Sierra Wireless AirPrime embedded wireless modules

Sierra Wireless’s architecture for embedded wireless communications is designed to simplify and accelerate the development and deployment of M2M solutions. The architecture will be available across 2G to 4G technologies in the next generation of AirPrime embedded wireless modules, which are equipped with powerful multicore processor with dedicated application core and integrated M2M functionality that simplifies system design, lowers total system cost and dramatically reduces power consumption.

Also included are: built-in connectivity to secure cloud services, providing simple integration of machine data with enterprise applications and convenient remote management that scales easily to millions of devices; open application framework with ready-to-use building blocks, including a set of M2M libraries and development tools that save time for embedded software developers and help them get their products to market more quickly.

The 2G versions of the next-generation AirPrime modules are powered by what is claimed to be the world’s first dedicated M2M system-on-a-chip. Built in collaboration with ARM, it integrates a comprehensive set of M2M-specific interfaces with an advanced tri-core architecture that includes a 2G EDGE modem, a dedicated high-speed ARM application processor and an implementation of the ARM Cortex-M0 processor to enable ultralow-power operation.

The 3G/4G LTE versions of the AirPrime modules will utilise Qualcomm Technologies’ Gobi 9x15 chipset, which is a multimode modem solution that integrates all the modes of 3G and 4G LTE. With a dedicated ARM Cortex A5 processor with Linux support, these integrated chipsets from Qualcomm Technologies can also host the most robust customer M2M applications.

Seamless integration with the AirVantage M2M Cloud further reduces the effort and cost to develop, deploy and operate new M2M solutions. AirVantage offers a secure, scalable, device-to-cloud infrastructure and state-of-the-art, globally distributed data centres, and is available in two components: AirVantage Enterprise Platform and AirVantage Management Service.