Sixteen of the world's best known IT and mobile companies have today united behind a GSMA-led initiative to create a new category of always-connected Mobile Broadband devices, which will be officially identified by the following service mark:


Devices, such as laptops, pda's and mobile phones, that include this mark will be those deemed to have Mobile Broadband compatible technology preinstalled. Naturally many devices already on-sale have this too, though at present it's usually referred to more technically as HSPA (HSDPA / HSUPA):


Wireless Intelligence claims that over 55 million people currently subscribe to Mobile Broadband services in 91 countries, a number expected to grow by 4 million per month by the end of 2008.