Sierra Wireless' new HSPA mobile broadband modems— the AirCard 885E ExpressCard— offer the latest high-speed mobile broadband technology for use worldwide. With a more-compact ExpressCard design, the AirCard 885E is an ideal wireless modem for people who regularly travel with a notebook computer that includes an ExpressCard slot. Its durable, fixed antenna design with no moving parts offers a reliable wireless connection, and with TRU -Install software installation, customers are up and running quickly with no need for an installation CD.
The AirCard 885E ExpressCard support tri-band HSPA/UMTS with receive diversity on all three bands, and quad-band EDGE/GPRS/GSM. The product offers peak data speeds of up to 7.2Mbps on the downlink and up to 2Mbps on the uplink (software upgradeable to 5.76Mbps uplink as future improvements become available).