When it comes to fast speeds, mobile broadband is quite lagging behind other technologies. However, the latest mobile technologies like HSDPA (3.5G) can provide speeds above 3 Mbps. With handsets enabled with 3G technology, mobile users can get speeds more than 1 Mbps means they can do most of the internet tasks with ease. The downside of the mobile broadband is that you get higher speeds only in areas where you get strong signals. Along with it, the handsets also determine how much speeds you can get.

Despite its lower speeds when compared with ADSL or cable broadband, on average, mobile broadband users in the UK get speeds nearly 1.5 Mbps download speeds and 380 Kbps upload speeds, according to the report from Broadband Expert. When you look at the upload speeds, it is on par with the speeds offered by ADSL. It should be noted that majority of broadband customers subscribe to services that offer download speeds between 1 Mbps and 2 Mbps. As such, mobile broadband customers get speeds that are relatively good and the same report also shows that DSL broadband offers 2.95Mbps on average.
 
As for the speeds offered by mobile broadband providers of the UK, Vodafone offers the best speed (download speed 2.3Mbps). T-mobile and Three offer an average download speed of 1.1 Mbps and 1 Mbps respectively.

The new entrants like O2 broadband provider and Orange are improving their mobile networks to provide competent service even though the report has not given the details on the speeds offered by these providers