Description of problem: Please build NetworkManager with libmbca support. There are patch available for this in ubuntu: http://bazaar.launchpad.net/~network-manager/network-manager-applet/ubuntu.0.7.1/annotate/head%3A/patches/add_libmbca_support.patch Also packages for libmbca and mobile-broadband-provider-info are needed. They exist here: ftp://mirror.yandex.ru/fedora/russianfedora/russianfedora/fixes/fedora/releases/11/Everything/source/SRPMS/libmbca-0.0.4-1.fc11.src.rpm ftp://mirror.yandex.ru/fedora/russianfedora/russianfedora/fixes/fedora/releases/11/Everything/source/SRPMS/mobile-broadband-provider-info-20090309-1.fc11.src.rpm
I'm actually adding a provider chooser at this time, but its not using the patches you reference for a variety of reasons (licensing, simplicity, etc). -> UPSTREAM where it's better tracked.
Thanks. That would be good addition.