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Sierra Wireless Announces LPWA Solutions to Expand Cellular Footprint in Global IoT MarketSierra Wireless (News - Alert) (NASDAQ:SWIR) (TSX:SW), a leading provider of fully integrated end-to-end solutions for Internet of Things (IoT) applications, today introduced AirPrime® HL and WP Series cellular modules for Category-M1 (Cat-M1) and Category-NB1 (Cat-NB1) LTE (News - Alert) networks. Sierra Wireless' solutions support the 3GPP standard for low-power wide-area (LPWA) technologies, which was designed specifically to enable new IoT services that promise to improve everyday life (see infographic). This Smart News Release features multimedia. View the full release here: http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20161025006703/en/ Infographic: Low-Power Wide-Area (LPWA) technology for the Internet of Things is a brand new category of wireless that will connect more objects to improve global safety, efficiency,and resource management by delivering on the 3C's demanded by many IoT applications. (Graphic: Business Wire) For businesses developing IoT applications for markets such as energy, transportation and smart cities, Sierra Wireless' LPWA solutions will:
"Having shipped more than 120 million cellular modules, no one understands the challenges that businesses face in deploying IoT services better than Sierra Wireless," said Dan Schieler, Senior Vice President, Embedded Solutions for Sierra Wireless. "LPWA technologies eliminate many of those challenges because they allow cellular to address a broader range of use cases, making it cost effective to connect billions more devices. Our essential and smart application processing LPWA module options make it easy for existing customers to expand their deployments and for new customers to begin designing connected IoT products in applications where cellular previously wasn't a fit." Sierra Wireless has been working with the 3GPP, a global cellular standards development organization, since 2010 to develop a cellular standard for IoT. With the commercialization of Cat-M1 and Cat-NB1 LPWA technologies, cellular is now a superior option for many IoT applications that were previously restricted to short-range technologies due to cost and battery life. LPWA technologies now combine lower cost, broader coverage and better battery life with the globally available and secure cellular infrastructure. They are expected to connect more objects in cities, homes, hospitals and stores, and on roads and remote infrastructure, enabling a more connected world. "LPWA will greatly expand cellular's IoT marketbecause it was specifically designed to meet the cost, power and coverage requirements for not only traditional markets but also new, untapped markets for IoT applications," said Dan Shey (News - Alert), Managing Director and Vice President at ABI Research. "As the market share leader in cellular modules, Sierra Wireless is well positioned to help their customers execute on the new business models and opportunities that LPWA will bring." Sierra Wireless AirPrime HL and WP Series modules are the smallest embedded modules (22 x 23 mm) to be completely interchangeable across 2G, 3G, 4G and LPWA technologies. They use the CF3™ form factor, which is footprint compatible across product lines, providing customers with the option to develop smarter by building their connected IoT product or service on a single module. "The GSMA's Mobile IoT Initiative quickly aligned the mobile industry behind common and complementary LPWA technologies in licensed spectrum that were published by 3GPP," said Graham Trickey, Head of Connected Living, GSMA. "We are very pleased to see the commercialization of mobile IoT technologies taking place. Bringing cellular standards to LPWA is key to expanding its footprint in the developing IoT."
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