The E169 is Huawei's follow up to the highly successful E220 mobile broadband modem. The E169 is a mid-tier device, key features of the stick-style dongle include:

• Download speeds of 7.2Mbps
• Receive diversity (twin antennas) to provide improvements in speed and performance, especially in areas of poorer coverage
• MicroSD card slot allowing the device to be used as a USB pen drive (4GB maximum card size)
• Antenna connector to allow an external antenna to be used in areas of fringe coverage
• Dual band support, allowing the device to take advantage of future mobile broadband networks running at 900Mhz