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Mobile Broadband Report Part 1: The web and getting connected

July, 2010

Our world has changed because of the internet! We used to have to read the newspaper or watch television or wait for the gossip in order to learn something; we used to have to go somewhere to shop; we used to have to go to the theater or watch television if we wanted to be entertained; we used to have to go out to meet friends somewhere if we wanted to connect with them.

Today, everything has changed. The web has transformed how we live and work and interact. Now, we can check the news and weather in a split second; now, we can shop online from the comfort of our home; now, we can watch shows, listen to music, and read online if we wanted to be entertained; now, we can connect with friends and loved ones on social media.

Connecting to the web is essential for living in today's world and it will become even more essential as time goes on. So, how do you connect with the web?

Connecting to the internet is basically accomplished through the exchanging of packets of data. Your computer sends packets of data out and packets of data are sent to your computer from elsewhere. In that way, you can interact.

Initially, this was done through modems and they would send the data over the telephone lines. (That's why, if you were to ever pick up a telephone extension while someone was using a modem on the same line, you'd hear screeching and clicking).

Soon, the web sped up and uploading and downloading demands required faster data packet exchanges. However, laying down an infrastructure of wire around the world was not a practical way to accomplish this so broadband was born. Broadband uses traditional telephone lines but the data packets are exchanged at a frequency that doesn’t conflict with normal voice.

However, there was one drawback: Wires.

Broadband still requires your computer to be connected to a wire so it can send and receive data packets. That's where mobile broadband took one step further.

Mobile internet broadband is broadband that doesn't rely on wires; that's why it's sometimes called "wireless broadband". It works like this: You input data into your computer and it is sent wirelessly to a type of receiver (frequently called a "router" or "wi-fi router" or "wireless router") and that is plugged into a telephone wire.

Although there are several different variances on this model, the wireless-to-router format is how generally how mobile internet broadband works.

In this report, we're going to cover everything you need to know about the mobile broadband service market. While it won't make you an expert, you will be able to understand mobile broadband advertising and decide which mobile broadband service is right for you.

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