With over three decades of expertise and millions of field-deployed devices, Sierra Wireless has consistently driven innovation in the cellular technology field. From the pioneering days of 2G to the current 5G era, their family of routers has played a pivotal role, guided by two unwavering principles: delivering ultimate performance… Read More…
When the Department of Water Management in Durham, North Carolina, upgraded the City’s water system to keep pace with population growth, it constructed two new water towers, which collectively store 4.5 million gallons of water. The new equipment within the towers needed to be incorporated into the existing supervisory control and… Read More…
To enhance customer satisfaction and minimize operational expenses, several utility companies are optimizing their field operations by implementing a vehicle-based cellular networking strategy. By centralizing connectivity through a vehicle area network (VAN), these companies hope to cut costs while boosting field productivity… Read More…
Sierra Wireless was recently informed of eight security vulnerabilities in ALEOS, the operating system used in certain Sierra Wireless AirLink Routers, including the MP70, RV50x, RV55, LX40, LX60 ES450 and GX450. The vulnerabilities are present in ALEOS 4.16 and earlier versions and have been remediated in ALEOS 4.17… Read More…
At a recent industry conference, one of the guest speakers stated that his company dealt with 84 different security vendors, which was not altogether surprising. Amid the Digital Transformation, many companies are adding service upon service, which can become very difficult to monitor and manage. While many of these security tools are useful and necessary, even more important is ensuring the network’s… Read More…
Sierra Wireless has recently introduced Hybrid Cloud – an optional security feature for the AirLink® Management Service (ALMS). During a time when data security is at the top of every IT manager’s concerns, Hybrid Cloud ensures complete physical or logical isolation between your management system and your operational networks… Read More…
Sierra Wireless is pleased to announce that they have officially released AM/AMM 2.17.5, a major release of the AirLink Manager Platform. The product was released on October 20, 2023. This release introduces significant new improvements for administrators of the AMM platform. It also serves as a foundational release, redefining the… Read More…
We are pleased to announce the General Availability of ALEOS 4.9.9 for GX450 and ES450 Airlink® routers. These routers are no longer for sale per their end of sale announcements available on The Source. ALEOS critical software maintenance will continue for these routers per their end of sale details… Read More…
Sierra Wireless has announced the General Availability of ALEOS 4.17 for all in-production ALEOS-powered routers. Sierra Wireless strongly advises that all customers keep their AirLink routers up-to-date using the latest ALEOS release and security patches available through their AirLink Management Service (ALMS). Additionally, please note that Sierra Wireless will only offer technical… Read More…
For many years – decades even – transportation has been fairly isolated from the digital world. However, the contemporary landscape sees an increasing number of transit companies embracing the concept of passenger Wi-Fi connectivity. This enables commuters to stay connected, work remotely, or indulge in their favorite online content while on the move. However, provisioning public… Read More…
