BANGALORE, INDIA: Intex Technologies announced the launch of its first 3G wireless data card.

It comes with with a downloading speed of up to 7.2Mbps and upto 5.76 Mbps uploading speed. It is also compatible with GPRS enabled sim cards on a 2G platform.

An added feature of the data card is that it allows users to send and receive messages along with managing phone book through the laptop/ PC, says a release.

Vikram Kalia, GM, Product Management, Intex Technologies, said, “The data card allows the users to access internet whenever and wherever they want without having to worry about Wi-Fi hotspots or the exorbitantly priced tariffs of hotels, etc. In today’s world, being connected 24/7 has become a necessity, a way of life. Keeping this in mind, Intex has launched this card with wireless access on both 2G & 3G Sim, making seamless and continued connectivity a reality for its customers.”

Intex plans to tie up with 3G service providers. This data card is now available at a price point of Rs. 2820, where the USB card/stick supports micro SD card up to 16 GB and runs on most of the available operating systems- Windows, XP, Vista Win 7, Mac OS and Linux.