Posts Tagged ‘ facts & figures ’

Mobile Internet use in the US

Here’s some of the mobile data just presented by Nielsen at MobileBeat 2008 yesterday in California. It shows how mobile Internet usage is growing. And it’s not just limited to attracting people who have become Web-savvy already on their computers; the mobile Web brings in new Internet users, too[ READ MORE ]

Mobile Internet use: on the rise but mostly men

Let it be clear: Mobile Internet is hot!  With the iPhone and other smartphones gaining popularity, more and more advertisers are realizing the opportunities given by the Mobile Internet.   As major players are jumping the band wagon (such as De Standaard recently), this platform will become more interesting for the end user and visitor rates will go [ READ MORE ]

1 in 5 Dutchmen surfs mobile

According to the ‘Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek’, 2 million Dutch Internet users went online in 2007 using a mobile device. That’s 20% of all Internet users. 13% of Internet users went online using a laptop with a wireless connection. 8% surfed with their mobile phone. 3% used a palm desktop. Mobile surfing is more [ READ MORE ]

Exclusive mobile use decreases

According to Belgacom, some Belgian families have gone back to using the fixed phone in 2007.  Last year, about 26% of Belgian households have called exclusively with the mobile phone.  The year before that was still 28%.  It’s the first time in 5 years that the exclusive mobile phone use has decreased.  Possible reason for [ READ MORE ]

Belgium lagging behind in GSM penetration

 According to the most recent report of the European Commission on the ICT market, the penetration rate in Belgium amounted to 94% in 2007. This was far behind the leading countries Italy (148%), Lithuania (144%) and Letvia (140%). In 21 countries the mobile penetration rate was higher than 100% in October 2007 according to this [ READ MORE ]

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