Sierra Wireless

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Sierra Wireless, Inc.
Type Public
NASDAQ: SWIR, TSX: SW
Founded Vancouver, BC (1993)
Headquarters Richmond, BC
Key people Charles Levine (Chairman of the Board), Jason W. Cohenour (CEO)
Industry Communication equipment
Products Wireless PC cards, ruggedized modems, embedded modules
Revenue $221.3 million USD (2006)[1]
Net income $9.8 million USD (2006)
Employees 224[2] (180 in Vancouver)[3]
Website www.sierrawireless.com

Sierra Wireless (NASDAQ: SWIR, TSX: SW) is a wireless communications equipment designer and manufacturer, founded in 1993 and currently headquartered in Richmond, BC, Canada. Sierra's products are sold through indirect channels, such as wireless operators (e.g., Cingular Wireless and Verizon Wireless), resellers, and OEMs.[4]

On March 6, 2007, Sierra Wireless announced its purchase of Hayward, California-based AirLink Communications, a privately held developer (and supplier) of wireless data solutions, for $27 million in cash and stock.[5]

Sierra's core product areas are:

  • AirCard products
  • Mobile in-vehicle solutions (ruggedized vehicle mount modems)
  • Embedded modules for OEMs
  • Software solutions

Sierra's main competitors include Option Wireless NV, Novatel Wireless Inc., Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB, Huawei, Kyocera Wireless and ZTE.[6]

Contents

A laptop equipped with an AirCard Type II PC card, ExpressCard, or USB modem provides the mobile user with access to a wireless wide area network.

Current Models:[7]

  • AirCard 875 - 3G 3.6 Mbit/s HSDPA/UMTS (tri-band: 850/1900/2100 MHz bands), EDGE/GPRS (quad-band)
  • AirCard 860 - 3G 1.8 Mbit/s HSDPA; backwards compatible to UMTS/EDGE/GPRS/GSM (North America)
  • AirCard 850 - 3G 1.8 Mbit/s HSDPA; Backwards compatible to UMTS/EDGE/GPRS/GSM (Europe)
  • AirCard 775 - EDGE and GSM/GPRS (quad-band: 850/900/1800/1900 MHz frequency bands)
  • AirCard 595 - 3G EV-DO Rev A; backwards compatible to EV-DO and CDMA 1x
  • AirCard 580 - 3G EV-DO Rev 0; backwards compatible to CDMA 1X

Discontinued Models:[8]

  • CDMA
    • AirCard 555
    • PC3300 (Sprint), CDMA2000 1X (1900 MHz)
    • AirCard 550 (Sprint)
    • AirCard 510 (Sprint, Bell)
  • GSM
    • AirCard 750
    • AirCard 710
  • CDPD
    • AirCard 300 PC Card

Announced, to ship:

  • Q4 2006 - AirCard 595U - EV-DO Revision A, USB
  • Q1 2007 - AirCard 875U - HSDPA, USB
  • Q1 2007 - AirCard 597E - EV-DO Rev A, ExpressCard; backwards compatible to EV-DO and CDMA 1x

Main Article: Sierra Wireless Voq

The Voq Professional Phone is a tri-band Smartphone based on a 200 MHz Intel XScale PXA262 processor with stacked flash memory, running on Microsoft Windows Mobile 2003 edition. Announced on October 8, 2003, the product combines elements of a mobile phone, a personal messaging device, and a PDA with such distinctive features as a flip-open QWERTY thumbpad (in addition to the familiar 12 key dial pad).[9]

Despite being awarded the British Columbia Technology Industries Association (BC TIA) "Excellence in Product Innovation Award" in 2004, Sierra Wireless' entry into the competitive Smartphone market eroded their embedded module sales. On July 7, 2005, Sierra Wireless announced they would be exiting the "Voq Professional Phone initiative".[10]

Models:

  • A10 - 900/1800/1900 bands (Europe)
  • A11 - 850/1800/1900 bands (North America)

Software Bundles:

  • VoqMail Personal Edition
  • VoqMail Professional Edition

  1. ^ Sierra Wireless 2006 Annual Report. Retrieved on 2007-06-03.
  2. ^ SWIR: Profile for Sierra Wireless. Retrieved on 2006-06-27.
  3. ^ Top Companies in Vancouver. Retrieved on 2006-06-27.
  4. ^ Sierra Wireless 2006 Q1 Quarterly Report. Retrieved on 2006-06-27.
  5. ^ Sierra Wireless to Buy AirLink (2007-03-06). Retrieved on 2007-04-10.
  6. ^ Sierra Wireless 40-F Filing for the period ended 12/31/2005. Retrieved on 2007-03-09.
  7. ^ Sierra Wireless PC Card Series. Retrieved on 2006-06-27.
  8. ^ Sierra Wireless Legacy Products. Retrieved on 2006-06-27.
  9. ^ Sierra Wireless Announces Voq Professional Phones with Innovative E-Mail Solution for Business Users (2003-10-08). Retrieved on 2006-06-26.
  10. ^ Voq Professional Phone website (2006-07-07). Retrieved on 2006-06-26.
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