Mobile Broadband a Better Long Term Option than Fixed Line, Three UK Claims
Broadband Genie’s latest survey revealed that almost 90 percent of the country’s mobile broadband users were not satisfied with the speed of the service and felt that fixed line broadband was much better in this respect.
Despite such negative perceptions about mobile broadband, it was surprising to hear Phil Sheppard, Director, Technical Solutions, 3 UK, who said that mobile broadband will be giving strong competition to fixed line broadband in the near future. He also said that the only cost effective way to provide broadband service to all corners of the country was to free up spectrum for mobile broadband.
Speaking at a seminar organized by the Broadband for All eForum, while discussing Lord Carter’s Digital Britain report, Sheppard voiced his total support for mobile broadband. Claiming it to be cost effective as it did not require any financial aid from the government and only needed the proper spectrum, he stated that this will help the government fulfil its promise to the people.
Sheppard went on to add that with the right spectrum and a few thousand sites, mobile broadband can easily cater to the needs of 2 million households in the UK and that too in the remotest of places.
Despite such strong statements made by Sheppard, it does not look like he has any hard facts and statistics to support his claim, without which it all sounds a bit hollow. For mobile broadband advice look at mobile broadband news, the articles offer a good insight into the various ISP’s practices.
