Sierra Wireless® Embedded Modules Help Improve Uptime for XLink's E-Payment Terminals

Having received an overwhelmingly positive response from large retail chains, petrol stations and mall outlets, XLink rolled out a complete service offering with local technical support, call centers for addressing immediate problems, and field support teams across the country to manage their extensive customer network. 

Using the Sierra Wireless embedded modules, XLink was able to deliver fast and reliable electronic funds transfer from credit card terminals to banks across South Africa, including rural areas which previously didn’t have access to electronic payment facilities. 

Sierra Wireless provided additional benefits to XLink through the provision of the Open AT Framework. Through this embedded application framework, XLink was provided access to a range of readily available building blocks which helped accelerate the development and launch of its financial service products. This helped XLink stay ahead of its competition and reduced the total cost of developing its devices. 

XLink is taking its service offering a step further with the AirVantage Services Platform, enabling customers to proactively monitor their payment devices and quickly take action if required. AirVantage is secure cloud-platform that enables XLink to rapidly develop, deploy, and operate M2M applications. With AirVantage, XLink can build connected device applications controlled from a single user interface, uniting all elements of the M2M ecosystem – connected hardware, software and network services.

Hymie Marnewick, at XLink commented: “Sierra Wireless has provided us with just the sort of monitoring control we need to guarantee uptime for our customers. Its robust wireless modules have also allowed us to deploy systems into areas which previously could not benefit from e-payment, allowing our customers to grow their services while helping in the wider development of the South African banking industry.”

With its unique offering, XLink is poised to use the competencies and technology experience it has gained from its experience with connected credit card machines in other vertical and geographical markets, and to continue to expand its business. To find out more about Sierra Wireless Sales and Payment Solutions, please visit sierrawireless.com/sales_payment