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| Sierra Wireless AirCard(r) 875 now available in Austria with ONE’s high-speed 3G service |
May 17, 2007 |
The AirCard 875 and ONE H.U.I service offer fast, reliable mobile broadband alternative to fixed-line service for Austrian customers
VANCOUVER, Canada - May 16, 2007 -- Sierra Wireless (NASDAQ: SWIR - TSX: SW) today announced that ONE Austria has selected the Sierra Wireless AirCard® 875 PC card to provide mobile broadband connectivity for customers of its new H.U.I. (Höllenschnelles Ultra-einfaches Internet, which translates to “Fast as hell, ultra-easy Internet”) service package.
ONE’s H.U.I. service offers Austrian customers mobile broadband coverage on ONE’s newly launched HSDPA network at a cost competitive with fixed-line service. The AirCard 875 PC card, the newest device available with the service, is now available through ONE’s retail sales channels, and online at www.one.at . It currently offers peak data transfer rates of up to 3.6 Mbps (megabits per second), and is “7.2-ready,” capable of peak data transfer rates of 7.2 Mbps when supported by the network.
“Adding the AirCard 875 PC card to our product portfolio allows us to combine the flexibility of our H.U.I service with reliable high-speed mobile data access whenever and wherever it’s needed,” said Michael Fried, chief customer officer for ONE. “At home, at a client’s office, or anywhere in between, customers using the AirCard 875 card can get messages, find information they need online, and respond without delay.”
“The recent increase in data transfer rates offered by mobile broadband networks makes mobile broadband a viable alternative to fixed-line access service for many people looking for fast, reliable Internet service,” said Jim Lahey, vice president, EMEA for Sierra Wireless. “For these customers, who depend on their mobile data card as their primary link, the quality and reliability of the device becomes even more important, and we’re pleased to work with ONE to deliver the AirCard 875 to meet that need.”
AirCard 875
The AirCard 875 provides mobile workers and business travelers with high-speed wireless access to email and online information across Austria and worldwide. Features include:
A high-performance antenna in a rugged housing with integrated status indicator lights in a new, low-profile design;
Receiver Equalization to reduce signal interference and improve throughput for customers in urban areas with high levels of signal noise;
Support for tri-band HSDPA/UMTS and quad-band EDGE/GPRS/GSM, enabling the card operates at the best available network speed while roaming on networks worldwide;
Upgradeable to support peak wireless data speeds of up to 7.2 Mbps on an HSDPA network.
For more information about the Sierra Wireless AirCard 875, please visit http://www.sierrawireless.com/product/ac875.aspx . To contact the Sierra Wireless Sales Desk, call +1 604-232-1488 or e-mail sales@sierrawireless.com .
About Sierra Wireless
Sierra Wireless (NASDAQ: SWIR – TSX: SW) develops and markets wide area wireless solutions for mobile computing. The Sierra Wireless product portfolio includes the award-winning AirCard® line of wireless modems, embedded modules for original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), and the MP line of rugged, vehicle-mounted wireless modems. Sierra Wireless also offers professional services to OEM customers during product development, leveraging the company’s expertise in wireless design and integration to provide built-in wireless connectivity for notebook computers and other portable computing devices. Sierra Wireless is headquartered in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada, with additional offices in Carlsbad, California, London, and Hong Kong. For more information about Sierra Wireless, please visit www.sierrawireless.com .
“AirCard” is a registered trademark of Sierra Wireless. Other product or service names mentioned herein may be the trademarks of their respective owners.
Forward Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. These forward-looking statements relate to, among other things, plans and timing for the introduction or enhancement of our services and products, statements about future market conditions, supply conditions, channel and end customer demand conditions, revenues, gross margins, operating expenses, profits, and other expectations, intentions, and plans contained in this press release that are not historical fact. Our expectations regarding future revenues and earnings depend in part upon our ability to successfully develop, manufacture, and supply products that we do not produce today and that meet defined specifications. When used in this press release, the words "plan", "expect", "believe", and similar expressions generally identify forward-looking statements. These statements reflect our current expectations. They are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, changes in technology and changes in the wireless data communications market. In light of the many risks and uncertainties surrounding the wireless data communications market, you should understand that we cannot assure you that the forward-looking statements contained in this press release will be realized.
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