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May 13, 2008, 12:00 (CET)
Ericsson (NASDAQ:ERIC) and Dell have teamed up to ensure international travelers can stay connected with Dell's next-generation laptops that will support seamless roaming on tri-band HSPA mobile broadband networks. Dell will offer built-in HSPA mobile broadband modules from Ericsson beginning in Q2 2008
HSPA is the world's most widely deployed mobile broadband technology, with more than 185 commercially deployed networks available around the world serving more than one billion subscribers.
"Consumers are increasingly utilizing notebooks to access the high-capacity services that they have typically experienced only through a wired or WiFi connection," said Mats Norin, Vice President, Mobile Broadband Modules, Ericsson. "We are excited to work with Dell to give consumers and business users the freedom and flexibility to access internet in the way they want it, wherever they are.
"Dell's model is uniquely capable of putting the technology and wireless service in customers' hands. Teaming with Ericsson to offer built-in HSPA in our laptops ensures Dell delivers on the basic assumption that one can access critical information anytime, anywhere, with the speed and rich content that we have all come to expect," said John Thode, Vice President Small Devices, Dell Consumer Group.
Ericsson's mobile broadband modules provide the end user with a simple and cost effective solution for broadband access while on-the-go. Seamlessly integrated with and optimized to work within the notebook, the built-in mobile broadband module provides superior downloading and uploading performance and takes less power from the battery. The module also has a GPS receiver, to be used together with positioning applications. Leveraging Ericsson's in-house HSPA chipset technology and the company's economies of scale and longstanding operator relationships, Ericsson can offer a very competitive mobile broadband module solution that will help further drive a mass market for mobile broadband.
Market projections indicate that in 2011, approximately 200 million notebooks will ship annually and Ericsson anticipates that 50 percent of those notebooks will feature a built-in HSPA mobile broadband module. Users will increasingly have the option to take their broadband connections with them, delivering on the promise of full service broadband, which is anytime, anywhere access from the screen or device of choice.
http://www.ericsson.com/erics[....]eleases/20080513-1218639.shtml
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Posted: 2008-05-13 14:58:15
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Sounds good! I'd definately consider a HSPA capable laptop next time I upgrade. By 2011 I'd expect Ericsson/Dell to be pre-installing LTE 42Mbps modules though, 3.6Mbps will be too slow by then. Will the modules be user replaceable I wonder?
The biggest issue here is not a hardware/software one but a network provider one: Will network data pricing policy be able to keep up to make these innovations practical? Our family has three 3G capable phones plus a laptop with a 3G vodem, but VodafoneNZ will only supply an internet connection to one SIM card at a time. I'd like all four SIM's to connect using the one account without having to use BT Personal Area Networking profile but this is possibly years away from reality.
Yes, I could use a 3G wifi router but that only works at home and with expensive wifi capable phones. It's a family package deal I want and this comes down to the networks. This sort of pricing regime would make a HSPA capable laptop a no-brainer.
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Posted: 2008-05-20 09:45:35
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