report on mobile trends in the USA
Well I have had many a debate about differences in mobile trends behaviour in Europe and those around the world. I have rightly or wrongly always had the opinion that North America and specifically the US was a bit behind us due to variety of factors.
- complex networks
- role of free local calls etc etc
It's American only but may be of interest to those who've not seen
this research report.
*Pew press release http://www.pewinternet.org
*Pew brief note http://www.pewinternet.org/PPF
*Report itself (PDF)
http://www.pewinternet.org
From the press release:
* 58% of adult Americans have used a cell phone or personal digital assistant (PDA) to do at least one of ten mobile non-voice data activities, such as texting, emailing, taking a picture, looking for
maps or directions, or recording video.
* 41% of adult Americans have logged onto the internet on the go, that is, away from home or work either with a wireless laptop connection or a handheld device.
Overall, 62% of adult Americans have either accessed the internet with a wireless connection away from home or work or used a non-voice data application using their cell phone or PDA.
