U-blox’ LISA approved for AT&T network

U-blox, the Swiss positioning and wireless chip and module company, has announced the official AT&T approval of LISA, the world’s smallest surface-mount 3G module for use on AT&T’s mobile broadband network.
April 17, 2012 Read time: 1 min
RSS602 U-Blox, the Swiss positioning and wireless chip and module company, has announced the official AT&T approval of LISA, the world’s smallest surface-mount 3G module for use on AT&T’s mobile broadband network. LISA is targeted for use in M2M, telematics, and other mobile devices for a wide variety of applications such as fleet management, emergency call, automatic vehicle location (AVL), asset tracking, security systems and remote metering. The device also includes U-blox’ proprietary CellLocate technology which supports geographical positioning in areas where GPS is not possible, such as in underground parking garages or tunnels.
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