Mobile Broadband

Mobile broadband is the marketing term for wireless Internet access through a portable modem, cell phone or other mobile device.

Various network standards may be used, such as GPRS, 3G, WiMAX, LTE, Flash-OFDM, IPW, iBurst UMTS/HSPA, EV-DO and some portable satellite-based systems. However mostly the term refers to EVDO (sister system to CDMA-1), EDGE on GSM and HSPDA/HSUPA/HSPA on UMTS/3G/Foma. Such systems piggyback on the mobile phone infrastructure (EDGE, HSPA etc. actually share spectrum with voice calls, which have priority).

To find a mobile broadband provider visit our mobile broadband providers page. There you can find lists of mobile broadband providers for various countries.