As a result of close collaboration with Microsoft, the latest generation of Sierra Wireless devices for HSPA and EV-DO networks support Windows 7 Mobile Broadband with a NDIS 6.20 compliant driver.
Windows 7 Mobile Broadband simplifies the mobile broadband customer experience by enabling users to connect to their mobile broadband service using the View Available Networks feature within Windows, a process similar to connecting to a WiFi network.
Jim Kirkpatrick, chief technology officer for Sierra Wireless, said: “The integration of mobile broadband connectivity within the Windows 7 operating system offers advantages to our customers in terms of simplicity and connection time. We are pleased to collaborate with Microsoft to ensure our products support the better customer experience that we expect Windows 7 Mobile Broadband to provide.”
Sierra Wireless is engaged in modems and software services for mobile broadband networks. The Company offers a product portfolio addressing enterprise, consumer, original equipment manufacturer, specialized vertical industry, and machine-to-machine markets, and provides services to customers requiring wireless design, integration, and carrier certification.
Earlier in October 2008, Sierra Wireless declared that it is working with mobile broadband industry leaders to triple the speed of mobile broadband devices. In collaboration with Telstra, Qualcomm, and Ericsson, Sierra Wireless is developing wireless data devices for the HSPA+ standard, which offer download speeds of 21 megabits per second (Mbps) over Telstra’s super-fast Next G network.
