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Sierra Wireless is a multinational wireless communications equipment designer and manufacturer headquartered in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada. It also maintains offices and operations in California, France, and Guangdong and Hong Kong in the PRC.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Sierra Wireless - Contact Us )〕 Sierra Wireless sells mobile computing and machine-to-machine (M2M) communications products that work over cellular networks. Sierra Wireless sells 2G, 3G and 4G mobile broadband wireless modems, routers and gateways as well as software, tools, and services. Sierra Wireless products and technologies are used in a variety of markets and industries, including automotive and transportation, energy, field service, healthcare, industrial and infrastructure, mobile computing and consumers, networking, sales and payment, and security. It also maintains a network of experts in mobile broadband and M2M integration to support customers worldwide. The company's products are sold directly to OEMs, as well as indirectly through distributors and resellers. == History == Sierra Wireless was founded in 1993 in Vancouver, Canada. In August 2003, it completed an acquisition of privately held, high-speed CDMA wireless modules supplier, AirPrime,〔Dano, Mike. (Sierra Wireless shares up on AirPrime acquisition ), ''RCR Wireless'', June 17, 2003.〕 issuing approximately 3.7 million shares to AirPrime shareholders.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title= Sierra Wireless to acquire AirPrime for CDMA Modules )〕 On March 6, 2007, the company announced its purchase of Hayward, California-based AirLink Communications, a privately held developer of high-value fixed, portable, and mobile wireless data solutions.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Sierra Wireless announces acquisition of AirLink Communications )〕 Prior to the May 2007 completion of its sale to Sierra Wireless for a total of $27 million in cash and stock, AirLink had reported $24.8 million in revenues and gross margin of 44 percent.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Sierra Wireless, Inc. Completes Acquisition of AirLink Communications, Inc. )〕 On August 5, 2008, Sierra Wireless announced its purchase of the assets of Junxion. Based in Seattle, the company was a producer of Linux-based mobile wireless access points and network routers for enterprise and government customers. Terms of the acquisition were not made public. In December 2008, Sierra Wireless made a friendly all-cash bid to acquire Wavecom, a French M2M wireless technology developer. The sale was completed for $275 million.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Transcript of Conference Call Held on Dec 2, 2008 at 8:00 A.M. (EST) )〕 On August 1, 2012, the company announced it had completed its acquisition of SAGEMCOM's M2M business in a cash transaction of EUR44.9 million plus assumed liabilities.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Sierra Wireless, Inc. Completes Acquisition Of Sagemcom M2M Business )〕 In November 2012, Sierra Wireless was recognized as an M2M market leader by market research and intelligence firm, ABI Research. Based on the company's aggregated revenues, ABI found that Sierra Wireless held a 34 percent share of the M2M module market.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Sierra Wireless Corporate Overview )〕 On January 28, 2013 it was announced that Sierra Wireless had entered a definitive agreement to sell all assets and operations related to its AirCard® business to NETGEAR®, Inc. for $138 million in cash plus approximately $6.5 million in assumed liabilities as of December 31, 2012. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Sierra Wireless」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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