HP To Incorporate BroadbandConnect In Their New Notebooks
The CTIA Wireless 2006 show is the perfect place for companies to demonstrate their cutting edge and innovative technologies. Some all see it the ideal platform to announce joint collaborative projects. Cingular Wireless and HP have just announced HP’s plans to incorporate Cingular's BroadbandConnect in their renowned notebooks. HP claims to be the first company to provide users global 3G capabilities with its range of broadband wireless notebooks which will feature Cingular’s UMTS/HSDPA-based technology.
This collaboration would entail users to access their emails, the internet etc both in the US and rest of the world with UMTS or GPRS/EDGE networks. Cingular Wireless was a pioneer of sorts when it came to providing HSDPA service to the general public and today they cover yup to 16 markets covering 52 cities. UMTS/HSDPA is a path breaking technology which is capable of providing download speeds between 400-700 kilobits per second (kbps), with bursts to more than one megabit per second. http://www.hp.com/
"Cingular is a pioneer in the deployment of national, high-speed wireless data services and in the integration of wireless wide area network capabilities in portable computers," said Jeff Bradley, vice president, business data services, for Cingular Wireless. "We look forward to putting this wireless experience and expertise to work for HP as we team with them to bring notebook customers the global 3G wireless broadband technology of choice."
"HP is taking mobile computing beyond borders and boundaries to something truly global as a result of our relationship with Cingular Wireless," said Ted Clark, senior vice president and general manager, Notebook Global Business Unit, HP. "The Cingular BroadbandConnect network together with our broad portfolio of mobile devices enable mobile professionals to stay more connected to the people and information that are most important to them."
Stumble It! | Posted by Paul on April 7, 2006 7:34 AM
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