Sierra Wireless Extends Leadership in Mobile Broadband with Enhanced 5G/4G Embedded Module Portfolio
February 24 2020 - 9:00AM
Business Wire
Significant investment in new 5G, LTE Cat-20
and Cat-7 products reinforces Sierra Wireless commitment to
customers in the Embedded Broadband market
Sierra Wireless (NASDAQ: SWIR) (TSX: SW), the leading IoT
solutions provider that combines devices, network services and
software to unlock value in the connected economy, today announced
an expanded portfolio of mobile broadband embedded modules for
mobile computing, routers, gateways, industrial automation, and new
IoT applications, such as robotics, drones and private networks.
Sierra Wireless’ 5G and 4G LTE products will power next-generation
devices that enable high-bandwidth, low-latency applications,
including enterprise networking, edge processing, live streaming,
video security, e-gaming, smart factories, robotics, virtual
reality and machine learning.
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Jason Krause, COO, Sierra Wireless, said: “Sierra Wireless’
mission is to enable digital transformation across industries
worldwide and drive trends from robotics to video streaming to
Industry 4.0 applications. As the leader in embedded modules, this
significant investment in 5G and 4G LTE solutions reaffirms our
commitment to the Embedded Broadband market and long-term Sierra
Wireless customers, such as Cisco, Cradlepoint, and Panasonic.”
Sierra Wireless’ first-to-market 5G EM919x and 4G LTE Cat-20
EM769x embedded modules are sampling now to OEMs and system
integrators requiring secure connectivity and the highest possible
speeds to deploy cellular on their mobile computing, networking and
IoT platforms worldwide. Built on the Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ X55 5G
Modem-RF System, the new EM919x standards-based M.2 modules support
5G NR mmWave, 5G NR sub-6 GHz and LTE technologies globally, as
defined by the 3GPP Release 15 standard.
Gautam Sheoran, senior director, product management, Qualcomm
Technologies, Inc., said: “Qualcomm Technologies and Sierra
Wireless have a long history of collaboration to deliver new,
cutting-edge wireless technologies that deliver innovation and
drive a variety of use cases. With this announcement, Sierra
Wireless is enabling its customers to attain high-speed 5G
performance with the Snapdragon X55, as well as the ability to
utilize existing 4G networks through a wide variety of 4G LTE
products.”
Sierra Wireless is also refreshing its 4G LTE products based on
the Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ X16 LTE modem, which will allow customers
to more cost-effectively utilize all the available high-speed 4G
network bands, including those for CBRS in the U.S. and Private LTE
applications. All devices are compatible with current Sierra
Wireless EM/MC devices, with no changes required to the host design
to speed time to market. The new EM/MC74x1 Cat-7 modules are a
secure and cost-effective alternative to existing Sierra Wireless
EM/MC745x Cat-6 modules. The devices are capable of 150Mb/s uplink,
onboard image switching and secure boot. The portfolio
includes:
- EM/MC7411 – M.2 form factor and mPCIe Minicard LTE Cat-7
supporting all North American carriers, CBRS and FirstNet™
- EM/MC7421 - M.2 form factor and mPCIe Minicard LTE Cat-7
supporting Europe and Asia-PAC carriers and Private LTE
networks
- EM/MC7431 M.2 form factor and mPCIe Minicard LTE Cat-7
supporting all Japan carriers and Private LTE networks
Availability Sierra Wireless 5G and Cat-20 modules are
sampling now to enable OEM device development and will be generally
available starting in Q3 2020. Sierra Wireless 4G LTE modules based
on the Snapdragon X16 LTE modem will sample in Q2 2020, with
general availability expected in Q3. For more information, visit:
http://sierrawireless.com/emseries.
To contact the Sierra Wireless Sales Desk, call +1 877-687-7795
or visit http://www.sierrawireless.com/sales.
Resources
- White papers: 5G for IoT? You’re Just in Time, Evaluation of
LTE-M Towards 5G IoT Requirements
- Webinar: 5G for IoT: Beyond the Hype
- Blogs: Three Important Things OEMs Should Know When Planning a
5G Product, Seven Tips For Designing 5G NR mmWave Products, A
Closer Look at the Five Waves of 5G
- Infographic: 5G Brings Evolutionary and Disruptive Changes in
The IoT
Note to editors: To view and download images of Sierra
Wireless products, please visit
http://www.sierrawireless.com/newsroom/productimages.aspx.
About Sierra Wireless Sierra Wireless (NASDAQ: SWIR)
(TSX: SW) is the leading IoT solutions provider that combines
devices, network services and software to unlock value in the
connected economy. Companies globally are adopting IoT to improve
operational efficiency, create better customer experiences, improve
their business models and create new revenue streams. Whether it is
an integrated solution to help a business securely connect edge
devices to the cloud, or a software/API service to help manage
processes associated with billions of connected assets, or a
platform to extract real-time data to make the best business
decisions, Sierra Wireless will work with you to develop the right
industry-specific solution for your next IoT endeavor. Sierra
Wireless has more than 1,300 employees globally and operates
R&D centers in North America, Europe and Asia. For more
information, visit www.sierrawireless.com.
Connect with Sierra Wireless on the IoT Blog at
http://www.sierrawireless.com/iot-blog, on Twitter at
@SierraWireless, on LinkedIn at
http://www.linkedin.com/company/sierra-wireless and on YouTube at
http://www.youtube.com/SierraWireless.
“Sierra Wireless” is a trademark of Sierra Wireless. Other
product or service names mentioned herein may be the trademarks of
their respective owners.
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Qualcomm Incorporated, registered in the United States and other
countries.
Qualcomm Snapdragon is a product of Qualcomm
Technologies, Inc. and/or its subsidiaries.
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