GSM/GPRS Module Optimized for M2M Applications

(Product News, 8 Aug 2008)

iWOW Connections has launched the TR-900 GSM/GPRS module, a new member of the iWOW Wireless Connectivity Module family. Utilizing Texas Instruments Inc.'s LoCosto platform, the TR-900 provides enhanced user experience with added features and improvement in power management to the Machine-to-Machine (M2M) market. Incorporating TI's state of the art DRP technology enables TR-900 to be a cost effective and compact solution that would suit a wide range of applications such as security and surveillance, automated meter reading, vending and retail, and fleet management.

Optimized for use in M2M application, TR-900 has a strong software platform and is open to multiple configurations, offering customers more options and greater flexibility in catering to their specific application needs. Supporting a powerful integrated software environment, the module features firmware stacks such as TCP/IP, UDP/IP and FTP. In addition, TR-900 also offers optional services such as MMS stack and embedded programming, providing a versatile and flexible platform to facilitate customers' application designs and development.

TR-900 offers a simple upgrade path for existing iWOW customers, and is functionally backward compatible with its predecessor, TR-800. With improved performance and enriched features, iWOW's customers stand to benefit from the reduction in the cost of ownership, as well as greater time efficiency in the development of their M2M applications.

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