Article: Virgin Media launches its own mobile broadband.(MOBILE INTERNET)

Virgin Media has launched its first mobile broadband offerings, adding to its current fiber-optic broadband. The mobile broadband service is accessible through a USB modem plugged into a laptop, with connection available through the mobile phone network.

The service will come with an 18-month contract, a free USB modem and a 3GB data cap. That's about "2,000 emails, 100 hours of web surfing, 200 music tracks and 100 two-minute videos," the company said.

Virgin Media has made an online usage calculator available at its site to help customers figure out how much data they need.

Virgin Media CEO Neil Berkett said "We're perfectly placed to offer ...

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