Novatel Wireless Completes 4G LTE Data Transmission

February 08, 2010

Novatel Wireless has successfully completed the first data transmission call using Long Term Evolution (LTE) 4G technology. LTE provides high data rates of up to 100Mbps on the uplink and 50 Mbps on the downlink and an enhanced user experience by leveraging new, wider bandwidth spectrum. Many operators are already planning to overlay LTE on their 3G networks to augment data capacity. Novatel Wireless is working with operators and plans to launch commercial data devices in late 2010.

"We are pleased to achieve these important first data transmission milestones on next generation technologies, last week with dual carrier HSPA+, and now with LTE, and we expect to leverage our industry-leading position to offer 4G wireless data products to our customers," said Dr. Slim Souissi, CTO, Novatel Wireless. "We believe our aggressive development efforts will enable us to deliver these innovative solutions with the fastest possible time to market."

Separately,  Novatel Wireless has begun the "How Do You MiFi?" contest available at: www.novatelwireless.com/howdoyoumifi.

"Our customers around the world are using the MiFi Intelligent Mobile Hotspot in many unique and interesting ways," said Rob Hadley, CMO, Novatel Wireless. "We introduced the 'How Do You MiFi?' contest to provide our customers with a place to share their personal success stories with the MiFi platform, and have an opportunity to win a great prize."

To enter, simply go to the Novatel Wireless website and click on the "How Do You MiFi?" contest button at the bottom of the page. Visitors will be asked to fill out a basic entry form outlining their personal success story with the MiFi platform. Users with success stories chosen to be featured on the Novatel Wireless website will be automatically entered to win a 55" Samsung Flat Screen TV with a WiFi LinkStick, which will be delivered to the winner in time for the start of March Madness (NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament).

The MiFi Intelligent Mobile Hotspot represents a new category of mobile broadband device. The device creates a portable, personal cloud of high-speed Internet connectivity that can be shared between multiple users and up to five Wi-Fi enabled devices. MiFi provides freedom from Wi-Fi hotspots, allowing users to bring Internet access anywhere and share that access with a set of Wi-Fi enabled devices.

The "How Do You MiFi?" submission page is officially open and will close on February 12, 2010. The winning story will be announced on February 19, 2010, and the grand prize will be shipped on February 22, 2010. The "How Do You MiFi?" contest is open to U.S. MiFi users only.