KT WiBro develops "egg" mobile WiFi hotspot
2009/05/10 08:21KT has released the KWI-B2200 Egg which is a WiMax-to-WiFi hotspot that connects to their WiBro network:
The device will allow WiBro connectivity in products with Wi-Fi capability, such as Apple's iPod Touch multimedia players, the Nintendo DS handheld game consoles, and a wide range of laptop computers and other mobile Internet devices.
Egg will come with a 220,000 won (about $163) price tag, although subscribers to KT's monthly 27,000 won flat-rate plan, which provides an allowance of 50 gigabytes in data use, get the machines free of charge.
The egg was developed along with Interbro and the device will also receive some marketing support from Apple Korea. Interbro mentions they are currently looking at releasing the egg in Japan, Russian and the United States.
Some more details on the egg from an Interbro overview (PDF, 7.2MB):
The 2,800 mAh lithium-polymer battery lasts around 5 hours and can also be powered through a USB connection or the included power adapter.
The egg by default allows 3 users but up to 252 users can connect to the device.
interbro egg overview.pdfThe New York Times recently reviewed a similar device for the United States that uses Verizon’s cellular network for connectivity. The MiFi 2200 was developed by Novatel Wireless.
Planet Size Brain notes the egg has an interesting back story with Lee Chan-Jin who was the founder of Haan Soft first proposing this product on his blog.
