Another standard inclusion is 3G HSDPA wireless broadband (or Wireless Wide Area Network, aka WWAN). The X300 will come preloaded with a Vodafone 3G data SIM card: customers will then need to choose which Vodafone mobile broadband plan they sign up for.
The WWAN radio runs at up to 3.6Mbps, which matches the redline on Vodafone's network, although it's expected to be firmware upgradable to 7.2Mpbs in the future. Lenovo's Access Connections permits automatic switching between WWAN, Wi-FI and LAN depending on availability of the fast connection or the user' pre-set preference.
What if Vodafone isn't your choice of carriers? "Our vision is that you'll be able to work with any vendor, but the current certification is with Vodafone" Lindsay Tobin, Lenovo's business notebook boffin, told APCmag.com. While Tobin admitted that there's no technical reason why the X300 wouldn't recognise and work with a SIM card from any other 3G carrier, "we can't guarantee it will work and it wouldn't be supported by that telco". Tobin also explained that the X300's floorplan also allows room for a WiMAX card.