NovaDrive cloud-based storage service launched by Novatel Wireless

Novatel Wireless has announced the launch of NovaDrive powered by Nomadesk technology, a MiFi Trusted Partner. NovaDrive gives Novatel Wireless MiFi Intelligent Mobile Hotspot customers, as well as other mobile broadband users, the ability to share, synchronize, encrypt, back-up and store files to access from any laptop or web-based, hand-held mobile device. Novatel customers can download a free 30-day trial of NovaDrive at www.NovaDrive.net.

The MiFi platform represents the industry's first Intelligent Mobile Hotspot, a new product category for mobile broadband that lets users put their world of content, services and connectivity in their pocket. Unlike existing router solutions that require an external broadband USB modem and serve only to provide connectivity, the MiFi platform creates a personal cloud of high-speed Internet connectivity that can be easily shared between multiple users and up to five Wi-Fi devices such as laptops, tablets, cameras, gaming devices and multimedia players.

NovaDrive gives mobile users increased access to their data from any location, while providing an extra layer of security and unlimited storage (subject to Fair Use Policy). With this launch, Novatel Wireless will offer existing MiFi customers and other broadband users a free downloadable NovaDrive account at www.NovaDrive.net. Customers can sign-up to receive a personal file server with unlimited capacity, and all the other NovaDrive features, for approximately $50 per year, or a business file server, which provides unlimited storage and collaboration with an unlimited number of team members, for $15 per month. For added protection, NovaDrive also supports TheftGuard technology, where users can shred or restore data remotely in the event of theft and they can even locate the mobile device using GoogleMaps.