A quarter of UK consumers used mobile broadband in December

Figures from a recent survey have shown that in December of last year around one quarter of the UK’s population used mobile broadband services.

Mobile broadband services have gained a great deal of popularity over the past eighteen months to two years, and many people have used mobile broadband services for a variety of reason. Because mobile broadband means that users can get online whilst away from their usual fixed base such as the home or office, the ease, convenience, and flexibility of mobile broadband has attracted many people from all walks of life.

Business users have found mobile broadband services particularly useful, as they have been able to continue working even when away from the office. However, residential users have also benefited from mobile broadband services, as they have enabled them to keep in touch, browse the Internet, and carry out research when away from the home.

The popularity of mobile broadband services has been reflected in figures from a recent report, which suggested that in December of last year around one quarter of the UK’s population used mobile broadband services. The data from the GSMA Mobile Media Metrics report indicates that around sixteen million people in the UK used these services last year.

Around a third of the total number of page views over the months consisted of Facebook, which has drawn in many mobile broadband users in the droves. Social media is said to now be the biggest single driver of mobile broadband usage in the UK. A rising number of consumers are now using smart phones to access the Internet, which was also reflected through the recent data.

Source – Xlntelecom