Mobile Broadband

Conventional broadband internet access has been possible by marrying the various media (and technologies) such as wireless, fiber optics, copper wire lines and cables involved in transmitting and receiving of information. But the “last mile” reach of the broadband internet to the user has been through telephone lines and cables. This always limits the use of broadband communication to those areas where telephone lines or some form of wired media are available. Mobile broadband internet access has been sought after for a long time.

Now with the latest technological advances in wireless technology such as 3G, it will be possible to cover the “last mile” by mobile broadband internet access and thus even in remote areas one would be able to enjoy the benefits of broadband internet which has facilitated spread of global business.

There are two sets of conditions where mobile broadband internet facility is desired; in a stationery location such as for a laptop in home or office, etc., and non-stationery entity such as a person carrying a mobile phone. Availability of mobile broadband internet access will be particularly useful in situations such as:

Where it is difficult to lay pipes in cities/rural areas;
Where laying cables is difficult;
elemedicine and medical emergencies;
Disaster management;
Connecting to the Heritage sites where laying of cables, etc. is not permissible and feasible, etc

With 3G technology now, you can now fix a mobile broadband card in your laptop and enjoy download speeds up to 3.6 Mbps and moves are already afoot to extend the limit further. For setting up a LAN you may require a mobile broadband wireless router (such as Linksys mobile broadband router); routers are otherwise a part of the overall system of the service provider. Similarly, multiplexers are used where different channels of voice, video, etc are combined to send over one wireless channel.

Most of the leading companies now offer mobile broadband cards (or wireless broadband mobile cards, as they are sometimes called) for Laptops and Built-in 3G Laptops which offers easy connectivity for mobile applications (e.g. Sprint mobile broadband card, PCI express cards for mobile broadband, Cingular mobile broadband card, Verizon mobile broadband, T Mobile mobile broadband are some of the leading providers of mobile wireless broadband.

Where land based internet is not available or accessible, such as ocean going vessels and mobile land vehicles, worldwide mobile satellite broadband internet access also is possible. All you need is a broadband mobile card or a mobile broadband connection card to do your internet business.