Novatel Wireless has just made the announcement that the MiFi Intelligent Mobile Hotspot has won the Meffys award being the “Best Mobile Connected Device” by the Mobile Entertainment Forum. This announcement was made at the 7th annual Meffys awards in London on 6/21/10. The awards were initiated in recognition of influential companies in the mobile entertainment industry.
“The Meffys awards provide insight into the wide range of innovative products, services, applications and projects that are shaping and defining the evolution of the mobile media industry today, ” Chief marketing officer of Novatel Wireless, Rob Hadley, said, “It’s simply an honor to be recognized in this distinguished industry awards program and it further demonstrates our dedication to delivering the most innovative mobile broadband and mobile media delivery solutions in the market.”
The MiFi platform is an Intelligent Mobile Hotspot which is a new category of mobile broadband. Users will benefit greatly from the newly available connectivity offered on their mobile devices. The MiFi platform is different from other routers that require an external broadband modem for providing connectivity, because it creates a personal bubble of high-speed Internet connectivity that can be shared between up to five other Wi-Fi devices. Novatel sources say that the MiFi 2372 Intelligent Mobile Hotspot contains highly advanced software applications that flexibly contribute to the evolution of mobile broadband.
The MiFi product line is a recipient of several awards this year, including the GSM Global Mobile Award for Best Mobile Connected Device, the CES Innovation Award for Best Enabling Technology, Mobile News Award for Most Innovative Product and the Mobile Merit Award for Gadgets/ Handsets/ Devices, non-connected devices, etc. Novatel Wireless provides innovative wireless broadband access solutions, which are based on 3G and 4G wireless technologies, and their Intelligent Mobile Hotspot products are capable of high-speed wireless Internet access on the leading wireless data networks.
