Sprint Announce 4G Modem – Motorola CPEi25150
Sprint have just announced the availability of the Motorola CPEi25150 4G modem. Said to be around ten times as fast as a standard 3G modem, mobile customers can grab it for $99.99 with a two year subscription and rebate.
Sprint claims average speeds for the Motorola modem of 3-6Mbps inside Sprint 4G coverage areas.
Sprint 4G USB Modem
Sprint 4G’s first dual mode 3G/4G USB modem will be released on December 21.
The Sprint U300 USB modem will allow mobile users to connect to the Sprint 4G network where available and to the current EV-O network in those areas where 4G isn’t yet available.
Expected price is $149.
MBR900 – New 4G Router from CradlePoint
CradlePoint has added another 4G router to its range – the MBR900. The product aims to provide an always on internet connection for business and home networks.
As well as supporting ethernet-based data connections it’s ready to be used with 3G / 4G mobile broadband devices, such as USB modems.
This means that CradlePoint’s MBR900 allows you to use both wired and wireless internet connections to create a redundant connection – when your wired connection goes down, the MBR900 will automatically activate your 3G / 4G wireless connection so you can carry on surfing.
Samsung 4G USB Modem Coming
The world’s number one mobile phone manufacturer, Samsung, says it’s signed a deal to supply fourth generation phone technology to TeliaSonera, the largest mobile company in Northern Europe. The company will make 4G USB data modems.
TeliaSonera is expected to commercially launch it’s 4G phone plans next year in Sweden and Norway.
Altair: 4G Modem Coming This November
Mobile manufacturer Altair Semiconductor says it will release its first 4G / LTE data modem this November.
The company predicts that 4G cell phones will start appearing in the marketplace in late 2010, with “millions of units” in use by 2010.
4G Modems from ZTE
Chinese mobile vendor ZTE has unveiled two new 4G modems at the ITU Telecom World in Geneva.
Both the modems – the AL620 and AL600 – support mobile broadband speeds of up to 100 Mbps download and up to 50 Mbps upload when used on a 4G phone network.
When no 4G coverage is available the modems can fall back on normal 3G / HSPA+ speeds or even EDGE and GPRS. Both modems follow the standard USB dongle design and have an optional MicroSD slot.
Nokia’s 4G Modem
Nokia has launched its first ever 4G / LTE modem. The Nokia Internet Modem RD-3 can support 4G data calls as well as the current 3G / HSPA and 2G / EDGE mobile internet connections.
Sounds like a beautiful piece of mobile internet kit. Just one problem – you can’t buy this Nokia 4G modem.
For now at least, the RD-3 is only available to mobile phone carriers and network suppliers to test LTE services before public launches. Nokia have yet to say whether the modem will be made available to the phone buying public later.
