Iridium, Deutsche Telekom IoT, and Toyota Demonstrate Voice Messaging over Satellite via Iridium NTN Direct
Iridium, Deutsche Telekom IoT, and Toyota successfully transmitted a voice message over Iridium NTN Direct, sending it from a Toyota vehicle via Iridium's low-Earth-orbit satellite network during Telekom Satellite Day 2026. The demonstration follows completed technical integration and a global roaming agreement that will let eligible Deutsche Telekom IoT customers roam between terrestrial networks and Iridium satellites on standards-based NB-IoT devices.
Key figures
- Codec bitrate
- 1 kb/s or less
- Commercial availability
- Q4 2026
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