Siemens Wireless Community

Together we'll make it talk

Wireless Modules offers an attractive partner program in addition to its product lines in the M2M (machine-to-machine), consumer, and automotive segments. Companies that have developed applications of wireless modules from Siemens can become members of the Siemens Wireless Community. These include companies of different segments offering their applications and solutions regionally or worldwide.

True to its motto, "Together we'll make it talk," Siemens takes care of getting more exposure for your products with customers and journalists alike.

This is accomplished through a number of different channels:

• The worldwide sales team at Siemens Wireless Modules
  
• Siemens on the Internet
  
• Events and exhibitions
  

Participating in the Siemens Wireless Community is free and offers many advantages:

• Community partners profit from the Siemens brand name
  
• The Siemens network opens up new business segments and a strengthened market position
  
• Joint market communication increases network members' recognition factor
  

You, too, can become a member of the Siemens Wireless Community if:

• You have already implemented an application based on Siemens wireless modules.
  
• You have already launched your product onto the market.
  
• Your application is already being used in reference projects.
  
• You rely exclusively on GSM/GPRS wireless modules from Siemens.

Modules & Terminals

“I've just sold the last Coke”, a typical message sent from the Vending machine at the central station to the refiller. Yes you heard right - from a machine, not from a person. Wireless Modules from Siemens make machines intelligent and give them a voice.

As there are different machines, Siemens offers a variety of Modules dedicated for the respective field of application. The modules can be clustered into four categories:

• Tracking Modules for all applications which need to transmit their current location
  
• Rugged Modules for solutions proven in rough environments
  
• Modules; the all-rounders offer mobile connectivity for a wide range of applications
  
• Terminals which are stand alone communication units, ready to use
  

Tracking Modules
GPS Position 48.1198674 (latitude);11.6017705 (longitude) sent on 1 st July 2007. This is a typical message sent out by a Siemens tracking module. The keyword is GPS which means Global Positioning System. This tracking service is integrated into the two tracking modules: XT65 and XT75. These modules are designed for all applications which have to provide a service center with the location of an object, vehicle or person, e.g. Person Tracking Devices, Vehicle Recovery Systems, Fleet Management Devices. The highlight of this product category is the logical integration of the GPS technology, which optimizes the combination of GPS with GSM/GPRS and even EDGE features. The two modules have a different set of features allowing seamless integration with individual customer requirements: The XT75 comes with Quad-Band EDGE and Java™ technology, the XT65 in comparison offers GPRS instead of EDGE.

Rugged Modules
Rough environments that reach temperatures of up to 85°C are child’s play for the AC75, one of three products described as rugged. And there are even more features which makes these modules predestined for applications demanding special qualities: The modules meet all relevant quality standards used in the automotive sector like the VDA standard for voice transmission. In addition, they were developed in accordance with TS16949. In addition they are developed according to TS16949. They are provided with antenna diagnositic, a robust SMP antenna connector and they feature SIM access profile (SAP). Siemens offers three different modules for this market: The Java™ based Quad-Band modules AC65 and AC75, the latter featuring the EDGE data-transmission standard, and the Dual-Band GPRS module AC45.

Modules
From GSM to HSDPA technology and from Java™ to RIL driver functionality - this defines the range of features which are integrated into the products of the category modules. There is, for example, the HC25 which is based on the high-speed data transmission standard HSDPA and offers up to 3.6 Mbit/s, or the MC75 which transmits data via the EDGE standard – the fastest standard in the GSM network – or the TC35i which offers just GSM connectivity. And there are a lot of modules between these, each dedicated for a specific use, in order to offer you the module you require for your application.

Terminals
Plug-in and play, this describes in short what the Terminals are all about. The TC65T, MC35iT and TC35iT are separate units with their own housing, which are connected via standardized interfaces like a 9 pin sub-D connector for serial interfaces or a SMA antenna connector. Thanks to its Java™ open platform, the application can run on the TC65T using the onboard microprocessor and memory. Thus various sensors and actors can be connected directly to the terminal without necessitating additional hardware, making it a stand-alone device. The MC35iT and TC35iT are designed for applications requiring basic modem functionality only. The MC35i features GRPS, and the TC35i is a GSM-based model.