Mobile internet usage to overtake fixed line internet by 2011
According to a study conducted by Mobilesquared by 2011 the number of users of mobile internet will overtake the numbers of users who stick to the fixed line internet. The study was entitled “Taking the internet Mobile”.
Theinquirer reported about this,
There are predicted to be 42.5 million fixed line users in the UK by 2011, but the number of 3G devices alone will reach 36.3 million. Factor into this six million dongles and embedded devices and there’ll be roughly 200,000 more mobile Internet users than fixed line.
“Mobile will become the primary access point for brands and businesses communicating with its consumers within two years,” said Nick Lane, chief analyst at Mobilesquared and report author in a statement.
He also blames the lack of information available and costly price plans for the low numbers of people using their mobile Internet.
“The number of mobile internet users would expand even faster if mobile data pricing reflected existing models, such as variable pricing to appeal to the different demographics,” added Lane
