Sierra Wireless AirCard 754S (Elevate) Teardown

Summary

The Sierra Wireless Elevate is AT&T's first true 4G hotspot. It supports LTE, in addition to HSPA+. The core chipset is from Qualcomm, but the Wi-Fi chip producer is slightly surprising. This report details AT&T's first LTE hotspot: the number of chips, process technology, die sizes, PA support, power management, WiLAN, GPS, and more. The complete teardowns includes high resolution photos of each of the chips, dismantling photos, unique board shots, performance measurements, cost information, and board area data.

  • Sierra Wireless AirCard 754S (Elevate) Teardown