iPhone 3G and later – requires jailbreak).
Android running Android 2.1 or under – Wireless Tether.
Windows Phone devices running OS 7.5 or later (and if allowed by operator) įor other phones there are third-party applications to allow this:.
together launched the Gulf region’s first commercially available 5G mobile hotspot, 5G MiFi M1100. In November 2019, Vodafone Qatar and Inseego Corp. The difficulty of viewing such information was seen as a major shortcoming of earlier MiFi devices. The front panel display shows battery, signal strength, and number of connected devices. Front panel status display using E Ink technology.īoth devices maintain backward compatibility with existing 3G networks. Sprint featured the MiFi 4082, a WiMAX version.
MiFi 2200 from Novatel Wireless for Verizon Wireless In India the Mi-Fi trademark is owned by Mi-Fi Networks Private Limitedĭevices Novatel Wireless MiFi 2200 The notable exception is in the UK where mobile operator 3 owns the "MiFi" trademark. (including Puerto Rico), and a number of countries worldwide: Bahrain, Canada, Egypt, Germany, Ghana, Hungary, Japan, Kuwait, Mexico, Pakistan, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Singapore, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, and Thailand.
Novatel Wireless owns a registered trademark on the "MiFi" brand name in the U.S. In the UK, 3's "MiFi" is a similar product from Huawei with the same name. Novatel Wireless introduced the first MiFi device in the United States, in May 2009. Ī MiFi device can be connected to a cellular network and provide Internet access for up to ten devices. The sale was expected to close in early 2017, pending approval from shareholders and regulators. In September 2016 Novatel Wireless announced that it agreed to sell the MiFi brand to TCL Industries Holdings of Hong Kong. Novatel Wireless has never offered an official explanation for the origin of the name "MiFi" it is believed to be short for "My Wi-Fi". In many countries, including the United States, Canada, and Mexico, Inseego Corp (previously known as Novatel Wireless) owns a registered trademark on the "MiFi" brand name in the United Kingdom, mobile operator Hutchison 3G owns the "MiFi" trademark. MiFi is a brand name used to describe a wireless router that acts as a mobile Wi-Fi hotspot. A Novatel MiFi 2372 "Intelligent Mobile Wi-Fi Hotspot"