Telecom operator Idea Cellular has launched a new 3G dongle that supports download speeds of up to 7.2 Mbps and upload speeds of up to 5.76 Mbps and offers various cloud based services. The company claims to be the first and the only telecom operator to launch such a USB internet dongle. Pricing and Availability: Idea stated that the new dongle will be priced at Rs 1,799 and it will be available through all Idea outlets across 22 circles in the country. Cloud Based services: The new 3G dongle features a new cloud based messenger service called Cloud Messenger+, which enables users to make free and unlimited communication between the cloud dongle users. It also offers 2GB free storage on the cloud for an year, allowing users to store content like pictures, music, videos and documents and access it from any computing device later. Besides this, the dongle also offers a Cloud Share feature which allows users to share pictures, music, videos and documents in the cloud with their family and friends; a cloud sync service which syncs all the computers to which the dongle is attached and a data backup and recovery service. Unanswered Questions? There is currently no information on whether Idea is providing the cloud space by itself or if it has partnered with any cloud storage service like Dropbox or Box (previously Box.net) for this initiative. If Idea is providing the cloud space by itself, why doesn't it tie up with any of the popular cloud storage service…
