The TEW-656BRG is powered directly from a laptop’s USB port, connects to the Internet from any 3G / 3.75G cellular phone signal.
Networking hardware brand TRENDnet has announced availability of its “ultra portable” 3G Mobile Wireless N Router (model TEW-656BRG). The router shares a single Internet connection (from a compatible Sprint, AT&T, Verizon, or other USB 3G / 3.75G modem) with multiple users.
The TEW-656BRG was designed to be one of the lightest and smallest 3G routers available. According to TRENDnet, the 3G wireless N router is “so small that it can slip into any laptop bag unnoticed.”
The router has no battery. Rather, it is powered directly from a laptop’s USB port, “eliminating the often frustrating search for an electrical outlet,” says the maker.
The device also features a built-in hanging hook, enabling users to neatly hang the TEW-656BRG on the back of a laptop screen while working.
The compact router connects to the Internet from any 3G / 3.75G cellular phone signal. The modem is auto-recognized. In addition, users need only to plug the 3G / 3.75G modem into the router to share an Internet connection with multiple users.
“Now users can share a single 3G Internet connection while in between flights at the airport, at a job site, carpooling to work, or even on vacation with the family,” states TRENDnet in a press release submitted to Channel Pro-SMB.
Indeed, consumers need only an active Internet plan with their respective third-party 3G / 3.75G Internet service provider in order to connect their mobile PCs to the Internet. Wireless encryption protects data.
The TEW-656BRG, is currently shipping to online and retail partners. Its MSRP is $99.99.
