Nokia is start manufacturing USB dongles early next year. The handset manufacturer said it will work closely with operators to sell the devices, which allows notebooks to connect to the internet via 3G networks. Nokia is keen to break into a market that has grown rapidly but is dominated by Far Eastern manufacturers such as Huawei.
The gadget, which will employ a super-fast 3G technology called HSDPA, will be distributed through operators and bundled with mobile services.
Nokia first attempted to penetrate the market for mobile internet in 2006, working in conjunction with Intel; however in early 2007, Nokia and Intel made a mutual decision to stop co-operation on the project.
Mobile operator 3 claims to have sold over 500,00 dongles since they released them over year ago and Strategy Analytics said it expects the worldwide market for dongles to grow to 26 million units in 2009 from 20 million this year.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
0 comments:
Post a Comment