In Brief: Telecom N.Z. to preview mobile PC
May 19, 2006Telecom New Zealand will demonstrate its wireless broadband laptops next week at the Convergence Oceania show.
The computers include an embedded CDMA EV-DO mobile broadband card that allows users to connect to the Internet automatically without the need to insert a wireless card.
Telecom said in a news release Thursday that the company's CDMA EV-DO network covers much of New Zealand.
The wireless laptops are expected to go on sale later this year.
"We're currently in talks with a number of major notebook manufacturers, and we expect to see Telecom Mobile Broadband-enabled notebooks in the New Zealand market in the near future," said Telecom's Shane Ohlin.
Copyright 2006 by United Press International


