Sonim Technologies
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| Private | |
| Industry | Telecommunications |
| Founded | August 5, 1999 |
| Headquarters | 1825 S. Grant St. Suite 200, San Mateo, California, United States |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Bob Plaschke (CEO)[1] |
| Products | Rugged mobile phones |
Number of employees | 400 (2014) |
| Website | http://www.sonimtech.com |
Sonim Technologies, Inc. is an American company headquartered in San Mateo, California, USA, which manufactures ultra-rugged mobile phones and offers mobile solutions to enterprise businesses. Sonim currently employs over 400 people worldwide, across 4 locations including Bangalore, India; Beijing, China; and Shenzhen, China.
History
Sonim Technologies is a provider of ultra-rugged mobile solutions for workers in challenging outdoor and industrial environments. The company offers a complete suite of rugged mobile devices, enterprise grade accessories, and workforce management applications including Push-to-Talk, lone worker safety, and proof-of-activity services. All devices are backed by an industry leading 3-Year comprehensive warranty and are currently available globally throughout North America and Europe. Founded in 1999, the company is headquartered in San Mateo, California, and has global offices in India and China.
Products
Sonim offers a line of 15 ultra-rugged devices, enterprise grade accessories, and workforce management applications, including Push-to-Talk (PTT), lone worker safety, and proof-of-activity services. The company also offers a line of certified Intrinsically Safe devices, specially manufactured for the oil and gas industries. These phones are engineered to never produce sparks or high temperatures even under fault or extreme conditions. Sonim phones are built with 12 rugged performance standards, including IP-68 water submersible, dustproof, shockproof and backed by an industry leading 3-year comprehensive warranty. All products available can found on their website. Sonim's current line of products include:
Sonim Rugged Smart Phones
- XP7
- XP6
Sonim Rugged Feature Phones
- XP5560 Bolt 2
- XP5560 Bolt 2 IS
- Enduro
- XP1520 Bolt SL
- XP Strike
- XP Strike IS
- XP3405 Shield
Awards
- World's Toughest Phone, Guinness Book of World Records, 2011
- Voted Emerging Star at TiEcon, 2005
- Awarded Best-in-Show at 3GSM World Congress, 2004
- Voted Investor's Choice at Wireless Ventures, 2004
- Recognized as a Technology Pioneer by World Economic Forum, 2004
- FierceWireless The Fiercest 15: Top 15 Wireless Startups, 2003
Trivia
In reply to the claim of being world's toughest phone, the Sonim XP3300 Force was subjected to the Blendtec viral marketing campaign Will It Blend?, in which various products are -in general- completely demolished by a Blendtec blender. The phone survived fairly well: the rubber casing was blended and extensive cosmetic damage was done, but the general structure was still intact.[2]