Wavecom (Paris:AVM) (NASDAQ:WVCM) (ISIN:FR0000073066) today
introduced the new Fastrack Supreme Wireless CPU(R). This Plug & Play
family product evolution keeps the same versatile form factor as the
previous Fastrack product packed with a host of new features that will
carry customer applications well into the future.
In order to better serve its customers, Wavecom launched a survey
on the future of the Fastrack product in June of 2006, the first in
what the company expects to be a standard part of customer-focused
product planning for the future. Overwhelming response focused on
several key needs, all of which are addressed in the Fastrack Supreme.
Customers revealed the need for additional input/output (IO)
options and enhanced expandability for optional features. In response,
Wavecom has developed an exciting new, open-standard Internal
Expansion Socket (IES) interface for customers to add additional IO
connectivity or features like GPS, WiFi, Bluetooth, Zigbee and more.
The open interface means customers are able to develop their own
expansion modules and customize the product for their specific
requirements. Or, they can look to Wavecom for new expansion modules
designed to address their most-pressing needs. With the new Fastrack
Supreme, Wavecom also announces three such options: one for IO
expansion with mini USB connectivity; one with GPS functionality and
USB; and one with IO expansion, GPS functionality and USB. Wavecom
expects to offer additional optional expansion modules in the future
in direct response to customer needs.
The Fastrack Supreme Wireless CPU(R) also features Wavecom's Open
AT(R) Software Suite offering Real-Time native execution of embedded C
applications plus download-over-the-air (DOTA) capabilities for
simple, cost-effective upgrades and maintenance, compatible with the
recently announced Remote Device Management Service (RDMS) from
Wavecom. Open AT(R) enables developers to fully embed their software
application inside Fastrack Supreme and as a direct consequence reduce
product design, material and after-sale costs.
In addition, the survey revealed customers' strong attachment to
existing form factor and interfaces as well as a progression from GPRS
to EDGE and on to 3G and HSDPA - all of which are incorporated in the
rugged new product design. The first to be available are the Fastrack
Supreme 10, supporting GPRS, and Fastrack Supreme 20, supporting EDGE.
"Fastrack Supreme's unique value radiates from its ability to be
customized not only by Wavecom but by our customers, too, in terms of
both hardware and software - a true first in the industry," said
Philippe Guillemette, Wavecom Chief Technology Officer & VP Marketing.
"But we are even more proud of the fact that this product is a direct
response to our customers' wants and needs. We are intent on continued
dialogue with our customers in order to consistently deliver the
most-innovative, best tailored solutions on the market."
Engineering samples of the new Fastrack Supreme are expected in
April 2007.
Visit Wavecom at the EXPOCOMM Mexico, February 27-March 3 in the
French Pavilion.
About Wavecom
Wavecom is a worldwide leader in embedded industrial wireless
communication solutions for automotive, machine-to-machine and mobile
professional applications. Wavecom's solutions include the Open AT(R)
software platform encompassing the Wavecom Open AT(R) Operating
System, a wide range of Plug-Ins, the Open AT(R) Integrated
Development Environment (IDE) along with a market-leading range of
Wireless CPU(R) (Central Processing Units), and an expanding portfolio
of services. These complete embedded solutions enable makers of all
types of machines to develop a new breed of intelligent wireless
applications, without the need of external processors and other ASICs
(Application Specific Integrated Circuits) and components.
Founded in 1993 and headquartered in Paris, Wavecom has
subsidiaries in Hong Kong (PRC), Research Triangle Park, NC (USA) and
Camberley (UK). Wavecom is publicly traded on Euronext Paris (Eurolist
compartment B: AVM; ISIN: FR0000073066) in France and on the NASDAQ
(WVCM) exchange in the U.S.
www.wavecom.com
