Hot off of yesterday’s announcement that Intel is accelerating the availability of “all-day” UMPC chips (aka chips that can go for 8+ hours on a single charge), is this little bit about Sierra’s support for embedded 3G connectivity in future UMPC designs.
“Sierra Wireless is pleased to collaborate with Intel to provide seamless 3G-enabled connectivity options for the UMPC platform,” said Trent Punnett, Senior Vice President, Marketing and Corporate Development for Sierra Wireless. “Bringing high-quality 3G connections to Ultra Mobile PC devices allows for true on-the-go applications. We believe this will lead to the development of many innovative mobile devices, and we look forward to working with our OEM customers to bring these leading edge products to market.”
Wide-area mobility options are something that was sorely missed on the first and second batch of commercial UMPCs. At least Sony’s UX180P has an embedded option for Cingular’s 2.5G EDGE service. Hopefully, the Sierra Wireless options will enable EVDO on the UMPC without the need for external dongles.
I’m impressed with Intel’s recent pushes in the UMPC marketplace. Where is Microsoft? Read the full press release here.
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