3G Wireless Internet will be bigger than WiFi due to Unlocked 3G Modems

By: Gordon Polovin

When WiFi was introduced it changed individuals' lives by introducing the aspect of mobility. In simple terms, Wifi allowed notebook/laptop users to move about their home or even visit Wifi enabled hot spots (such as coffee shops airports, gyms, schools). When we look back at the innovation of Wifi we will all agree it was a technology so remarkable that it's now just taken for granted and available in most homes through the incorporation of cheap routers.

Unfortunately, Wifi does not provide for true mobility. Basically if you are not in a Wifi area or hotspot you cannot get coverage. We are about to move into the next wave of mobility with the introduction of 3G Wireless Internet Broadband. What exactly is 3G Wireless Internet Broadband? Put in other words, it’s the ability to access the Internet at speeds up to 7 Mbps by means of 3rd Generation GSM Cellular networks. The introduction of such an awesome technology has come about since Mobile/ Cellular network operators have been forced into expanding the data component of their network to address the convergence of voice and data on the mobile handset. More cell phone users than ever are now accessing the Internet from their 3G GSM Unlocked and Locked handset. Products such as the Nokia N96, Apple Iphone, Blackberry Strorm and the HTC Android phone are specifically built to provide for a high-speed Internet experience, in addition to the standard voice and text capabilities.

3G Wireless Internet Broadband is on the path to becoming bigger than Wifi. The product works by placing a Sim Card into a 3G USB modem or into a notebook with a 3G Sim slot. The Notebook is now able to route traffic at high speeds in both directions, providing the user with super fast Internet literally anywhere. What does this really mean? Remote working will now expand to levels never experienced before. Workers can take their computers anywhere such as construction sites, customer premises, hotels, airports, sidewalks, libraries, research centers without having to worry about if the area is Wifi enabled. They will access the Internet since most areas are covered for cell phone coverage.

However radical and exciting 3G Wireless technology seems, Ensquared believes that before the technology can become main stream the devices used to access the Internet (being the 3G USB modems) must become readily available in an unlocked format. This will allow users to purchase prepaid SIM cards or shop around to get the lowest cost per Meg. The United states has yet to catch onto this wave and it's mainly due to the networks being a little slower and more cumbersome than other providers in the world. In Australia for instance, Ensquared has reported that all major mobile cell phone network providers are selling prepaid wireless Internet, which supports the use of Unlocked 3G Modem. Wireless Internet pages can be purchased for as low as $3 per 100 Megs as the cheapest prepaid package. It's hard to believe that an infrequent user of the Internet can access it for the cost of a cup of coffee, in any location.

In the next 3 years the Internet will experience 20-30% increase in users due to the initiation of developing nations accessing the 3G Wireless Internet by means of Unlocked 3G Modems. The reason for growth of this magnitude is the fact that many developing nations have never had cable or phone line infrastructure; meaning that even if the average household wanted Internet they could not get it. Now even in Africa the Internet can be accessed at affordable charges. By introduction of prepaid billing these users can make an upfront investment for a certain amount of Megs; they don't require a credit history or financial instruments such as credit cards.

Chinese technology Huawei http://www.huawei.com/ is the largest manufacturer of unlocked 3G Wireless Internet modem devices. Moreover, they have created the World’s smallest 3G USB modem. According to Ensquared the unlocked Cell Phone and 3G Wireless Internet authority, the market share for Huawei is about to be reduced radically. The reason: All new notebook computers will be manufactured with a wireless 3G modem slot, negating the requirement for a separate wireless 3G modem device. Notebook manufactures want a slice of this growth market.

Whichever way we look at it unlocked devices continue to improve communications; it allows for more freedom of choice; and beyond this it allows the user not to get locked into long term financialy burdensome contracts.