The UK wing of little known network equipment specialist, Billion Electric, has introduced a new broadband router that combines support for land-line based ADSL2+ technology with Mobile Broadband (3G) - the 'BiPAC 7300GX'.

The router comes with an auto-failover that automatically switches over to a 3G connection in the event of ADSL being interrupted and back once ADSL has returned. Typically 3G is the technology used my mobile phone operators to deliver limited wireless broadband services to handsets and laptops.

The BiPAC 7300GX allows you to insert a 3G/HSDPA PC card into its built-in PC Card slot, enabling you to use a 3G/HSDPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS, or GSM Internet connection. They also bundle a 12v car adaptor with the router for usage while on the move.

However the product is by no means a first and several manufacturers have already introduced similar hardware, although few allow you to insert your own PCMCIA cards.