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A Robust IoT Gateway That Provides Essential Connectivity For Your Devices

GL Essential IoT Gateway

The GL Series of pre-certified IoT gateways is compact and robust. Equipped with both serial and high speed USB, the gateway plugs into any IoT system to swiftly provide essential connectivity for your products.
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Benefits

Compact

Small and durable plastic casing fits easily into your IoT devices

Supported Interfaces

Serial or high-speed USB

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Pre-certified

Meets a comprehensive range of regulatory and industry standards

Device Management

Simplify logistics with the Sierra Wireless AirVantage IoT connectivity platform to deploy and manage your field devices

GL Series

Model
Region
Bands
Fallback
Approvals
GL7605
Japan
LTE CAT-4: B1, B3, B8, B11, B18, B19, B21
NTT DoCoMo
GL7611
North America
LTE CAT-4: B2/25, B4/B66, B5/26, B12, B13, B14, B71
AT&T, Verizon, Semtech
GL7812
Global
LTE CAT-M1/NB2: B1, B2, B3, B4, B5, B8, B9, B10, B12, B13, B17, B18, B19, B20, B25, B26, B27, B28, B66, B85
2G
Global

Specifications

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INTERFACES
UART
1 RS 232 (Up to 921 Kbps)
USB
1
SIM Interface 1.8V/3V Flash LED Output
1 Network
HARDWARE ANTENNA
Connectors
Main, Aux (Diversity)
Diversity
Yes
MOUNTING OPTIONS
MOUNTING OPTIONS
Bracket for screw/wall and DIN rail mounting
Location Services
LOCATION SERVICES
A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO
Embedded Software
EMBEDDED SOFTWARE
Secure Boot, Pre-certified Firmware
SYSTEM DRIVERS
SYSTEM DRIVERS
Windows® 7, Windows® 8, Linux Driver: Standard ECM, Android RIL
DATA SPEED
Peak Download Rate
Limited by UART or USB
Peak Upload Rate
Limited by UART or USB
CLOUD SERVICES
Cloud Services
FOTA upgrades, Device Management option, Application Enablement option, Connectivity Management option
TEMPERATURE RANGE
Industrial Grade
-30°C to +75°C
DIMENSIONS
DIMENSIONS
67 x 51.5 x 23.5 mm
WEIGHT
158g
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FX30

In addition to the GL Series features and benefits, the FX30 IoT Gateway is programmable, purpose-built for harsh industrial environments and hazardous locations, offers ethernet and serial interfaces, and an IoT expansion slot to enable hardware extensions.
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