Thursday, May 15, 2008

Ericsson, Dell to build HSPA modems into notebooks

Ericsson, Dell to build HSPA modems into notebooksSwedish telecom company Ericsson is collaborating with Dell, in a bid to put HSPA modems into the latter's notebooks, the companies have announced. HSPA is one of the most widely-used forms of 3G cellular broadband, and typically supports download speeds of up to 3.6 or 7.2Mbps; in the United States, AT&T runs a national 3.6Mbps network, and T-Mobile is expected to offer a rival service of some sort later this year. In buying a notebook with HSPA built in, users can connect to the Internet without using Wi-Fi or an add-on external modem.

Notebooks with the Ericsson technology will begin shipping later this quarter, and will use a tri-band HSPA receiver, which may in theory allow it to connect to T-Mobile's relatively unoccupied 1,700MHz AWS (Advanced Wireless Services) band. Modules should also be equipped with GPS receivers, enabling use of navigation and positioning software.

Ericsson, Dell to build HSPA modems into notebooks



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