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Toshiba expands embedded Mobile Broadband to its Consumer product range
NB100 and Satellite A350 now available with embedded Mobile Broadband
Neuss, Germany, 9th February 2009 - Toshiba Computer Systems Division further strengthens its connectivity strategy by announcing the integration of Mobile Broadband into its consumer product range, starting with the Toshiba NB100 and the Satellite A350. The updated laptops with embedded mobile broadband will be available during the first quarter of 2009 throughout Europe, Middle East and Africa.
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"Customers that are using their laptops on the move expect much more than just a device that is portable, durable and secure. Today, mobility is intimately linked with mobile connectivity," says Thomas Teckentrup, General Manager Toshiba Computer Systems Division Europe. "In keeping with the increasing demand for embedded mobile broadband from both professionals and consumers that we’re starting to see, we’re now offering embedded mobile broadband across all segments of our laptop portfolio."
According to research firm Analysys Mason¹ the number of HSPA customers worldwide will increase from 61 million at the end of 2008 to 1.1 billion at the end of 2015.
A laptop with embedded Mobile Broadband connectivity offers superior benefits to users compared to one using an external modem. First, it is convenient as it requires no additional wired or wireless connection between laptop and modem. From a technical point of view, an embedded module provides superior signal propagation as it uses specially designed antennas that are integrated into the laptop cover – best positioned to send and receive the best possible signal. Furthermore, integration of the cellular interface into the laptop power management ensures lower energy consumption compared to an externally connected USB-modem or smartphone.
A laptop with embedded Mobile Broadband connectivity offers superior benefits to users compared to one using an external modem. First, it is convenient as it requires no additional wired or wireless connection between laptop and modem. From a technical point of view, an embedded module provides superior signal propagation as it uses specially designed antennas that are integrated into the laptop cover – best positioned to send and receive the best possible signal. Furthermore, integration of the cellular interface into the laptop power management ensures lower energy consumption compared to an externally connected USB-modem or smartphone.
Users of Toshiba business laptops will benefit from Ericsson’s latest wireless broadband technologies (HSPA) allowing data rates of up to 7.2 Mbps in the downlink and up to 2.0 Mbps in the uplink².
As a responsible global corporate citizen, Toshiba ensures that all laptops are RoHS-compliant, effectively reducing the environmental impact by restricting the use of lead, mercury and certain other hazardous substances. Both new laptops³ are ENERGY STAR® 4.0 qualified.
About Toshiba
Headquartered in Neuss, Germany, Toshiba Europe GmbH is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Toshiba Corporation, one of the world's largest computer and electronics companies.
Toshiba Corporation is a leader in information and communications systems, electronic components, consumer products and power systems. The company's integration of these wide-ranging capabilities assures its position as an innovator in advanced components, products and systems. Toshiba was founded in 1875, and today operates a global network of more than 740 companies, with 198,000 employees’ worldwide and annual sales surpassing US$76 billion.
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¹ "Wireless broadband forecasts for 2008–2015: HSPA, HSPA+, EV-DO, LTE and WiMAX", Analysys Mason,
July 2008
² Actual accessible data rates depend on network performance
³ Exception to this is the Toshiba Satellite A350 with Intel Pentium CPU
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