HP and Verizon Wireless Expand Mobile Broadband Boundaries

HP and Verizon Wireless Expand Mobile Broadband Boundaries

HP and Verizon Wireless today announced plans to bring mobile broadband connectivity to upcoming HP mobile business devices, offering users high-speed wireless data access(1) that extends beyond the reach of today’s current patchwork of Wi-Fi hot spots. As part of the collaboration, the companies will jointly market HP business notebooks and other mobile devices that take advantage of Verizon Wireless’ EV-DO (Evolution-Data Optimized) network, the nation’s largest high-speed wireless broadband network with data download speeds of 400 kbps to 700 kbps.

With the technology, HP customers will be able to enjoy secure broadband-comparable wireless access to email,(1) the Internet and critical business data when away from the office and home. No longer confined by Wi-Fi hotspot locations, users can work where they want to, even staying connected in a taxi cab as they head to an airport. “Mobile broadband, which recently entered the U.S. market, is rapidly becoming the ‘must have’ technology in an industry already accelerating its shift away from desktop computers,” said Rob Enderle, principal analyst, The Enderle Group. “This high-speed, broad-reach wireless technology opens up a serious set of future possibilities for both business and entertainment markets, creating one of the most powerful growth opportunities we have ever seen.”

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