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IOT & SBD · DEVICE COMPARISON
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The core integration and deployment hardware side by side — service class, message sizes, interfaces, physicals and power, for quick engineering comparison.
| DEVICE |  Iridium 9602 LBT Transceiver VIEW → |  Iridium 9602N SBD Modem VIEW → |  Iridium Edge Solar REQUEST QUOTE |  Iridium 9603N REQUEST QUOTE |  Iridium 9523N Core Module REQUEST QUOTE |  Iridium Certus 9770 Not sold standalone — supplied through integration REQUEST QUOTE |  Hughes 9502 BGAN M2M REQUEST QUOTE |  Cobham Explorer 540 REQUEST QUOTE |
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| Network | Iridium | Iridium | Iridium | Iridium | Iridium | Iridium | Inmarsat | Inmarsat |
| Class | SBD | SBD | SBD | SBD | SBD · narrowband | Midband (Certus 100) | Broadband | Broadband |
| Bandwidth & capability | SBD: 340 B transmit · 270 B receive | SBD: 340 B transmit · 270 B receive | SBD: 340 B transmit · 270 B receive | SBD: 340 B transmit · 270 B receive | CSD 2400 baud · SBD 1960 B transmit · 1890 B receive | 22 kbps transmit · 88 kbps receive | Up to 464 kbps | Up to 464 kbps |
| Services | SBD | SBD | SBD | SBD | SBD-SM · CSD · SMS · RUDICS · telephony | IP · IMT** · telephony | IP · SMS (config) | IP · SMS (config) |
| Cellular | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Available |
| GPS | Antenna input (shared applications) | — | — | — | — | Available | Via RS-232 | Built in |
| Size & weight | 41 × 45 × 13 mm · 30 g | 150 × 145 × 55 mm · 576 g | 165 × 72 × 33 mm · ~470 g | 31.5 × 29.6 × 8.1 mm · 11.4 g | 70.4 × 36.0 × 14.6 mm · 32 g | 140 × 60 × 16 mm · 185 g | Antenna 385 × 385 × 33 mm · 1.9 kg; RF unit 150 × 200 × 45 mm · 1.2 kg | 202 × 202 × 51.8 mm · 1.6 kg |
| Interfaces | AT commands | AT commands | TBC | AT commands | AT commands | AT commands · Wi-Fi · RJ45 Ethernet (PoE) | RJ45 Ethernet | RJ45 Ethernet (PoE) · 3-pin I/O |
| Operating temperature | −40 to +85 °C | −40 to +85 °C | −40 to +85 °C | −40 to +85 °C | −30 to +70 °C | −40 to +70 °C | −40 to +75 °C | −40 to +55 °C |
| Environmental rating | — | — | IP68 | — | — | — | IP65 antenna · IP40 RF unit | IP66 all-in-one |
| Form factor | Board-to-board | Black box | Encapsulated IP68 housing · self-charging | Board-to-board | Board-to-board | Board-to-board / black box | Black box | Black box |
| Development required | Full development or header-ready | Plug and play | Plug and play | Full development or header-ready | Full development | Header-ready or plug and play | Plug and play | Plug and play |
| Power · idle | ~45 mA (0.24 W) | 30 mA (0.36 W @ 12 V) | — | ~34 mA (0.17 W) | 2.3 W | — | — | 1.9 W (3.5 W on PoE) |
| Power · transmit | ~150 mA (0.8 W) | 125 mA (1.5 W @ 12 V) | — | ~150 mA (0.8 W) | 3.1 W | ~5 W | — | 19 W |
** IMT — Iridium Messaging Transport. Blank and TBC values carried from the previous device table pending confirmation.
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