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Posts tagged with 'Autonet Mobile'

Mercedes opts for Autonet in-vehicle entertainment

Posted Mar 27, 2012, by John Day

You may have noticed that Mercedes-Benz dealers can now install the new Mercedes-Benz In-Vehicle Hot Spot powered by Autonet Mobile, so folks riding in cars equipped with Autonet’s Wi-Fi router can not only bring connectable devices into those cars but actually use those devices (up to four) – inside the car when it’s moving or outside when it’s stopped. The in-vehicle Wi-Fi connection supports laptops, … Read More

Tags: DVD player, in-vehicle hot spot, Autonet Mobile, Wi-Fi router, iPad, Mercedes-Benz

In-vehicle Internet access

Posted Nov 26, 2010, by John Day

The market research firm iSuppli recently predicted that factory-installed Wi-Fi will grow from about 174,000 this year to 7.2 million in 2017. That got me thinking about in-vehicle Internet access. iSuppli said automakers increasingly view wireless connectivity as a key competitive differentiator, and I am sure they do, but there is little consensus on how to provide that connectivity and little evidence … Read More

Tags: Harman Automotive, General Motors, in-vehicle Internet access, Audi a8, USB mobile broadband modem, Autonet Mobile, Wi-Fi, WLAN, Amazon, Chrysler, iSuppli, eBay, Marvell Technology, Ford, Bluetooth, Subaru