Laptop makers adopt 3G Gobi chipset
News Dell, HP and Lenovo are to incorporate Qualcomm's Gobi chipset into their laptops later this year. Gobi , which Qualcomm released in October 2007, is a chipset that allows travellers to connect to both High-Speed Packet Access (HSPA) and Evolution...
[April 4, 2008, 14:57]
Qualcomm goes global with Gobi
News The Gobi chipset works on both HSPA (Super 3G) cellular data networks, as found across most of the world, and EV-DO networks, as found in parts of Australasia and North America. Therefore, someone using a Gobi-toting notebook would, for the first...
[October 24, 2007, 17:18]
Qualcomm builds NFC into mobile chipsets
News Also on Wednesday, Qualcomm announced the second version of its Gobi module, which is aimed at providing mobile-broadband connectivity — mainly for notebooks — across the various global cellular data standards, such as EV-DO, which is used in...
[February 11, 2009, 16:17]
Dell and Ericsson ink mobile-broadband deal
News However, just a month and a half ago Dell said it would be using Qualcomm's Gobi chipset for its embedded mobile broadband. Gobi is particularly notable because it allows users to roam between HSPA networks and EV-DO (evolution-data optimised...
[May 15, 2008, 12:00]
Gartner changes tune on embedded 3G
News Firstly, new chipsets, like Qualcomm's Gobi, support multiple access technologies, making it unnecessary to swap out data cards when travelling between previously incompatible regions. Gartner has decided to recommend the use of laptops with...
[June 2, 2008, 13:14]
Coming soon: HP's EliteBook
Blog There's a new Qualcomm Gobi-based mobile broadband chipset, the HP un2400, that supports seamless roaming between EVDO and HSDPA networks, which should make international travellers' lives easier. I'm in Berlin with HP for its 'Connecting Your...
[June 10, 2008, 14:59]
Virgin trades gadgets for your privacy
News Many other companies, including FreePC.com, DirectWeb and Gobi, have offered free personal computers, usually in exchange for long-term Internet-service subscriptions with hefty monthly fees and with a plan to pump advertising at the users.
[April 10, 2000, 14:07]
Vodafone and Verizon to cooperate more
Blog Might this have something to do with Qualcomm's Gobi chipset, which should obviate the current ridiculous situation whereby - despite a roaming partnership - Vodafone users need to switch datacards to use Verizon's CDMA network in the US?
[November 16, 2007, 14:50]
OQO goes for 'world' record
Blog However, the new model uses Intel's 1.86GHz Atom Z540 processor with 2GB of RAM, runs Vista Business or XP (Professional or Home) and has 'world-capable' mobile broadband in the shape of Qualcomm's Gobi module, which supports HSPA and CDMA2000 EV-DO.
[January 8, 2009, 10:33]
