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The great 3G data card road test
News T-Mobile was the third UK network operator to release a 3G data card, and the first to offer a flat-rate tariff and bundled connectivity to its network of Wi-Fi hot spots. Third-generation mobile technology has great potential to speed up mobile...
[November 22, 2004, 18:20]
Tech giants unite to promote mobile broadband
News A group of 16 mobile operators and device manufacturers have come out in support of LTE (the long-term evolution of 3G), jointly announcing plans to support cellular data connectivity in upcoming devices.
[October 1, 2008, 8:12]
Vodafone and iPass fall out over remote access
News Vodafone's comments follow the announcement of a product called Vodafone Secure Remote Access, which the company claims will deliver secure Wi-Fi, WiMAX and 3G connectivity.iPass currently offers similar services.iPass and BT Express do not...
[June 29, 2007, 13:57]
Global 3G data roaming comes closer
News IP Wireless says these modems have the capability to provide broadband connectivity and will allow users to roam seamlessly around a network. From now on, all IP Wireless' modems will operate at both 1900MHz and 2010MHz, which the company says will...
[May 12, 2004, 18:15]
Intel steps up 3G integration efforts
News Intel has signed a deal with the GSM Association (GSMA) to help hardware makers include mobile SIM card readers and 3G connectivity in new PCs. Embedded 3G connectivity has already caught the interest of laptop manufacturers.
[February 14, 2006, 15:55]
Manx Telecom sets date for super-3G
News Much like 3G's initial appearance, the debut of HSDPA in the UK will be aimed at business customers and be initially used for laptop data card connectivity. O2 is promising its Manx customers mobile connectivity of up to 1.3Mbps, with a theoretical...
[October 20, 2005, 17:25]
Toshiba Portégé G500 review
Reviews To take advantage of the 3G/HSDPA connectivity, there's a front facing VGA-resolution camera designed for video calling. The phone is a tri-band GSM unit with GPRS/EDGE and also 3G/HSDPA connectivity.
[July 24, 2007, 16:27]
O2: Businesses may block iPhone usage
News An alternative for users is Wi-Fi: O2 has a deal with hotspot aggregator The Cloud for connectivity. Alder claimed that Wi-Fi coverage is now ubiquitous enough to provide connectivity to users unable to get a satisfactory experience on the cellular...
[November 9, 2007, 13:39]
Analysts split over HSDPA vs WiMax
News Despite the likelihood that it would fall behind, though, he claimed WiMax had a great advantage in that it doesn’t require an upgrade of backhaul (also known as last mile connectivity) to take advantage of the high speeds it can offer.
[June 15, 2006, 12:45]
O2 Xda Exec review
Reviews Local- and personal-area wireless connectivity is present in the shape of Wi-Fi and Bluetooth (1.2) respectively This plethora of wireless connectivity options makes the Xda Exec an ideal candidate for a Voice over IP (VoIP) handset.
[September 6, 2005, 23:40]
02 shows its hand for 3G services
News While various operators have talked about data cards that also integrate silicon for wireless LAN - or Wi-Fi - connectivity, most are for now assuming end users will have such functionality built into their laptops.
[September 28, 2004, 12:25]
Nokia E61i review
Reviews The E61i, like Nokia's E90 Communicator and E65, has a quad-band (850/900/1800/1900MHz) GSM phone with GPRS/EDGE and 3G data connectivity up to 384Kbps. Connectivity remains the same: Wi-Fi 802.11b/g, Bluetooth 1.2, IrDA, and USB.
[October 22, 2007, 9:30]
O2 Data Card 3G/GPRS review
Reviews Obviously, throughput will vary depending on the kind of connectivity available, and the number of other users accessing it at the same time. Once the installation process is out of way, a prompt appears asking you to insert the data card -- there...
[November 3, 2004, 14:13]
WiMAX and Wi-Fi Together: Synergies for Next-Generation Broadband
White Papers Although the wide-area Internet connectivity offered by 2.5G and 3G cellular data services has been mobile, these services do not provide the broadband speeds to which users have become accustomed and that WiMAX can deliver.
[April 22, 2009, 1:24]
Ethernet Services and Service Delivery Technologies in the Metro
White Papers The need for data connectivity across the WAN/MAN is ever growing. These include changes from legacy TDM to VoIP, from TDM leased lines to Layer 1, Layer 2, and Layer 3 VPNs, from TDM-based 2G and 2.5G mobile networks to data-centric 3G networks...
[July 8, 2008, 1:01]
Top 10 Lessons Learned for Corporate 3G Mobile Broadband Deployments
White Papers Maturing in its capabilities and dropping in price, mobile broadband connectivity has become a mainstream method for staying in touch with people and data while on the move. After initially floundering for a number of years, mobile broadband...
[July 29, 2009, 0:09]
Brighton Unwired With WiMAX
White Papers Whilst solving the immediate issues of internet connectivity to primary schools in Brighton, they have laid the foundations for using WiMAX to distribute data to field workers within the city and at a much lower cost than 3G.
[August 11, 2005, 0:00]
Nortel pushes Super 3G to new heights
News Super 3G, or high-speed data packet access (HSDPA), is an enhancement to today's 3G networks that offers the promise of much faster connectivity. Nortel claimed on Friday to have reached a new milestone for Super 3G by demonstrating a data...
[December 23, 2005, 11:15]
Apple's iPhone 3G goes on sale
News The new device uses 3G connectivity, whereas its predecessor used the slower Edge standard, and it now also comes with a bevy of enterprise-friendly features. It also has GPS connectivity for the first time.
[July 11, 2008, 8:00]
Orange starts selling pay-as-you-go BlackBerry
News While none of the other major UK mobile operators supports the BlackBerry on their pay-as-you-go plans, they do offer various smartphones that can be used with pre-paid data connectivity. The candybar BlackBerry Pearl 8120 has a two-megapixel...
[January 30, 2009, 11:42]
