4G Broadband Could Revolutionize Mobile Gambling
It has been estimated that in five years, mobile broadband services will be as readily available worldwide as standard mobile telephone services are today. This means that in a few short years, mobile phone users will have instant access to streaming multimedia content and other internet services wherever they have mobile coverage. This tremendous increase in the availability of high-speed mobile internet could have an enormous effect on the mobile gambling industry.
Right now, most mobile casinos only make use of standard mobile data connections. Games are downloaded once and are stored on the user’s phone. Each time the game is played, the only data transferred is information about the game in progress. These games are limited by small data transfer rates, and have already reached the height of what they can offer.
But with mobile broadband services, much more is possible. Mobile live dealer games could be introduced, with streaming video content included in the game. Mobile casino games will be able to offer richer content, including better animations, more sound effects, and other special features. Once mobile casino games are able to make use of broadband internet speeds, the quality of the games can increase dramatically.
The best approximation of what the future of mobile casino might look like is the current state of iPhone casino gambling. iPhone casino games offer far richer content than standard mobile casino games. While most iPhone casinos do not yet make full use of 4G technology, the potential is there.
