Sierra Wireless' Compass 597 EV-DO USB Modem w/GPS

Sierra Wireless Compass 597 USB

Sierra Wireless today unveiled its latest, and smallest, USB 3G modem, the Compass 597. The new device mobile broadband access speeds on EV-DO Rev. A networks, providing up to 3.1Mbps for downloads and 1.8Mbps for uploads.

The Compass 597 USB modem also features a built-in GPS antenna and the manufacturers own LBS technology, TRU-Locate, for quick and accurate navigation pinpoints. It also sports a microSD card slot for memory expansion, and a flexible antenna connection extender for boost signal strength.

The small Compass 597 USB modem is expected to be available in Q2 of this year.