Mobile Net Access Sees Slow Growth
Posted: 04th Jun, 2003 By: MarkJ
The latest Mobinet study suggests that the use of European based mobile phones to access the Internet is growing, but only very slowly:
Using a phone to access the Internet, however, does not appear to be one of the most promising services. The report said that around 9% of European mobile phone owners went on-line with handsets in April 2003, up only 1% from June 2002.
In the US the figures were flat at 8%. In fact, the global increase in wireless Net access, up from 11% of users to 15%, came mostly from faster-growing usage in Singapore, Korea and Hong Kong. Most users said a lack of content hindered their interest in the mobile Internet.
In the UK it's a combination of price and content, WAP or even WWW surfing simply isn't worth £5 per month for such limited GPRS bandwidth. More @ ElectricNews .
Using a phone to access the Internet, however, does not appear to be one of the most promising services. The report said that around 9% of European mobile phone owners went on-line with handsets in April 2003, up only 1% from June 2002.
In the US the figures were flat at 8%. In fact, the global increase in wireless Net access, up from 11% of users to 15%, came mostly from faster-growing usage in Singapore, Korea and Hong Kong. Most users said a lack of content hindered their interest in the mobile Internet.
In the UK it's a combination of price and content, WAP or even WWW surfing simply isn't worth £5 per month for such limited GPRS bandwidth. More @ ElectricNews .
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