“Dongle” may sound a bit goofy, but the innocent-seeming technology is emerging as one of the biggest challenges to the mobile telecoms industry in coming years.

Alongside smartphones, these 3G cards or sticks that allow people to get online via the mobile network from anywhere have come to symbolize how a goldmine of surging data traffic risks becoming a nightmare for mobile operators.

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uk.reuters.com/article/idUKTRE58S01C20090929
in.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idINIndia-42771420090929
www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/09/28/AR2009092803490.html