Articles tagged with: Usb Modem and Laptop

Cost of Supporting Mobile Broadband is Eroding Subscriber Profitability

Mobile broadband services are more expensive to support than any other wireless service and are endangering subscriber profitability for many mobile network operators concludes a new study from WDSGlobal. The study found that the cost to support mobile broadband products and services is up to 200% greater than the cost to support traditional wireless products such as mobile phones. This means that despite revenue uplift from increased data usage, actual subscriber profitability often remains unchanged and sometimes even worsens.  more

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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

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Cellular Modem Shipments Exceeded 35 Million in 2008

Shipment data for the cellular modems used to connect laptops and netbooks to the Internet indicate that more than 35 million of the devices hit the market in 2008. Of that total, the majority were the external USB modems that mobile operators have been pushing for some time. Continued growth has been bolstered as mobile operators have bundled USB modems with netbooks in attractively subsidized price plans.  more

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Telstra Offers Free Laptop Computers to 3G Subscribers

Australia based operator, Telstra has launched a promotion offering a free laptop computer to customers who sign up for a HSDPA capable USB modem subscription. Several UK retail outlets have been running similar promotions for the past year.  more

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