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KUWAIT, Dec 23 (KUNA) -- Zain group, the leading mobile telecommunication
company in the Middle East and Africa, in partnership with Novatel Wireless,
Inc. (Nasdaq: NVTL), a leading provider of wireless broadband access
solutions, announced on Wednesday the launch of the wireless device Zain Mifi
Intelligent Mobile Hotspot initially in its Kuwait operation.
The company plans on extending this service to all other Zain operations by
the second quarter of 2010.
The Zain Mifi Intelligent Mobile Hotspot represents a new category of
mobile broadband device supporting a rich application environment for both
enterprise customers and consumers.
The device creates a portable, personal cloud of high-speed Internet
connectivity that can be shared between multiple users and up to five Wi-Fi
enabled devices such as laptops, MIDs, UMPCs, smart phones, cameras, gaming
devices or portable media players.
Zain Mifi provides freedom from Wi-Fi hotspots, allowing users to bring
Internet access anywhere and share that access with a set of devices.
"Zain has established itself as the leader in providing the most innovative
mobility solutions to the Middle East and Africa," said Khaled Al Hajeri, CEO
of Zain Kuwait.
"For Zain Kuwait customers who travel to any of the other 20 Zain "One
Network' countries, this service is additionally advantageous given they can
use this new Zain Mifi device at local internet rates on an extremely fast
internet service," Al-Hajeri added.
"As a company known for its many firsts in the mobile marketplace, we are
delighted to introduce this unprecedented device that provides comprehensive
and secure connectivity for a wide variety of devices, anywhere users go,
delivering on our Zain brand promise of 'A wonderful world."
Among the most innovative attributes of the Zain Mifi Hotspot is an
on-board Linux based operating system capable of delivering mobile software
applications and media.
These advanced capabilities add to the intelligence of Zain Mifi and enable
support for applications such as automatic VPN connectivity and email synch.
The internal (ROM) storage, up to 16GB of expandable memory via MicroSD,
creates a flexible and robust platform capable of supporting a variety of
location-based applications and enabling the storage of personal content such
as music, video and pictures.
Zain Mifi does not require any type of installation or previously installed
software.
Users simply need to turn on the unit to connect to Wi-Fi enabled handsets
or devices. (end)
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