3G UMTS PC Modem Cards to Singapore's SingTel
Novatel Wireless, Lucent Technologies and Singapore Telecommunications Limited (SingTel) announce the availability of the Merlin U530(tm) Wireless PC Card Modem for high-speed wireless data access on SingTel's 3G Universal Mobile Telecommunications Service (UMTS) network in Singapore. Together with its regional partners, SingTel is Asia's largest multi-market mobile operator, serving more than 56 million customers in six markets - Australia, India, Indonesia, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand.
By installing the intuitive MobiLink(tm) software from Novatel Wireless and inserting the Merlin U530 into a laptop, users can access data at speeds of up to 384 kilobits per second. Jointly developed by Lucent and Novatel Wireless, the Merlin U530 provides high-speed access to streaming video and audio, secure wireless access to emails with large attachments and other corporate information stored behind firewalls. The Merlin U530 is backward compatible to GPRS and GSM so users can stay connected to SingTel's GSM/GPRS networks when 3G service is not available.
Source: press release
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