Software giant, Microsoft has announced details of the yet to be released Windows 8 operating system in a blog post claiming it will come with built-in support for mobile broadband devices and will allow users to better manage their Wi-Fi and mobile broadband networks.

Billy Anders, a Microsoft group program manager wrote in a post that, "We looked at the fundamentals of wireless connectivity and re-engineered Windows 8 for a mobile and wireless future, going beyond incremental improvements."

The new operating system will allow users to easily connect to mobile broadband networks and also manage connections and monitor their data usages for controlling internet costs.

Anders also said that providing only Wi-Fi support would not be enough so the team decided to add support for integrated mobile broadband. Windows 7 also allows users to connect to mobile broadband networks but the users are required to find and install drivers and software.

The newer version will come with a common mobile-broadband class driver that is compatible with devices from a variety of mobile operators and vendors. This will eliminate the need for the users to find separate drivers.