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| Type | Public NASDAQ: SWIR, TSX: SW |
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| Founded | Vancouver, BC (1993) |
| Headquarters |  Richmond, BC, Canada |
| 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, British Columbia, Canada. Sierra's products are sold through indirect channels, such as wireless operators (e.g., AT&T Mobility 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]
On August 5, 2008, Sierra Wireless announced its purchase of Junxion, producers of the Linux-based mobile wireless access points and network routers.[6]
In October 2008, Sierra Wireless was named one of BC's Top Employers by Mediacorp Canada Inc., which was announced by The Vancouver Sun, The Province and the Victoria Times-Colonist.[7]
In December 2008, Sierra Wireless made a friendly all-cash bid to acquire Wavecom for $275 million.
Sierra's main competitors include Option Wireless NV, Novatel Wireless Inc., Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB, Huawei, Kyocera Wireless and ZTE.[8]
Sierra is a member of the British Columbia Technology Industry Association.
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Products
Sierra's core product areas are:
- AirCard products
- Mobile in-vehicle solutions (ruggedized vehicle mount modems)
- Embedded modules for OEMs
- Software solutions
AirCard
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:[9]
- AirCard 880 and 881 - 3G 7.2 Mbit/s HSDPA/HSUPA/UMTS (tri-band: 850/1900/2100 MHz bands), EDGE/GPRS (quad-band)
- AirCard 880E and 881E - 3G 7.2 Mbit/s HSDPA/HSUPA/UMTS (tri-band: 850/1900/2100 MHz bands), EDGE/GPRS (quad-band)
- AirCard 880U and 881U - 3G 7.2 Mbit/s HSDPA/HSUPA/UMTS (tri-band: 850/1900/2100 MHz bands), EDGE/GPRS (quad-band)
- AirCard 875 - 3G 3.6 Mbit/s HSDPA/UMTS (tri-band: 850/1900/2100 MHz bands), EDGE/GPRS (quad-band)
- AirCard 875U - 3G 3.6 Mbit/s HSDPA/UMTS (tri-band: 850/1900/2100 MHz bands), EDGE/GPRS (quad-band)
- 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
- AirCard 595U - EV-DO Revision A, USB
- AirCard 597E - 3G EV-DO Rev A; backwards compatible to EV-DO and CDMA 1x
- Compass 597 - 3G EV-DO Rev A; backwards compatible to EV-DO and CDMA 1x
Notes:
- U suffix denotes USB connectivity and E suffix denotes ExpressCard connectivity. No suffix is PCMCIA connectivity in most models.
- AirCard 880 and 881 are identical with one difference. The AirCard 880 is optimized for better fringe performance in Europe and Asia, while the AirCard 881 is optimized for better fringe performance on North American networks.
Discontinued Models:[10]
- CDMA
- AirCard 555
- PC3300 (Sprint), CDMA2000 1X (1900 MHz)
- AirCard 550 (Sprint)
- AirCard 510 (Sprint, Bell)
- GSM
- AirCard 750
- AirCard 710
- AirCard 860 - 3G 1.8 Mbit/s HSDPA; backwards compatible to UMTS/EDGE/GPRS/GSM (North America)
- CDPD
- AirCard 300 PC Card
Announced, to ship:
- Q2 2008 - Compass 885 - 3G 3.6 Mbit/s HSDPA/HSUPA/UMTS (tri-band: 850/1900/2100 MHz bands), EDGE/GPRS (quad-band)
Voq Professional Phone
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).[11]
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".[12]
Models:
- A10 - 900/1800/1900 bands (Europe)
- A11 - 850/1800/1900 bands (North America)
Software Bundles:
- VoqMail Personal Edition
- VoqMail Professional Edition
See also
External links
References
- ^ "Sierra Wireless 2006 Annual Report". http://www.sierrawireless.com/resources/corporate/documents/2006%20Financial%20Statements/2006_Annual_Report.pdf. Retrieved on 2007-06-03.
- ^ "SWIR: Profile for Sierra Wireless". http://finance.yahoo.com/q/pr?s=SWIR. Retrieved on 2006-06-27.
- ^ "Top Companies in Vancouver". http://www.vancouver.com/jobs/vancouver_job_info/top_companies/index.htm. Retrieved on 2006-06-27.
- ^ "Sierra Wireless 2006 Q1 Quarterly Report". http://www.sierrawireless.com/resources/corporate/documents/2006%20Financial%20Statements/2006%20Q1%20Quarterly%20Report.pdf. Retrieved on 2006-06-27.
- ^ "Sierra Wireless to Buy AirLink". 2007-03-06. http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/070306/sierra_wireless_airlink.html. Retrieved on 2007-04-10.
- ^ Sierra Wireless Completes Asset Purchase Agreement with Junxion, Inc.
- ^ "Reasons for Selection, 2009 BC's Top Employers competition". http://www.eluta.ca/top-employer-sierra-wireless.
- ^ "Sierra Wireless 40-F Filing for the period ended 12/31/2005". http://google.brand.edgar-online.com/fetchFilingFrameset.aspx?FilingID=4296755&Type=HTML. Retrieved on 2007-03-09.
- ^ "Sierra Wireless PC Card Series". http://www.sierrawireless.com/product/pccard.aspx. Retrieved on 2006-06-27.
- ^ "Sierra Wireless Legacy Products". http://www.sierrawireless.com/product/legacy_products.aspx. Retrieved on 2006-06-27.
- ^ "Sierra Wireless Announces Voq Professional Phones with Innovative E-Mail Solution for Business Users". 2003-10-08. http://www.sierrawireless.com/news_events/news.aspx?year=2003&contentid=EC66D7D4-A958-4979-AA44-F03BD3F64CA0. Retrieved on 2006-06-26.
- ^ "Voq Professional Phone website". 2006-07-07. http://www.voq.com. Retrieved on 2006-06-26.
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