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Mobile Broadband-Enabled Laptops to be Launched by Xmas…
Yes, Father Christmas will have a whole lot more to carry in his sack this year. Expect laptops with embedded mobile broadband technology to hit the stores (in 91 countries) by this Christmas.
And who do we have to thank for this latest initiative? No other than [...]

Freedom4 Combines 3G with WiFi to Launch Mobile Broadband Service
The company, Freedom4 (previously Pipex), has recently launched a service that offers a combination of 3G and WiFi to its customers. The service - called ‘Mobile Broadband 1000’ - starts at £25 a month and includes a free dongle as well as a choice of [...]

A BT survey conducted on a select group of BT smartphone customers has found that consumers are increasingly using their mobile broadband devices when they’re out and about to help them look for bargains on the high street.
Of those that were studied, it was found that over the course of 3 months, 45% [...]

Mobile Broadband Acronyms Demystified
With all new technologies you’ll inevitably have to learn a whole new batch of strange acronyms . The world of mobile broadband is no different. You’ve probably seen or heard of HSDPA, HSUPA and LTE. But what do these cryptic terms mean?

A Very Brief History Of HSDPA
3G technology has been around since [...]

Up until now, subscribing to a 3G mobile broadband service has been a solitary affair. Plug your dongle into your laptop or PC and start surfing. One dongle, one computer - nothing could be more straightforward. But what if you want to share your 3G internet access amongst several computers? 
Fortunately,  network hardware manufacturer Billion, have made 3G sharing cheap and easy to [...]

The Daily Telegraph has an interesting article talking about the future of mobile broadband.
“In the super-fast, super-mobile age in which we live, having to remain in one place to get full internet access has become an anachronism. If we can call and message our friends, check emails and even access our entire music collection from [...]