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Kyocera Wireless Corp. has nnounced the KR2 mobile router. The router supports PCMCIA, ExpressCard and USB devices for wireless connectivity and features 802.11n (Draft 2.0) for longer-range, faster Wi-Fi connections to terminal devices including laptop computers.

Building on the success of Kyocera’s groundbreaking KR1 mobile router, the KR2 can also act as a conventional router, plugging into cable or DSL modems to provide fail-over capability to an EV-DO connection during network interruptions.

The sleek, redesigned Kyocera KR2 mobile router takes a single CDMA2000 1xEV-DO rel. 0 or rev. A connection and creates a mobile Wi-Fi hot spot using 802.11b, g or n technologies, allowing simultaneous connectivity for multiple PCs. It also offers four Ethernet LAN ports to connect non-Wi-Fi-enabled devices. Along with fail-over capabilities, the KR2’s enhanced feature set bolsters security by supporting Wi-Fi protected setup mMode via a dedicated button used during the Wi-Fi pairing process.

The easy-to-use KR2 mobile router can be installed in minutes virtually anywhere and provides high-speed Internet and data access for multiple users. Along with the protected setup mode, the device features VPN-L2TP and enhanced encryption for network security.

The Kyocera KR2 will launch in early 2008.