3 targets business broadband market

Mobile operator 3 has announced a range of broadband packages designed to attract small and medium enterprises (SMEs).

The network is offering a new 1GB mobile broadband service from £8.51 per month, while customers can also sign up for 5GB and 7GB tarriffs priced at £12.77 and £21.27 per month respectively.

All contracts include a free USB modem, which allows users to connect to the internet from a laptop or PC.

3 Business has also unveiled a number of phone packages, with a £19.15 service offering consumers 750 minutes, 100 texts and 2000 on-net minutes,

Renato Bottini, 3 UK business division manager, said: "We want to give business dealers a range of packages to beat anything else on the market. As well as our best value pricing we’re also offering great flexibility and customer control with free text alerts to let the customer know when they are close to their limits."