Sierra Wireless has announced the introduction of a new Mobile Broadband (3G) USB adaptor, the AirCard® 880U and AirCard 881U. Both are designed to take advantage of modern HSDPA/HSUPA technology and can deliver speeds of up to 7.2Mbps downstream and 2Mbps upstream.

The news follows Vodafone's recent announcement of plans to introduce identically fast Mobile Broadband speeds over the coming months. It's worth pointing out that both Vodafone and O2 already use Sierra products:


Unsurprisingly no pricing details have been announced and we suspect that will be left up to operators, although such hardware usually sells at around £50 to £100.