AirLink ES450 End of Life Notice

AirLink ES450 End of Life

Jesse HallMCA News, Sierra Wireless

End of Sale Announcement: ES450

Sierra Wireless announces the End of Life for the ES450 Series of Gateways including notes about last time buy and last time ship date. This notice contains all relevant milestones and dates for the affected products. The AirLink ® Essential Series Routers LX60 is available as a functional replacement for ES450 Gateway.

Affected Part Numbers

Part Number

1102383
1102384
1102386
1102385
1102387

Description

ES450, VERIZON, DC
ES450, AT&T, DC
ES450, NA GENERIC, DC
ES450, SPRINT, DC*
ES450, INTL, DC

*This ES variant stopped shipping in Dec 2018. It is shown here to illustrate the migration path for all variants of ES450

Suggested Replacements

Part Number

1102383
1102384
1102386
1102385

Replacement*

1104580 | LX60, NA, DC
1104579 | LX40, NA, DC

*Either model should act as a suitable replacement for all four of these SKUs.

Part Number

1102387

Replacement*

1104046 | LX60, EMEA, DC
1104048 | LX60, AU&NZ, DC
1104181 | LX40, EMEA, DC
1104183 | LX40, AU&NZ, DC
*Models are now based on where device is being used internationally - the LX40 and LX60 should both equally suit as replacements.

Notice Overview

  • DATE ISSUED: Aug 25, 2021
  • ISSUED BY: Sierra Wireless Enterprise Solutions Product Management
  • PRODUCTS AFFECTED: ES450 Series Gateways
  • VARIANTS AFFECTED: ES450 Gateways – ALL variants
  • FOR DISTRIBUTION TO: General Distribution
  • SUMMARY: Sierra Wireless announces the last time buy and last time ship date for the ES450 Series Gateways. This notice contains all relevant milestones and dates for the affected products. The AirLink ® Essential Series Routers LX60 is available as a functional replacement for ES450 Gateway.
  • MIGRATION: LX60 is the successor product to ES450 offering superior performance whilst utilizing the same operating system, physical connectors and bolt pattern, aiding migration from ES450 to LX60.

Production Milestones

  • AFFECTED MODELS: ES450 (ALL variants)
  • LAST TIME BUY: 31-DEC-2021 The product cannot be ordered from Sierra Wireless after this date.
  • LAST TIME SHIP: 30-JUN-2022 The last possible ship date that can be requested from Sierra Wireless.
  • REASON: Superseded by AirLink LX60

Product Support and Maintenance

  • ACTIVE SOFTWARE MAINTENANCE PHASE:
    • FROM 1-JUL-2022 TO 30-JUN-2023
      • During this phase, device software will be actively maintained. Software releases will contain bug fixes and security patches only, no new features will be deployed. Following Active Software Maintenance the products move to Critical Software Maintenance (see below).
  • CRITICAL SOFTWARE MAINTENANCE PHASE:
    • FROM 1-JUL-2023 TO 30-JUN-2025
      • During this phase, new device software will be released if a Critical software issue or security vulnerability is discovered. A software issue is deemed to be Critical if it causes the Sierra Wireless product or service to become systemically unavailable or unresponsive, and there is no available resolution or workaround.
      • A security vulnerability is deemed to be Critical if it scores 9 or 10 on the Common Vulnerability Scoring System Version 3.0 (CVSSv3) as determined by Sierra Wireless.
  • END OF SOFTWARE MAINTENANCE:
    • 30-JUN-2025
      • No new device software will be released after this date.
  • END OF STANDARD PRODUCT WARRANTY:
    • 30-JUN-2025
      • End of standard product warranty period for devices shipped on the last time ship date.
  • END OF EXTENDED PRODUCT WARRANTY:
    • 30-JUN-2027
      • End of extended warranty period (optional) for devices shipped on the last time ship date. Subject to availability, product may be substituted with a suitable alternative during this period.
  • END OF REPAIRS:
    • 30-JUN-2027
      • The last date to receive product repairs for devices out of warranty. Subject to availability.

Notice Download

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Contact USAT

If you need help ordering ES450 devices before their End of Life, or are looking to upgrade to the newer LX40 or LX60 series of devices, please reach out to us using one of the three contact methods detailed below.

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