14 DAY TRIAL // Sierra Wireless and Orange Business Services announced the availability of the Sierra Wireless AirCard 850 Mobile PC Card in the United Kingdom. The card is the first 3G+ enabled card offered by Orange in advance of its planned 3G+ network upgrade, expected to begin in the first quarter of 2007.
The AirCard 850 Mobile PC Card with the Orange Business Everywhere service will allow roaming on 3G+ and 3G wireless networks across Europe, and is fully compatible with EDGE and GPRS networks around the world, providing business travelers with the ability to maintain contact with colleagues and clients while away from the office. Orange Business Everywhere customers in the UK benefit from one contract, one customer service point of contact and one bill, regardless of the mobile data network used. The service offers the possibility of sharing a price plan among multiple users.
The AirCard 850 is a 3G wireless WAN Type II PC Card with a slim design that allows users to store the card inside the laptop with the antenna attached. Fully functional on 3G+, 3G, EDGE, and GPRS networks, the AirCard 850 utilizes the 2100 MHz 3G frequency band common to European 3G networks, offering average data rates of 1 Mbps, with bursts up to 1.8 Mbps on the Orange 3G+ network. In areas where 3G+ or 3G network coverage is not available, these cards 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.