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Working with Wireless Wide Area Networking
Overview
The 99EX has two radio options available to support wireless WAN connectivity:
• Voice and data GSM/HSPA+/UMTS/GPRS/EDGE (99EXLW models)
• Data only GSM/HSPA+/UMTS/GPRS/EDGE and CDMA/1xRTT/EVDO
(99EXLG, 99EXBF and 99EXLF models)
Note: Current offerings for the 99GX only include WLAN/WPAN radio configurations.
The 99EXLW voice and data GSM/HSPA+ radio is optimized for the following two-way wireless commu-
nications:
• Voice
GSM voice data (dial-up)
•Data
Available speed depends on the wireless network carrier and their supported packet-data
technology in addition to network conditions.
– HSPA+ data transmission max. 14.4 Mbps (DL), max. 5.76Mbps (UL)
– UMTS: data transmission max. 384 Kbps (DL), max 384 Kbps (UL)
– GPRS Class 10: data transmission max. 85.6 kbps (DL), max. 42.8 kbps (UL)
– EDGE (E-GPRS) Class 10: data transmission max. 237 Kbps (DL), max. 118 kbps (UL)
Hardware and Service Provider Requirements for WWAN Connectivity
The Phone (data + voice) or Gobi (data) radio must be turned ON (enabled) for WWAN connectivity to
occur, see Enabling the WWAN Radio on page 8-4.
Using GSM/HSPA+/UMTS/GPRS/EDGE wireless technology requires:
• A an active account with a GSM network provider.
• A SIM card that has been activated by the network service provider (see page 8-2).
Using CDMA wireless technology requires:
• An active account with a CDMA network provider.
• The terminal must be activated before the carrier allows access to the providers CDMA network.
The account activation is linked to the Mobile Equipment Identifier (MEID) of the integrated
WWAN radio. The MEID number is located on a label inside the battery well of the 99EX terminal.
Antenna Coverage
The internal omni-directional unified penta band antenna supports 850/900/1800/1900 MHz (GSM/
GPRS/EDGE), 850/1900/2100 MHz (HSPA+/UMTS), and 800/1900 MHz (CDMA) protocols.
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