AirLink LX40 End of Life Notice

AirLink LX40 End of Life

Jesse HallMCA News, Sierra Wireless

End of Sale Announcement: LX40


Sierra Wireless announces the End of Life including the dates for the last time to buy and last time to ship AirLink LX40 Routers – Verizon, NA Generic & LPWA variants. This notice contains all relevant milestones and dates for the affected products. The AirLink ® Essential Series - LX40 NA SKU (already in production) is available as a functional replacement. This new LX40 NA SKU combines the LTE bands of two existing SKUs: Verizon and NA Generic.


Affected Part Numbers


Part Number


1104176
1104177
1104178
1104179
1104180

Description


LX40, VERIZON, DC
LX40, VERIZON, Wi-Fi
LX40, NA GENERIC, DC
LX40, NA GENERIC, Wi-Fi
LX40 LTE-M/NB-IoT, GLOBAL


Suggested Replacements


Old Part


1104176
1104178

Replacement*


1104579 | LX40, NA, DC


*Both models have now been consolidated under a single SKU


Old Part


1104177
1104179

Replacement*


1104573 | LX40, NA, Wi-Fi


*Both models have now been consolidated under a single SKU


Old Part


1107180

Replacement*


1104333 | RV55 LTE-M/NB-IoT, GLOBAL



Notice Overview


  • DATE ISSUED: Aug 25, 2021
  • ISSUED BY: Sierra Wireless Enterprise Solutions Product Management
  • PRODUCTS AFFECTED: MP70 Routers
  • ORDER CODES AFFECTED: MP70 Routers LTE-A (CAT6) variants
  • FOR DISTRIBUTION TO: General Distribution
  • SUMMARY: Sierra Wireless announces the last time buy and last time ship date for the MP70 Router LTE-A (CAT6) variants. This notice contains all relevant milestones and dates for the affected products. The AirLink ® MP70 LTE-A Pro variants remain in production.

Production Milestones


  • AFFECTED MODELS: LX40 (Verizon, NA Generic & LPWA 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  • REASON: Superseded by AirLink LX40 – NA SKU variant (already in production).

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  • OTHER MODELS: LX40 EMEA and AUS/NZ (Base and Wi-Fi variants)
  • STATUS: Remain in production

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 specific LX40 devices before their End of Life, or are looking to upgrade to the newer variants of LX40 or RV55 devices, please reach out to us using one of the three contact methods detailed below.


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