Sierra Wireless® 3G Embedded Modules Provide LANCOM Customers with the Reassurance of a Reliable and Secure Connection

Data communication downtime results in massive revenue loss, as was the case when an enormous cyclone hit central Europe in early 2007. Many DSL connections failed, making the natural disaster a commercial one, as well. 

For many LANCOM customers, uninterruptible connectivity is an absolute must. LANCOM Systems’ line of business VPN routers provide users with professional site connectivity and redundancy. Should a standard DSL connection fail at a site, branch office, or subsidiary, a broadband backup connection is automatically established. Along with highly reliable uptime, LANCOM routers are equipped with multiple VPN channels, separately configurable switch ports, and advanced security protocols, making the routers ideal for large and small enterprises alike, as well as many other business applications — retail and transportation environments such as railways, or with critical financial applications such as ATM machines. 

In April, 2008, the Federal Network Agency in Germany began enforcing the de-bundling of DSL and telephone lines. Without the guarantee of a direct link between a DSL connection and backup via ISDN, LANCOM predicted that many customers would take advantage of the faster download rates and stability of 3G cellular technology as a high-speed backup alternative. With UMTS becoming almost universally established across Europe, LANCOM wanted to provide its customers with improved connectivity availability by integrating 3G UMTS technology as another WAN interface into its line of routers.