Category: Mobile Broadband

T-Mobile and Orange have announced they plan to merge their companies in the UK to create the largest mobile operator which will help improve network coverage and reduce costs.

Vodafone are increasing mobile broadband speeds to 14.4meg in areas of high demand - users are likely to see average speeds between 1 and 4 meg.

Orange have launched a mobile broadband package for under £5 and introduced a price cap so users can't get hit with huge bills if they overuse their mobile broadband package.

Vodafone have announced new roaming charges for Internet usage abroad which cost £4.99 for every 25megabytes (MB) equivalent of 20p per MB.

Wrexham & Shrophsire become have become the latest company to announce free Wi-Fi for passengers on it's rail services that operate from Wrexham, Shrewsbury and Telford to London Marylebone.

Testing by broadband benchmarking company Epitiro shows that the average mobile broadband speed clocks in at 0.9meg.

Three have launched a new PAYG offer that includes 150MB of free Internet usage, valid for 90days from each top up.

Over 40% of all mobile web traffic comes from the Apple iPhone whilst it makes up only 8% of sold handsets.

Virgin Trains have joined forces with T-Mobile to launch Wireless Internet using Wi-Fi on its West Coast Main Line train services, offering uninterrupted connectivity, even in tunnels.

BT have added mobile broadband as an option to their BT Total Broadband packages, available for a one-off USB dongle/modem fee of £49.99