Goodspeed Adds India to its International Mobile Broadband Service

Special to TAG-IT News Agency

OULU, Finland - Uros announces it now provides low-cost mobile data for travelers heading to India with the Goodspeed mobile Internet service. In the run up to India’s general election, arguably the world’s biggest democratic exercise, electioneering focuses on the economy as candidates portray themselves as pro-business.

India is the 10th largest economy and the second most populous country in the world. With 900 million subscribers, it is also the world’s fastest growing mobile phone market*. Business opportunities have stretched from the traditional economic heartlands of Mumbai, Delhi and Bangalore to emerging cities like Nagpur, Ahmedabad, Chandigarh, Pune, and Jaipur. Major industries include textiles, telecommunications, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, food processing, steel, transport equipment, cement, mining, petroleum, machinery, and software.

“India is a key destination for business travellers who depend on mobile broadband to provide a connection to get things done,” says Tommi Uhari, CEO of Uros. “Adding India to the map, we execute on our strategy of building a truly global network so travelers can enjoy low-cost, transparent internet access wherever they are in the world.”

For just €9.90 a day users can use 500MB of data, twice the daily consumption of the average internet user and the equivalent of 100 emails, 2 hours of web browsing, 20 minutes of video streaming and 30 minutes of Skype calls.

The Goodspeed service is enabled by the Goodspeed hotspot, which can accommodate up to nine destination SIM cards, including the user’s own SIMs. The device and destination SIM cards can be purchased direct from www.getgoodspeed.com , prior to travelling. With Goodspeed, international travelers can create a private WLAN network and share the connection with up to five Wi-Fi-enabled devices, such as smartphones, tablets, laptops and smart TVs.

Goodspeed offers three service plans - Lite, Pro or Business. For more information on these plans and the Goodspeed personal mobile Wi-Fi hotspot device please visit www.getgoodspeed.com.

With Goodspeed service now covering 57 destinations in Asia, Australia, North and Latin America, Russia and Europe, business travellers can access predictable, fast and low-cost mobile internet in major business travel destinations.
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Pricing, availability and network coverage

The Goodspeed mobile hotspot is available from www.getgoodspeed.com and Amazon UK

The Destination Day Pass, which is a fixed daily price for accessing practically unlimited internet while travelling, starts from €5.90 per day (on the Pro and Business packages) and is only charged when you access the internet (per day of use). A full list of data limits and fees can be found here .

There is a monthly fee of €9.90.

The Lite package has no monthly fees. A Destination Day Pass is available on this service for €16.50 per day, sold in bundles of 3 days at a time.

*Mobile internet connectivity can be accessed in Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Ecuador, El Salvador, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Honduras, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Macau, Macedonia, Malaysia, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, United Kingdom (UK), United States, Uruguay and Venezuela

Goodspeed Wi-Fi Hotspot technical specifications at a glance:

• HSPA+/HSDPA/HSUPA/UMTS
• 850/900/1900/2100MHz
• EDGE/GPRS/GSM
• 850/900/1800/1900 MHz
• Max. Download speed: 21.1Mbps
• Max. Upload speed: 5.76 Mbps
• WLAN 802.11 b/g/n
• WPA/WPA2
• 9 SIM slots
• Battery: 2550mAh
• LED light charging/battery status
• Display: 128 x 64 pixels
• Size: 123 x 63 x 13 mm
• Weight: 127g

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Uros Ltd is the company behind Goodspeed, an innovative mobile Wi-Fi hotspot solution that delivers high speed, low-cost, international mobile internet access. The company is headquartered in Oulu, Finland and made up of a seasoned and experienced team of mobile professionals. Since the launch of Goodspeed in the autumn of 2012, Uros has rapidly expanded the service to cover Europe, U.S., Canada, Latin America, Asia, Australia, Russia and China with plans to build a truly global solution for travelers throughout the world. For more information on the Uros and Goodspeed visit www.uros.com .