Monday, May 11, 2009

Verizon's answer to WiFi: MiFi - FierceBroadbandWireless

May 10, 2009

Verizon Wireless will begin selling a device from Novatel Wireless that allows mobile users to connect multiple devices to a 3G connection. The MiFi 2200 Intelligent Mobile Hotspot, uses Verizon's EV-DO Rev. A network to create a personal WiFi cloud that can connect up to five WiFi-enabled devices, such a digital cameras or an iPod Touch, to the Internet.

The product appears to be a way for Verizon to keep devices on its 3G network rather than accessing public WiFi hotspots...