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Sierra Wireless (News - Alert) has announced that NEC’s LaVie G type J notebook computer with the integrated Sierra Wireless MC8780 embedded module is now certified and available for use on the NTT DoCoMo (News - Alert) network.

 

The LaVie G type J notebook with the Sierra Wireless MC8780 module supports the NTT DoCoMo HSDPA flat rate service. It is NEC's (News - Alert) first consumer platform with an embedded HSDPA module, according to Sierra Wireless.

 

Indicating that with the Sierra Wireless MC8780 in the LaVie G type J notebook computer, customers will have great connectivity to the Internet on the NTT DoCoMo network, Toshihiko Nasu, general manager of personal solution division at NEC, commented in a statement, “Working with Sierra Wireless offers customers the best of breed technology that the Japanese market will appreciate.”

 

“We are proud to work with NEC, well known for innovative computer design, and NTT DoCoMo network, a leader in connectivity in Japan,” said Dan Schieler, senior vice president of worldwide sales at Sierra Wireless.

 

He also added that the compact LaVie G type J notebook, combined with integrated Sierra Wireless mobile broadband connectivity and NTTDoCoMo's Flat-Rate Data Plan, offers customers “exceptional value and reliability in a mobile solution.”

 

Schieler explained that the Sierra Wireless MC8780 embedded module offers tri-band UMTS/HSPA and quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE network access to enable roaming on mobile broadband networks worldwide.

 

Also, operating on the NTT DoCoMo HSDPA network, the LaVie G type J notebook with the integrated MC8780 embedded module is capable of peak download speeds up to 3.6 Mbps and upload speeds up to 384 kbps.

 

He also pointed out that the MC8780 PCI Express Mini Card embedded module offers connectivity to all three HSDPA/UMTS frequency bands -- 850, 1900, 2100 MHz -- and all four EDGE/GPRS bands -- 850, 900, 1800, and 1900 MHz -- used worldwide.

 

 

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