Friday, April 11, 2014

What Is Meant By Mobile Broadband?

By Christine J. Dierks


Those days are gone when people used to get a nap while downloading a simple file from internet. Now anyone can send or receive important files or emails within seconds. WWAN or wireless wide area network which is also termed as mobile broadband makes all these possible. This kind of mobile broadband comes as different data plans of mobile operators 3G or 4G networks.

Mobile broadband service can be used to provide wireless internet support to your other mobile devices just like laptop with the help of an in built mobile broadband network card. It may also be used on portable Wi-Fi hotspots or on a mobile modem. All the leading cellular service provider offers this service to its customers.

3G vs. 4G

Some acronyms used to describe mobile broadband are GPRS 3G, HSDPA, EV-DO, WiMAX AND LTE. All these are nothing but various standards used to depict mobile broadband. Efficiency and speed of mobile broadband are evolving in each passing day and with numerous players in this industry, technology is also branching off. 4G or fourth generation of mobile broadband, which contains LTE and WiMax standards, is the speediest mobile internet available today in the market.

Benefits of 4G

In most areas of the world 3G is extremely popular as fast mobile internet service. In fact it is quite good for simple online tasks like video chat, photo and video sharing, downloading music, e-book, short movies, enjoying mobile tv or youtube videos. 3G is far better that EDGE and GPRS that were awful in terms of speed. However, 4G has been introduced recently as a gift of modern technology. One can have the real taste of broadband with this new service. It is the widest network service in the world. Mobile phone companies promise 4G can provide you with download speed of 700 kbps to 1.7 Mbps and upload speed of 500 kbps to up to 1.2 Mbps.

Bad signal can really be very annoying and besides only fast internet, 4G broadband is extremely helpful in increasing the standard of the network and signal strength. They may help mobile service provider to have largest network reach. Couple of decades ago we all were satisfied with dial-ups but in today's moment 3G internet speed is not sufficient. 4G networks may provide a speed of up to 50 mbps, that may be extremely useful.

Introduction of 4G has changed the idea of mobile internet to a great extent. Nowadays users need not to wait for a lot of time to browse a simple webpage. It has also opened a new door for mobile software developers. Newer interesting applications are being introduced to make our lives simpler. Many desktop chores can be carried out with mobile phone while traveling in bus or train. Conversely, cell phones may be connected to laptops to use 4G service.

Hotlink brought 4G service in Malaysia as one of the first few companies. They turned up as one of the most popular internet service provider in this area. If you are residing in Malaysia, you may take advantage of their amazing service. Presently they are offering several exclusives deals and plans at hot ticket rates. 50% free data on 1 GB monthly data usage plans is one of those attractive offers.




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