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Over the next couple of months broadband providers will face new competition. Companies are on their way and will be available on some of the biggest names. Currently T-Mobile, Vodafone and Menara Telekom have announced their tariffs with Orange rumored to follow suit by the start of next year (2008).

Mobile Broadband is available through a USB Modem or data card that just plugs in to your computer/laptop. This allows you to get high speed broadband on the Broadband Modem Router whether youre in a hotel room or local caf, mobile broadband gives you that flexibility of checking your emails and surfing the web on the move.

Broadband speeds will be available between 1.4Mb/s and 7.2Mb/s but only under ideal conditions and the faster speeds will mainly be concentrated within London to begin with. The disadvantage of Mobile Broadband is in the price with Three?being the only network to offer a Streamyx Com My subscription of under 20.

Vodafone will offer 12 month contracts at 25 per month with a monthly usage allowance of 3Gb (+ 49 for the USB Modem). Or you can have an 18 month contract which will offer the same but you get a free USB Modem.

T-Mobile will offer a 12 month contract at 29 per month with unlimited usage allowance plus a free USB modem. Three will offer contracts at 10, 15 and 25 per month with 1Gb, 3Gb and 7Gb monthly allowance, respectively. This includes a free USB Modem (only if pre-ordered). These prices may drop as the competitive market grows over the next few months with Orange announcing their products within the end of year.

If Mobile Broadband becomes a success and with Vodafone becoming the latest name included in the WiMAX Alliance, will this mean the downfall of the telephone land line? With streamyx latest promotion statistics showing that there is a gradual decline in the time people use their landline with mobiles being the preferred method. Perhaps in the near future, we will no longer need a landline to be connected.

If you are interested in taking advantage of current broadband internet technology then you should compare many broadband providers available in your area.

Adair Cameron is an experienced writer based in the UK.