Sierra Wireless has announced its AirPrime® EM7455 embedded module has been selected by Lenovo to provide fast and reliable LTE-Advanced cellular connectivity in next-generation notebooks, tablets, and 2-in-1s. The AirPrime® EM7455 is the industry’s first embedded module to support LTE-Advanced – the latest 4G LTE standard aimed at improving network capacity, throughput, and operational efficiency. Designed for mobile computing and enterprise networking, the EM7455 represents the fourth generation of LTE modules from Sierra Wireless. The new AirPrime module is based on the Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ X7 LTE modem, a product of Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., a subsidiary of Qualcomm Incorporated.
As the Internet of Things continues to grow and more devices are added to cellular networks, the additional capacity and throughput that LTE-A offers is essential to providing superior mobile computing and M2M communications.
The new AirPrime EM7455 module allows OEM customers to deploy solutions for LTE-A networks in North America and Europe with a single device, making it easy for them to provision and change mobile networks. On-board mobile network switching, which is unique to Sierra Wireless LTE-A modules, can help customers drive efficiency in their inventory management, manufacturing, and deployment processes.
As previously announced, Sierra Wireless will be launching the MC7455 (PCI Express MiniCard) for North American and European markets, as well as the EM7430 (PCI Express M.2) and MC7430 (PCI Express MiniCard) for Asia-Pacific networks, in 2016.
