eMarketer.com - Will the Mobile Phone Become the Dominant Internet Platform?

eMarketer.com - Will the Mobile Phone Become the Dominant Internet Platform?: "Will the Mobile Phone Become the Dominant Internet Platform?

APRIL 21, 2006

It could happen…

The personal computer remains the dominant platform for accessing the Internet around the world. However, in many countries Internet access via the mobile phone is actually outpacing wireless access from a notebook PC. After all, there is a massive installed base of mobile phones globally, and wireless networks are expanding every day.
According to A.T.Kearney, while in 2004 only 36% of mobile phone users browsed the Internet or downloaded e-mail, that figure rose to 56%. In Japan 92% of users went online via their mobiles. "