Sony Ericsson MD400g's Trio of USB Features: HSDA Modem, GPS, MS Stick Reader

With laptops fast replacing the desktop computers in business environments the demand for mobile broadband service is growing swiftly. Many laptops still don’t come with mobile broadband modems built-in to the machines by default. This has lead to a proliferation of USB mobile broadband modems. Sony Ericsson announced two new mobile broadband modems today that are designed to operate on HSPA networks providing the capability for downloads of up to 7.2Mb/s and uploads of 2Mb/s.

The two modems are the MD400g and the MD400, updates to the MD300 released last year. The new modems with retractable USB connector are the first to be combined with M2 Memory Stick Micro and microSD slots. The MD400g only differs in the fact that it also integrates a GPS receiver that can link to Google Maps and mark the user’s current location. These modems operate on HSPA/UMTS networks at 850/1900/2100 MHz and EGDE/GPRS networks at 850/900/1800/1900 MHz. Lastly, they are both Windows and Mac OS X compatible.