Airtel To Launch Wireless Data Card, Brussels-based Option To Supply Them

The Financial Express: Wireless data card maker Option said it will supply its GlobeTrotter EDGE data cards to Airtel, India’s biggest mobile phone operator, sending the Belgian company’s shares to a record high.
“India is rapidly becoming the world’s fourth-largest economy and is already one of the world markets with the highest prospect for growth. It was clear to us that this was a business opportunity that could not be overlooked,” Option Chief Executive Officer Jan Callewaert said in a statement on Monday.
Plugged into the side of a laptop, Option’s data cards enable users to access the Internet at high speeds without a phone connection on standards such as EDGE, GPRS, WLAN and WiFi.
CDMA operator Reliance Infocomm has already launched this service in India – using Sierra wireless AirCard.

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