With Dell’s next-generation laptops that will support mobile broadband on multiple cellular networks, world travelers can stay connected globally.

U.S.-based travelers who connect their laptops via EV-DO carrier networks (like Verizon Wireless or Sprint), will be able to connect via a wireless standard commonly found in Europe, HSPA carrier networks (like Vodafone). Customers who wish to connect to both types of networks must use, today, two different mobile broadband cards.

Available later this year, Dell’s next-generation laptops, will support a single-card 3G network connection through Qualcomm’s Gobi™ solution.  Users are allowed to switch between network carriers with software-configurable technology which enables high-speed data connectivity on both UMTS and CDMA networks. The built-in Gobi solution will be offered across Latitude, Dell Precision, and consumer laptops.

Director of wireless product management at Dell, Ken Bond, said: “Dell will continue to deliver on the promise of global computing with the addition of Qualcomm’s Gobi technology”. “Customers are demanding more freedom to compute the way they want, where they want, which is why Dell today offers such a wide selection of mobile-broadband ready laptops.”

Vice president of product management for Qualcomm CDMA Technologies, Greg Raleigh, said: “The Gobi solution enables enterprise users and consumers with the freedom of being untethered from Wi-Fi hotspots and connecting to the Internet using ‘almost anywhere’ cellular broadband connectivity”. “We are pleased that Dell will be leveraging the flexibility and efficiency Gobi provides to meet the growing needs of mobile data users.”