" This article contains a plethora of information on EVDO and mobile broadband
and more) - if you'd like to read just the basics and find out what you need to use mobile broadband,
we recommend reading the concise "Mobile Broadband Basics" guide, which covers all the essentials:
what you need in order to use mobile broadband, what the service options are, etc.
Getting online and being able to connect with friends, family, news, and the office is more
important now than ever, but what happens
provides completely wireless internet access. You take the internet with you and surf the web in your car, on the
train, in the airport, at a convention, on the road in your RV... you can even share the connection with multiple
computers using a mobile broadband router, just like you could with your broadband connection at home!
"Mobile Broadband" is a generic term that describes this type of internet connectivity, but there are a few
related terms that will be helpful to understand.
typical download speeds of 600-1400kbps (with bursts up to 3100kbps) - this article focuses mainly on EVDO
mobile broadband. HSPA is another 3G technology that is used by AT&T and T-Mobile
(click here to read more about HSPA). 4G is the next generation of mobile broadband technology,
but it's not as widely available as 3G service yet - Sprint uses a 4G technology called WiMAX that is currently
being deployed, and Verizon will be deploying a 4G network using a technology called LTE in late 2010.
For more information on 4G, read the What is 4G? article on 4Ginfo.com, our sister site.
598U, CTR350, and Booster Antenna
a popular EVDO setup: a Sprint 598U aircard in a Cradlepoint CTR350 router to share the connection,
with a Booster Antenna to improve signal
Enhanced Voice-Data Optimized or Enhanced Voice-Data Only (EV-Do, EV, EVDO, etc.) is a telecommunications
standard for the wireless transmission of data through radio signals, typically for broadband Internet access. EV-DO
is an evolution of the CDMA2000 (IS-2000) standard, but EV-DO will support high data rates yet can be deployed
alongside a wireless carrier's voice services. So EV-DO now (2013) stands for "Evolution-Data Optimized"[1] It uses
advanced multiplexing techniques including code division multiple access (CDMA) as well as time division multiplexing
(TDM) to maximize throughput. It is a standardized part of the CDMA2000 family of standards and has been adopted
by many mobile phone service providers around the world - particularly those previously employing CDMA networks
such as 3G. It is also used on the Globalstar satallite phone network.[2]
An EV-DO channel has a bandwidth of 1.25 MHz, the same bandwidth size that IS-95A (IS-95) and IS-2000 (1xRTT)
use.[3] The channel structure, on the other hand, is very different. Additionally, the back-end network is entirely packet-based,
and thus is not constrained by the restrictions typically present on a circuit switched network. ..." ... continued ... (see below).