2011 Audi A8 offers factory installed wireless internet

2011 Audi A8 offers factory installed wireless internet

Audi A8 – taking on the fast lane onto the World Wide Web

Sometime in the near future we will be able to have wireless access form nearly any point on earth, Scientist are already working on a global satellite network offering this service for everyone, meanwhile most cities are adopting the new technology trying to offer free internet to its citizens

• Now automakers are on board with this trend, Audi just announced that its flagship 2011 Audi A8 will be equipped with factory-installed in-car wireless hotspot allowing passengers to connect to the internet via any laptop, notebook and even the Apple iPad


• The WLAN hotspot rooftop antenna offers speeds up to 7.2 Mbit/sec and that WAP2 encryption is on hand in order to securely transfer data


• Besides the new WLAN hotspot rooftop antenna accessory the 2011 2011 Audi A8 will be equipped with integration of Google Earth, The New LED lighting system and much more .

Check out Audi’s press release

 

 

Audi A8 PRESS RELEASE

Audi A8 – taking the fast lane onto the World Wide Web

• First factory-installed WLAN hotspot in a car


• Wireless access for iPads, laptops and notebooks


• 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 online 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 utmost connection stability with outstanding reception quality.