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Sprint to get 4G Mobile Hotspot from Sierra Wireless soon

By: |Dec 30th, 2009 at 03:47PM
Filed Under: EV-DO, Exclusives, Favorites, Featured, Sprint, Wi-Fi, WiMAX, Wireless
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We get the feeling that early 2010 is going to be big for Sprint’s WiMax. We came by one of these training slides for a new 3G/4G mobile hotspot, precisely like the Mi-Fi, for Sprint. Like many of Sprint’s wireless data cards, this one is also going to be made by Sierra Wireless. What we’re hearing is that this new device will be able to support up to five users via Wi-Fi and its range is being increased to 100 feet. In addition to the added range and power, it will also support SD card stor...

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TELUS’ initial HSPA offering to be smartphone rich

By: |Oct 9th, 2009 at 10:40AM
Filed Under: Android, BlackBerry, BlackBerry OS, Exclusives, Handsets, HSPA, HTC, LG, Nokia, RIM, Symbian, UMTS
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With employee HSPA training well under way, one of our TELUS connects hit us up late last night to let us know just what smartphone hungry Canadians can expect once its HSPA network overlay goes live next month. Apart from the obvious ones – iPhone 3G and 3GS — TELUS will be dishing out the BlackBerry Bold 9700, LG Chocolate BL40 and the Nokia E71 (odd, we know). Road warriors should also note that TELUS will be offering the Sierra Wireless 306 USB data stick which is capable of taking full advan...