Hot spot for Audi A8
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27th May, 2010
- First factory-installed WLAN hotspot in a car
- Wireless access for iPads, laptops and netbooks
- Secure encryption, stable connection
The new Audi A8 is the first car in the world to offer an optional factory-installed WLAN
'hotspot' for wireless internet access. Passengers in the front and rear can simultaneously access
the internet through the car’s integrated WLAN module and via UMTS, using up to eight terminal
devices such as laptops, Apple iPads or netbooks.
Wireless surfing, accessing information, data and e-mails from company networks, and downloading
the latest 'apps' for the iPad – passengers in the front and rear can conveniently and securely use
all of these features while traveling in the Audi A8, just as if they were in their own office. WPA2
encryption provides the necessary security for the transfer of data.
Using the WLAN hotspot is remarkably simple. To activate internet access with speeds up to 7.2
Mbit/s, the driver merely needs to insert a data-capable SIM card into the Bluetooth on-line car
phone. Alternatively, an internet connection can be established via Bluetooth by using a compatible
mobile phone with a SIM Access Profile. Any existing mobile phone contract can be used for this –
often coupled with a flat-rate data plan.
Communication with the internet takes place through the rooftop antenna of the Audi A8 via the
car’s own UMTS module. This enables connection stability with outstanding reception quality.
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