Laptops packing 3.5G+ for mobile broadband access could be the answer to European mobile-phone operators' average-revenue-per-user prayers. But they could just as well prove a network nightmare, according to industry analyst Berg Insight.
The third-generation (3G) mobile phone network that carrier Hutchison shares with Telstra will be upgraded to the HSDPA mobile broadband standard in the first half of next year.
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The money being spent on the rollout of 802.11b networks has been compared to the excesses of the dot-com boom, with Wi-Fi tipped to play second fiddle to Bluetooth.
If you're out on the road a lot, you want a notebook that won't give you a sore shoulder at the end of the day, but you may not want to give up all the features of a full-sized notebook. Can you have both?
If you're going to have to lug it around, you might as well get a laptop that will make business colleagues green with envy. Check out our Australian review of 5 supercharged notebooks.
The 6720s is a budget business notebook that could fit the bill if you don't need serious CPU or graphics power, and are likely to spend most of your time in the office rather than on the road.
The Optus USB modem works as advertised, but fluctuations in service and a few software bugs have hampered our experience during testing.
The premium you pay is worth it: the ThinkPad T60 delivers a sturdy design, a complete range of network connectivity, top-shelf performance, long battery life, and just enough ports for the typical business user.
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