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Fujitsu Siemens Computers Selects Sierra Wireless HSDPA Embedded Module for Integrated Wide Area Wireless Connectivity

Barcelona, Spain (ots/PRNewswire)

- MC8755 PCI Express Mini Card Module Provides 3G Wide Area
Wireless  Access to Email and Online Applications in New Fujitsu
Siemens Computers  Notebooks
Sierra Wireless
(NASDAQ: SWIR ; TSX: SW) today announced that Fujitsu Siemens
Computers has  selected the Sierra Wireless MC8755 PCI Express Mini
Card modules to provide  integrated HSDPA/UMTS network connectivity
to specific models in its LIFEBOOK Professional Notebook Series,
simplifying access to online information and corporate applications
for mobile professionals. The AirCard Enabled(TM) LIFEBOOK notebooks
from Fujitsu Siemens Computers will be available to mobile
professionals in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa as of Q2, 2006.
"With more than 30 percent growth in the notebook segment, Fujitsu
Siemens Computers is a strong player in the mobility market. We see a
great potential in UMTS embedded professional notebooks and with the
Sierra Wireless Mini Card we can now offer our customers data access
anytime and anywhere the UMTS network is available," says Andreas
Thimmel, Vice President Business Clients at Fujitsu Siemens
Computers.
Sierra Wireless Mini Card embedded modules are designed for
integration into notebook computers and other mobile computing
devices, offering mobile professionals convenient, built-in access to
online information and applications at broadband speeds, allowing
them to work productively without spending valuable time searching
for hotspots.
"Sierra Wireless has been working with original equipment
manufacturers for more than 10 years to provide reliable, high
quality integrated wireless wide area network connections," said Dan
Schieler, Senior Vice President, Worldwide Sales for Sierra Wireless.
"We are pleased to collaborate with Fujitsu Siemens Computers to
provide the same built-in, reliable wireless connectivity to mobile
professionals for mainstream business applications."
AirCard Enabled(TM)
Sierra Wireless has over 12 years of experience in delivering
industry leading WWAN products. OEM customers can rely on Sierra
Wireless to deliver a suite of PCI Express Mini Card products, along
with superior integration support services to help manage product
development cycles. Customers purchasing AirCard Enabled products
experience the same reliable, high performance wireless data
solutions they have come to expect from the AirCard line of PC card
products.
Sierra Wireless PCI Express Mini Card modules include a common
comprehensive WHQL-certified USB software driver architecture that
provides superior power management, a dedicated diagnostic channel
and the ability to enable or disable NDIS, which provides maximum
flexibility to OEM customers when designing their wireless product.
To simplify and expedite product development cycles, Sierra Wireless
also provides system integrators and OEM customers with a
comprehensive software development kit (SDK) or Sierra Wireless's own
Watcher(TM) software for easy connection management.
MC8755 PCI Express Mini Card for HSDPA/UMTS networks
The MC8755 PCI Express Mini Card module is built using the
MSM6275(TM) Mobile Station Modem(TM) chipset from QUALCOMM and offers
peak download speeds of 1.8 Mbps. The MC8755 operates on the 2100 MHz
HSDPA UMTS frequency band and is designed for markets in Europe and
Asia. MC8755 modules are also compatible with EDGE and GSM/GPRS
networks on all four GSM frequency bands (850, 900, 1800, and 1900
MHz), for global roaming in areas where an HSDPA or UMTS network is
not available.
The MC8755 module measures 51 x 30 x 4.5 mm, weighs in at less
than 12 g, and complies with new European Union directives on RoHS
(Restrictions on Hazardous Substances).
For more information about Sierra Wireless PCI Express Mini Card
embedded modules, please visit
www.sierrawireless.com/product/oemmodules.aspx, or contact the Sierra
Wireless Sales Desk by calling 604-232-1488 or e-mailing
sales(at)sierrawireless.com.
Note to Editors:
To view and download images of Sierra Wireless products, please
visit www.sierrawireless.com/product/photos.aspx.
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; and the MP
line of rugged vehicle-mounted connectivity solutions. For more
information about Sierra Wireless please visit
www.sierrawireless.com.
"AirCard" is a registered trademark and "AirCard Enabled" is a
trademark of Sierra Wireless. Other product or service names
mentioned herein may be the trademarks of their respective owners.
Forward Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements that
involve risks and uncertainties. These forward-looking statements
relate to, among other things, plans and timing for the introduction
or enhancement of our services and products, statements about future
market conditions, supply conditions, channel and end customer demand
conditions, revenues, gross margins, operating expenses, profits, and
other expectations, intentions, and plans contained in this press
release that are not historical fact. Our expectations regarding
future revenues and earnings depend in part upon our ability to
successfully develop, manufacture, and supply products that we do not
produce today and that meet defined specifications. When used in this
press release, the words "plan", "expect", "believe", and similar
expressions generally identify forward-looking statements. These
statements reflect our current expectations. They are subject to a
number of risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to,
changes in technology and changes in the wireless data communications
market. In light of the many risks and uncertainties surrounding the
wireless data communications market, you should understand that we
cannot assure you that the forward-looking statements contained in
this press release will be realized.
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Contact:

Sharlene Myers, Sierra Wireless, Tel: +1-604-232-1445, Email:
smyers@sierrawireless.com, www.sierrawireless.com

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