Laird Technologies Opens New Bangalore Wireless M2M Design Center


Facility in India Encompasses Complete End-To-End Product Development

St. Louis, Missouri, USA - December 4, 2009 - Laird Technologies, Inc., a global leader in the design and manufacture of customized, performance-critical components for wireless systems and other advanced electronics applications, today announced the opening of its new wireless M2M design center in Bangalore, India.

This new wireless M2M design center focuses on complete end-to-end product development aspects such as hardware engineering, firmware development, and Quality Assurance. Being located in Bangalore, India allows Laird Technologies access to a large work force of talented and experienced personnel.

The design center works in conjunction with other Laird Technologies wireless M2M design centers located in the UK and United States. This concurrent engineering model pools resources from around the world, resulting in greater throughput and shorter design times.

"This new center in Bangalore gives Laird Technologies scalable wireless M2M system design capabilities," said Randy Andreen, Laird Technologies Vice President/General Manager, Telematics & Wireless M2M. "We are excited to leverage the team in Bangalore to expand our portfolio of wireless M2M products and support our growth in new vertical markets such as Telehealth."

Laird Technologies is active in the wireless M2M market, offering a wide range of high-performance wireless modules utilizing Bluetooth®, ZigBee®, 802.11, and proprietary wireless technologies.

About Laird Technologies, Inc.

Laird Technologies designs and manufactures customized, performance-critical products for wireless and other advanced electronics applications.

The company is a global market leader in the design and supply of electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding, thermal management products, mechanical actuation systems, signal integrity components, and wireless antenna solutions, as well as radio frequency (RF) modules and systems.

Custom products are supplied to all sectors of the electronics industry including the handset, telecommunications, data transfer and information technology, automotive, aerospace, defense, consumer, medical, and industrial markets.

Laird Technologies, a unit of Laird PLC, employs over 10,000 employees in more than 39 facilities located in 13 countries.

Contact Information

For additional information, visit www.lairdtech.com or contact us at:

Americas: +1-800-492-2320 or WirelessInfo@lairdtech.com

Europe: +44-1628-858-940 or WirelessInfo@lairdtech.com

Hong Kong: +852-2268-6567 x026 or WirelessInfo@lairdtech.com

Editorial Contact:

Matt Judkins

Marketing Director

Tel: 636-898-6048

matt.judkins@lairdtech.com

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