Mobile Broadband

Lord Mandelson, who seems to have taken over the UK broadband industry, has today set out plans for a summit with chief executives from O2, Orange, T Mobile, Vodafone and 3 to try and put together a workable plan to increase UK broadband coverage. Since taking on the reins of the broadband sector Lord Mandelson [...]

As competition in the UK mobile broadband market continues to mount, this week we have seen Orange broadband announce what is in effectively the U.K.’s cheapest broadband at just £4.86 month – although this will only provide 500 Mb. However the company has promised that no customer will be charged more than £40 per month [...]

Perhaps one of the more prominent growth trends in the mobile broadband sector is the ability to sign up for a mobile broadband contract and receive a free laptop or access to low-cost computer equipment. We have seen all of the major players such as Vodafone, Orange, T Mobile and a host of other mobile [...]

In a move to pacify irate mobile broadband customers, the likes of O2, Vodafone, Virgin Media, 3, Orange and T-Mobile have spoken out as one voice via the Mobile Broadband Group (MBG). This is an industry association which includes the vast majority of mobile broadband providers in the UK and is in effect the mouthpiece [...]

A recent report from the mobile industry consulting group Ovum has earmarked mobile broadband as a potentially earth shattering technology for the future. The report suggests that by 2014 there will be over 2 billion mobile broadband users, both via mobile phone handsets and laptop computers, against just 181 million at the end of 2008.
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It has been revealed that UK mobile phone operator 3, will this week announce record sales of more than 1 million mobile broadband dongles as the latest must have gadget grabs the attention of more and more UK consumers. In essence, the dongle allows mobile broadband access anywhere that receives a mobile network signal and [...]

As the mobile broadband sector continues to grow in popularity throughout the UK, those looking to use the roaming system have received a warning to ensure that they do not exceed their monthly limits. A recent survey shows that mobile broadband users who exceed their limits by up to 1GB could see up to £200 [...]

It has been revealed by two independent market research organisations (EITO and GSMA) that the UK mobile broadband market is leading Europe forward with above average growth expected in the short to medium term. While the rest of the world is engulfed by the ongoing worldwide recession, it appears that mobile broadband providers are at [...]

A quick look around the UK broadband sector confirms the surprising situation which sees TalkTalk broadband and Sky broadband as the only two companies in the sector which have no exposure to the mobile broadband market. While there is no specific reason why the companies have no exposure to the sector, with Carphone Warehouse (the [...]

While initially the various mobile broadband services available in the UK attracted a great deal of criticism there would appear to have been something of a sea change over the last couple of years as the industry continues to make great strides. We have seen the likes of T-Mobile, Vodafone, Orange and other prominent mobile [...]