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Articles tagged with: Mobile Broadband and Music
84% of UK consumers have experienced QoS issues with Mobile Broadband Services
New consumer research published by YouGov and Acision again reinforces the Quality of Service (QoS) challenges operators are facing with their mobile broadband services today. The research, which questioned UK consumers about their mobile broadband experience found that, despite the rising popularity of mobile broadband, 84% had experienced Quality of Service issues. Slow speeds are amongst the most encountered problem (67%), poor network coverage (49%), inability to get connected (45%) and connection loss (40%). more
Related Tags: churn, coverage, option, congestion, video, UK
Study Reveals UK Mobile Broadband Users Get 24% of Advertised Speeds
A report from researchers, Epitiro is revealing that speeds delivered to UK mobile broadband users are significantly less than those advertised. The report is based on nationwide research from an ongoing project that monitors the performance of leading mobile operators in terms of actual customer experience. more
Related Tags: epitiro, 3, virgin-media, virgin, UK
Tests Rate T-Mobile Number One for Mobile Broadband
T-Mobile UK says that its mobile broadband network has again come ahead of all other major UK mobile operators for performance in the first quarter of 2009. Test house P3 Solutions measured customer experiences during peak usage hours in 16 UK cities for all major UK mobile network operators. more
Related Tags: t-mobile-uk, 3g, dongles, p3-solutions, seven, benchmarking, testing, email, mobile-broadband-network, UK
3G Mobile Broadband Success Story Might be Short Lived
Ronan de Renesse, Senior Analyst at Screen Digest has just completed an analysis of the 3G mobile broadband market. Although the number of people using mobile networks to connect to the Internet through a device known as a ‘dongle' will continue to rise, he predicts that the rate of growth is set for a big fall over the next two years. more
Related Tags: screen-digest, 3g, dongle, mobile-games, mobile-music, 4g, churn, students, connect
Evolving Landscape of Mobile Broadband in Asia
Asia's mobile subscriber total is expected to surpass 2 billion subscribers by 2012 when 63 percent of the regions' residents are expected to own a mobile phone. However, the fact remains that in 2008 only 8 percent of the region's subscriber base was using 3G and launches in several Asian markets have left much to be desired in terms of subscriber and revenue uptake. more
Related Tags: , asia-pacific, 3g, mobile-tv, tim, lte, mobile-payments, ovi, iden, location-based-services, mobile-advertising, 3g-modem, long-term-evolution, ringtones, modem, wave
Mobile phone usage relatively safe from spending cutbacks
When asked about what measures they would take if they had to reduce their personal expenditure in 2009, very few consumers said they would stop using their mobile phone or switch to a cheaper mobile service, but consumer electronics purchases will be hit much more severely, according to a survey of 2,400 consumers across France, Germany and the UK conducted by Canalys in March. more
Related Tags: sim, text-messaging, itu, gps, iden, vas, netbooks, personal, satellite, portable-navigation-device, maps, navigation, churn, France
Vodafone Found to Offer UK's Lowest Roaming Data Download Charges
A study carried out by price comparison website, Broadband-Expert, has revealed massive discrepancies between the UK's top 5 mobile broadband providers for data usage abroad. Orange was the most expensive, charging £3.94 per Mb inside the EU and £6.32 per Mb outside the EU. Vodafone were found to be the cheapest provider, charging £9.99 for a day's use of up to at 50Mb inside the EU (which equates to 20p per Mb). more
Related Tags: orange, t-mobile, eu, vodafone, o2, ovi, UK
Mobile broadband to be worth $137 billion by 2014
Users of mobile broadband services (3G and 3G+ technologies) will grow from 181 million in 2008 to over 2 billion in 2014, growth of 1024%, according to Ovum's latest research. more
Related Tags: asia-pacific, 3g, sim, eu, arpu, driving, lte, ovi, ovum, iden, usb-modem, vas, opex, laptop, africa, usb
BSNL Launches 3G Services in 11 Cities
Ericsson has issued an update on its Sept 2007 contract win from India's BSNL - and says it achieved the country's biggest simultaneous launch of 3G services to date, across 11 major cities. As part of its roll-out strategy, BSNL plans to launch 3G services using WCDMA/HSPA technology across more than 700 cities in the first phase. more
Related Tags: 3g, sim, mobile-tv, wcdma, cdma, hspa, ericsson, bsnl, partner, target, 3g-network, video-on-demand, India
T-Mobile Tops Mobile Download Benchmark Tests
T-Mobile UK's mobile broadband network has been judged the best in the UK for the second successive quarter in independent tests carried out by leading test house P3 Solutions. The tests benchmark T-Mobile against its competitors by measuring customer experiences that matter most to users during peak usage hours across 16 cities throughout the UK. more
Related Tags: t-mobile, t-mobile-uk, benchmarking, seven, laptop, testing, email, mobile-broadband-network, UK
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