Motorola Launches 4G USB Modem for LTE Networks
Motorola Launches 4G USB Modem for LTE Networks
Posted 10/21/2010 at 5:15am
| by Paul Lilly
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Motorola this week announced the introduction of its new FDD LTE USB-lte 7110 modem, a plug-and-play device rated for FDD-LTE Category 3. In theory, Motorola's 4G modem should be capable of up to 100Mb/s downloads and 50Mb/s uploads.
"We are pleased to introduce Motorola's first LTE device to the industry to complement our own LTE networks and provide an LTE device to operators worldwide for the profitable delivery of 4G broadband wireless services to the mass market," said Fred Gabbard, vice president, Product Management, Motorola. "We look forward to the opportunity to team with operators worldwide for an end-to-end LTE solution or to provide interoperability testing of the new USB-lt 7110 device on their own LTE networks."
The device pops into any gadget with a USB port, such as your notebook, netbook, or tablet, and doesn't require any installation. It uses a pair of omni-directional MIMO (multiple-input, multiple-output) antennas and also includes Motorola's self-organizing network (SON) technology.
No word yet on price or availability.
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thetechchild
October 21, 2010 at 8:00pm
If 4G offers 100Mb/s download and 50Mb/s upload, USB 2.0 may or may not be effective enough to handle all of that bandwidth. In theory, it handles 480Mb/s, but in reality can be much, much less depending on OS, drivers, and overhead. They may want to rethink that and add 3.0, as it's backwards compatible anyways.
B.A.Frayd
October 21, 2010 at 11:11pm
Nowhere in the aticle does it state that the modem is a usb 2.0 only device, or did I miss something?
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