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Mobile internet use on the increase

January 30, 2007 at 9:59 am by Jay | In Mobile News

UK mobile users accessed the internet from their phones almost 16 million times in December 2006, figures from the Mobile Data Association show.

The report shows an increase of over one million on figures for November 2006, which was the previous record. In the past three months the internet was accessed 45.6 million times from a mobile phone, and the trend is expected to continue upwards. Initiatives such as T-mobile Web n Walk allow users to access the mobile internet for a fixed rate monthly fee, taking away many of the cost concerns users had in the past.

Despite the impressive numbers, mobile data usage is still relatively small in the UK. A fair majority of mobile web use is acccounted for by the download of mobile ringtones, screen savers and wallpaper as users look to personalise their phones. True web usage, such as browsing websites and search engines for news and information is still relatively minor in comparison.

As newer phones are released in 2007, with larger screens, built in RSS readers and faster browsing speeds, mobile web usage is expected to increase significantly in 2007.

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