3G on Your Notebook
The power of 3G will be on your notebook. Not only in your latest 3G-enable handset, but you can enjoy Internet broadband or video call in the widest screen of laptop.
Malaysia’s Multimedia Prospect Sdn Bhd recently announced the availability of the Sierra Wireless AirCard 850, a PC Card for accessing 3G HSDPA services. The AirCard 850 works on HSDPA (High Speed Downlink Packet Access) UMTS (Universal Mobile Telecommunications System) networks, and it utilises the 2100MHz frequency band for Asian users. Multimedia Prospect said the product has been tested with the 3G services offered by local telcos Maxis and Celcom.
The AirCard 850 is also backward compatible with EDGE, GPRS and GSM networks, on all four frequency bands – 850, 900, 1800, and 1900MHz. The AirCard works with Windows 98SE/Me/2000/ NT/XP. Minimum system requirements are a notebook with a Type II PC Card slot, Pentium 150Mhz processor, 32MB RAM, and 14MB of free hard disk space. The AirCard 850 costs RM1,599. [3G!]
