Orange has announced the availability of its second
generation 3G Mobile Office Card. Targeted at businesses of all
sizes, the 3G Mobile Office Card offers users integrated access to
the Orange 3G and GPRS networks, as well as supporting WiFi
connections.
Technology advances in the new data card are designed to give
mobile workers an enhanced user experience. Integrated WiFi
compatibility ensures that users can connect to the most
appropriate and cost effective high speed network, whether at home,
in the office or on the road. The Mobile Office Card also includes
an external antenna to boost signal strength, providing faster and
more reliable 3G and GPRS Internet access.
The Orange 3G Mobile Office Card includes software developments
provided by France Telecom Research and Development, offering
greater flexibility in choosing between networks. The default
Automatic Mode connects to networks according to users’ pre-set
preferences and priorities – for example the software can be
programmed to connect to a home WiFi access point and then, if not
available, to try 3G/GPRS. Alternatively, the new Manual Mode
functionality allows users to pick the network themselves according
to their current location or cost and speed priorities.
Independent research by AIRCOM International has shown that
Orange has the largest integrated 3G/GPRS network for business in
the UK. The 3G network alone now covers over 70% of the population,
including the country’s top thirteen regional cities. Orange has
also extended GPRS roaming for UK subscribers to 74 countries and
currently provides 3G roaming in 10 countries. This coverage,
combined with the data card’s advanced technology and Orange’s 24 x
7 business customer service, gives business users the most reliable
wireless data user experience.
“Our customers not only demand the best high speed mobile access
for the Internet and the enterprise, but they need to be confident
that they can connect wherever they are at a fair and consistent
price,” said Alastair MacLeod, VP Orange Business Solutions.
“Orange customers now have that confidence, benefiting from the
largest integrated 3G/GPRS network for business in the UK, seamless
international roaming, and the option of flat rate 3G and GPRS
charges.”
Orange 3G Mobile Office Card users benefit from flat rate
charges for international roaming, whichever partner network they
are using and country they are in. Customers will also only pay for
the data they have used with no minimum session charge and payment
in Kb increments. And the new Mobile Office Card includes software
enhancements to help individual users track their data use over the
last session and previous month. End-user set up is completed
easily with just three ‘yes’ clicks required for automatic
installation.
The Orange 3G Mobile Office Card also offers simpler
configuration and installation of devices for IT managers. Software
developments enable administrators to customise roll outs according
to varying requirements of teams, as well as configure user
interface options and network connection settings. A range of value
added services are available, offering enterprises support for
trainers, helpdesks and end-users as well as assistance with
software customisation and project management of team rollouts.
Further information can be found on the Orange website at
www.orange.co.uk.