{"id":3458,"date":"2013-06-10T08:52:59","date_gmt":"2013-06-10T07:52:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/?p=3458"},"modified":"2013-06-10T08:53:59","modified_gmt":"2013-06-10T07:53:59","slug":"uk-mobile-broadband-adoption-being-held-back-by-data-caps-and-price","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/2013\/06\/uk-mobile-broadband-adoption-being-held-back-by-data-caps-and-price.html","title":{"rendered":"UK Mobile Broadband Adoption Being Held Back by Data Caps and Price"},"content":{"rendered":"

The latest monthly ISPreview.co.uk poll of 757 visitors to our website has revealed that only a quarter (26%) of respondents expect future 5G<\/a> based Mobile Broadband connections to replace traditional fixed line ISPs, with concerns over limited usage allowances, price and speed being the key obstacles.<\/p>\n

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At present Ofcom<\/a> predicts that next gen 5G<\/a><\/strong> (5th Generation<\/em>) mobile services will enter the market, using the 700MHz<\/strong> band (currently used for digital terrestrial TV services), sometime around 2018-2020. Related services are intended to be significantly faster than the latest 4G<\/a> solutions and the regulator already expects it to become a true “fixed line substitute<\/em>“. But will it?<\/p>\n

How important is Mobile Broadband (3G<\/a>\/4G<\/a>) connectivity to you?<\/strong>
\nVery Important – 41.7%
\nAverage Importance – 30.3%
\nLow \/ Not Important – 27.8%<\/p>\n

Do you agree with Ofcom<\/a> that, after 2018, future 5G<\/a> mobile broadband could be a true “fixed line substitute”?<\/strong>
\nNo – 41.7%
\nMaybe – 32.2%
\nYes – 26%<\/p>\n

Which key area prevents existing mobile broadband services from replacing fixed lines?<\/strong>
\nUsage Allowance – 39.8%
\nPrice – 22.7%
\nService Speeds – 18.8%
\nOther – 11.4%
\nRestrictions (P2P blocks etc.) – 7%<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Clearly a lot of people regard Mobile Broadband connectivity as being very important but most still view it as a substitute rather than a replacement to fixed line connections at home. Broadly speaking most existing 3G<\/a> and 4G<\/a> services simply struggle to compete with the ultra-cheap and often unlimited allowances offered by fixed line providers, though the gap has been closing.<\/p>\n

Future 5G services could potentially bring the two even closer but it’s clear that mobile operators still have a long way to go before they can offer the same flexibility (usage allowance) as fixed line connections, although the prospect for a seismic shift in the future does exist. But this perhaps wrongly assumes that fixed line services won’t adapt to compete.<\/p>\n

This months new survey asks whether or not you find the current process of switching ISPs to be confusing and if you support Ofcom<\/a>’s move to simplify it? Vote Here<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The latest monthly ISPreview.co.uk poll of 757 visitors to our website has revealed that only a quarter (26%) of respondents expect future 5G based Mobile Broadband connections to replace traditional fixed line ISPs, with concerns over limited usage allowances, price and speed being the key obstacles.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[34],"class_list":["post-3458","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uk_isp_news","tag-statistics"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":""},"yoast_head":"\nUK Mobile Broadband Adoption Being Held Back by Data Caps and Price - ISPreview UK<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The latest monthly ISPreview.co.uk poll of 757 visitors to our website has revealed that only a quarter (26%) of respondents expect future 5G based Mobile\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/2013\/06\/uk-mobile-broadband-adoption-being-held-back-by-data-caps-and-price.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"UK Mobile Broadband Adoption Being Held Back by Data Caps and Price - 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