UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
FORM 6-K
Report
of Foreign Private Issuer
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of
the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the
Month of
June
2018
(Commission File. No. 000-30718).
SIERRA
WIRELESS, INC.
(Translation of registrant’s name in
English)
13811 Wireless Way
Richmond, British
Columbia, Canada V6V 3A4
(Address of principal executive offices
and zip code)
Registrant’s Telephone Number, including area code:
604-231-1100
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40-F
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Sierra
Wireless Launches Next-Generation mangOH® Open Source Platform to
Accelerate Industrial IoT
Sierra
Wireless also expands mangOH ecosystem, adding manufacturing and design
partner Jabil for rapid productization of low-power Industrial IoT
devices
PARIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 5, 2018--Sierra Wireless (NASDAQ:SWIR)
(TSX:SW), the leading provider of fully integrated device-to-cloud
solutions for the Internet of Things (IoT), today released alpha samples
of its next-generation mangOH® open source hardware platform, inviting
the IoT developer community to influence the final product. mangOH
Yellow, a “super sensor” for connected IoT, allows developers to measure
and monitor virtually anything, with all of the interoperable building
blocks needed to rapidly develop and productize low-power Industrial IoT
applications.
The award-winning mangOH platform helps developers address many of the
challenges that limit their ability to quickly and cost-effectively
bring connected cellular LPWA (Cat-M1/LTE-M and NB-IoT) and 2G/3G/4G
products to market. mangOH’s open source model, industrial-grade
components and extensive ecosystem enable businesses to reduce time to
market for Industrial IoT applications by up to one year and cut
development costs in half.
“Whether you’re developing IoT applications for a startup or a Fortune
500 company, mangOH gives you a head start to a minimum viable product,
right out of the box,” said Ashish Syal, Chief Engineer and mangOH
Founder, Sierra Wireless. “Building on the success of mangOH Red and
Green, we’re excited to release mangOH Yellow and give the IoT developer
community the opportunity to influence the final product.”
Smaller and lighter, mangOH Yellow is targeted at IoT applications where
compactness and low-power consumption are essential. The size and
mechanical design will allow developers to build standalone and
extremely compact proof-of-concepts/prototypes or to incorporate it into
existing systems for instant IoT connectivity. Existing mangOH Red and
Green and applications developed using the Legato™ open source Linux
platform can be easily ported to mangOH Yellow. In addition to cellular
connectivity, mangOH Yellow features built-in Bluetooth Mesh and BLE 5,
as well as Wi-Fi and NFC. It also includes 14 advanced sensors and
actuators on board in an ultra-low-power architecture for long-lasting,
mobile, battery-powered applications. mangOH Yellow provides ultimate
flexibility and functionality with an IoT connector slot to leverage the
more than 15 IoT cards built by members of the collaborative mangOH
ecosystem, which are available today.
Sierra Wireless also announced that Jabil, a provider of design,
manufacturing, supply chain and product management services, has joined
the extensive mangOH ecosystem. Jabil is the lead manufacturing partner
for mangOH Red and the next-generation mangOH Yellow.
“mangOH is creating a disruptive opportunity in the IoT space for
companies to innovate, and Jabil is pleased to join the ecosystem to
help mangOH users cost-effectively take their prototypes to market,”
said Rafael Renno, Senior Business Unit Director, Jabil. “We’re not only
manufacturing mangOH, we’re also working with several large customers to
develop new industrial use cases based on mangOH Red that will
revolutionize industries.”
Availability
mangOH Green and mangOH Red platforms are commercially available through
preferred distributors. Visit
http://mangoh.io/buy
to buy. mangOH
Yellow will be commercially available in May 2019. Attendees of the
Sierra Wireless Innovation Summit on June 5, 2018, in Paris, France,
will be the first to have access to early samples.
Webinar
Open Source Technologies Driving Low Power Tracking Applications
June
21, 2018, 08:00 AM PT
Register:
https://event.on24.com/eventRegistration/EventLobbyServlet?target=registration.jsp&partnerref=sweventpage&eventid=1676455&sessionid=1&key=B71FEA6171F5459F240A4C8D51C9FD00®Tag=&sourcepage=register
.
About mangOH
Sierra Wireless founded the mangOH open source hardware community in
2015 to make it easy for developers to prototype with any wired,
wireless, or sensor technology based on their unique IoT use case.
mangOH platforms deliver 90% of the solution prototype out-of-the-box,
enabling software developers to easily build reliable IoT solutions that
hardware designers can customize to rapidly create Industrial IoT
devices. It provides:
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Open source and business friendly designs so anyone can copy, modify
and build commercial products;
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Flexible designs to adapt to any IoT use case based on wired,
wireless, and sensor technologies;
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Interoperable, industrial-grade components so that prototypes can be
easily turned into a commercial products; and
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Support for other open source initiatives like the Legato Linux
platform to remove the complexity of hardware integration.
For more information, visit
http://mangoh.io
.
Note to editors:
The latest mangOH-based IoT innovations and use cases will be featured
at the sixth annual Sierra Wireless Innovation Summit, on June 5, 2018,
in Paris, France. For more information, visit:
https://www.sierrawireless.com/innovation-summit/
.
To contact the Sierra Wireless Sales Desk, call +1 877-687-7795 or visit
http://www.sierrawireless.com/sales
.
About Sierra Wireless
Sierra Wireless (NASDAQ:SWIR) (TSX:SW) is an IoT pioneer, empowering
businesses and industries to transform and thrive in the connected
economy. Customers Start with Sierra because we offer a device to cloud
solution, comprised of embedded and networking solutions seamlessly
integrated with our secure cloud and connectivity services. OEMs and
enterprises worldwide rely on our expertise in delivering fully
integrated solutions to reduce complexity, turn data into intelligence
and get their connected products and services to market faster. Sierra
Wireless has more than 1,300 employees globally and operates R&D centers
in North America, Europe and Asia. For more information, visit
www.sierrawireless.com
.
Connect with Sierra Wireless on the IoT Blog at
http://www.sierrawireless.com/iot-blog
,
on Twitter at @SierraWireless, on LinkedIn at
http://www.linkedin.com/company/sierra-wireless
and on YouTube at
http://www.youtube.com/SierraWireless
.
“Sierra Wireless,” “Legato” and “mangOH” are trademarks of Sierra
Wireless. Other product or service names mentioned herein may be the
trademarks of their respective owners.
Forward Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements that involve
risks and uncertainties. These forward-looking statements relate to,
among other things, plans and timing for the introduction or enhancement
of our services and products, statements about future market conditions,
supply conditions, channel and end customer demand conditions, revenues,
gross margins, operating expenses, profits, and other expectations,
intentions, and plans contained in this press release that are not
historical fact. Our expectations regarding future revenues and earnings
depend in part upon our ability to successfully develop, manufacture,
and supply products that we do not produce today and that meet defined
specifications. When used in this press release, the words "plan",
"expect", "believe", and similar expressions generally identify
forward-looking statements. These statements reflect our current
expectations. They are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties,
including, but not limited to, changes in technology and changes in the
wireless data communications market. In light of the many risks and
uncertainties surrounding the wireless data communications market, you
should understand that we cannot assure you that the forward-looking
statements contained in this press release will be realized.
CONTACT:
Sierra Wireless
Media
:
Kim Homeniuk,
+1-604-233-8028
khomeniuk@sierrawireless.com
or
Investors:
David
Climie, +1-604-231-1137
dclimie@sierrawireless.com
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to
the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant
has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
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Sierra Wireless, Inc.
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By:
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/s/ David G. McLennan
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David G. McLennan, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary
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Date:
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June 5, 2018
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