Wavecom

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Wavecom SA
Industry telecommunications
Founded Issy-les-Moulineaux, France (1993 (1993))
Defunct2009 (2009)
FateAcquired
Successor Sierra Wireless
Headquarters
Issy-les-Moulineaux
,
France
Products telecommunications
Revenue€ 129.9 million (2008)
Number of employees
500 (2008)

Wavecom (acquired by Sierra Wireless in 2009) was a French technology company that developed and manufactured embedded wireless technology for Machine to Machine (M2M) communication, enabling transmission and reception of data and voice communications using wireless cellular network operators. [1] Its technology was used in smart meter solutions, automotive telematics, fleet management systems, wireless alarms, wireless POS devices, fixed cellular terminals and other M2M systems. [2]

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History

Wavecom was founded in 1993 [3] by Michel Alard, Aram Hékimian and André Jolivet.[ citation needed ] In its first three years of existence, Wavecom operated as an engineering consultancy primarily focused on wireless communication. By 1996, the founders realized there was a market for a standard GSM module, which could be integrated into mobile phones and other wireless applications. The first standard module was introduced in January 1997.[ citation needed ]

Wavecom was acquired by Sierra Wireless in 2009. [4] [3]

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References

  1. "Wavecom: Company Information". New York Times. Retrieved 2009-02-19.[ dead link ]
  2. "Wavecom Introduces Fully Integrated Development Environment for Automotive and Machine-to-Machine Applications". 2009-01-20. Archived from the original on 2013-04-14. Retrieved 2009-02-19.
  3. 1 2 "Press release "Sierra Wireless Agrees to Acquire Wavecom in Friendly Deal"". www.sec.gov. Retrieved 2024-01-24.
  4. Goldstein, Phil (2 December 2008). "Sierra Wireless acquires Wavecom in friendly deal". Fierce Wireless. Retrieved 24 January 2024.