New generation wireless notebook

You're on the move, you need a wireless connection, but aren't there a Wi-Fi hotspot around? These types of problems will no longer exist when new-generation notebooks are born. With them, you will enjoy the so-called " borderless connections ".

According to the plan that many notebook makers recently announced, future notebook models will be equipped with wireless broadband connectivity, meaning you can access the network from almost anywhere on world.

Beginning in early 2006, Dell will launch a series of notebooks with an integrated wireless broadband connection. High-Speed ​​Downlink Packet Access (HSDPA) allows you to choose to access the Internet from many other service providers. together.

Currently, Dell has also sold the GC83 EDGE PC Card modem for notebooks for $ 199. Under an agreement with the Cingular mobile network, mobile devices will be able to access Cingular's 3G network using Dell's model, and Dell also plans to ship integrated modems exclusively for EV networks. Verizon's -DO (high-speed data transmission).

The EV-DO network gives you the ability to download data at speeds of up to 400 - 700 Kbps and is one of the brightest stars at the recent CTIA Wirless exhibition in San Francisco.

Not only Dell, Hewlett-Packard also announced plans to build EV-DO-enabled notebooks. Lenovo's ThinkPad and Z Series notebooks are already on the market with integrated EV-DO features, while Sony giants are the first notebook manufacturer in the world to welcome broadband networking technology when EDGE support.

" This high-speed wireless technology, this wide range of coverage will open a series of real future opportunities for both the business and entertainment markets ," said Rob Enderle, senior expert at Enderle Group. .

Because of such a huge potential, the integrated wireless broadband does not endure the legs in notebooks. The new Treo Smartphone that Microsoft and Palm have co-produced will support the EV-DO network, similar to Motorola's upcoming Motorola V3c.

In the meantime, HP always calls for integrating EV-DO into all existing mobile devices. If this " millionaire " is responded, Wi-Fi will be hard to keep its monopoly position - a horse alone - anymore.