14 DAY TRIAL // MCCI, a company specializing in USB drivers and firmware for personal computers and portable devices, has announced Mobile Broadband Interface Model (MBIM) USB host function drivers for Mac OS X.
Since MBIM is the new industry standard architecture for wireless broadband modems, Terry Moore, CEO of MCCI says modem manufacturers can now use their Windows firmwares for Mac development, “increasing the throughput and decreasing the test and validation time.”
The driver package supplied by MCII reportedly supports LTE-Advanced modems, which translates into high throughput: “up to 180 Mbps downlink and 50 Mbps uplink with a compliant modem over the air,” says the company.
The driver further includes advance multifunction device support, which allows a single set of device descriptors to support both OS X and Windows.
“Applications and installation software can be delivered to the end user via a virtual CD-ROM image embedded in the modem. Installer and uninstaller are included,” says MCCI.