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What is mobile broadband?

Mobile broadband is high-speed internet access via mobile networks.

Mobile internet technology (1G, 2G, 3G, 4G and Now 5G) allows you to do all the things you usually use your broadband connection for without needing a fixed-line telephone connection.

This means you can get online on the move or away from home in your holiday home. Send an email, visit websites – even watch streaming TV clips and download files – it's all possible.

How does mobile broadband work?

Mobile broadband uses the same signal that serves mobile phones. But you’re only using it for internet access, not voice calls.

What do I need to use mobile broadband?

Mobile broadband can be accessed using a small portable USB modem (often called a dongle or stick), a mobile Wi-Fi (aka MiFi) hotspot, or by tethering a smartphone.

Some laptops and tablets also include built-in support for mobile broadband.

USB dongles only work with a compatible desktop or laptop computer.

Mobile Wi-Fi and tethering will work with any device that supports wireless networking.

What WH Mobile Services Provides is similar to what you would have at home - a network router, capable of Wifi and fixed wired (ethernet) Connections

We find mobile broadband providers such as EE, GiffGaff, Lebara, O2, Tesco Mobile, Virgin Mobile, Vodafone, Voxi use only 3 different network providers.

Therefore, even though you think you have such a variety of choice who to use, you actually are limited with the number of Cell Towers (Transmitters) which you can use

In Rural Areas, this may be even more limited as the Cell Towers or Transmitters are allowing more connections than they can provide, or the Transmitters are not actually serving areas in which they are actually installed.

An example would be where a cell Tower is installed and only serves towns and villages to the North, east and south of the Tower Location, Yes I agree, it sounds stupid, but this actually happens in rural areas such as parts of Lincolnshire or the Yorkshire Wolds and the South West Moorlands and the likes.

it is possible to obtain a signal from one of these towers, but you will find your broadband will slow down when more people connect, or your Router / Mobile HotSpot device will keep losing the signal

WH Mobile Services will discuss the best option for you, in terms of mobile provider and will also discuss the most compatible equipment based on your requirements.

WH Mobile Services partner with one of the UK's best providers for mobile broadband external antennae and may even decide if the option to fit an external antenna to your property is the best way forward

In some cases, after carrying out a survey, we may decide the value is not in the antenna if all you are using is email and the occasional selling site

We all know that mobile TV and Movie streaming is becoming ever more popular, and therefore the demand on internet broadband whether cable to the premises or mobile broadband is being heavily utilised

Call WH Mobile Services to arrange an onsite discussion and survey to help you decide the best option for you

WH Mobile Services is regularly in Lincolnshire and Covers Nottingham, Newark, Lincolnshire and the East Coast in addition to

Derbyshire, Leicestershire, South Yorkshire and various other parts of the Midlands

The history and differences of 1G, 2G, 3G and 4G cellular networks

Acknowledgment - The following extract is taken from Verizon.com

The 1980s brought the first generation—or 1G—of networks with voice-only, analog service. The top speed of data transmission on a 1G network reached around 2.4kbps.

2G Networks

The 2G network began in Finland in 1991, allowing cell phones to move into the digital world. 2G allowed for call and text encryption as well as SMS, picture messaging and MMS. The maximum speed for 2G was about 50kbps.

3G Networks

The advent of a 3G network with more data, video calling and mobile internet began in 1998. What we may now consider a “slow” network in many large municipalities was the height of technology until 4G came along. 3G networks reach 2mbps on stationary or non-moving devices and 384kbps on devices in moving vehicles.

4G Networks

4G, or the current standard of cellular networks, was released in the late 2000s and is 500 times faster than 3G. It has been able to support high-definition mobile TV, video conferencing and much more. When a device is moving, as when you are walking with your phone or are in a car, the top speed can be 10s of mbps, and when the device is stationary, it can be 100s of mbps. The 20MHz bandwidth sector has peak capacity of 400Mbps. However, since users are sharing available sector capacity among others, observable speed experiences by users are typically in 10s -100s of mbps.

As more people get access to mobile devices and the Internet of Things expands, as many as 24 billion devices are expected to need cellular network support by 2024. That’s where 5G comes in.

Key differences between 4G and 5G

One of the biggest differences between 4G and 5G will be peak capacity and latency. For example, peak capacity of 5G UWB sector is in gbps compared to 4G in mbps. Also, the latency, or the time that passes from the moment information is sent from a device until it is used by a receiver, will be greatly reduced on 5G networks, allowing for faster upload and download speeds. Another big difference between 4G and 5G is bandwidth size. 5G should be able to support many more devices of the future, in addition to the network demands of connected vehicles and other devices in the Internet of Things.

What does all of this mean for you as a user and consumer? Greater amounts of information can transfer between devices faster than ever before, so high-density areas like airports and urban areas should experience fast speeds. Thanks to reduced latency and wider bandwidth, you should be able to stream a 4K video in seconds. 5G should be the network that will provide the speed and efficiency that everyone needs.