MiFi, the new WiFi.

June 18, 2009 · Filed Under Tech · 2 Comments 

Novatel MiFi













I ran into some new products lately including something from Verizon which was called MiFi. I was a bit confused at first thinking that they got WiFi wrong but as soon as I started reading I realized about this whole new idea called MiFi. The basic idea behind MiFi technology is to take the 3G Network and convert it to WiFi network and possible making it a hot spot for you and others. The benefit of this is that you could easily get a 3G signal than some WiFi Hotspot that is available for you. Novatel seems to be the company behind this technology and already releasing a version in Spain for Telefonica. Besides providing a HotSpot it can also serve as a “server” for software since it brings a small storage capacity. At the moment only Verizon and Sprint are the ones that have this in the U.S. but you can expect it to go big through out the year if it is successful. Note to mention, the speed on these isn’t great and depending on how many people are you sharing the network with it could be even slower. None the less you could expect to hear more of this soon.

Update: A new product from Huawei, check it out.

Yasser

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