Around a third of the organisations surveyed by Rhetorik are also using EDGE, an enhanced version of GPRS (2.5G), while two-thirds are using GPRS itself.

More than 30 percent of respondents said they would use more mobile applications if greater bandwidth was available and costs were to fall. The applications standing to benefit the most include mobile videoconferencing, global positioning systems (GPS), database applications, instant messaging and shared workspace applications.

The main drivers for increased speed seem to be an increasing number of mobile workers, ever-larger file sizes and a growing number of mobile applications that require greater bandwidth. Videoconferencing and collaborative applications are not currently seen as major drivers for increased speed.