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now: Delivering Unlimited Wireless DSL Below the Price of Fixed DSL

United Kingdom

UK Broadband provides broadband Internet services to residential consumers and small businesses through its NETVIGATOR service, a service that offers all the always-on benefi ts of DSL, but with the added benefi t of unlimited use and the freedom of wireless. Since no telephone lines or cable connections are needed, subscribers can have a broadband connection in any room in the house. The service is self-installed in a few minutes, and by using a simple, plug-and-play modem, subscribers can surf the net, download videos or music, and bank or shop over the Internet. UK Broadband Limited is a wholly-owned subsidiary of PCCW, the largest telecoms provider in Hong Kong where their broadband service is provided to over 700,000 customers.

Coverage:
Eight areas in the Thames Valley west of London, covering 170,000 homes or 370,000 people, are the fi rst places in the country to experience the NETVIGATOR service – Aldershot, Bracknell, Maidenhead, Reading, Slough, Windsor, Woking and Wokingham. After completing this launch, UK Broadband will announce its national rollout plans for the UK and Northern Ireland.

Spectrum:
UK Broadband owns a nationwide 3.4GHz license for the UK and Northern Ireland. 3.4GHz spectrum has been allocated by regulators as a non-mobile frequency, so the mobility aspect of the UMTS TD-CDMA technology has been disabled.

Plans at time of print. See www.ukbroadband.com for latest prices.

Distribution:
Subscribers can go online, call a toll-free number, or visit high street shops to get Netvigator service. The desktop modem is free.

About the technology:
UMTS TD-CDMA, the member of the 3G family of standards that is optimized for high-speed data, has emerged as the leading global standard that can be used by operators and manufacturers worldwide for mobile broadband. Operators in countries around the world including Australia, Germany, Malaysia, New Zealand, Portugal, South Africa, the United Kingdom and the United States, have deployed UMTS TD-CDMA solutions from IPWireless.

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