HONG KONG--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Cinterion Wireless Modules, the global leader in cellular machine-to-machine (M2M) communication modules, announced today that its Evolution Platform Modules won the prestigious GSMA Embedded Mobile Module competition at Mobile Asia Congress show. Cinterion’s best-in-class modules the 2G Core M2M Platform category and include Cinterion’s Connector Series modules, MC75i, TC65i and TC63i and its Land Grid Array (LGA) surface mount modules, EES3, EGS5 and EGS3.

“The Embedded Mobile Module finalists represent an impressive array of top M2M vendors,” said Norbert Muhrer, CEO, Cinterion Wireless Modules. “We are proud and honored that our strategy to build the strongest 2G platform in the marketplace was recognized by the GSMA with a product category win. According to GSMA’s market data summary, Cinterion’s Evolution Platform addresses almost 80 percent of the worldwide cellular market. Our distinction as a winner is a reflection of Cinterion’s differentiators of high quality, innovative products, a farsighted product road map, superior engineering and localized customer support available in markets worldwide.”

Cinterion’s award-winning Evolution Platform Modules offer scalability, compatibility and an easy path to future upgrades and added functionality as technology needs expand. In order to maximize customer flexibility, Cinterion offers a fully compatible LGA surface mount equivalent for each Connector module. LGA mounting technology allows fully automated “pick-and-place” manufacturing with high process consistency.

Cinterion’s extended product lifetime concept together with a future proof roadmap and comprehensive intellectual property rights protection complement the core benefits of Evolution Platform modules to secure technology investment protection and optimize total cost of ownership for customers. In addition, Cinterion’s unique worldwide onsite customer support program helps shorten the time to market.

The GSMA Embedded Mobile Module competition seeks to identify best-in-class wireless modules integrated for M2M applications such as telematics and automotive, eHealthcare, smart metering, clean technology, utilities, tracking and tracing, consumer technology and more. A panel of nine judges from mobile network operators selected the winners based on criteria including time to market, ease of deployment, short and long-term prospects, price competitiveness and strategic commitment to developing a strong M2M ecosystem. Winners were selected from 17 module manufacturers representing 50 percent of the M2M market based on module shipment volumes.

Cinterion’s Evolution Platform Modules will be exhibited in the Embedded Mobile Zone at the GSMA’s Mobile World Congress in Barcelona in February 2010.

About Cinterion Wireless Modules

Cinterion Wireless Modules is the worldwide leading supplier of cellular machine-to-machine (M2M) communication modules and combines unparalleled M2M engineering expertise and localized worldwide customer support with a strong portfolio of high-quality GSM, GPRS, EDGE, UMTS and HSPA products. Cinterion is a reliable partner and valued by many vertical market customers for its award-winning modules which enable machines, equipment and vehicles to communicate over wireless networks helping enterprises dramatically cut costs and increase productivity and efficiency. Cinterion products are carrier and FTA approved and used for industries including remote maintenance and control; metering; payment systems; industrial PDAs; routers and gateways; security systems; health care; automotive and eToll; tracking and tracing; environmental monitoring and more. The firm’s global headquarters are in Munich, Germany with sales and support offices in local markets around the world. For more information, please visit: www.cinterion.com.