Posted: 10 October 2008

Mobile broadband is continuing to prove popular with consumers despite fears over the economy, according to one network.

The Guardian reports this week that 3 has claimed the number of people looking for value in the mobile broadband market has led to its packages being snapped up by a number of people.

It adds that although there is stiff competition in the market including from other rival networks such as Vodafone, Orange, O2 and T Mobile, 3 has been "buoyed by the number of users taking mobile broadband and Internet-based products".

Kevin Russell, chief executive of the network, said that social networking sites - such as Facebook, MySpace and Bebo - as well as instant messaging services, were among the key reasons for growth in the market.

"Services that are leading that charge are Facebook, Windows Live Messenger and Skype. We're seeing a real drive of customers starting to take their Internet behaviour from the home into mobile," he said.

It was recently reported by IT Pro Portal that 3 was planning a new package that would offer unlimited calls and texts between network users for £15 per month and offer 1GB of internet access.

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