AirVantage™ Services Platform for M2M Solution Providers

Simplify development and deployment of your M2M Applications and reduce operations and support costs

Sierra Wireless AirVantage Platform enables M2M application developers to quickly build M2M applications and services with a comprehensive M2M cloud platform.

AirVantage Platform offers:

Powerful development tools: embedded and server software development/testing, including a set of comprehensive web services APIs.
Deployment services through one web-based self-care portal: visibility to machines, modems and network issues with ability to remotely correct them
Operation services: hosted services for worldwide deployment at secure, highly available and scalable data centers, providing 24/7 backed-up operations
Support services: technical experts to provide assistance during and after your deployment

When you build your M2M applications on AirVantage Platform, you’ll gain distinct advantages over other worldwide M2M enablers:

Low risks and short time-to-market with an comprehensive, open, standards-based cloud platform
Highly scalable, highly available and secure infrastructure to host device data and provide M2M services
Lowest TCO (total cost ownership) with a cloud platform as a service model. Pay per connected device and benefit from an 80+ man years development platform
Independent of network operator, embedded technology and network topology
Global platform and open development environment to connect any remote enterprise, industrial or consumer device
Easy deployment with AirVantage Platform pre-integrated into Mobile Network Operators infrastructure
Scalable solution with an expandable, service oriented architecture
Supports development of innovative consumer interfaces using open Web 2.0 API and widgets generation
Secure, highly available worldwide deployment

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Overview

Sierra Wireless AirVantage Services Platform includes:

AirVantage Operating Portal: scalable, secure and open web self-care portal interface with comprehensive M2M services to easily manage your M2M and consumer connected devices.


AirVantage Subscription Management	AirVantage Device Management	AirVantage Asset Management

AirVantage Developer Suite: simple, intuitive and powerful set of tools that allow those new to M2M and wireless, as well as experts in the field, to manage embedded development, Operating Portal configuration and innovative Web Services development. It is compatible with multiple operating systems, enabling you to choose your communication device


Embedded Development	Portal Configuration	Web services development

Web APIs to connect web-based custom applications and widgets to device data
Ready Agent: ready-to-use and open, embedded agent connects a wide range of devices to the Operating Portal

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Specifications

Operating Portal

Developer Suite

Subscription Management

Direct and secure link with operator's activation network infrastructure
Subscription life cycle management
Airtime alert management

Based on Eclipse™
Automatic software update
User assistance

Device Management

Configuration
Proactive diagnostic
Firmware/software upgrade campaigns management
Secure end-to-end connection

Embedded development tools

Based on existing IDEs
Integrated with AirVantage Ready Agent
Offer a modeling environment: component-based approach
Source code and graphical editors

Asset Management

Events managment
Data logging, search & processing
Comprehensive web services APIs

Operating Portal configuration tools

Easy-to-use graphical configuration AirVantage™ Operating Portal
Tool to customize Operating Portal user interface

Billing

Account management
Price plan administration
Rating & pre-billing engine

Web Services generation tools

Web 2.0 API development and examples
Widgets addition & generation

Ready Agent

Communication management (multi-bearer)
Asset data management: two ways data exchanges, commands, events
Firmware and software updates
Multiple protocols: OMA-DM, AWT-DA
Secure data exchanges
Fully integrated with Developer Suite
OpenAT/Linux versions

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Support

AirVantage™ Technical Support Centre provides a secure website which optimizes data exchanges as well as requests processes.

To access AirVantage Support Centre you will need a Sierra Wireless account.

Contact AirVantage Support Centre

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Where To Buy

For more information about AirVantage Services Platform and Solutions, please contact our M2M services experts

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News+Stories

News releases

Nespresso selects Sierra Wireless to provide a comprehensive remote management solution for its range of professional coffee machines

Vancouver, Canada : February 21, 2012

Sprint and Sierra Wireless collaborate to accelerate development and deployment of connected devices

Vancouver, Canada and Overland Park, Kan. : November 2, 2011

Sierra Wireless AirVantage™ Smart Automation enables creation of new remote services for industrial products

Vancouver, Canada : January 31, 2011

TELUS selects Sierra Wireless AirVantage™ Services Platform to provide service management for connected devices

Vancouver, Canada : October 5, 2010

ORBCOMM launches web-based subscriber management portal at CTIA, featuring advanced device management, powered by the Sierra Wireless AirVantage Services Platform

Las Vegas, USA : March 23, 2010

Sierra Wireless and Red Bend Software demonstrate Open Mobile Alliance Device Management (OMA-DM)

Vancouver, Canada : March 18, 2010

New Sierra Wireless Services Platform overcomes management barriers to connecting millions of consumer devices

Barcelona, Spain : February 15, 2010

Sierra Wireless selects IBM to host its North American Machine-to-Machine (M2M) services platform

Vancouver, Canada : February 4, 2010

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