Sierra Wireless AirCard 775 Technical Features:
- Windows 98SE, NT, 2000, Me, XP, PPC, PPC2002, PPC2003,
HPC2000, CE4.1, CE4.2
- Quad-band design supports 850/900/1800/1900 MHz frequency
bands
- True Network Interface Card Operation (NIC) plus Dial-Up
Networking (DUN) modes maximizing both the card and software
performance
- Field Firmware Upgradeable
Sierra Wireless AirCard 775 can now be used with the new
AirCard Manager - a simple and powerful software solution
for efficient deployment of AirCard wireless network cards.
Announcing the Air Card 775
Sierra Wireless launches the Air Card 775 wireless network
card for EDGE networks
Quad-band wireless wide area network card delivers average
data speeds above 100 kbps
CTIA Wireless IT, San Francisco, California, Booth #839 -
October 25, 2004 - Sierra Wireless (Nasdaq: SWIR; TSX: SW)
announced today that the Air Card 775 wireless wide area network
card is now available for purchase. The AirCard 775 will provide
mobile users with data rates up to three times faster than
on GPRS networks, providing fast, wireless connectivity to
the Internet, e-mail, and corporate applications.
About the size of a credit card, the Sierra Wireless AirCard
775, a multi-slot Class 12 EDGE PC Card, is the newest addition
to Sierra Wireless’ award winning AirCard line of wireless
network cards. Ideal for mobile professionals who are heavy
data users, the AirCard 775 allows users to transfer data
at speeds averaging between 100 and 130 kbps (kilobits per
second), with bursts up to 200 kbps. The quad-band operation
(850/900/1800/1900 MHz) also enables worldwide roaming on
EDGE and GSM/GPRS networks, allowing travelers to access data
wirelessly in more than 70 countries with GPRS service and
25 countries where EDGE is available.
“The AirCard 775 PC Card offers significant benefits to mobile
professionals, and especially to those who travel extensively
outside North America,” said Dan Schieler, Vice President
Sales, Americas for Sierra Wireless. “With its quad-band design
for worldwide roaming and multi-slot Class 12 technology for
faster data transfer, the AirCard 775 demonstrates Sierra
Wireless’ commitment to delivering best-in-class performance
to the market, and we are pleased to launch the card in North
America."
About Sierra Wireless
Sierra Wireless is a leader in delivering highly differentiated
wireless solutions that enable our customers to improve their
productivity and lifestyle. Sierra Wireless develops and markets
the AirCard, the industry-leading wireless PC card line for
portable computers; embedded modules for OEM wireless applications;
the MP line of rugged vehicle-mounted connectivity solutions;
and Voq, a line of mobile phones with easy-to-use, secure
software solutions for mobile professionals.
"AirCard" is a registered trademark of Sierra Wireless. "Voq
Professional Phone" is a trademark of Sierra Wireless, Inc.
Other product or service names mentioned herein may be the
trademarks of their respective owners.
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