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Mobile broadband is 'the only redundancy'
Blog Not that Francis is particularly keen on mobile broadband right now - he thinks its quality of service is rubbish for serious business use, which is fair enough at this time. Mobile broadband: not very good, but better than nothing.
[November 27, 2008, 13:55]
Mobile Broadband (3G, HSPA) with Ubuntu
Blog Some time ago I wrote about Mobile Broadband with Ubuntu. As I said, if anyone has direct experience with Mobile Broadband under the Linux Network Manager either working, or not working, I would like to hear about it.jw 15/1/2009
[February 13, 2009, 11:03]
Mobile-broadband push may be slow to bear fruit
News It will take time before an industry campaign for embedded mobile-broadband connectivity in devices will provide any real results, according to research firm Ovum. Sixteen companies, led by the GSM Association (GSMA), this week unveiled an...
[October 3, 2008, 8:16]
Study: Mobile-broadband speeds are below 1Mbps
News The average mobile-broadband download speed in the UK is 0.9Mbps, a quarter of the rate promised by most providers, according to a report published on Wednesday. The research group Epitro monitored connections among a pool of UK volunteers for its...
[June 10, 2009, 15:14]
Mobile broadband joins the pick'n'mix
Blog As if proof were needed that mobile broadband has now flown the enterprise-only coop, news arrives that pre-pay HSDPA dongles are being sold in Woolworths. I remain unconvinced that mobile broadband will become more prevalent than fixed-line by...
[April 28, 2008, 12:22]
Mobile Broadband at Virginia Tech: Benefits to Student Body, Faculty, Support Staff, and Public Safety
White Papers Mobile broadband is defined as broadband access in the cellular environment. Just as the cellular phone revolutionized voice telephony by freeing the user from wires and stationary constraints, mobile broadband is doing the same for high-speed data.
[July 23, 2008, 1:04]
WiFi vs. Mobile Broadband (HSPA)
Blog I had never put the HSPA card in since fresh loading 9.04, so it went through the new Mobile Broadband device setup, which took less than a minute. The moral of the story is, it is no longer valid to assume, as I did, that WiFi will be faster and...
[July 2, 2009, 10:26]
Mobile Broadband Wireless Access
White Papers Mobile broadband wireless access is needed to provide advanced telecommunications services effectively and affordably to consumers around the world. Based on the material, both 3G (HSDPA) and Mobile WiMAX (IEEE 802.16e) have widespread support and...
[May 24, 2006, 1:00]
Mobile broadband - the perfect answer
Talkback The problem with taking up mobile broadband is, to me, the cost and inflexibility of the mobile network operators. I want mobile broadband on occasions, days, weeks, etc, when away from my home, I certainly do not want a year or 18 month contract...
[July 30, 2008, 23:21]
Analyst: Mobile broadband booming in Europe
News Almost 12 percent of all broadband connections in Europe are carried over HSPA mobile networks, according to the analyst firm Berg Insight. The analysts' figures are based entirely on active, data-only subscriptions involving USB dongles and...
[May 28, 2009, 16:19]
Mobile Broadband
White Papers Mobile broadband, based on 3G (third generation) wireless broadband technologies, now provides much greater performance than in the past, with average download rates of 400-700kbps, or about 50x faster than earlier networks.
[March 29, 2008, 0:01]
Mobile broadband speeds explained
Blog 3 called a bunch of journos over to the Groucho this morning for a breakfast briefing about mobile broadband speeds, why 3 takes the right approach in advertising these, and why Vodafone (who 3 has hauled off to the ASA and GSMA on this point...
[May 13, 2008, 17:26]
Ofcom: Mobile broadband to spur fibre rollout
News The rapid take-up of mobile broadband could help spur the arrival of super-fast fibre broadband networks in the UK, according to telecoms regulator Ofcom, which has set out plans for a pro-investment regulatory framework that will guarantee...
[July 7, 2008, 8:45]
Mobile broadband popularity rockets
News Europe will have five million mobile broadband connections by the end of this year, a Swedish analyst firm has predicted. Overall, the firm predicts, the continent's mobile broadband connections will have shot up to 30 million by 2011.
[July 4, 2007, 11:01]
Ericsson: Mobile broadband can help save world
News Ericsson president and chief executive Carl-Henric Svanberg has called 2007 a breakthrough year for mobile broadband. Speaking in Barcelona on the opening day of the Mobile World Congress trade show, Svanberg said broadband benefits society in many...
[February 12, 2008, 8:30]
Broadband growth outpaces mobile take-up
News Johnson added that the take-up of broadband is outstripping that of mobile phones. It took five and a half years for the number of mobile phone users to leap from 10 million to 100 million -- broadband has made the same jump in just three and a...
[January 5, 2004, 16:25]
Mobile WiMAX: Personal Broadband Services for Enhancing Lifestyles and Productivity
White Papers Mobile WiMAX technology, with its open standards and all-IP architecture combined with high capacity, wide coverage and quality of service, is the most suited for delivering Personal Broadband services.
[May 14, 2009, 1:19]
Mobile networks could boost rural broadband
News Community broadband networks in rural areas could benefit from the need for mobile phone operators to improve their network coverage, two UK companies believe. Invisible Networks and ip.access have announced a plan to team up in a trial to show how...
[November 29, 2002, 12:05]
Mobile broadband working group replaced
Talkback When 802.20 was first proposed it was defined for 'high speed wireless broadband. That vacuum left the slot open for 802.20 to be proposed for mobile applications.albeit on the contention that it was for high speed, not a duplicate of WiMAX.
[September 22, 2006, 18:27]
Mobile broadband working group replaced
News The 802.20 (also known as MBWA — Mobile Broadband Wireless Access) working group was suspended in June, following complaints by Intel and Motorola that officers, including the chairman, Jerry Upton, had been favouring proposals by Qualcomm and...
[September 22, 2006, 13:55]
