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| Sierra wireless AirCard 850 Sierra Wireless and XacomComunicaciones announced that the AirCard 850 HSDPA wide area wireless network card for HSDPA/UMTSnetworks is now available from Xacom to reseller and enterprise channels inSpain, France, and Portugal. In addition, Xacom will distribute the MC8755 PCIExpress Mini Card embedded module to original equipment manufacturers in theregion for machine-to-machine (M2M) and mobile computing applications. The new AirCard 850 card and MC8755 embedded module deliver the latest in3G wireless data technology for mobile computing. Out of the box, bothproducts are fully functional on HSDPA, UMTS, EDGE, and GPRS networks. "Sierra Wireless has led the market in launching commercial HSDPAsolutions in Europe, and we are pleased to work with the company to deliverits 3G products to this region, " said Luis Santos, Managing Director for XacomComunicaciones. "We believe that customers looking for access to the fastestavailable 3G wireless data technology and the widest range of roaming optionswill find that Sierra Wireless 3G products more than meet their speed andperformance expectations." "Sierra Wireless is committed to providing top quality wireless productsfor 3G networks in Europe, " said Jim Lahey, Vice President, EMEA for SierraWireless. "The AirCard 850 and the MC8755 embedded module offer the bestwireless wide area networking technology currently available, and we arepleased to work once again with Xacom to deliver these products to customersin this region." The AirCard 850 utilizes the 2100 MHz UMTS frequency band and offersaverage data rates of 500 to 800 kbps, with bursts up to 1.8 Mbps on an HSDPAnetwork. Ideal for frequent travelers, the AirCard 850 enables internationalroaming on HSDPA and UMTS networks across Europe, and on all four EDGE andGPRS frequency bands (850, 900, 1800, and 1900 MHz) used worldwide. TheAirCard 850 wireless WAN card is a Type II PC Card with a slim, unextendeddesign, allowing users to conveniently store the unit inside the laptop. The MC8755 PCI Express Mini Card module is built using the MSM6275 Mobile Station Modem chipset from QUALCOMM and offers peak download speedsof 1.8 Mbps. The MC8755 operates on the 2100 MHz HSDPA UMTS frequency band andis designed for markets in Europe and Asia. MC8755 modules are also compatiblewith EDGE and GSM/GPRS networks on all four GSM frequency bands (850, 900, 1800, and 1900 MHz), for global roaming in areas where an HSDPA or UMTSnetwork is not available. The MC8755 module measures 51 x 30 x 4.5 mm, weighsin at less than 12 g, and complies with new European Union directives on RoHS(Restrictions on Hazardous Substances). write your comments about the article :: © 2006 Networking News :: home page |