Sierra Wireless and Sprint PCS Deliver New Wireless Internet Solution; First CDMA PC Card Offers Connectivity for Mobile Workforce.Business Editors VANCOUVER, B.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 23, 2000 Sierra Wireless 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. , Inc. (Nasdaq:SWIR SWIR Short Wavelength Infrared SWIR Software Inspection Report )(TSE See Tokyo Stock Exchange. TSE 1. See Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE). 2. See Toronto Stock Exchange (TSE). :SW.) and Sprint PCS (1) (Personal Communications Services) Refers to wireless services that emerged after the U.S. government auctioned commercial licenses in 1994 and 1995. This radio spectrum in the 1. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :PCS) announced today the new Sprint PCS Wireless Web Modem, the world's first true type II Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access) A method for transmitting simultaneous signals over a shared portion of the spectrum. The foremost application of CDMA is the digital cellular phone technology from QUALCOMM that operates in the 800 MHz band and 1.9 GHz PCS band. ) PC Card wireless modem A modem and antenna that transmits and receives over the air. Wireless modems support several technologies, including 802.11, Bluetooth, CDPD, DataTAC, Mobitex and Ricochet. There are wireless modems for laptops, handhelds and cellphones. . Sprint PCS has chosen Sierra Wireless' patented AirCard 510 as a PC Card connection solution option to provide wireless access to the Internet and corporate network applications. The new device is part of the Sprint PCS Wireless Web for Business - a portfolio of products and services aimed at providing solutions that allow enterprise customers to wirelessly extend their corporate applications to the mobile workforce. "For the enterprise mobile user, the AirCard 510 offers clear advantages in simplicity, convenience and performance for corporate wireless connectivity. Incorporating the CDMA-based card as a solution for Sprint PCS customers broadens our product line and delivers more wireless enterprise solutions to the mobile workforce," said Andrew Harries, Senior Vice President of Corporate Development for Sierra Wireless Inc. "We are very pleased to partner with Sprint PCS to deliver the first CDMA PC Card wireless modem solution and look forward to being an integral part of the new Sprint PCS Wireless Web for Business." The Sprint PCS Wireless Web Modem offers simplicity, mobility and freedom to the demanding corporate users. It connects a user's laptop directly to the Internet, Intranet, corporate e-mail or a host of other corporate applications without using a wireless phone or landline. The patented PC Card wireless modem, the AirCard 510, which uses QUALCOMM Incorporated's (NASDAQ: QCOM QCOM Qualcomm, Inc. (stock symbol) ) sixth-generation MSM MSM - Micronetics Standard MUMPS 3000(TM) Mobile Station Modem (MSM(TM)) chipset and system software, fits into a standard type II slot on a laptop running Microsoft Windows See Windows. (operating system) Microsoft Windows - Microsoft's proprietary window system and user interface software released in 1985 to run on top of MS-DOS. Widely criticised for being too slow (hence "Windoze", "Microsloth Windows") on the machines available then. and has a unique, internally stored antenna. The card can remain in the laptop when it is not being used for wireless connection services, providing hassle-free wireless access to corporate users. Once connected to the Sprint PCS nationwide network, mobile users can conduct business as if they were at the office having access to mission critical corporate applications. "The Sprint PCS Wireless Web Modem by Sierra Wireless is the ideal solution for heavy users of wireless data. It offers a simple, flexible option for business users to wirelessly connect to corporate information in the mobile environment virtually anywhere, anytime on the Sprint PCS nationwide network," said Chuck Levine, chief sales and marketing officer for Sprint PCS. "This innovative wireless connection device and our relationship with companies like Sierra Wireless complement our growing suite of wireless voice and data business solutions to enhance productivity, cut costs and increase the speed of doing business in the mobile environment." The Sprint PCS Wireless Web Modem will be available nationwide through Sprint PCS business sales representatives and online at www.sprintpcs.com in October 2000. "Working closely with partners such as Sierra Wireless and Sprint PCS, QUALCOMM is helping drive the success of CDMA data through consistent on-time delivery of chipsets and system software," said Johan Lodenius, senior vice president of marketing and product management for QUALCOMM CDMA Technologies. "Sierra Wireless illustrates its market leadership in CDMA-based wireless products with the new AirCard 510, and we look forward to a continued working relationship with them in bringing wireless Internet data solutions to emerging markets." About Sprint PCS Sprint PCS operates the largest 100 percent digital, 100 percent PCS nationwide wireless network in the United States, already serving the majority of the nation's metropolitan areas including more than 4,000 cities and communities across the country. Sprint PCS has licensed PCS coverage of nearly 270 million people in all 50 states, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. For more information, visit the Sprint PCS web site at www.sprintpcs.com. Sprint PCS is a wholly owned tracking group of Sprint Corporation trading on the NYSE under the symbol "PCS." Sprint is a global communications company at the forefront in integrating long distance, local and wireless communications services and one of the world's largest carriers of Internet traffic. Sprint built and operates the United States' only nationwide all-digital, fiber optic network and is a leader in advanced data communications services. Sprint has $17 billion in annual revenues and serves more than 20 million businesses and residential customers. About Sierra Wireless Sierra Wireless, Inc. is a leading provider of wireless data communications hardware and software products. Sierra Wireless delivers wireless PC Cards for portable computers, rugged vehicle-mounted wireless modems and OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and modules for embedded applications. Sierra Wireless is the founding member of the WirelessReady(tm) Alliance, an alliance of industry-leading hardware, software and service companies committed to the delivery of complete and compelling wireless data solutions. About QUALCOMM CDMA Technologies QUALCOMM CDMA Technologies (QCT QCT Quantitative Computed Tomography (bone scanning method) QCT Quasi-Classical Trajectory QCT Qualcomm CDMA Technology QCT Quality Control Team QCT Qualcomm Cdma Technologies ), a division of QUALCOMM Incorporated, is the leading developer and supplier of CDMA chipsets, hardware and software solutions, and tools, with more than 115 million MSM chips shipped worldwide. QCT offers wireless position location technology by SnapTrack, a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. of QUALCOMM, and supplies chipsets to the world's leading CDMA handset and infrastructure manufacturers including: Acer Peripherals, Inc., ALPS Alps, great mountain system of S central Europe, c.500 mi (800 km) long and c.100 mi (160 km) wide, curving in a great arc from the Riviera coast on the Mediterranean Sea, along the borders of N Italy and adjacent regions of SE France, Switzerland, SW Germany, and ELECTRIC CO., LTD LTD 1 Laron-type dwarfism 2 Leukotriene D 3 Long-term depression, see there 4. Long-term disability .; CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.; FUJITSU LIMITED; Hitachi, Ltd.; Hyundai Electronics Industries Co., Ltd.; KYOCERA CORPORATION; LG Information and Communications, Ltd.; Samsung Electronics Ltd.; SANYO Electric Co., Ltd.; and Toshiba Corporation, among others. QUALCOMM is a registered trademark, and MSM and MSM3000 are trademarks of QUALCOMM Incorporated. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. |
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