Xirgo Technologies Will Develop and Manufacture Products for Telit's Innovative M2M Modules
July 7, 2008 - Telit Wireless Solutions, Inc., the US-based M2M mobile technology arm of Telit Communications (AIM: TCM), today announced the selection of Xirgo Technologies, LLC, a global wireless solution provider, as its second North American Telit Competence Center. As part of the agreement, Telit will provide Xirgo with M2M cellular communications technology and products for use in customized designs for third-party applications.
Xirgo was selected as a Telit Competence Center based on the company's expertise in GSM/GPRS design, GPS design as well as proven capabilities in hardware, software and product packaging development and integration for high-volume manufacturing applications. Telit and Xirgo will work together to develop innovative solutions to further the GSM/GPRS landscape for their customers.
"We were initially attracted to Telit by the company's comprehensive product portfolio, but what impressed us the most is their philosophy of protecting our design investments by supplying scalable products that are interchangeable across families, technologies, and generations," said Kris Kelkar, CEO of Xirgo. "Telit provides excellent customer service and support at all levels of development and certification. This is a valuable, long-term partnership for us and the M2M industry as a whole."
The responsibility for a Telit Competence Center is to provide design, development, integration assistance and other value-added services to customers looking to execute an application-specific design based on Telit's innovative suite of embedded GSM/GPRS modules. Telit's modules support a range of applications such as automatic meter reading (AMR), fleet management, security and surveillance, asset tracking, and remote device management and maintenance.
"We already have a strong history with Xirgo of developing quality and innovative solutions across several vertical industries," said Roger Dewey, President and CEO of Telit Wireless Solutions - Americas. "This partnership solidifies our relationship and offers customers faster time-to-market with better access to Xirgo's expertise in GSM/GPRS/GPS-based product design and development."
About Xirgo Technologies, LLC
Xirgo Technologies, a global wireless solutions provider at the forefront of wireless data transmission technology, has successfully designed, manufactured and deployed numerous customized OEM products for a wide range of wireless M2M verticals. The Company's solutions are used in a variety of applications, including telemetry, telematics, risk management, and asset management and tracking. By customizing its field-proven design platforms, Xirgo Technologies' unique design-to-manufacture business model provides its customers with unique solutions, while minimizing time-to-market and reducing non-recurring and recurring costs. For more information about the Company, please contact Shawn Aleman at (805) 426-5243 or saleman@xirgotech.com.
About Telit
Telit is a leading global wireless technology company. It develops, manufactures and markets GSM/GPRS, UMTS/HSDPA and CDMA/EVDO enterprise communication modules for machine-to-machine (m2m) applications which streamline business processes by enabling machines, devices and vehicles to communicate via mobile networks. Telit's products are sold and deployed worldwide through offices in China, Denmark, Germany, Great Britain, Israel, Italy, Korea, Spain, Taiwan, Turkey and the USA. Telit Communications PLC is listed on the AIM (Ticker: TCM). For more information about the company, please visit www.telit.com.