baron Lynx and Baron's Esri ArcGIS weather layers.