14 DAY TRIAL // Sierra Wireless and Bouygues Telecom announced the launch of a new Sierra Wireless PC card on Bouygues' network in France. The Bouygues Telecom "Carte Internet haut debit mobile," also known as the Sierra Wireless AirCard 850 wireless wide area network card, is now available through Bouygues retail locations, business sales channels, and online. Bouygues Telecom and Sierra Wireless previously collaborated to offer mobile data customers the AirCard 775 card for EDGE networks.
"Mobile data cards offer the opportunity to manage work more effectively while away from the office, and are increasingly valued by professionals as a tool that provides easy access to the information they need," said Jim Lahey, Vice President, EMEA for Sierra Wireless. "We welcome the opportunity to continue to support Bouygues customers with high-quality, reliable connectivity wherever they need it."
The Sierra Wireless AirCard 850 is a 3G wireless WAN Type II PC Card with a slim design that allows users to conveniently store the card inside the laptop. Compatible with HSDPA, UMTS, EDGE, and GPRS networks, the card utilizes the 2100 MHz UMTS frequency band widely used in Europe, offering average data rates of 500 to 800 kbps, with bursts over 1 Mbps on HSDPA networks. In areas where HSDPA or UMTS network coverage is not available, the card will connect to EDGE and GSM/GPRS networks and enable international roaming on all four frequency bands (850, 900, 1800, and 1900 MHz) used worldwide.