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Mobile Broadband is a type of wireless internet access that differs from Wi-Fi.

Mobile Broadband is the name used to describe the 3G services which are made possible by HSDPA and HSUPA, the latest technologies on the W-CDMA evolutionary path. HSDPA (High Speed Downlink Packet Access) enables mobile users to download data at speeds of up to 14.4 Mbit/s. HSUPA (High Speed Uplink Packet Access) enables mobile users to upload data at speeds of up to 5.76 Mbit/s.

This means that mobile operators can now provide mobile broadband services that have the ability to provide an Office Broadband experience remotely and on the move. So, rather than spending time looking for hotspots, Mobile Broadband enables users to connect and look for, receive, create and communicate information from almost anywhere, making mobile enterprise business solutions possible.

All major mobile operators have or are upgrading their network infrastructures to provide Mobile Broadband. In almost all instances HSDPA is being rolled-out ahead of HSUPA.

In Europe Vodafone has taken the lead in marketing Mobile Broadband services (under the name 3G Broadband). Vodafone has initially focused on marketing the service to laptop users, who have a choice of methods to enable their PCs to use the Mobile Broadband service. The options users have include: mobile data cards, USB modems, Phones with data modems and laptops with the ability to use Mobile Broadband built-into them (Built-In 3G Broadband laptops).

Built-In 3G Broadband laptops are offered by all leading laptop manufacturers in Europe and Asia including: Dell, Lenovo (previously IBM), HP, Fujitsu, Toshiba and Acer (company).

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