Further growth in mobile broadband market
Thu, 12 Nov 2009
The rate of growth in the number of mobile broadband connections has continued to increase, it has been reported.
Research conducted by the GSM Association (GSMA) indicates that the rate has increased by nearly two-thirds in the past year, with more than nine million new connections being added per month around the world.
One year ago, the rate of growth was 5.5 million connections per month, highlighting the sharp rise in mobile web use.
Europe and the Asia Pacific region account for an estimated three million of these new connections, the study suggests, while Africa, Eastern Europe and the Americas are the main expanding markets.
GSMA added that an additional 27 million connections are expected to be in use globally by the end of 2009.
Dan Warren, director of technology at the association, said mobile "continues its phenomenal growth" as thousands of operators, vendors, application and service providers back the technology, ensuring the presence of "a vibrant and competitive ecosystem".
He added: "Next generation network technologies will continue to deliver increased data speeds and enable mobile operators to constantly improve service experience by delivering the latest, feature rich multimedia applications to their customers."
Last month, Robert Epstein, head of small and medium-sized business at Microsoft, told Fresh Business Thinking that firms can save time and money by adopting mobile broadband.
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