Some of the world’s biggest mobile operators, PC manufacturers, and chipmakers will reveal on Sept. 30 that they are uniting to pre-install support for high-speed mobile documents services into notebook PCs. Backers hope the move will aftermath in wider consumer use of so-called “mobile broadband” that could rival or even surpass use of Wi-Fi hotspots.

whether the plan works, it could boost third-generation [3G] mobile broadband in much the same way that Wi-Fi exploded after Intel (INTC) built

support for it into the Centrino chipset. Consumers will have an easier instance getting online while on the move: Instead of having to search for a Wi-Fi hotspot, owners of laptops equipped with the new technology will be able to connect wirelessly to the Web wherever they are, as lengthy as they’re within coverage range and have a mobile subscription with details service.

The industry alliance is about much more than just […]

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