{"title":"Iridium Modems","description":"\u003cp\u003eIridium Modems are bare satellite modules for teams building deeper custom hardware integrations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese are for commercial product developers who want to design directly around the modem and manage the surrounding power, RF, antenna, enclosure, and certification work themselves. Devices can still connect into Cloudloop, with Ground Control APIs, documentation, and services available to support the integration.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"iridium-certus-9704-developer-kit","title":"Iridium Certus 9704 Developer Kit","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Iridium Certus 9704 Developer Kit is an evaluation platform for testing Iridium Messaging Transport and the Certus 9704 transceiver.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt supports two way satellite messages up to 100 KB and includes the hardware needed for bench testing, host integration work, and open sky field evaluation. The kit is intended for engineering validation rather than commercial deployment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor a simpler route from prototype to production, consider RockBLOCK 9704. It uses the same IMT service, supports C, Python, and Arduino libraries, and is usually the better fit when you want to build on the same hardware you plan to deploy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ground Control","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58099704398172,"sku":"FP-IRI-9704KIT","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1028\/2411\/6572\/files\/Iridium-Certus-9704-Developer-Kit-no-Antenna.jpg?v=1781790457"},{"product_id":"iridium-9603n-transceiver","title":"Iridium 9603N Transceiver","description":"\u003cp\u003eIridium 9603N is a bare SBD transceiver for product teams designing low data satellite messaging directly into their own hardware.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt gives your device access to Iridium Short Burst Data for compact, two way satellite messages: telemetry, alerts, status updates, position reports, and remote commands. It's best suited to commercial hardware integrations where your team wants control over the PCB, power supply, RF path, antenna, enclosure, firmware, and certification route.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the modem module, not a developer board. Your host system will need to manage the serial interface, AT command control, power design, antenna integration, and physical mounting around the transceiver.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you want the same SBD service in an easier development format, start with RockBLOCK 9603 instead. 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It's best suited to commercial hardware integrations where your team wants full control over the PCB, power supply, RF path, antenna, enclosure, firmware, and certification route.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis isn't a breakout board or a plug-and-play developer module. Your host system will need to manage the serial interface, AT command control, power design, antenna integration, and physical mounting around the transceiver.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you want the same SBD service in an easier integration format, start with RockBLOCK 9602 instead. 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Use it when your product needs more than SBD alone, and your engineering team is ready to design directly around the satellite transceiver.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a bare embedded module for PCB-level integration. Your design needs to provide the host processor, SIM interface, power supply, antenna path, enclosure, firmware, and certification route. Control is handled through AT commands over the host interface.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChoose Iridium 9523N when you need multi-service Iridium capability in a compact module. 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