MiFi

MiFi is a brand name used to describe a wireless router that acts as mobile Wi-Fi hotspot. In many countries, including the United States, Canada and Mexico, Novatel Wireless owns a registered trademark on the "MiFi" brand name, except in the UK where mobile operator 3 owns the "MiFi" trademark. Novatel Wireless has never offered an "official" explanation for the origins of the name "MiFi"; it may be short for either "Mobile Wi-Fi", "My Wi-Fi" or simply they were stumped for a name and turned the W on its head.

A MiFi device can be connected to a cellular network and provide internet access for up to ten devices. Novatel Wireless introduced the first MiFi device in the United States, in May 2009.3' "MiFi" is a similar line from Huawei under the name.

MiFi brand name

Novatel Wireless owns a registered trademark on the "MiFi" brand name in the U.S. (including Puerto Rico), and a number of countries worldwide: Bahrain, Canada, Egypt, Germany, Ghana, Hungary, India, Japan, Kuwait, Mexico, Pakistan, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Singapore, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, and Thailand.

Mifi (disambiguation)

Mifi may refer to

Mifi (department)

Mifi is a department of West Province in Cameroon. The department covers an area of 402 km² and as of 2001 had a total population of 290,758.The capital of the department lies at Bafoussam.

Subdivisions

The department is divided administratively into 4 communes and in turn into villages.

Communes

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