Sierra Wireless signs distribution agreement with Richardson RFPD

Richardson RFPD has signed an expanded global franchise agreement with Sierra Wireless, which will see the company sell Sierra Wireless cellular modules and modems to its global audience.

Effective immediately, and with a focus on industrial connectivity, Richardson RFPD will sell and support Sierra Wireless portfolios including 2G, 3G and 4G embedded cellular modules and modems for an array of IoT/ M2M applications, such as telematics, transportation, energy, smart cities, networking and other vertical markets.

Richardson RFPD said the new agreement will build on the long-term collaboration between the two companies, as well as a mutual commitment to serve the demands of the emerging industrial IoT market. 

Jin Pak, vice president of worldwide M2M and automotive sales at Sierra Wireless, said the company chose to enter into the agreement because of the high level of technical field expertise and global support it will receive through the partnership.

“Richardson RFPD’s field team has the technical knowledge and experience necessary to guide customers through the entire product selection and design process. In an emerging market like IoT, it’s important that we have the right level of local support, and Richardson RFPD’s global capabilities are a great fit,” said Pak.

Richardson RFPD President Rafael Salmi commented that his company’s technical sales and engineering teams deployed in the Americas, Europe and Asia can help a broad range of customers get their connected products and services to market faster.

“Our team is ready to present Sierra Wireless’ innovative, multiregion, multicarrier IoT solutions by supporting customers through design-in to field trials and, ultimately, global deployment,” said Salmi.