Kayak PC Alternative Launched for Poor Countries

Thursday, November 13, 2008 - 13:47
The US wireless technology titan Qualcomm has launched a technology for people in poor countries to connect to the Internet without personal computers.
The United States wireless technology titan Qualcomm has launched unleashing a technology that will let people in poor countries connect to the Internet without personal computers.

Qualcomm says that the “Kayak PC alternative”, which enables devices such as televisions or monitors to link online using 3G high-speed broadband wireless networks, that are becoming increasingly available in developing countries.

This technology combines Qualcomm modems and mobile telephone computer chips into a portable gadget that eliminates a need for telephone or cable wire connections to the Internet. It further states that: “The broad footprint of 3G networks means that wireless is the answer to Internet access for worldwide markets, especially in emerging regions.”

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