Lenovo,
Vodafone and Ericsson
have joined forces to lower the cost of integrated mobile broadband
in laptops.
The initiative significantly lowers the cost of built-in mobile
broadband technology across the entire range of upcoming Lenovo
ThinkPad notebooks.
Typically, notebooks with built-in technology, which includes
antennae and a SIM card, cost anything up to £100 more than
notebooks without a built-in mobile broadband module.
From 4 August, a new range of Lenovo notebooks will be launched
with integrated mobile broadband "at approximately the same price
as those without mobile broadband", said the partners.
Ericsson's built-in modules for mobile broadband will be
supplied with ThinkPad notebooks in the performance T and
ultraportable X Series and with all of Lenovo's new ThinkPad SL
Series notebooks.
Lenovo designed the three ThinkPad SL notebooks specifically for
the small-to-medium business user who increasingly relies on 24/7
connectivity.
Users can easily connect to the internet by accessing Vodafone's
mobile broadband service. Users will also receive a 30-day free
trial from Vodafone with the option to continue with a paid-for
service.
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