WiFi becoming threat to mobile broadband, PwC survey shows
Growing availability of home WiFi and unclear mobile broadband tariff could make many users to turn to the faster and cheaper WiFi, the latest PwC survey has warned. More than three fourths of mobile broadband users (84%) do not know the cost of their usage beyond the monthly download limit. A half of the users … Read more
BT to launch White Space Mobile Broadband Trial in Cornwall
Broadband internet provider BT is set to begin its ‘white space’ mobile broadband trial in Cornwall. White space refers to the 470MHz to 790MHz spectrum band that is available between digital TV channels. This unused spectrum allows operators to offer download speeds of 16Mbps to 22Mbps to the wireless internet users. BT and Orange (Everything … Read more
Everything Everywhere to launch 4G Mobile Broadband by the end of 2012
UK mobile network firm Everything Everywhere is set to complete its 3.5G (HSPA+) mobile broadband upgrade within next six months. This will enable the customers of T-Mobile and Orange (its subsidiaries) to access 50% faster download speed and 100% faster upload speed, the ISP claims. According to the operator, nearly two thirds of T-Mobile and … Read more
£180 million to tackle 4G mobile broadband interference issues
Government has announced new plans to tackle the issue of disruption to digital TV reception, when 4G mobile broadband services get launched in UK in early 2014
EU proposes 4G Mobile Broadband Spectrum guidelines
The Radio Spectrum Policy Programme which was recently approved by the European Parliament (EP) will enable EU member states to provide the required spectrum for 3G and next generation (4G) mobile broadband services
T-Mobile unveils ‘Full Monty’ unlimited mobile broadband plan
The latest mobile internet packages announced by the UK mobile operator T-Mobile for smartphone users come with no limits placed on monthly data allowance. However, can they match with the rival Three’s (3UK) ‘All You Can Eat Data’ (The One Plan) unlimited data plans in terms of monthly price?
Ofcom to increase mobile broadband capacity for London Olympic Games
UK Communications regulator Ofcom is set to make sure that operators could meet the huge mobile broadband usage that is expected during Olympics and Paralympics events.
Use latest mobile handsets to get faster data speeds, says Three
Latest mobile handsets like smartphones do help mobile broadband users to get improved speeds and reliability, irrespective of which network they are using, says the mobile operator Three.
Global Mobile Broadband users to reach 5 billion in 2016
Super-fast mobile broadband speeds, bandwidth-hungry online content like videos, movies & games and advanced mobile devices like smartphones will help the current mobile broadband usage (data traffic) to increase by ten times in the next five years, the latest prediction from the telecom firm, Ericsson reveals.
Ofcom clears White Space based Mobile Broadband
Broadband access based on ‘white space‘ technology will soon be available in rural and remote parts of the UK.