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AT&T Announces New 3G LaptopConnect Devices

AT&T has announced and will start selling the two new 3G LaptopConnect devices: the AT&T USBConnect Turbo and AT&T USBConnect Velocity beginning March 7. The Velocity, is the first GPS-enabled LaptopConnect device from AT&T. It works with a free software application, the Option GPS Control Panel, that leverages location-enabled sites like Yahoo! Maps and Bing [...]

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Option launches iCON 452 USB modem for Cincinnati Bell

Option.N.V. today announced the launch of its iCON 452 HSPA+ USB modem series in the U.S. with Cincinnati Bell. Cincinnati Bell now carries the Option iCON 452, which uses Advanced Wireless Services (AWS) Spectrum and provides the fastest Internet connection possible at enhanced 3G speeds.

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Option launches new iCON 505 HSPA USB modem with TeliaSonera in Sweden

Option.N.V. today announces the new HSPA+ USB modem iCON 505. With a maximum download and upload speeds of 10.2Mbps and 5.76Mbps, the iCON 505 is only 29g and will be able to support 14.4 Mbps downstream.

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MWC2009: O2 offers new Option ExpressCard with retractable antenna

Telefónica O2 Germany will be one of the first operators to offer the GlobeTrotter Express 441. The company will market the GlobeTrotter Express 441 under its own brand as the O2 Surfcard Speed. Supporting quad-band HSPA as well as quad-band EDGE and GPRS, the GlobeTrotter Express 441 has been designed to deliver worldwide coverage for [...]

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MWC2009: New Option GlobeSurfer X.1 Wireless Router Accepts Any USB Modem

Option N.V. today unveiled GlobeSurfer X.1, a new wireless router that transforms any USB wireless modem into an instant Internet-connected WiFi network capable of supporting multiple users. An additional USB port offers additional high-end local wireless networking functionality such as Print Server or File Server connectivity.

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MWC2009: Option Announces uCAN Software for USB Modem

Option N.V. today announced its new uCAN software platform, which can store USB modem user’s personal documents and applications to use it on any PC. With uCAN, a USB modem user can connect to the internet or access their applications, documents, MP3 collections or any other content via a “one click” launch pad from any personal [...]

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Option shipping stylish new wireless router: the GlobeSurfer III

Option N.V.  today announced that it is shipping a new 3G wireless router to mobile operators, distributors and Value Added Resellers. Offering businesses and households a versatile communications hub that creates an instant Wi-Fi hotspot the GlobeSurfer III enables multiple users to share a superfast HSPA broadband connection.

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Option’s new entry-level USB modem selected by O2

Option today announced that its new entry-level USB modem has been selected by O2. Carrying the O2 branding, Option’s new iCON 210 HSPA USB modem is shipping to Telefónica O2 Germany. Option’s Zero-CD Plug ‘n’ Play software allows consumers to access internet at HSPA speeds of up to 3.6 Mbps in just three simple steps: insert [...]

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Option to offer USB wireless modem in the UK

Option N.V. announced that T-Mobile UK is adding the iCON 431 USB wireless modem to its mobile broadband service. It will be marketed by T-Mobile UK as the Mobile Broadband USB Stick 530.

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ATT and Option launch ATT USBConnect Quicksilver

AT&T and Option today announced the availability of the AT&T USBConnect Quicksilver, the newest addition to AT&T’s High Speed Packet Access (HSPA)-capable lineup of LaptopConnect devices on 3G network.

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