New PC data card for Macs

Mobile communications specialist nova media today offered price reductions for its PC datacards and the USB-modem as well as introduced a new PC datacard for PowerBooks. GlobeTrotter MAX 7.2 Ready is a new PC datacard featuring a retractable antenna and support for high speed HSDPA and 3G UMTS data connections; it supports up to 7.2 Mbit/s in appropriate mobile networks as well as EDGE and GRPS connections in all other cases; however, the company noted that the GlobeTrotter MAX 7.2 Ready does not support HSDPA or 3G UMTS speeds in America and other countries using a 1900MHz network frequency for high speed data and will revert to the EDGE and GPRS connections available to those US customers. The new GlobeTrotter MAX 7.2 Ready can be used with any PowerBook featuring a PC Card slot and running 10.4.3 or higher. The PC Card includes the Mobile Connection Manager launch2net for Mac OS X and is available for €300 (plus VAT and shipping costs). ExpressCard Modems for use with MacBook Pro notebooks are expected to be available from nova media in April.

by MacNN Staff