Mobile Broadband to yield more income to the Mobile operators
According to a report, mobile operators see a great revenue growth in mobile broadband services. A recently published report from the ABI Research revealed that while a majority of the mobile internet subscribers used smartphones to access the internet, a growing number are using devices like the iPad, laptops and notebooks.
The modems that give the internet connectivity to the mobile devices are growing in popularity as the number of mobile broadband users are increasing day by day. The report also said that the USB dongles are the most common devices given by the mobile operators as the device has so many advantages when compared to PC cards, internal Mini-cards, etc. The USB dongles are easy to use and are very portable.
The fact that mobile broadband is growing consistently with day to day increase in the number of users, mobile network operators have started to see the great revenue that it can bring in.
3 Mobile visualizes high demand for mobile broadband in Scotland
Scottish consumers are dying to be able to access mobile broadband, said Kevin Russell of 3 Mobile. 3 Mobile believes that demand for mobile broadband access in Scotland is higher than other parts of the UK.
The company is planning to spend £38.2 million towards improving its network and will spend 37 percent more per head of population in Scotland than in England. Kevin Russell, CEO of 3 Mobile said that the expenditure will be worth it considering the demand.
Mr Russell also said that the up-gradation of the infrastructure will not be easy as Scotland with its mountainous topography and general landscape, is certainly not the easiest part to cover in the UK.
3 Mobile have been very serious in their investment and have announced a £4 million worth network improvement in Glasgow to boost signal strength thereby encouraging people to use mobile broadband.
Everything Everywhere, NO Mobile Broadband
On the 1st of July 2010, Orange and T-mobile announced the formation of Everything Everywhere, a merger of the two brands. With Everything Everywhere, the networks of Orange and T-Mobile are integrated thereby allowing Orange phone customers to get access to T-Mobile network and the vice versa.
Orange customers will be able to make calls and send texts on the T-Mobile network and the T-Mobile customers will be able to do the same using the Orange network at no extra cost. But the change will NOT help mobile broadband customers.
The company sa
id that initially it will share 2G networks for customers to be in touch by call or text from more places and later next year, the 3G networks will be shared.
The change not bringing any use to the mobile broadband users is a shame with 60% percent of mobile broadband users longing for good coverage and satisfactory service. If Everything Everywhere had offered Mobile broadband in its combined network, it would have been a blessing to the people. But sadly it's not so.
Hope that in the future, the mobile broadband users will be able to use either of the networks to access the web. After all, the very name Everything Everywhere should be justified by providing everything everywhere.
But for now, Everything Everywhere is not everything.
VoIP solutions could be elevated by the growth of mobile broadband
VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) solutions is expected to grow by the increasing use of mobile broadband across the UK.
The growth of mobile internet could boost VoIP traffic as more users have the access to the technology. It is apparent from the report given by Office for National Statistics (ONS), which revealed that 45 percent of internet users have a mobile device to access the web in the year 2010 – an increase of five percent compared to 2009.
The report also found that 19.2 million UK homes are now connected to the internet compared to 18.31 million in 2009. Around 30.1 million British adults use the internet on a regular basis for a variety of tasks such as e-mailing, online shopping, online research and social networking.
From the above report, it is clear that there is a significant increase in the number of people using the internet. It is also obvious that with majority of people accessing the web from a mobile device, VoIP is certain to grow.
Mobile Broadband Access Booming in the UK
The latest Internet Access sur
vey from the Office of National Statistics (ONS) has shown a tremendous growth in the number of users who use their phones and other mobile devices to access the internet.
45% of the internet users now connect to the web from their mobile phone, smart phone or such similar device which was 40% in 2009. The use of laptops and 3G mobile broadband dongles are also increasing because of the competitive prices of mobile broadband packages.
The survey also reported that the mobile phone is the most popular way of accessing the internet with about 21% of users connecting this way. Amongst the 21%, most of them were in the age group of 16-24.
The shocking part of the survey is that about 60% of people who are beyond the age of 65 have never used the internet at all. Surprisingly a total of 9.2 million adults are yet to experience internet usage, given that a large number of households of 72% that are connected to the web.
With 30.1 million adults using the internet every day, it's almost the double of the estimate in 2006.
O2 launches pay as you go mobile broadband starter kits
O2
introduces PAYG mobile broadband starter kits. The starter kits offers the dongle along with data access included. So there is no need to buy access before going online for the first time
There are two packages offered – one of £29.99 for 3 months which includes 1GB data package and the other of £34.99 for 3 months that includes 2GB data package. Both the packages come with a choice of either black, white or pink dongle.
To get the deal, visit http://shop.o2.co.uk/
30 Days free mobile broadband from T-Mobile
T-Mobile offers 3
0 days free browsing to the pay-as-you-go customers when they first top-up and for a limited time, it is offering 30 days free mobile broadband access when you buy your first day for just £2.
T-Mobile offers three pay-as-you-go mobile broadband options - £2 for a day's access, £7 for a week and £15 for a month's connection. Each package comes with a 'fair usage policy' instead of a set download allowance.
The 30 Days free mobile broadband package is really a great deal as you get the dongle for half the price as well as get 30 days free mobile broadband.
Moreover the package is offered to the pay-as-you-go customers which is the best way for the people to find if mobile broadband is for them or not and 30 days free mobile broadband is certainly a boon.
Orange UK removes unlimited tag off its mobile broadband offers
Mobile broadband provider, Orange will offer packages with clear monthly download limits rather than the customer confusing unlimite
d data allowances.
Orange UK may have decided to go with the decision be
cause of the fact that many subscribers know nothing about the monthly download limit or the 'fair usage policy' details of their providers. A recent mobile internet consumers survey did prove it.
O2 and 3 Mobile have already removed 'unlimited' tags off their mobile broadband packages after Advertising Standard Authority (ASA) had reported its intent of looking into the unrealistic broadband speeds and vague 'unlimited' claims of broadband suppliers that misguide the consumers.
All the other broadband suppliers are also expected to remove the 'unlimited' tag from their packages
A recent Ofcom survey has shown that all service providers voluntarily do not give the line speed details and the important fair usage details to the customers when they sign up for the package.
To help consumers get fair deals, the communications regulator has announced new measures that will be implemented in 2011.
New Vodafone WiFi Mobile Broadband Dongle launched
One of the leading mobile broadband providers operating in the United Kingdom, Vodafone UK has launched a fresh WiFi (wireless broadband) mobile broadband dongle in Britain, which allows the user to connect up to 5 seperate devices to his mobile broadband at one time.
The new wireless mobile broadband connection from Vodafone besides letting the customer share his connection with family and friends, also allows the connectivity to a wider range of devices, from laptop or ipad to smartphone and iPod Touch.
The new mobile WiFi broadband dongle comes with a long battery life that runs up to 4 hours on one charge. This makes the device ideal for airport lounges or train journeys. The device has an inbuilt memory of 256MB, which can be expanded to 32GB with the help of a MicroSD card.
The Vodafone Mobile WiFi dongle has been put on a range of price plans. The customer that is willing to spend GBP 25 per month can have the device for free, along with a data download allowance of 5GB. If the buyer opts for a GBP 20 per month plan that packs a data allowance of 4GB, he will have to pay GBP 29 for the device. A GBP 15 per month plan is also available on a 30 day rolling contract.
Incidentally, Vodafone is only second to another mobile operator in the United Kingdom 3 UK when it comes to launching a mobile WiFi device. 3 UK has already in the market its MiFi mobile WiFi device that allowed the connection of multiple gadgets to the internet at one time.
Vodafone may carry Samsung Galaxy in the UK
Much boasted by Samsung, the popular Korean techno-giant as the latest iPad-killer to hit the shores of the United Kingdom, its Galaxy internet tablet looks all set for having an early launch in the country.
It has been reported that Vodafone, the prominent mobile broadband/mobile phone operator in the United Kingdom that is also the carrier expected to launch Samsung Galaxy in the United Kingdom, has accidentally outed details regarding its carrying the device.
The technology-gadget information website Endgadget reported that it received an anonymous tip that the internet tablet from Samsung is in Vodafone's list of devices to be launched in the near future, alongside Blackberry Pearl 9105 3G and Blackberry Curve 9300 3G.
It is understood that the Samsung Galaxy Tab would be making its debut at the IFA 2010 event, where the impatient market analysts can get their hands on the devices for the first time for admiring or criticising it or simply comparing it with the iPad.
The Samsung Galaxy internet tablet that would be powered by an ARM 11 processer with a speed of 1GHz is expected to ship with a Super AMOLED display. As a matter of fact, the Galaxy has everthing in it, prima facie to be called a contender to the throne of Apple iPad.
