Ellipsis Jetpack supports XLTE
To keep up with customer demand for consistent high data speeds, Verizon Wireless’ Ellipsis Jetpack mobile hot spot received an upgraded LTE chipset from Sequans Communications that also supports the carrier’s XLTE service. That service taps into the 1.7/2.1 GHz spectrum band to provide additional bandwidth support for the carrier’s LTE network.
The new model can offer higher throughput, battery life up to 10 hours and faster start-up time, according to the company. The product operates on the 700 MHz and 1.7/2.1 GHz bands Verizon Wireless is currently using to support most of its LTE traffic.
The updated LTE chipset is built on Sequans’ Mont Blanc LTE platform, which includes category 4 throughput capabilities, air interface cancellation technology, an integrated network and application CPU, and radio frequency integrated circuits.
The Ellipsis Jetpack retails for $199, according to the Verizon Wireless website, or comes free with a two-year subscription.
“Now that users are conditioned to the high speed of LTE, they are no longer satisfied reverting to 3G when Wi-Fi is not available,” Craig Miller, Sequans VP of marketing, said.
“Increasingly, device makers are seeing that LTE is all you need in data devices.”
XLTE added in 10 domestic markets
Verizon Wireless recently announced the expansion of XLTE support to 10 new markets, bringing the total to more than 400.
The new areas covered include Chambersburg, Pa.; Charleston, W.V.; Chillicothe, Ohio; Dothan-Enterprise, Ala.; Eureka, Calif.; Hagerstown, Md.; Hattiesburg, Miss.; La Grange, Ga.; Oskaloos/Ottumwa, Iowa; and Watertown, N.Y.
