MiFi is a brand name used to describe a wireless router that acts as mobile Wi-F

i hotspot. In many countries, including the United States, Canada and Mexico, Mi
Fi is a Novatel Wireless registered trademark brand, except in the UK, where mob
ile 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 e
ither "Mobile Wi-Fi"[citation needed] or "My Wi-Fi".[1]
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,[2] and owns a registered trademark on the "MiFi" br
and name in the U.S. (including Puerto Rico), and a number of countries worldwid
e:[3] Bahrain, Canada, Egypt, Germany, Ghana, Hungary, India, Japan, Kuwait, Mex
ico, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Singapore,
Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, and Thailand.[4][5][6][7] 3' "MiFi" is a similar
line from Huawei under the name.[4][8]