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Novatel Wireless MiFi 2352 Intelligent Mobile Hotspot Wins 2009 Plus X Award for Innovation and Ease of Use
Industry First Intelligent Mobile Hotspot Honored in Two Categories

SAN DIEGO, Jun 08, 2009 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Novatel Wireless Inc., (Nasdaq: NVTL) a leading provider of wireless broadband solutions, today announced the Plus X Group has recognized its MiFi 2352 Intelligent Mobile Hotspot as the 2009 winner of the Plus X Awards in the categories of Innovation and Ease of Use.

The industry's first Intelligent Mobile Hotspot for HSPA networks, the MiFi 2352, is a mobile broadband device that creates a personal cloud of high-speed Internet connectivity that can be easily shared between multiple users and Wi-Fi devices such as notebooks, cameras, gaming devices and multimedia players. MiFi enables users to access high-speed Internet from anywhere there is a cellular connection, including moving vehicles where multiple passengers may need Internet access.

Among the key attributes of the MiFi 2352 and recognized as being particularly innovative by the Plus X awards committee, is an on-board Linux based operating system capable of hosting software applications. This ability to host software on the device itself provides cellular operators with a unique platform to deliver bundled software and services for enterprises and consumers such as location based applications and auto-VPN access.

The Plus X Award is presented annually for outstanding technology products in a variety of categories. The Plus X Seal of Approval lends prestige to brand name products in the consumer electronics, mobile entertainment, telecommunications, IT, electronics and photo technology industries. A renowned jury of 144 members from 38 countries selects products that deliver outstanding innovation, design, ease of use, ecology and ergonomics.

"It's a great honor to be recognized in this year's Plus X Awards for the innovation of the MiFi 2352 Intelligent Mobile Hotspot," said Rob Hadley, chief marketing officer for Novatel Wireless. "MiFi 2352 is the result of an unprecedented effort to deliver an industry first, market-leading solution for mobile connectivity. We are very pleased with the overwhelmingly positive response it has received from the European community."

ABOUT THE PLUS X AWARDS

With 144 top-class jury members, neutral in terms of industry preference, from 32 nations, 38 professional partners and a marketing volume of more than four million euros, the Plus X Award is the largest technology, sports and lifestyle competition in the world. Products that can be submitted for the Plus X Award for technology are among others any such in the field of home appliances, IT products, car media, power tools as well as mobile and photo technology. Products that can be submitted for the Plus X Award for sports and lifestyle are such in the field of sportswear, sports equipment, gym equipment and accessories. The contest was initiated by the marketing agency media society networks as a project aimed at strengthening brand names and in 2009 celebrates its sixth year. Plus X Awards are presented for special achievements in the categories Innovation, High Quality, Design, Ease of Use/Functionality, Ergonomics and Ecology.

ABOUT NOVATEL WIRELESS

Novatel Wireless, Inc. is a leader in the design and development of innovative wireless broadband access solutions based on 3G and 4G WCDMA (HSPA & UMTS), CDMA and GSM technologies. Novatel Wireless' USB modems, embedded modules, Intelligent Mobile Hotspot products and software enable high-speed wireless Internet access on leading wireless data networks. The Company delivers specialized wireless solutions to carriers, distributors, OEMs and vertical markets worldwide. Headquartered in San Diego, California, Novatel Wireless is listed on NASDAQ: NVTL. For more information please visit www.novatelwireless.com. (NVTLG)

This release may contain forward-looking statements, which are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, as amended to date. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties. A number of important factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements contained herein. These factors include risks relating to technological changes, new product introductions, continued acceptance of Novatel Wireless' products and dependence on intellectual property rights. These factors, as well as other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially, are discussed in more detail in Novatel Wireless' filings with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (available at www.sec.gov) and other regulatory agencies.

(C) 2009 Novatel Wireless. All rights reserved. The Novatel Wireless name, logo, MiFi and Intelligent Mobile Hotspot are trademarks of Novatel Wireless, Inc. Other product or service names mentioned herein are the trademarks of their respective owners.

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MiFi is your personal, portable Wi-Fi hotspot

http://www.statesman.com/services/c...nology/06/08/0608review.html?cxtype=ynews_rss

By Hiawatha Bray
BOSTON GLOBE
Monday, June 08, 2009

A networking gadget from Novatel Wireless Inc. seems to have gotten everything right except the name. It's called MiFi, a catchy but inaccurate moniker for such an unselfish product.

Anybody with a BlackBerry or an Apple iPhone knows what it's like to carry the Internet around in a shirt pocket. But what about the person sitting next to you? Perhaps you'd like to share your cellular data stream with friends, family members, or business colleagues. Novatel's found a nearly painless way to do it: a tiny black rectangle about the same size as a business card case that acts as a portable Internet hot spot.

MiFi is available to customers of the Verizon Wireless cell phone service; a version for Sprint Nextel Inc subscribers will go on sale next month. The device combines a 3G cellular data modem with a compact Wi-Fi router. When switched on, it automatically connects to the 3G network, then relays data to laptops, netbooks or hand-held game devices via a short-range Wi-Fi network.

Imagine the possibilities: A team of office workers, laptops blazing, can share documents and images during an off-site meeting. Or a family on a summer road trip could allow each passenger to use a different Internet service while barreling down the highway.

Suddenly, my 3G Internet connection isn't just for me anymore. This isn't MiFi — it's OurFi.

But 3G sharing comes at a price. The MiFi device costs $100 after a $50 mail-in rebate, but you must also sign a two-year contract for Verizon cellular data service.

For $60 a month, you can send and receive a total of 5 gigabytes of data per month, or you can pay $40 for a mere 250 megabytes. An alternative plan might appeal to infrequent users. You can buy a MiFi for the full retail price of $400, then pay $15 for unlimited access for 24 hours.

When it's switched on, MiFi looks to your computer like just another Wi-Fi hotspot. Punch in a password, and you get secure encrypted access. Laptop computer users might want to install the MiFi control software. There's no fussing with CD-ROMs; the program is built right into the device. To install it, just plug MiFi into the computer with the USB cable that comes in the package. The device carries software for Microsoft Corp.'s Windows operating systems and Apple Inc.'s Macintosh computers. The Windows version is a little easier to install.

MiFi can run off a wall socket or a laptop's USB port, but it also carries a rechargeable battery. Novatel says you can expect four hours of use per charge; when data's not flowing, MiFi goes dormant to save power. But you can't network an entire house with a single MiFi. Whereas standard Wi-Fi routers offer a range of 200 or 300 feet, MiFi's indoor range is only 30 or 40 feet.

Novatel's engineers squeezed a global positioning chip into the MiFi, so that the device almost always knows exactly where it is. Combine that with some clever software, and MiFi users could easily locate the nearest hotel or hamburger joint.

Yet for some reason, Verizon hasn't activated GPS on the MiFi. Sprint plans to offer GPS-based software with its version of MiFi, a sensible decision that Verizon ought to emulate.

Even at their best, 3G services are barely fast enough to qualify as broadband. To avoid overwhelming the network, Novatel allows no more than five devices to connect to a MiFi device at the same time. But you can use any Wi-Fi device, not just laptops but also hand-held game machines, MP3 music players, even other phones. It works just fine with Apple's iPhone, for instance.

As with so many wireless devices, performance has a certain hit-or-miss quality. Apart from the usual Internet glitches, you must allow for the variable service quality of cellular networks and architectural oddities, which can dilute incoming radio signals.

At home, Internet access was almost sprightly, with download speeds that approached 800 kilobits. That's far slower than a cable modem or even a DSL connection, but about the best you can expect from a 3G cellular service. Yet at my desk at work, the same MiFi device could download only 57 to 96 kilobits per second, not much better than an old-school dial-up modem.

But the limitations of Verizon's 3G network aren't Novatel's fault. Their marvelous, misnamed MiFi device is a smart little gadget that proves our parents were right: It really is nice to share.

Sprint Offering $40 Monthly Mobile Business Data Plan

http://www.cio.com/article/494516/Sprint_Offering_Monthly_Mobile_Business_Data_Plan

Sprint Offering $40 Monthly Mobile Business Data Plan
Sprint is offering business users a mobile data program that gives them 500MB of monthly data for $39.99 a month

By Brad Reed

Mon, June 08, 2009 — Network World — Sprint is offering business users a wireless data program that gives them 500MB of monthly data for $39.99 a month.

Sprint is marketing the plan as a low-cost alternative for "moderate" data users whose mobile device services are billed directly to their companies. Customers who break past the 500MB monthly bandwidth cap will pay an extra five cents for each additional megabyte of data consumed.

Sprint says the plan is available for all devices in its mobile broadband portfolio, including Novatel's Wireless MiFi 2200 personal mobile hotspot. The MiFi is a device that essentially takes 3G signals from HSPA or EV-DO networks and converts them into Wi-Fi signals that can be used by any Wi-Fi capable device. This way, users can connect their Wi-Fi enabled laptops to the Internet anywhere they can get 3G signals. Sprint and Verizon are the only two major U.S. carriers to offer MiFi on their networks.

Sprint is also marketing two other mobile data plans for business users: a 3G connection plan that costs $59.99 per month and allows for 5GB of monthly data usage; and a 3G-4G connection plan that costs $79.99 a month and gives users access to Sprint's high-speed WiMAX services.

Sprint’s WiMAX services are available only in Baltimore, Md. and Portland, Ore. For 2009, Sprint plans to deploy services in Atlanta, Charlotte, Chicago, Dallas, Fort Worth, Honolulu, Las Vegas, Philadelphia and Seattle. In 2010 the company expects to launch WiMAX services in Boston, Houston, New York, San Francisco and Washington, D.C.

Web Surfing in a Wireless Network of Your Very Own

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Web Surfing in a Wireless Network of Your Very Own
Verizon's MiFi Lets Up to Five Mobile Devices Connect to the Internet With the Press of a Button; a Hotspot in Your Pocket


It's hard to remember a time not long ago when Web browsing required sitting in one place and using a computer plugged into a cable. Now, people expect to hop online whenever they want from wherever they want using wireless Internet connections. But it isn't always easy. Mobile devices lose their capabilities when the carrier's signal drops out; laptop users struggle to find a public Wi-Fi network that will work; and the Wi-Fi networks that are available get slowed down by overcrowding.

Why not bring your own Wi-Fi? I'm not talking about stuffing a cumbersome router and cables into a backpack with hopes of setting up shop wherever you go. I'm referring to a new product called MiFi. It is what it sounds like: a private Wi-Fi network for you. It's a one-button gadget that measures about the surface size of an Altoids tin, only thinner and lighter.

This week, while I was traveling, I used Verizon Wireless's MiFi 2200, made for the phone carrier by Novatel Wireless. The MiFi brings in the Internet using Verizon's 3G network and creates a Wi-Fi zone that can be reached from up to 50 feet away, even through thick hotel walls. Its connection can be used by up to five devices at once. At one point, I had a Lenovo ThinkPad, Apple MacBook, iPhone, Palm Pre and iPod Touch simultaneously using the Web via the MiFi's connection. Although video playback stuttered under these busy conditions, other tasks did well. And with just three devices using the connection at once, the connection worked normally.

The luxury of MiFi doesn't come cheap. The device itself costs $100 with a two-year service agreement and after a $50 rebate. Two monthly plan options are available: $40 buys 250 megabytes with a charge of 10 cents per megabyte over that allotment; and $60 buys five gigabytes with a five-cent charge per megabyte of overage. Users who don't want to mess with the monthly service plan can buy the device at its full retail price of $400 and pay $15 per 24-hour access period, which is called a Verizon Wireless Mobile Broadband DayPass.

Of course, you already can get online over cellphone networks for similar monthly fees and at similar speeds, with external or internal laptop cards that usually cost less upfront. So why would anyone want or need MiFi? The answer is that it serves multiple devices at once, without requiring you to buy multiple cards or pay a separate fee for each.

I can imagine plenty of scenarios where the MiFi would come in handy, including colleagues traveling together, college students studying together with laptops on a campus lawn and families riding in a car with multiple laptops and/or portable game devices. In my trip alone, I used my MiFi and avoided paying for wireless Internet fees in the airport and four days of my hotel's expensive in-room Internet charges. As long as there's a Verizon network in the area, the MiFi will work.

Last week, Sprint Nextel entered the MiFi fray by offering its own MiFi 2200, also from Novatel Wireless. Like Verizon's MiFi, Sprint's costs $100 after a rebate and with a two-year contract. While Verizon offers all-data plans, Sprint offers a monthly plan of broadband-only for $60 as well as a $150 monthly Simply Everything Plan + Mobile Broadband for data and phone use. Both of these plans include five gigabytes a month with a five-cents-a-megabyte charge for overage. Sprint's device isn't available with pay-as-you-go options, like Verizon's MiFi. Unlike Verizon's MiFi, the Sprint device has built-in GPS.

The Verizon MiFi looks unassuming. It weighs just over two ounces, so it really could be held unnoticed in a pocket. In fact, it's so small, you could easily misplace it. Its glossy black exterior is interrupted only by a Verizon Wireless logo and a power button, which changes colors to indicate different things, like red for low battery and blue for when it's on. A separate indicator light blinks green when the MiFi is transmitting or receiving data. The MiFi runs on a rechargeable lithium-ion battery; spare batteries cost $40. Its battery charges when MiFi plugs into a Windows PC or Mac using a USB cable or plugs into a wall adapter.

After the initial registration of the MiFi device, which happens the first time you plug it into a Mac or Windows PC and takes just five minutes, the device is set to work without any wires simply by pressing its power button on. The personal Wi-Fi network shows up in a list of available networks on your device and requires a password, which is written on the back of each MiFi. Users can change this password to something more memorable by adjusting wireless security settings in a browser menu.

Verizon estimates that if just one device is tapped into a fully charged MiFi, the tiny gadget's battery will last for about four hours, and this was the case in my tests. The battery is designed to last 40 hours in standby, a plus for busy travelers who might not think to charge the MiFi each night.

Even when two laptops and a Palm Pre were connected to the MiFi, speed tests showed positive results of about 1.4 megabytes per second for downloads and roughly 500 kilobits per second for uploads. Verizon says its device uses something called NovaSpeed, which enhances upload and download performance.

The MiFi offers reliable Web access for you and the four lucky souls who are sitting near you, if you're feeling generous. Its ease of use -- take out, turn on, start surfing the Web -- means there aren't any excuses for not hopping online from anywhere at any time. And it comes just in time for those summer vacations that were meant to let you get away from it all.
—Edited By Walter S. Mossberg

Wi-Fi to Go, No Cafe Needed

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/07/technology/personaltech/07pogue.html?_r=1

Wi-Fi to Go, No Cafe Needed
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Published: May 6, 2009

Someday, we’ll tell our grandchildren how we had to drive around town looking for a coffee shop when we needed to get online, and they’ll laugh their heads off. Every building in America has running water, electricity and ventilation; what’s the holdup on universal wireless Internet?
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Getting online isn’t impossible, but today’s options are deeply flawed. Most of them involve sitting rooted in one spot — in the coffee shop or library, for example. (Sadly, the days when cities were blanketed by free Wi-Fi signals leaking from people’s apartments are over; they all require passwords these days.)

If you want to get online while you’re on the move, in fact, you’ve had only one option: buy one of those $60-a-month cellular modems from Verizon, Sprint, T-Mobile or AT&T. The speed isn’t exactly cable-modem speed, but it’s close enough. You can get a card-slot version, which has a nasty little antenna protuberance, or a U.S.B.-stick version, which cries out to be snapped off by a passing flight attendant’s beverage cart.

A few laptops have this cellular modem built in, which is less awkward but still drains the battery with gusto.

But imagine if you could get online anywhere you liked — in a taxi, on the beach, in a hotel with disgustingly overpriced Wi-Fi — without messing around with cellular modems. What if you had a personal Wi-Fi bubble, a private hot spot, that followed you everywhere you go?

Incredibly, there is such a thing. It’s the Novatel MiFi 2200, available from Verizon starting in mid-May ($100 with two-year contract, after rebate). It’s a little wisp of a thing, like a triple-thick credit card. It has one power button, one status light and a swappable battery that looks like the one in a cellphone. When you turn on your MiFi and wait 30 seconds, it provides a personal, portable, powerful, password-protected wireless hot spot.

The MiFi gets its Internet signal the same way those cellular modems do — in this case, from Verizon’s excellent 3G (high-speed) cellular data network. If you just want to do e-mail and the Web, you pay $40 a month for the service (250 megabytes of data transfer, 10 cents a megabyte above that). If you watch videos and shuttle a lot of big files, opt for the $60 plan (5 gigabytes). And if you don’t travel incessantly, the best deal may be the one-day pass: $15 for 24 hours, only when you need it. In that case, the MiFi itself costs $270.

In essence, the MiFi converts that cellular Internet signal into an umbrella of Wi-Fi coverage that up to five people can share. (The speed suffers if all five are doing heavy downloads at once, but that’s a rarity.)

Cellular wireless routers, as they’re called, have been available for years. The average person hasn’t even heard of this product category, but these routers are popular on, for example, Hollywood movie shoots. On-location cast and crew can kill their downtime online, sharing the signal from a single cellular card that’s broadcast via Wi-Fi.

Those machines, however, get no cell signal on their own; you have to supply your own cellular modem. They’re also big and metal and ugly. But the real deal-killer is that they have to be plugged into a power outlet. You can’t use one at the beach or in the woods unless you have a really, really long extension cord.

The MiFi is remarkable for its tiny size, its sleek good looks, its 30-foot range (it easily filled a large airport gate area with four-bar signal) — and the fact that it’s cordless and rechargeable.

How is this amazing? Let us count the ways.

First, you’re spared the plug-and-unplug ritual of cellular modems. You can leave the MiFi in your pocket, purse or laptop bag; whenever you fire up your laptop, netbook, Wi-Fi camera or game gadget, or wake up your iPhone or iPod Touch, you’re online.

Last week, I was stuck on a runway for two hours. As I merrily worked away online, complete with YouTube videos and file downloads, I became aware that my seatmate was sneaking glances. As I snuck counter-glances at him, I realized that he had no interest in what I was doing, but rather in the signal-strength icon on my laptop — on an airplane where there wasn’t otherwise any Wi-Fi signal. “I’m sorry,” he finally said, completely baffled, “but how are you getting a wireless signal?” He was floored when I pulled the MiFi from my pocket, its power light glowing evilly.
If he’d had a laptop, I would have happily shared my Wi-Fi cloud with him. The network password is printed right there on the bottom of the MiFi itself. That’s a clever idea, actually. Since the MiFi is in your possession, it’s impossible for anyone to get into your cloud unless you show it to them. Call it “security through proximity.”
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The second huge advantage of the MiFi is that, as with any wireless router, you can share its signal with other people; up to five road warriors can enjoy the same connection. Your youngsters with their iPod Touches in the back of the van could hop online, for example, or you and your colleagues could connect and collaborate on a corporate retreat.

Verizon points out how useful the MiFi could be for college students working off-campus, insurance adjusters at a disaster site and trade show booth teams. (Incredibly, Verizon even suggests that you could use the MiFi at home as your primary family Internet service. Sharing a cellular-modem account was something it strenuously discouraged only two years ago.)

Some footnotes: First, the MiFi goes into sleep mode after 30 minutes of inactivity, to prolong its battery life.

Yes, it means that a single charge can get you through a full day of on-and-off Internet noodling, even though the battery is supposed to run for only four hours a charge (it’s rated at 40 hours of standby). But once the MiFi is asleep, your Wi-Fi bubble is gone until you tap the power button.

It’s probably the height of ingratitude to complain about having to press a single button to get yourself online. But if the MiFi is flopping around somewhere in the bottom of your bag, just finding it can be a minor hassle.

Fortunately, you can turn off that sleep feature, or even change the inactivity interval before it kicks in. This gizmo is a full-blown wireless router with full-blown configuration controls. If you type 192.168.1.1 into your Web browser’s address bar — a trick well known to network gurus — the MiFi’s settings pages magically appear. Now you can do geeky, tweaky tasks like changing the password or the wireless network name, limiting access to specific computers, turning on port forwarding (don’t ask) .

A final note: If your laptop has a traditional cellular modem, you can turn on a Mac OS X or Windows feature called Internet Sharing, which rebroadcasts the signal via Wi-Fi, just like the MiFi.

But the MiFi is infinitely easier to use and start up, doesn’t lock you into carrying around your laptop all the time, has better range and works even when your laptop battery is dead. (The MiFi recharges from a wall outlet; it still works as a hot spot while it’s plugged in.)

It’s always exciting when someone invents a new product category, and this one is a jaw-dropper. All your gadgets can be online at once, wherever you go, without having to plug anything in — no coffee shop required. Heck, it might even be worth showing the grandchildren.

Review: Novatel Wireless MiFi 2200 By Lisa Phifer

http://www.wi-fiplanet.com/reviews/article.php/3824351

June 10, 2009

Novatel Wireless MiFi 2200 for CDMA 1x EV-DO Networks
www.novatelwireless.com
Price: $99.99 after rebate, plus mobile broadband service
Pros: Compact and clean; fuss-free mobile Internet for five Wi-Fi devices
Cons: Constrained by 3G coverage; short battery life in multi-user scenarios

We anxiously awaited the MiFi “intelligent mobile hotspot” ever since Novatel Wireless announced it last December. This elegant little 3G router promised to put a carrier-blessed, turn-key Wi-Fi hotspot literally in your pocket. After six months of certification, Novatel finally delivered when channel partner Verizon Wireless sent us our very own MiFi 2200. Days, miles, and gigabytes later, we can report that the MiFi 2200 met our hopes—with a few anticipated caveats.
Common ingredients; prettier packaging

The MiFi is hardly the first compact Wi-Fi router for on-the-go use. For example, the PosiMotion G-Fi is a pocket Wi-Fi router that creates personal hotspots—but lacks a 3G uplink. Morose Media’s WMWiFiRouter software turns a Wi-Fi capable Windows Mobile handheld into a 3G router—but frequently froze our smartphone. Many paperback-sized AC-powered routers can be outfitted with 3G Express Cards—but most are more portable than mobile.

Like the handsome kid who spouts the same old lines, but somehow steals the show, the MiFi draws eyeballs by bundling 3G and Wi-Fi into a neater, sexier package. But don’t let its good looks fool you—inside this 3.5x2.3x0.4 inch, 2.05-ounce shell lies a router that’s surprisingly friendly and robust. While Novatel did not miraculously overcome 3G coverage or battery technology limitations, the MiFi successfully dissolves many other common pain-points.
No assembly required

For starters, there are no pluggable 3G adapters to buy, break, or lose. The MiFi is a fully integrated 3G router/modem, purchased directly from a mobile broadband carrier. In the US, the CDMA 1x EV-DO capable MiFi 2200 is now available from Verizon Wireless and Sprint for $99 (after $50 rebate, with a service contract). The HSPA capable MiFi 2352 will soon be available from carriers that operate GSM networks.

Sure, this all-in-one architecture means that you can’t buy your own 3G adapter. But thankfully Novatel didn’t strike an exclusive deal that limits coverage or price competition. Instead, MiFi owners get a head-to-toe warranty and tech support from their chosen carrier, along with a 3G service agreement that explicitly permits up to five simultaneous users.

In fact, the MiFi can bring 3G to a myriad of otherwise isolated mobile devices and users. We used our MiFi to deliver Internet access to not only conventional notebooks and desktops, but also to PDAs, smartphones, MP3 players, and even a Wii game console. We had no trouble connecting the MiFi to any 802.11bg client we tried, including backwards-compatible 802.11n clients using 2.4 GHz. Don’t have the AT&T Wireless coverage required to surf on an iPhone? Consider using the MiFi 2200 to add Verizon/Sprint 3G Internet to your iPod touch!
The sky’s the limit

The MiFi’s “personal Wi-Fi cloud” concept is appealing. Since several devices can be connected to each MiFi, customers can get more from a single 3G subscription. Verizon and Sprint charge $59.99/month for a MiFi mobile broadband plan with a 5GB allowance. Users on a tighter budget can opt for Verizon’s $39.99/250MB plan or buy $15 DayPasses. The latter is welcome relief from the usual contract ‘cuffs, but misses out on a $50 Mi-Fi purchase rebate.

A 5GB allowance is fairly typical for a 3G single-user contract. However, five users connected through one MiFi will inevitably consume more bits and may incur overage charges (five cents per MB). The MiFi maintains cumulative traffic counters that can help customers monitor consumption, but warns that the carrier’s site should always be consulted for billable usage data.

3G mobile broadband blows away 2G services like 1xRTT and EDGE, but still pales in comparison to terrestrial broadband and Wi-Fi. According to Verizon’s MiFi User Guide, download/upload throughput depends on coverage. A MiFi connected via EV-DO Rev.A should average 600 Kbps to 1.4 Mbps down; 500 to 800 Kbps up. In EV-DO Rev.0 coverage areas, those averages drop to 400 to 700 Kbps down; 60 to 80 Kbps up. Outside Mobile Broadband coverage areas, the MiFi can fall back to the more widely available 1xRTT, which averages just 60 to 80 Kbps downstream.

As a result, any MiFi personal hotspot’s performance will be constrained not by its 802.11b/g (LAN) data rates, but by your mobile broadband (WAN) coverage. We sampled our MiFi’s performance throughout the greater Philadelphia area (southeastern PA, northern DE, central NJ). The following chart illustrates a typical 50-mile road-trip, where downloads/uploads averaged 1.46 and 0.49 Mbps respectively—nearly the best one should expect from EV-DO Rev.A.

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Note the variability encountered along this test drive. Performance is fairly constant when stationary. But when it comes to providing in-vehicle Internet access for an entire family, inconsistency is the MiFi’s Achilles heel. Don’t expect everyone in your car to stream video simultaneously and be happy. Unless within a strong Rev.A area or parked, we found watching YouTube rather frustrating. On the other hand, e-mail, Web surfing, Flickr slideshows, and even Skype calls fared well, even when two or three users were active.
Taking it to the streets

Given these throughput limits and usage caps, we don’t recommend the MiFi as a full-time home router unless terrestrial broadband is not an option. Nor do we recommend the MiFi to connect a single device that already has satisfactory integrated 3G. Rather, consider the MiFi wherever mobile or temporary Internet access is required by more than one Wi-Fi client.

The MiFi can make family vacations more pleasant, but everyone will need to share bandwidth fairly and exercise considerable patience in rural (1xRTT) areas. For continuous use on drives lasting over three hours, invest in a MiFi vehicle charger or DC/AC power inverter. (The latter can also be used to keep all of those mobile Wi-Fi clients juiced.)

Travelers who carry multiple devices can use the MiFi to reduce Internet access costs. For example, we connected our notebook and smartphone to the MiFi in our pocket. One MiFi subscription would certainly be cheaper than paying for mobile broadband service on both. However, Wi-Fi rapidly depletes our phone’s battery, so we’ll stick with integrated 3G there. On the other hand, we’d rather buy one MiFi than pay for integrated mobile broadband on any of our notebooks.

Why? There are many scenarios where the MiFi could prove useful for workgroup Internet access: colleagues that gather to collaborate on a project at a public venue; workers that need on-location Internet at a construction or disaster site; sales teams that demonstrate on-line products at client sites or tradeshows.

In such scenarios, the MiFi can get small groups on-line quickly, without having to beg for permission or passwords on a private WLAN or find and pay for a public Wi-Fi hotspot. We’ve tried other Internet sharing methods, such as Bluetooth LAN gateways and using a phone as a tethered modem, but found Wi-Fi to the MiFi easier to configure, more convenient to use, and less error-prone. MiFi diagnostics also provide decent insight into modem status, activity, and usage.

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Power to the people

That said, we found that power considerations make the MiFi more appealing in situations that call for brief and/or nomadic use rather than lengthy continuous on-the-go use.

According to specs, the MiFi’s 1150 mAh battery should last about four hours with a single user or 40 hours on stand-by. But we never got more than 2.5 active hours out of our MiFi. Of course, we usually connected at least two Wi-Fi devices—after all, multi-user is the MiFi’s market.

Fortunately, the MiFi’s battery is removable, so carrying extra batteries is one extended use option. Groups that gather indoors can easily plug the MiFi into an AC wall socket; normal operation continues when charged this way. Ditto for in-vehicle coupling to a DC power source.

We’d love to recharge via USB while still using Wi-Fi, but the MiFi’s Wi-Fi is temporarily disabled when connected to a USB host. As a result, only the PC or Mac on the far end of the USB cable can get on-line when charging this way, using the MiFi as an ordinary 3G modem.
Keeping life simple

Beyond these fairly common mobile power and coverage limitations, the MiFi does an excellent job of simplifying as-needed multi-user Internet access. After activation, the MiFi immediately starts to operate as a secure Wi-Fi router with on-demand 3G Internet. To use the MiFi, just push the unit’s one and only button. This enables the MiFi’s internal 802.11g AP, configured to secure traffic with TKIP and the handy pre-shared key inscribed on the unit’s back.

Whenever any Wi-Fi client associates, it receives an IP address from the MiFi’s internal DHCP server. Client traffic is then scrutinized by the MiFi’s stateful packet inspection firewall. If the 3G uplink is disconnected, the MiFi automatically tries to connect to EV-DO first, 1xRTT second. If an uplink cannot be established or gets interrupted, the MiFi automatically retries, attempting to maintain connectivity without user assistance. To conserve power, the 3G uplink is dropped in the absence of traffic; after 30 minutes of inactivity, the Wi-Fi AP also stops beaconing.

These sensible defaults are all reconfigurable through the MiFi’s Web admin interface (below). Many MiFi owners will never need to touch these screens, but those who do will find parameters common to entry-level broadband routers, including MAC ACLs, port forwarding, and VPN pass-through. 3G auto-connection and Wi-Fi timeout can also be adjusted to conserve battery.

There are no other knobs to tune connection management, but we didn’t miss them. During out trial, the MiFi managed 3G in a manner that rarely caused page timeouts or application disconnects, even when barreling down the highway. Having used many other cellular data devices with far less success, we know this kind of transparency cannot be taken for granted.

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Although not available in the Verizon MiFi that we tested, Sprint's MiFi admin interface includes a GPS panel, which leverages the unit’s GPS receiver to display current latitude/longitude and perform location-aware Web searches using Google, MSN, or Yahoo!. This is a good start; we expect to see carriers making more use of the MiFi’s GPS in the future.
Wi-Fi bare necessities

Each MiFi ships with three predefined Wi-Fi profiles: open, secure, and temporary hotspot.

The first is exactly what you’d expect: an unencrypted, unauthenticated wide-open WLAN, identified by a unique SSID (e.g., Verizon MiFi2200 F423). Customers who use this profile should really avoid accessing unencrypted applications (including the MiFi’s admin pages).

We give Novatel kudos for encouraging encrypted WLANs instead. The MiFi defaults to a secure profile that uses TKIP and a WPA-PSK passphrase printed right on the device. That default profile can also be reconfigured for AES/WPA2-PSK and/or a custom passphrase. Not surprisingly, the MiFi does not support 802.1X (Enterprise) authentication.

The MiFi’s oddly-named temporary hotspot profile corresponds to 64-bit WEP with an auto-generated key. We locked ourselves out when trying this profile because Verizon’s User Guide does not identify the default WEP key. We quickly recovered by resetting our MiFi to its default secure profile (and well-documented PSK). This approach makes using a stolen MiFi trivial, but it also makes WPA very convenient for as-needed on-the-go workgroups.

It’s no surprise that the MiFi uses battery-friendly 802.11g instead of 802.11n—3G users can’t exploit n speed anyway. But the MiFi surprised us with its range. We had expected this credit card-sized, battery-powered router to have short reach like most Wi-Fi-capable smartphones. But we found that our MiFi covered most of one floor at home and offered plenty of room to spread out at a local cafe with no less than good signal strength.
False start

Ultimately, the only thing complicated about our MiFi test drive was initial activation. Sprint customers must activate the MiFi by calling customer service. A MiFi from Verizon Wireless can also be activated by phone, at point of purchase, or over the Web.

To enable Web-based activation, every Verizon MiFi contains a VZAccess Manager installer that auto-launches whenever the unit is connected via USB to a Windows XP SP2+ or Vista PC. (Mac OS X 10.4.0 users are exempt from VZAccess.) Our MiFi installed an old version of VZAccess and immediately tried to activate itself—but failed because no Internet connections were active.

Apparently you need to have Internet to get Internet. This may explain why one cannot activate the MiFi directly through its Web admin interface. However, requiring customers to install a Windows program purely for activation seems overly complex. Prompting customers to do so every single time their MiFi connects to USB adds insult to injury.

In fairness, VZAccess can add value for customers who use the MiFi as an ordinary USB modem. For example, VZAccess can manage a PC’s wireless adapters, auto-connecting them in a preferred order. VZAccess can also send and receive text messages conveyed by the MiFi. But we doubt that many customers will spend a lot of time texting through a USB-connected MiFi. We’d prefer to perform both Web activation and SMS through the MiFi’s admin interface.
The bottom line

Much ado has been made about the MiFi since its announcement. Based on our trial, much of that applause is deserved—the MiFi makes multi-user 3G Internet access surprisingly hassle-free. But some key limitations remain. Battery life will be an issue for some users, but can be avoided wherever AC/DC is available. Mobile broadband coverage or lack thereof will impact more early adopters. If you live and work in an area that gets only or mostly 1xRTT (or EDGE), the MiFi is not for you; but if you frequent a region blessed with EV-DO (or HSUPA), the MiFi can help you more fully exploit high-speed mobile broadband with minimal investment.

Lisa Phifer owns Core Competence, a consulting firm focused on business use of emerging network and security technologies. Lisa has been testing mobile wireless handheld devices since 1997, when she surfed the web from her first CDPD-based WAP phone.

http://iphone.click2creation.com/2009/06/wi-fi-gets-personal-with-mi-fi/

Wi-Fi Gets Personal With Mi-Fi
Posted in iPhone News by admin. Published June 11th, 2009

The scoop: Sprint Mi-Fi 2200 mobile wireless hot spot, by Sprint (and Novatel Wireless), about $100 (after rebates, plus data service).

What it is: The Sprint Mi-Fi is a credit-card-sized device that includes a 3G wireless (Sprint’s EV-DO Rev. A) connection combined with a Wi-Fi router and GPS radio. The device is powered by a rechargeable lithium-ion battery, and does not require an external power source (although it has a power cord for recharging the battery or if you want to keep it powered during use). The 3G/Wi-Fi combination lets users take advantage of 3G network access and provide Wi-Fi LAN coverage for as many as five other users. This can be advantageous in locations where Wi-Fi or other network access is unavailable, yet 3G coverage is.

Why it’s cool: This isn’t the first time I’ve seen a mobile router that provides this functionality, but it is the smallest one I’ve seen, and one that works off a rechargeable battery. This creates an extremely mobile device that you can place into a car or even your shirt pocket to guarantee 3G wireless coverage for your notebook PC. In my tests with a notebook, I averaged 670Kbps of download speed and 539Kbps of upload speed with the Mi-Fi device.

Mobile devices with Wi-Fi (such as an iPhone or other smartphone) make the Mi-Fi more interesting, as it gives users an option for connecting to a different 3G network than the one on their device. But before you think the Sprint 3G was faster than the AT&T 3G network on my iPhone, I averaged 1.28Mbps of download and 205Kbps of upload speed on my AT&T iPhone, vs. 428Kbps of download and 232Kbps of upload speed with the iPhone via Wi-Fi / Mi-Fi. I’d love to try the same tests with the Verizon Wireless version of the Mi-Fi (coming soon), because I live in New England, where Verizon is known for better 3G coverage/speed than Sprint’s network. I was pleasantly surprised at the AT&T performance on my iPhone 3G.Configuring the device is done through the PC’s browser interface, and you can create a new SSID, along with all of the security settings and Wi-Fi options that you’d get on a normal Wi-Fi router. You can even create a temporary hot spot and the system will generate a random SSID and security key.

Some caveats: The only way to determine your 3G wireless signal strength is by connecting to the router via the notebook browser. An indication (LED lights?) would have been nice to see how strong the coverage was during my tests. In addition, at times the Wi-Fi connection on the Mi-Fi would just stop if I wasn’t using it (maybe there’s a standby mode that shuts off the Wi-Fi?). I had to reset the device and then reconnect my mobile device to get it going again.

Bottom line: The added mobility and scenarios where the Mi-Fi can be used effectively make this an intriguing device. For groups of mobile workers or for adding additional Wi-Fi coverage in 3G-only areas, it’s a cool option.

Grade: 4 stars (out of five).

The END

la fine,

http://www.slashgear.com/huawei-e583x-mifi-rival-gets-video-demo-coming-july-1947446/

Huawei ha scopiazzato il Mi-Fi, ed ora inonderà l'Europa con i suoi prodotti a basso prezzo come ha sempre fatto sino ad ora, monopolizzando il mercato

a meno di novità importanti, chiudo qui il mio 3D

non ci credo più

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BigNick ha scritto:

la fine, chiudo qui il mio 3D
non ci credo più

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Ciao big, l'ho seguita da quando l'hai segnalata: e' scesa verso i supporti segnalati, ad eccezione di quello in area $ 9
Nelle ultime sedute, andamento lento, con statica nera ed ema 10 g come target al rialzo.

Chi ha sparato all'uomo ragno ? ... Usava una SWHC ...

sono molto ottimista sulla prossima trimestrale, ma sul lungo purtroppo dopo la notizia di oggi di Huawei ridivento pessimista

Notizia degna di nota: MiFi sbarca in Europa

http://www.slashgear.com/novatel-wireless-mifi-2352-hspa-review-2147537/

Novatel Wireless MiFi 2352 HSPA review

Novatel Wireless’ MiFi intelligent personal hotspot was one of our top 5 gadgets from ShowStoppers back in April, and had floored us a few months earlier in Barcelona. Having released their CDMA EVDO Rev.A MiFi 2200 on Verizon and Sprint to very positive reaction, the company is now launching its GSM 3G HSPA model, the MiFi 2352. As well as the ability to share a single mobile broadband connection among up to five WiFi users, the MiFi 2352 brings a few new tricks to the table; check out the full SlashGear review after the cut.

For the full rundown of what’s in the MiFi box, check out our video unboxing. Basically, in its SIM-free form as you see here, Novatel Wireless supply a global power-adapter with various plug inserts, a USB to microUSB cable, rechargeable 1,530mAh battery and a small printed Getting Started guide. The MiFi 2352 supports various connection speeds, from quadband (850/900/1800/1900MHz) GPRS/EDGE up to triband (900/1900/2100MHz) UMTS HSUPA/HSDPA. Network-depending, you can theoretically see up to 7.2Mbps downlink rates and up to 5.76Mbps uplink rates.

There’s no driver disc, because there needn’t be any drivers. As standard Novatel require no connection manager – the software Verizon supply with their CDMA MiFi is their own decision; Sprint’s version uses no such app – presuming you’re using the 2352’s WiFi connection. Setup is as speedy as dropping in your SIM, holding down the single button until the lights begin blinking, and then waiting for the MiFi to start spitting out a wireless connection. The default SSID is a sensible “MiFi_2352″ and by navigating to “http://www.mifi” you access the device’s locally-hosted homepage showing the number of connected clients (up to 5 are supported simultaneously), connection details and battery status.

Since sharing a capped HSPA data connection via an unsecured WiFi network seems a recipe for overage charges or disconnection, the first step for most users will be accessing the admin pages and setting up WEP, WPA or WPA2 encryption. Thankfully that’s straightforward with the MiFi’s basic but speedy UI; there are also options for MAC filtering and recording various logs of WiFi connections and modem events. The MiFi can be loaded with up to six “internet profiles”, each with corresponding settings to a different SIM; that way, if you regularly switch between carriers (say, if traveling) then it’s simple to flick between the presets.

As on a full-sized router, there’s also port filtering support, the ability to set custom permitted applications, port forwarding, a switchable DHCP server and VPN pass-through support. Unlike a normal router there’s also an optional power management setting which can shut the MiFi down after between 2 or 60 minutes of idle time. Once you’ve made all the tweaks you want, you can backup the settings to a connected computer.

Buttons may be in short supply on the MiFi, but blinking colored lights are not. To be fair, there are only two: one single blue WiFi logo hidden in the chrome strip running the modem’s waist, the other a multicolored light integrated into the power button. The former lights solid when WiFi is on, then flashes when users are connected. As for the latter, that cycles through various hues to indicate GPRS/EDGE, EDGE/WCDMA or HSPA connections (green, blue or violet respectively) together with flashing red to show low battery and amber to show charge status (flashing when charging, solid when full). There’s no obvious way to see more granular battery status; that requires accessing the MiFi’s status page.

One of the main differences between this HSPA MiFi and the CDMA versions available in the US is its microSD slot, according to the documentation happy with up to 16GB cards. With this, it’s possible to turn the MiFi into a miniature, portable NAS of sorts; access can be set as read-only or read/write, though there’s no granular password control over different users as you’d find on a full-scale NAS. From talking with Novatel, it seems this might be addressed in a future update. Access, though, is limited to anybody with encrypted WiFi access, which is likely enough control for most users, making the MiFi ideal for storing commonly-accessed files and documentation. It’s also ideal for use with a netbook, UMPC or MID, which might sacrifice internal storage for portability. A few 16GB microSD cards are a whole lot cheaper than paying for an SSD upgrade on such a device, plus they’re then of benefit to any WiFi-connected computer.

So far it’s a pretty basic NAS, though. You can upload files (one at a time), open or delete them from the web interface, but there’s no way to transfer files already on the card between folders. We were also unable to map the microSD card as a network drive. On the up side, each folder can be given separate read-only or read/write status.

It’s also possible to use the MiFi as a standard, USB modem, with the supplied cable and the drivers available to install from the device itself. Novatel’s connection manager offers the usual connect and disconnect choices, with basic stats, plus an SMS app and address book. Unfortunately using a direct connection kicks the MiFi 2352 into non-WiFi mode, something Novatel’s quick start guide seems to imply is intentional but that we’d prefer was a user option. There’s no provision for topping up the MiFi’s battery via USB while also sharing its 3G connection, though of course most OSes will let you broadcast the connection over the notebook’s own WiFi.

Also new to this particular MiFi model is its processing capabilities. Novatel have given the 2352 a separate 900MHz ARM app processor, RAM and flash storage, with the obvious expectation being that there’ll be a growing catalog of third-party and homegrown mobility software that can run on the device itself. As with any new platform, however, the limitation is primarily a shortage of cooperating developers. There’s seemingly just one third-party app on offer right now, an enterprise-level device manager from Alcatel-Lucent (which we didn’t have access to for testing), while Novatel themselves have apparently developed a “basic” VPN client. With no MiFi App Store or equivalent, however, distribution seems left to carriers or hardware providers, not individual users, and there’s currently no publicly available SDK.

That’s unlikely to stop the intrepid from delving into the MiFi 2352’s Linux roots, albeit on a small scale. Having been told that the intelligent hotspot “doesn’t support Android at present, but runs an OS selected for its potential for Android installation at some point in the future” we’re feeling cautiously optimistic that – likely as the Google OS itself develops, and becomes more suited to non-smartphone devices – future MiFi units could end up with an Android Market injection.

All early days, though, and right now the bigger question is how those extra components might impact on battery life. Novatel quote the same 4hrs use/40hrs standby for the 2352 as the Sprint and Verizon MiFi 2200 units, which lack the app processor, and supply a bigger, 1,530mAh battery than the 1,150mAh in its simpler cousins. In our testing the 2352 managed a little over Novatel’s active usage estimates, complete with some standby downtime; your experience will vary on how strong the 3G signal is, and we did notice the MiFi became quite warm after extended use, particularly when it was struggling to keep a grip on a connection indoors.

Officially, the MiFi 2352 is only available through one European carrier at present, Telefonica in Spain. It’s unclear if they’ve made use of the MiFi’s A-GPS abilities; there doesn’t appear to be any obvious way to access it in our non-carrier unit. Sprint’s 2200 MiFi can be set to integrate location data with such things as Google searches, automatically bringing back nearby listings ahead of more general ones. That appears to be a carrier-specific function.

Speaking of carriers, Novatel have a GSM version of the MiFi intended for US 3G bands. The MiFi 2372 is yet to show up on the company’s own webpages, but its been spotted clearing the FCC complete with support for the 850/1900MHz bands; that suggests we may be seeing an AT&T version sometime in the near future.

There’s little not to like about the Novatel Wireless MiFi 2352. It’s slightly thicker than the EVDO versions, and that’s partly because of the discrete app processor that, right now, we’re not seeing much use of, but future implementations could righten that balance. Similarly, the microSD functionality may not be as flexible as a traditional NAS, but it’s a nice bonus and a quick way to share information between devices or users.

None of that distracts from what the MiFi does best, though: sharing a single connection in a straightforward way. With a reasonable HSPA link it’s possible to fool yourself into thinking you’re at home or the office, as devices automatically hook up to the MiFi 2352’s connection and leave you to focus on what it actually was you wanted the internet for. We’re not sure on UK pricing for the 2352 (nor US pricing for the 2372) but importer Mobilx.hu are offering it, unlocked, for €220 including tax ($315/£186) and in Spain Telefonica are charging €29 or €59 per month. Considering you can realistically replace a smartphone data package, and multiple traditional USB or PC Card modem contracts, for just one MiFi connection, road warriors and traveling families could do a lot worse than checking out the 2352. Its certainly found a permanent place in our kit bag.

Il MiFi arriva anche in Italia

piuttosto caro, direi..

http://www.telefonino.net/Accessori...outer-Access-Point-Wi-Fi-Voip-modem-UMTS.html

MiFi: Router, Access Point WiFi, VoIP e modem UMTS HSPA 27 Giugno 2009
A partire da luglio, Speeka inizierà la commercializzazione sul mercato italiano del MiFi, un apparato di nuovissima concezione che porterà molte novità nelle modalità di connessione a internet utilizzando una connessione cellulare.

Il MiFi è prodotto da Novatel Wireless, la società leader a livello mondiale nella produzione di apparati per la connettività cellulare. Il MiFi ha dimensioni estremamente contenute: è infatti grande come una carta di credito e risulta essere leggermente più spesso; è estremamente leggero, 50 grammi (80 grammi con la batteria agli ioni di Litio da 1530 mAh, che consente un’autonomia di circa 4-5 ore).

All’interno del MiFI sono stati posizionati, grazie ad un elevatissimo grado di miniaturizzazione, vari apparati normalmente venduti separatamente sul mercato: un router, un access point WiFi, un modem UMTS con HSPA, un modem USB, una pen drive (la chiavetta di memoria) per schede di tipo microSD fino a 16Gb.

MiFi
MiFi
La connessione ad Internet (tramite la SIM del proprio gestore; il MiFi è un apparato aperto, non bloccato sulla SIM card di uno specifico gestore) avviene tramite il modem UMTS HSPA in dotazione che può lavorare in tutto il mondo grazie all’ampia gamma di frequenze coperte: 850/900/1800/1900/2100. Le sessioni di download gestiscono velocità fino a 7.2Mbps, quelle in upload fino a 5.2Mbps.

La particolarità unica di MiFi è quella di poter creare e gestire connessioni ad Internet senza la presenza di un computer: una volta configurato, è solo necessario accenderlo per stabilire la connessione ad internet e attivare l’access point WiFi, grazie al quale qualsiasi apparato semplicemente dotato di WiFi può navigare, scambiare posta elettronica, chattare, e svolgere cioè tutte le tipiche attività offerte dal WEB.
Apparati come l’iPod Touch, macchine fotografiche ed altri apparati con WiFi potranno quindi accedere ad Internet autonomamente, senza PC. La connessione supporta anche sessioni di VoIP.

La connettività in locale avviene tramite l’access point WiFi: fino a 5 utenti in contemporanea possono collegarsi al router che gestisce la connessione Internet tramite il modem HSPA.

MiFi
MiFi
L’attività del MiFi è sostenuta da una fonte di alimentazione esterna, 100/240vAC, o da una batteria agli Ioni di Litio che assicura una operatività fino a 4-5 ore in completa autonomia. In caso di esaurimento della batteria, ed in assenza di una fonte di alimentazione elettrica, la funzionalità del MiFi viene comunque garantita dal suo collegamento ad un computer tramite cavetto USB.
Nel MiFi è poi disponibile un praticissimo slot microSD, accessibile dall’esterno dell’apparato, all’interno del quale è possibile inserire schede di memoria SD fino a 16GB.
Il MiFi supporta tutti i più comuni protocolli di sicurezza, tutte le VPN, per garantire anche a chi ha la necessita, la massima protezione dei propri dati e dei propri contenuti.

In Italia il MiFi è distribuito da Speeka, partner storico di Novat el Wireless, direttamente dal proprio sito web, www.speeka.com, e anche tramite la propria rete di rivenditori sparsa su tutto il territorio nazionale. Il costo del MiFi in Italia è di euro 250.00 + IVA.

Interessante sito sul MiFi

http://buymifi.com/

BuyMiFi.com

All About the Novatel Wireless MiFi: News, Info, Sales, Carriers, and More

sito specifico sul prodotto MiFi e tutto ciò che ci gira intorno

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Questa volta Huawei non ha fatto in tempo...

dopo Telefonica, anche Vodafone Spain si è stancata di aspettare è ha iniziato a commercializzare il MiFi:

http://www.slashgear.com/mifi-2352-now-sharing-hspa-through-vodafone-spain-2750425/

MiFi 2352 now sharing HSPA through Vodafone Spain
By Chris Davies on Monday, Jul 27th 2009 No Comments

Vodafone Spain have announced that they are the latest carrier to be offering Novatel Wireless’ MiFi 2352 “intelligent personal hotspot”. The device, which we reviewed back in June, shares a single HSPA connection with up to five simultaneous WiFi clients, and runs off an internal battery for completely wireless use.

In addition, the MiFi 2352 also has a separate applications processor, with its own RAM and flash memory, from which it can run standalone web-connected software accessible to WiFi-connected clients. Novatel Wireless released the SDK for the MiFi 2352 (together with its CDMA 2200 siblings, available in the US on Sprint and Verizon) earlier today.

The Vodafone Spain MiFi 2352 will be available through the carrier’s business arm, though it’s yet to make an appearance on their website. We’re also waiting to hear back on pricing for the WiFi modem.

Update: Tariffs range from €32 ($46) per month for 1GB of data, through €39 ($55) for 3GB to €49 ($70) for 5GB. The MiFi 2352 itself seems to be priced at €29 ($41) subsidized by a data plan.

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Trimestrale

tra pochi minuti la trimestrale, rimango positivo, nonostante il declino delle ultime settimane, vedremo..

Novatel Wireless Announces Second Quarter 2009 Results

Revenues Increase 19% Sequentially; MiFi Orders to Date Exceed $100 Million

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* Source: Novatel Wireless, Inc.
* On Thursday July 30, 2009, 4:05 pm EDT

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SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Novatel Wireless, Inc. (NASDAQ: NVTL - News), a leading provider of wireless broadband access solutions, today reported financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2009.



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First Qtr
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Revenues $84.1M $89.6M $70.4M
GAAP Net Income (Loss) $(800,000) $952,000 $(2.5M)
GAAP EPS $(0.03) $0.03 $(0.08)
Non-GAAP Net Income (Loss) $657,000 $2.1M $(1.1M)
Non-GAAP EPS $0.02 $0.07 $(0.04)

“During the second quarter, North American USB product sales rebounded from first quarter levels and we experienced strong demand for our newly introduced MiFi Intelligent Mobile Hotspot products,” said Peter Leparulo, chairman and CEO of Novatel Wireless. “With the introduction of MiFi, we believe that we have a created a whole new category of mobile broadband devices that allow users to carry with them a personal cloud of high-speed Internet connectivity that can be easily shared among multiple users and Wi-Fi devices. MiFi has now been commercially launched nationwide by two major U.S. carriers and two international carriers in Spain, and we expect several additional carrier launches later this year.”

“Since its introduction two months ago, we have received over $100 million in MiFi orders. With these orders, our second half 2009 visibility has improved and we expect sequential and year-over-year increases in revenues, gross margins and net income in the third quarter, as our product mix shifts toward our new products,” Mr. Leparulo continued. “Our outlook for the third quarter is encouraging given that we expect to see a significant decline in revenues from our embedded products category due to one of our large customers moving to a direct component sourcing model in an effort to reduce costs. We have recently had a number of significant design wins for our embedded products and expect these wins to contribute to revenues in early 2010.”

“Second quarter 2009 revenues increased sequentially by 19%; however, our results were impacted by $2.1 million of cancellation costs related to a significant customer order,” said Ken Leddon, chief financial officer of Novatel Wireless. “Gross margins were 22.1%. Excluding the cancellation costs, gross margin would have been 24.5% and EPS would have been $0.02 per diluted share. During the quarter, we increased our cash position and ended the quarter with total cash and equivalents of approximately $146 million or $4.76 per share.”

Recent Highlights

* Launched MiFi 2200 Intelligent Mobile Hotspot with Sprint and Verizon
* Rolled out MiFi 2352 Intelligent Mobile Hotspot with Telefonica Espana and Vodafone Spain
* Announced PC770 2-in-1 PC/Expresscard device with Verizon Wireless
* Signed distribution agreement with Mobilx for distribution of MiFi 2352 in Europe
* Announced U760 USB Modem with Bell in Canada
* Launched MC760 Broadband2Go product with Virgin Mobile USA

Novatel MiFi risolleverà le sorti di NVTL ?

$100 million in MiFi orders, beh direi che il MiFi probabilmente stà dando il suo contributo per risollevare le sorti di NVTL, e siamo solo all'inizio....

prodotto tecnicamente inutile (un moderno smartphone fa tutte queste cose da se'), ha secondo me pero' una grande prospettiva per l'utenza di massa che vuole schiacciare un pulsante e avere tutto pronto e di conseguenza MOLTO appetibile per i carrier come del resto stiamo vedendo

interessante per il long secondo me

soppa ha scritto:

prodotto tecnicamente inutile (un moderno smartphone fa tutte queste cose da se'), ha secondo me pero' una grande prospettiva per l'utenza di massa che vuole schiacciare un pulsante e avere tutto pronto e di conseguenza MOLTO appetibile per i carrier come del resto stiamo vedendo

interessante per il long secondo me

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hemmm, mi spieghi come fà un moderno smartphone a gestire tramite connessione 3G/Hsdpa/Hsupa e supporto WiFi sino a 5 utenti in contemporanea ?