The Federation of Small Businesses and the National Farmers Union (NFU) say the rollout is taking too long and won't cover enough of the UK.
They are worried hundreds of thousands of people, mainly in rural areas, could be left behind.
Ofcom says the project is moving as quickly as possible and that no final decision has been made about coverage.
Two 4G trials are being carried out in the UK.
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Businesses in rural areas need broadband now. They [the government and Ofcom] need to move faster on this and be more ambitious
Andrew Cave Federation of Small Businesses
One is taking place in central London, run by O2, and another in north Cornwall, jointly run by Everything Everywhere and BT.
Twenty-five-year-old Hayley Gaffney is one of around 200 people taking part in the Cornwall trial.
Until she got the 4G broadband she was only getting speeds of just over 1Mbps.
"The internet was an absolute nightmare," she says. "It just kept crashing because it was so slow."
However, since joining the trial her broadband speed has jumped to more than 11Mbps.
"The internet really is amazing to what it was before," says Hayley.
"It was things like watching YouTube, uploading photos onto Facebook, just uploading the news feed on Facebook, getting my emails without getting them a few days later. Before it was so slow."
'More ambition'
Andrew Cave from the Federation of Small Businesses says those kinds of benefits are vital to roll out to every part of the UK, not just urban areas.
They are worried hundreds of thousands of people, mainly in rural areas, could be left behind.
Ofcom says the project is moving as quickly as possible and that no final decision has been made about coverage.
Two 4G trials are being carried out in the UK.
Continue reading the main story
Businesses in rural areas need broadband now. They [the government and Ofcom] need to move faster on this and be more ambitious
Andrew Cave Federation of Small Businesses
One is taking place in central London, run by O2, and another in north Cornwall, jointly run by Everything Everywhere and BT.
Twenty-five-year-old Hayley Gaffney is one of around 200 people taking part in the Cornwall trial.
Until she got the 4G broadband she was only getting speeds of just over 1Mbps.
"The internet was an absolute nightmare," she says. "It just kept crashing because it was so slow."
However, since joining the trial her broadband speed has jumped to more than 11Mbps.
"The internet really is amazing to what it was before," says Hayley.
"It was things like watching YouTube, uploading photos onto Facebook, just uploading the news feed on Facebook, getting my emails without getting them a few days later. Before it was so slow."
'More ambition'
Andrew Cave from the Federation of Small Businesses says those kinds of benefits are vital to roll out to every part of the UK, not just urban areas.
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