According to an article in Techworld, Acer is in talks with carriers in the UK and Taiwan to provide its Acer Aspire One netbook with 3G data plan service. The carriers mentioned are Vodafone, Orange, and T-Mobile in the UK, and Chunghwa Telecom and Taiwan Mobile in .tw.
As widely mentioned before, the Aspire One comes with an empty internal space that can be used by WiMax or 3G cards. In the UK and Taiwan, 3G networks are in place, and Acer could easily add a card that supports HSPDA or HSUPA technology. The Aspire One’s relatively low price could then be subsidized by the carriers in exchange for a data plan/contract.
The article also mentions that other netbook manufactorers such as Asus and ECS are in similar talks, claiming that ECS has already inked a wireless deal in Europe to distribute its G10IL netbook.