End-of-Sale and End-of-Life Announcement for the Cisco LTE Network Interface Modules and 3G Wide Area Interface Modules

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Cisco announces the end-of-sale and end-of-life dates for the Cisco LTE Network Interface Modules and 3G Wide Area Interface Modules. The last day to order the affected product(s) is October 29, 2019. Customers with active service contracts will continue to receive support from the Cisco Technical Assistance Center (TAC) as shown in Table 1 of the EoL bulletin. Table 1 describes the end-of-life milestones, definitions, and dates for the affected product(s). Table 2 lists the product part numbers affected by this announcement. For customers with active and paid service and support contracts, support will be available under the terms and conditions of customers' service contract.

Table 1. End-of-Life Milestones and Dates for the Cisco LTE Network Interface Modules and 3G Wide Area Interface Modules

Milestone	Definition	Date
End-of-Life Announcement Date	The date the document that announces the end-of-sale and end-of-life of a product is distributed to the general public.	April 30, 2019
End-of-Sale Date: HW	The last date to order the product through Cisco point-of-sale mechanisms. The product is no longer for sale after this date.	October 29, 2019
Last Ship Date: HW	The last-possible ship date that can be requested of Cisco and/or its contract manufacturers. Actual ship date is dependent on lead time.	January 27, 2020
End of SW Maintenance Releases Date: HW	The last date that Cisco Engineering may release any final software maintenance releases or bug fixes. After this date, Cisco Engineering will no longer develop, repair, maintain, or test the product software.	October 28, 2020
End of Vulnerability/Security Support: HW	The last date that Cisco Engineering may release a planned maintenance release or scheduled software remedy for a security vulnerability issue.	October 28, 2022
End of Routine Failure Analysis Date: HW	The last-possible date a routine failure analysis may be performed to determine the cause of hardware product failure or defect.	October 28, 2020
End of New Service Attachment Date: HW	For equipment and software that is not covered by a service-and-support contract, this is the last date to order a new service-and-support contract or add the equipment and/or software to an existing service-and-support contract.	October 28, 2020
End of Service Contract Renewal Date: HW	The last date to extend or renew a service contract for the product.	January 24, 2024
Last Date of Support: HW	The last date to receive applicable service and support for the product as entitled by active service contracts or by warranty terms and conditions. After this date, all support services for the product are unavailable, and the product becomes obsolete.	October 31, 2024

HW = Hardware OS SW = Operating System Software App. SW = Application Software

Table 2. Product Part Numbers Affected by This Announcement

End-of-Sale Product Part Number	Product Description	Replacement Product Part Number	Replacement Product Description	Additional Information
NIM-4G-LTE-GA	4G LTE NIM for Global (Europe, Australia & New Zealand)	NIM-LTEA-EA	CAT6 LTE Advanced NIM for Europe and North America	-
NIM-4G-LTE-GA=	4G LTE NIM for Global (Europe, Australia & New Zealand)	NIM-LTEA-EA=	CAT6 LTE Advanced NIM for Europe and North America	-
NIM-4G-LTE-LA	4G LTE NIM for LATAM and APAC	NIM-LTEA-LA	CAT6 LTE Advanced NIM for LATAM and APAC	-
NIM-4G-LTE-LA=	4G LTE NIM for LATAM and APAC	NIM-LTEA-LA=	CAT6 LTE Advanced NIM for LATAM and APAC	-
NIM-4G-LTE-NA	4G LTE NIM for North America AT&T and Canada	NIM-LTEA-EA	CAT6 LTE Advanced NIM for Europe and North America	-
NIM-4G-LTE-NA++=	4G LTE NIM for North America AT&T and Canada TAA compliant	NIM-LTEA-EA=	CAT6 LTE Advanced NIM for Europe and North America	-
NIM-4G-LTE-NA=	4G LTE NIM for North America AT&T and Canada	NIM-LTEA-EA=	CAT6 LTE Advanced NIM for Europe and North America	-
NIM-4G-LTE-NAPRM	4G LTE NIM for North America AT&T and Canada	NIM-LTEA-EA	CAT6 LTE Advanced NIM for Europe and North America	-
NIM-4G-LTE-ST	4G LTE NIM for Sprint	NIM-LTEA-EA	CAT6 LTE Advanced NIM for Europe and North America	-
NIM-4G-LTE-ST++=	4G LTE NIM for Sprint TAA compliant	NIM-LTEA-EA=	CAT6 LTE Advanced NIM for Europe and North America	-
NIM-4G-LTE-ST=	4G LTE NIM for Sprint	NIM-LTEA-EA=	CAT6 LTE Advanced NIM for Europe and North America	-
NIM-4G-LTE-STPRM	4G LTE NIM for Sprint	NIM-LTEA-EA	CAT6 LTE Advanced NIM for Europe and North America	-
NIM-4G-LTE-VZ	4G LTE NIM for Verizon	NIM-LTEA-EA	CAT6 LTE Advanced NIM for Europe and North America	-
NIM-4G-LTE-VZ++=	4G LTE NIM for Verizon TAA compliant	NIM-LTEA-EA=	CAT6 LTE Advanced NIM for Europe and North America	-
NIM-4G-LTE-VZ=	4G LTE NIM for Verizon	NIM-LTEA-EA=	CAT6 LTE Advanced NIM for Europe and North America	-
NIM-4G-LTE-VZPRM	4G LTE NIM for Verizon	NIM-LTEA-EA	CAT6 LTE Advanced NIM for Europe and North America	-
WIM-3G	Cisco 800M Router Dual SIM HSPA+ CDMA 3G WIM	WIM-LTE-AS	Cisco 800M Router Single SIM LTE WIM	-
WIM-3G=	Cisco 800M Router Dual SIM HSPA+ CDMA 3G WIM	WIM-LTE-AS=	Cisco 800M Router Single SIM LTE WIM	-

Product Migration Options

Customers may be able to use the Cisco Technology Migration Program (TMP) where applicable to trade-in eligible products and receive credit toward the purchase of new Cisco equipment. For more information about Cisco TMP, customers should work with their Cisco Partner or Cisco account team. Cisco Partners can find additional TMP information on Partner Central at https://www.cisco.com/web/partners/incentives_and_promotions/tmp.html.

Customers may be able to continue to purchase the Cisco LTE Network Interface Modules and 3G Wide Area Interface Modules through the Cisco Certified Refurbished Equipment program. Refurbished units may be available in limited supply for sale in certain countries on a first-come, first-served basis until the Last Date of Support has been reached. For information about the Cisco Certified Refurbished Equipment program, go to: https://www.cisco.com/go/eos.

Service prices for Cisco products are subject to change after the product End-of-Sale date.

The Cisco Takeback and Recycle program helps businesses properly dispose of surplus products that have reached their end of useful life. The program is open to all business users of Cisco equipment and its associated brands and subsidiaries. For more information, go to: https://www.cisco.com/web/about/ac227/ac228/ac231/about_cisco_takeback_recycling.html.

For More Information

For more information about the Cisco End-of-Life Policy, go to: https://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/products_end-of-life_policy.html.

For more information about the Cisco Product Warranties, go to: https://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/prod_warranties_listing.html.

To subscribe to receive end-of-life/end-of-sale information, go to: https://www.cisco.com/cisco/support/notifications.html.

Any authorized translation issued by Cisco Systems or affiliates of this end-of-life Product Bulletin is intended to help customers understand the content described in the English version. This translation is the result of a commercially reasonable effort; however, if there are discrepancies between the English version and the translated document, please refer to the English version, which is considered authoritative.

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