Multi-Tech Shipping HSDPA Embedded Modem for M2M Applications

New SocketModem(R) HSDPA Available with USB or Serial Interfaces

MINNEAPOLIS, Aug. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Multi-Tech(R) Systems, Inc., a leading
data communications and telecommunications technology company based in
suburban Minneapolis, is now shipping a new embedded HSDPA modem for use by
developers to add cellular wireless communications to products with a minimum
of development time and expense. The new SocketModem(R) HSDPA offers
standards-based tri-band UMTS/HSDPA cellular communications and is available
in USB or serial interface versions that can match the requirements for adding
cellular capability to new or legacy designs. The new SocketModem HSDPA is
part of the company's Universal Socket Connectivity family that shares a
common design footprint and pin assignments.
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"OEMs partner with Multi-Tech because we provide the M2M communication
technologies needed for their designs allowing full concentration on their
application expertise," states Bill Chesney, Vice President of Sales for
Multi-Tech Systems, Inc. "Our SocketModem HSDPA models are complete and
approved modems so they can be implemented in designs to reduce a product's
time-to-market. The SocketModem HSDPA is yet another member of our family of
embedded solutions that create communication-ready devices by integrating
connectivity into a single universal socket design."
The SocketModem HSDPA supports tri-band UMTS/HSDPA 3.6 and quad-band
GSM/GPRS/EDGE cellular communications. The SocketModem HSDPA (model
MTSMC-H-U) operates over a 2.0 USB interface and the SocketModem HSDPA (Model
MTSMC-H) uses a serial interface for legacy designs operating at speeds up to
920K bps. The units support Short Message Service (SMS), AT commands and
include an MMCX antenna connector plus SIM connector. The modems are FCC,
PTCRB and R&TTE certified.
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Multi-Tech Systems is an ISO 9001:2000 certified global manufacturer of
Unified Communications, Internet and device networking products connecting
voice and data over IP networks. Multi-Tech Systems has 75 U.S. patents and
numerous international patents. Contact Multi-Tech in the U.S. at 800/328-9717
or +763/785-3500, via fax at +763/785-9874, EMEA at T: +(44) 118 959 7774
(UK) or T: +(33) 1 49 19 22 06 (France), or via fax at F: +(44) 118 959 7775
(UK) or F: +(33) 1 49 19 21 00 (France) or at http://www.multitech.com.
Multi-Tech and Multi-Tech product names referred to in this news release
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Other company names and their products mentioned in this news release may be
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SOURCE Multi-Tech Systems, Inc.

Paul Kraska of Multi-Tech Systems, Inc., +1-763-785-3500,
pkraska@multitech.com