Every time we sell a smartphone now we try to sell our home broadband.

He said the free service from Nokia would "fill a much-needed niche between 3G mobile internet and home broadband".

It connects schools and colleges by providing high-speed access, much faster than home broadband, through fiber optic cable, said Nula Welton, a network administrator.

I see telecommuting as being the big factor that brings more symmetrical connections - previously the near-exclusive domain of business - to home broadband more than any other factor.

Will 4G be faster than home broadband?

Similar to with home broadband, Orange mobile customers receive a £5 discount on their mobile broadband plan.

Alongside mobile telephone services, the company also provides fixed line services and home broadband.

So 4G is twice as fast as our home broadband and 15 times as fast as 3G.

The home broadband and voice service is powered by WiMAX (Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access) technology.

This is true of both mobile suppliers as well as home broadband.