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The newest card in the Sierra Wireless lineup for HSDPA networks offers
faster downloads and worldwide roaming to keep mobile professionals within
reach of the people and information they need

    VANCOUVER, Jan. 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - Sierra Wireless (NASDAQ:
SWIR - TSX: SW) today announced the company is supplying the AirCard(R) 875
wireless wide area PC card to Telstra for use on Telstra's Next G(TM)
network. The card, now available in Australia, is one of the latest
additions to the Sierra Wireless AirCard product line and offers high-speed
connectivity to 3G and HSDPA networks worldwide.
    "We are pleased to collaborate once again with Telstra to offer the
company's mobile data customers leading edge wireless technology," said Dan
Schieler, Senior Vice President, Worldwide Sales for Sierra Wireless. "The
AirCard 875 offers Telstra customers fast, reliable network access with the
additional benefit of worldwide high-speed roaming to provide international
travelers with a simple connection to the people and information they need
to reach to work efficiently on the move."
    Sierra Wireless AirCard 875
    The AirCard 875 is a Type II PC Card with a fixed antenna, supporting
peak theoretical data rates of up to 3.6 Mbps on HSDPA networks and is
upgradeable to support future network upgrades providing peak data rates of
up to 7.2 Mbps(x). The AirCard 875 supports HSDPA and UMTS on the 2100,
1900, and 850 MHz frequency bands, plus EDGE and GPRS on the 1900, 1800,
900, and 850 MHz bands, allowing one card to operate at the best available
speed on wireless networks worldwide. In addition to the increased data
speed and worldwide roaming capability, the AirCard 875 offers several new
advanced features:
    -   Receiver equalization enables reductions in signal interference and
        better throughput, which is particularly beneficial to customers in
        urban areas with high levels of signal noise;
    -   High-performance antenna in a rugged housing includes integrated
        status indicator lights and a new low profile design.

    (x) Subject to network support.
    For more information about the Sierra Wireless AirCard 875 PC card for
HSDPA networks, please visit
 
 
    About Sierra Wireless
    Sierra Wireless (NASDAQ: SWIR - TSX: SW) develops and markets reliable,
high quality wireless communications products that provide mobile
professionals with data and voice access to wide area wireless networks.
The Sierra Wireless product portfolio includes the award-winning AirCard(R)
line of wireless modems, embedded modules for original equipment
manufacturers (OEMs), and the MP line of rugged, vehicle-mounted wireless
modems. Sierra Wireless also offers professional services to OEM customers
during product development, leveraging the company's expertise in wireless
design and integration to provide built-in wireless connectivity for
notebook computers and other portable computing devices. Sierra Wireless is
headquartered in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada, with additional
offices in Carlsbad, California, London, and Hong Kong.
    "AirCard" is a registered trademark of Sierra Wireless. Other product
or service names mentioned herein may be the trademarks of their respective
owners.
    Forward Looking Statements
    This press release contains forward-looking statements that involve
risks and uncertainties. These forward-looking statements relate to, among
other things, plans and timing for the introduction or enhancement of our
services and products, statements about future market conditions, supply
conditions, channel and end customer demand conditions, revenues, gross
margins, operating expenses, profits, and other expectations, intentions,
and plans contained in this press release that are not historical fact. Our
expectations regarding future revenues and earnings depend in part upon our
ability to successfully develop, manufacture, and supply products that we
do not produce today and that meet defined specifications. When used in
this press release, the words "plan", "expect", "believe", and similar
expressions generally identify forward-looking statements. These statements
reflect our current expectations. They are subject to a number of risks and
uncertainties, including, but not limited to, changes in technology and
changes in the wireless data communications market. In light of the many
risks and uncertainties surrounding the wireless data communications
market, you should understand that we cannot assure you that the
forward-looking statements contained in this press release will be
realized.
    CONTACT: Sharlene Myers, Sierra Wireless, Phone: (604) 232-1445, Email:
smyers@sierrawireless.com

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