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Laptops to be a rival for 3G Mobile Phones in India
By siliconindia
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Saturday, 02 August 2008, 17:41 IST
Bangalore: To keep pace with the growing challenge, the leading laptop makers are all set to invade the Indian market with the third generation of mobile phone technology, 3G. As various PC functions are included in mobile phones in recent times, laptop industry is facing a major competition from the more compact and user friendly device. Companies like Hewlett Packard are likely to discuss with the mobile service providers of the country for a tie-up to offer 3G laptops once the mobile technology is launched in India.
Hewlett Packard has already tie-up with different service providers like AT&T and Sprint & Verizon3G in the U.S., Vodafone in Australia, Vodafone, Orange and T-Mobile in UK. However, according to Economic Times, broadband application is marketed most in countries where 3G laptops are available as the mobile phone makers do not want to lose the grip over services against PC vendors.
Indian vendors are also very hopeful about this new product. 3G laptops are already a hit in foreign countries as it saves both time and effort. And according to the vendors, it will also attract the Indian consumers, especially those from corporate world as it is very handy while traveling. "The 3G laptop has worked well in foreign markets and we are keen to introduce it in India too," said Kevin Frost, Vice President and General Manager for consumer notebooks business unit in Personal System Group.
HP's 2510P, Toshiba's Portege R500 and Lenovo's Thinkpad 260 are products with built-in 3G that are available in different countries with different price ranges. "In India, the price will depend on the standards of the mobile operators," said Frost.
As known to all, 3G facilitate faster data exchange, effective video and music downloads, real time data sharing and many other advantages. Its high bandwidth enables the users to access internet anytime while traveling as they no longer have to wait for hotspot or signal stability. So if this technology is incorporated with the notebook, it will indeed benefit the users to a great extent. As a 3G laptop user can enjoy multimedia services with streaming audio and video, e-mail with full-fledged attachments such as PowerPoint files, fast downloads of large files and constant connectivity, the future of these laptops looks bright in India.
