ISPs could lose out to Mobile Broadband

It looks as though ISPs could end up losing out if the popularity with Mobile Broadband continues to increase. More people are now taking up new contracts with mobile phone companies so that they can get broadband speeds on the move.

Mobile broadband is much easier to get now thanks to the new dongle that just plugs into a USB port. Mobile phone companies have also dropped their prices that they charge each month, this could also be another nail in the coffin of ISPs.

YouGov have conducted a survey and they say that Mobile Broadband could actually pose a serious threat to traditional internet service providers.

The research team from YouGov has found that one in eight broadband users have either replaced their fixed broadband line with ISPs or have chosen a mobile broadband service in preference to a fixed ISP service.

Read the full report over at Pocket Lint