Nube Selects Sierra Wireless Device-to-Cloud IoT Solution and Microsoft Azure Cloud Services to Reinvent Gas Delivery

October 18, 2017

Nube launches IoT-enabled consumer gas delivery solution in Mexico,
plans to expand into North America and leverage solution for other smart
city applications

VANCOUVER, British Columbia–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Sierra Wireless (NASDAQ: SWIR) (TSX: SW), the leading provider of fully
integrated device-to-cloud solutions for the Internet of Things (IoT),
today announced that Nube
has selected Sierra Wireless’ device-to-cloud IoT solution and Microsoft
Azure Cloud Services to reinvent consumer gas delivery. Nube will launch
its home gas delivery solution in Mexico in Oct. 2017, and is expanding
further into North America [see
video].

In Mexico, and many other regions, liquid petroleum gas used by
businesses and residences is commonly stored on building rooftops, where
meter reading is difficult. Consumers don’t know when their tank will
run out and gas companies can’t plan for deliveries or supply needs.
Nube set out to solve this problem, launching a turnkey, end-to-end IoT
solution that includes tank monitoring and wireless data transmission to
the cloud using Sierra Wireless’ device-to-cloud solution, as well as a
management platform for gas companies, and a mobile consumer app for
consumers to order gas, make payments, and manage their accounts,
enabled by Microsoft Azure Cloud Services.

“Sierra Wireless helped us go to market with confidence, reducing
risk in several ways, from rapid execution and delivery, to reliable
connectivity and easy expansion to Microsoft Azure Cloud Services,” said
Chris Gnanakone, Founder and CEO, Nube. “We were impressed with Sierra
Wireless’ AirVantage® IoT platform, and having the hardware
pre-integrated provided us with a significant time-to-market advantage.
Sierra Wireless has been a true partner in helping us reinvent gas
delivery. This successful deployment allows us to expand our IoT
Solution into North America and then into other smart city applications.”

“Nube is leading disruptive change with its IoT solution, which is
designed around modules from Sierra Wireless that are integrated with
our connectivity services and AirVantage Cloud Platform,” said Marc
Overton, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Cloud and
Connectivity Solutions, Sierra Wireless. “When Nube needed to do more
with their data, we helped by building a Microsoft Azure connector for
AirVantage that allowed Nube to get a reading from a gas tank to a
mobile application in less than three seconds.”

Microsoft Azure is a comprehensive set of cloud services that developers
and IT professionals use to build, deploy, and manage applications
through Microsoft’s global network of datacenters. Microsoft worked with
Sierra Wireless and Nube to provide the reliability, performance,
elasticity and data visualization tools to deliver a seamless transition
from the sensor device to the software application.

Sierra Wireless Device-to-Cloud Solution

Sierra Wireless’ 2G, 3G and 4G embedded modules and gateways are
seamlessly integrated with secure cloud and connectivity services.
Sierra Wireless Smart SIMs and Connectivity Service provide a truly
operator independent solution for connecting machines globally.
The AirVantage IoT Platform includes all the building blocks that
customers need to create IoT applications and keep them online. It is
the only platform that allows users to manage Sierra Wireless Smart SIMs
and third-party network operator SIMs, providing a single unified
connectivity management platform for all their deployed SIMs. For more
information about the Sierra Wireless AirVantage IoT Platform, SIMs and
Connectivity Services visit: http://www.sierrawireless.com/products-and-solutions/sims-connectivity-and-cloud-services/.

About Nube

Nube is a Boulder, CO based company founded in 2015 with subsidiary
offices in Mexico City, Guadalajara and soon in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The
company delivers complete end-to-end IOT (Internet of Things) solutions
that enable data transformation from sensor to insights with a
seamless, simple implementation process. Along with our
best-of-breed partner companies, Arrow Electronics (Device),
Sierra Wireless (Connectivity), Microsoft Azure (IOT Cloud) and PayPal
(Payments), Nube provides a rich array of IOT-based solutions in
verticals and markets on a global scale. The company has a major
development program underway for its next wave of IOT solutions. For
more information, visit http://www.nube.gs/en.

About Sierra Wireless

Sierra Wireless (NASDAQ: SWIR) (TSX: SW) is building the Internet of
Things with intelligent wireless solutions that empower organizations to
innovate in the connected world. Customers Start with Sierra because we
offer the industry’s most comprehensive portfolio of 2G, 3G and 4G
embedded modules and gateways, seamlessly integrated with our secure
cloud and connectivity services. OEMs and enterprises worldwide trust
our innovative solutions to get their connected products and services to
market faster. Sierra Wireless has more than 1,100 employees globally
and operates R&D centers in North America, Europe and Asia. For more
information, visit www.sierrawireless.com.

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