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Wavecom

French telecommunications technology company

Wavecom (acquired by Sierra Wireless in 2009) was a French technology company that developed and manufactured embedded wireless technology for Machine to Machine (M2M) communication, enabling transmission and reception of data and voice communications using wireless cellular network operators. Its technology was used in smart meter solutions, automotive telematics, fleet management systems, wireless alarms, wireless POS devices, fixed cellular terminals and other M2M systems.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1993Founded1
  • Industrytelecommunications1
  • HeadquartersIssy-les-Moulineaux1
  • Legal formS.A.1

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Wavecom (acquired by Sierra Wireless in 2009) was a French technology company that developed and manufactured embedded wireless technology for Machine to Machine (M2M) communication, enabling transmission and reception of data and voice communications using wireless cellular network operators. Its technology was used in smart meter solutions, automotive telematics, fleet management systems, wireless alarms, wireless POS devices, fixed cellular terminals and other M2M systems.2

The story

Wavecom was founded in 1993 by Michel Alard, Aram Hékimian and André Jolivet. In its first three years of existence, Wavecom operated as an engineering consultancy primarily focused on wireless communication. By 1996, the founders realized there was a market for a standard GSM module, which could be integrated into mobile phones and other wireless applications. The first standard module was introduced in January 1997.

Wavecom was acquired by Sierra Wireless in 2009.

From Wikipedia’s article on Wavecom, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3

Products and brands

  • telecommunications

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Timeline

  1. 2009Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. 1993Founded Founded1

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