Orange to Set Trend with Cheap Mobile Broadband for Small Businesses
In a move which it reckons makes it the network with the most cost effective broadband packages on the market, Orange has cut its mobile broadband prices for small businesses.
In a limited time offer between 1 May and 31 July, small business customers who are already with Orange and who decide to take on mobile broadband can do so for only £7.50 per month for an unlimited download contract. New customers get the same deal for £10 per month – with both contracts subject to fair use policies.
Small business adoption of mobile broadband has been slower than the industry expected, and Orange’s decision to cut its prices by as much as 50 per cent for this period is intended to encourage small to medium businesses to give mobile broadband a try. Ovum analyst Pauline Trotter told ZDNet UK today: “Small-business owners have often been wary of mobile broadband, because it can be so hard to fathom what services will cost, but this should certainly stimulate the market, and I’d expect other operators to follow suit”.
After July 31 when the offers have ended, business customers can sign up to Orange Business Everywhere Unlimited for £15 a month or opt for Business Everywhere Traveller for £35 a month, including 25MB of roaming allowance.
