AirLink MP70 End of Life Notice

AirLink MP70 End of Life

Jesse HallMCA News, Sierra Wireless

End of Sale Announcement: MP70

Sierra Wireless announces the End of Life dates for the last time to buy and last time to ship CAT 6 variants of the AirLink MP70 Router LTE-A. This notice contains all relevant milestones and dates for the affected products. The reason for this change is that AirLink LTE-A variants are being Superseded by the CAT 12 FirstNet Ready™ MP70 LTE Advanced Pro variants.

Affected Part Numbers

Part Number

1102709
1102743
1102713
1102745

Description

MP70, NA & EMEA
MP70, NA & EMEA, Wi-Fi
MP70, APAC
MP70, APAC, Wi-Fi

Suggested Replacements

Old Part

1102709

Replacement*

1104071 | MP70 LTE-A Pro, NA
1104072 | MP70 LTE-A Pro, Global

*Models are now based on where device is being used - either within North America or Globally

Old Part

1102743

Replacement*

1104073 | MP70 LTE-A Pro, NA, Wi-Fi
1104074 | MP70 LTE-A Pro, Global, Wi-Fi

*Models are now based on where device is being used - either within North America or Globally

Old Part

1102713

Replacement*

1104072 | MP70 LTE-A Pro, Global

Old Part

1102745

Replacement*

1104074 | MP70 LTE-A Pro, Global, Wi-Fi

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: MP70 LTE-A (CAT6) 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  • REASON: Superseded by the FirstNet Ready™ MP70 LTE Advanced Pro (CAT12) variants

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  • OTHER MODELS: MP70 LTE-A Pro (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 CAT 6 variants of MP70 devices before their End of Life, or are looking to upgrade to the newer CAT 12 variants of these devices, please reach out to us using one of the three contact methods detailed below.

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