0af0:7251 — Globetrotter HSUPA Modem (aka iCON HSUPA E) (Option)

What is this device?

This is the USB identifier for a Globetrotter HSUPA Modem (aka iCON HSUPA E) manufactured by Option. The vendor ID 0af0 is registered to Option with the USB Implementers Forum, and 7251 is the product ID that Option assigned to this particular model. When you run lsusb on Linux, this device appears as 0af0:7251 Option Globetrotter HSUPA Modem (aka iCON HSUPA E).

How to identify it on your system

Linux

$ lsusb
Bus 001 Device 004: ID 0af0:7251 Option Globetrotter HSUPA Modem (aka iCON HSUPA E)

You can filter directly with lsusb -d 0af0:7251, or get the full descriptor dump with lsusb -v -d 0af0:7251. Kernel messages from dmesg show the same pair as idVendor=0af0, idProduct=7251.

Windows

In Device Manager, open the device, go to Details → Hardware Ids. This device reports:

USB\VID_0AF0&PID_7251
USB\VID_0AF0&PID_7251&REV_0100

From PowerShell: Get-PnpDevice | Where-Object InstanceId -match "VID_0AF0&PID_7251"

macOS

$ system_profiler SPUSBDataType
    Globetrotter HSUPA Modem (aka iCON HSUPA E):
      Product ID: 0x7251
      Vendor ID: 0x0af0  (Option)

Driver help

Having driver issues with this device? Most USB devices are handled by a generic class driver; if yours shows up as an unknown device, confirm the ID above first, then check the manufacturer's downloads page.

Raw usb.ids entry

The exact lines this page is generated from, in the upstream source file:

0af0  Option
	7251  Globetrotter HSUPA Modem (aka iCON HSUPA E)

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