Before 4G. Before fibre reached the countryside. Before anyone called it Fixed Wireless Access. Option NV built the routers that first brought mobile broadband into the home - and the GlobeSurfer range defined an era.
Option NV pioneered the consumer desktop 3G router - placing a SIM card where a phone line used to be. Their GlobeSurfer range was the first to make mobile broadband a permanent home fixture rather than a laptop accessory.
All five products Option NV shipped for the UK home and professional market. Original manuals and datasheets preserved and free to download.
The definitive home 3G router. HSPA+ at 21Mbps, four LAN ports, Wi-Fi. Full manual archive available.
The original desktop 3G router. First real alternative to ADSL for rural users.
Professional dual-SIM router for SOHO and small business users needing failover.
Portable battery-powered 3G hotspot. Ancestor of every modern MiFi device.
M2M and professional cellular router. Forerunner of the modern IoT router market.
From Leuven to global wireless pioneer. The full company story and legacy.
The GlobeSurfer pioneered a concept that now underpins gigabit home broadband. These guides cover every generation from the HSDPA inside the original GlobeSurfer III to the 5G FWA CPE units shipping today.
WCDMA to HSDPA to HSPA+. How 3G mobile broadband worked, speeds, frequencies and why it mattered.
LTE categories, UK bands, carrier aggregation, SIM card requirements and hardware comparisons.
5G Fixed Wireless Access - the GlobeSurfer concept at gigabit speeds. UK operators, hardware and SIM options.
From the 2FF SIM in the GlobeSurfer to eSIM and SGP.32. How the SIM card evolved.
VoLTE, VoNR, Wi-Fi Calling, NB-IoT, LTE-M and 5G network slicing explained.
3G vs 4G vs 5G vs fibre. Real-world speeds, latency and what each generation means in practice.
UK authority on 5G Fixed Wireless Access. Hardware, SIM cards and operator coverage guides.
UK and international roaming SIM cards for routers, MiFi devices and M2M equipment.
SIM cards that switch between UK operators for the strongest available signal.
SIM cards for IoT, M2M and industrial cellular applications.
Technical reference for eUICC and eSIM - the evolution from the physical SIM.
GSMA SGP.32 IoT eSIM standard explained.
USB mobile broadband modems - descendants of the Option iCON range.
M2M and IoT hardware, SIM cards and connectivity for professional deployments.