New Sierra Wireless 4G LTE Gateway Supports Best-in-Class Business Continuity for Distributed Enterprises
January 29 2014 - 9:13AM
Business Wire
The AirLink® ES440 gateway and terminal server
delivers reliable 4G LTE connectivity and remote troubleshooting
capabilities to keep retail chains, branches, and kiosks online
24/7
Sierra Wireless (NASDAQ:SWIR) (TSX:SW) today announced the
launch of the AirLink® ES440 enterprise 4G LTE gateway and terminal
server. The AirLink ES440 provides mission-critical 4G LTE
connectivity when primary wireline internet connections are
unavailable, making it ideal for the distributed enterprise market
– customers with branch locations that are remote from the main
office infrastructure. These customers require seamless
connectivity and automatic failover to continuously process
transactions for businesses such as retail, restaurant, and
financial services chains.
Together with an enterprise router, the AirLink ES440 supports a
best-in-class business continuity strategy by enabling
out-of-band-management (OOBM) capability to IT administrators while
leveraging the router’s failover and firewall features. This allows
IT administrators to remotely troubleshoot and repair network
equipment over wireless wide area networks, dramatically reducing
the need to manually reset or update networking equipment on
site.
“For distributed enterprise customers, network downtime means
lost revenue and customers,” said Emmanuel Walckenaer, Senior Vice
President and General Manager, Enterprise Solutions for Sierra
Wireless. “Imagine a busy retail location unable to process
transactions because of a failure in its landline connection. The
AirLink ES440 is a critical component in a strong IT strategy for
distributed enterprises for two reasons. First, it provides a
reliable backup internet connection to keep transactions flowing,
using high-speed 4G LTE networks. Secondly, it allows network
administrators to use the OOBM feature to remotely reboot an
attached router and get their network back online without the time
and expense of a site visit.”
The AirLink ES440 also includes the ability to remotely
configure, deploy and monitor the gateway, and manage airtime
subscriptions across multiple networks using AirVantage® Management
Service (AVMS). With AVMS, network administrators are also able to
create configuration templates to speed up large deployments or
bring new deployments online in seconds.
The AirLink ES440 is available now from Sierra Wireless
distributors and resellers in North America and Europe.
What customers are saying
“For Money Mart, having a backup system to process transactions
is absolutely essential. The cost of downtime is simply too high.
We landed on Sierra Wireless AirLink gateways after extensive
testing of multiple devices, and found that when the device needed
to roll over to wireless, the Sierra Wireless platform was the only
one that offered the stability we needed. The new AirLink ES440 is
a perfect fit for us and will be a logical choice for our future
deployments.” – Pete Wilson, Telecom and Network Administrator,
Money Mart
“We use AirLink devices because of their proven stability and
their excellent reputation for quality - our customers trust them.
It's clear that Sierra Wireless has listened to the needs of our
market in designing the new AirLink ES440 - it provides exactly
what we need in terms of balancing performance, build quality,
features, and cost.” – Michael Kuhlmann, CEO, Colony Networks
Further information
Visit the Sierra Wireless YouTube channel to learn more about
how the AirLink ES440 meets the needs of distributed enterprises
for business continuity. For more information about the Sierra
Wireless AirLink ES440 enterprise gateway and terminal server,
please visit http://www.sierrawireless.com/es440. To contact the
Sierra Wireless Sales Desk, call +1 (604) 232-1488 or visit
http://www.sierrawireless.com/sales.
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About Sierra Wireless
Sierra Wireless (NASDAQ: SWIR) (TSX: SW) is the global leader in
machine-to-machine (M2M) devices and cloud services, delivering
intelligent wireless solutions that simplify the connected world.
We offer the industry’s most comprehensive portfolio of 2G, 3G and
4G embedded modules and gateways, seamlessly integrated with our
secure M2M cloud services. Customers worldwide, including OEMs,
enterprises, and mobile network operators, trust our innovative
solutions to get their connected products and services to market
faster. Sierra Wireless has more than 850 employees globally and
has R&D centers in North America, Europe and Asia. For more
information, visit www.sierrawireless.com.
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Other product or service names mentioned herein may be the
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