Ericsson pushes consumer broadband big bang - Telecom News Analysis

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Verizon Wireless and Clearwire LLC (Nasdaq: CLWR) regularly talk about how wireless broadband will enable a new generation of consumer electronics devices with wide-area wireless onboard. So far, however, there are far more gaming consoles and digital cameras with embedded WiFi than with cellular capabilities.

This may change if Ericsson AB (Nasdaq: ERIC) has anything to do with it. The firm is currently readying a 3G module for small consumer electronics devices that will start shipping in the first quarter of 2010...