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Thursday, April 02, 2009

Mobile broadband

In Priming the pipe, The Economist (7 March 2009, p. 68) notes that "Even industry veterans have been surprised by the rapid take-up of mobile broadband—using built-in receivers or plug-in “dongles” to provide internet access to laptops via high-speed mobile networks" .

The reason: price, network speeds, bundled netbooks with contracts. '“The pricing is crazy—mobile broadband is becoming a commodity way too fast,” notes Didier Bonnet of Capgemini, a consulting firm.'