OXNARD, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May. 13, 2009--
CalAmp Corp. (NASDAQ: CAMP), a leading provider of wireless
products, services and solutions, today announced that its 882-EVDO
ruggedized cellular data modem and IP router has been certified for
operation on the Sprint Nextel cellular data network.
The 882-EVDO is used to establish reliable data or Internet connectivity
at 3G speeds and is targeted at a variety of mobile, portable and fixed
wireless applications including Wide Area Network (WAN) connections to
Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) Collectors, Programmable Logic
Controllers (PLCs), Remote Terminal Units (RTUs), Electronic Flow Meters
(EFMs) and more bandwidth intensive applications such as video.
CalAmp’s 882-EVDO offers an integrated Dynamic Host Configuration
Protocol (DHCP) server, port forwarding and port mapping capabilities
providing wireless data connectivity through public cellular networks.
As a fully certified integrated platform, it can be easily and rapidly
deployed for industrial data communication applications requiring TCP/IP
connectivity.
“We are pleased to announce the certification of our 882-EVDO for use on
the Sprint Nextel 3G cellular network,” commented Rick Nozel, Senior
Vice President of Sales and Marketing for CalAmp’s wireless networks
business. “We are excited about the commercial potential for the
882-EVDO, as it brings 3G speeds to critical applications in the AMI and
Smart Grid marketplace as well as a variety of other SCADA and Telemetry
applications in the Industrial Monitoring and Controls industry.”
About CalAmp Corp.
CalAmp provides wireless communications solutions that enable
anytime/anywhere access to critical data and content. The Company serves
customers in the public safety, industrial monitoring and controls,
mobile resource management, public utilities and direct broadcast
satellite markets. The Company’s products are marketed under the CalAmp,
Dataradio, SmartLink, Aercept, LandCell and Omega trade names. For
additional information, please visit www.calamp.com.
Source: CalAmp Corp.
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