Mobile Internet use is exploding, IDC says
There were more than 450 million mobile Internet users worldwide in 2009, and that number is expected to more than double by the end of 2013, said IDC, a market intelligence firm headquartered in Framingham.
Mobile Internet use has "exploded" as mobile phones, smartphones, and other wireless devices become more affordable, IDC said.
"The most popular online activities of mobile Internet users are similar to those of other Internet users: using search engines, reading news and sports information, downloading music and videos, and sending/receiving email and instant messages," IDC said in a press release on its Worldwide Digital Marketplace Model and Forecast. "Over the next four years, IDC expects some of the fastest growing applications for mobile Internet users will be making online purchases, participating in online communities, and creating blogs. Accessing online business applications and corporate email systems will also grow rapidly as businesses move to empower their mobile workforce."
The release added: "Presently, the United States has far more total devices connected to the Internet than any other country. China, however, is the leader in the number of mobile online devices with almost 85 million mobile devices connected to the Internet in 2009."
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