Mobile broadband no1 for many
Acoording to the telecoms regulator Ofcom, the young and the rich are leading the rise in the take up of mobile broadband.
A significant proportion (41%) of mobile broadband users say its their main broadband connection, according to Ofcom’s latest consumer research, which also found that take-up was most significant among the young and the affluent.
6% of adults have only mobile broadband and a further 8% have both a fixed-line broadband connection and a mobile broadband connection. Meanwhile 56% of UK homes have fixed-line broadband only.
Mobile broadband is most popular in the 15-34 age group: “These age groups also appear to be driving sole use of mobile broadband, with around one in 10 adults in this age group using only mobile broadband,” the report noted.
The Ofcom research also found that affluent demographic groups were driving mobile broadband adoption.
This is the first-time Ofcom has tracked the rise of mobile broadband in its annual Consumer Experience report and highlights the early adopters of this type of technology tend to be younger people. Another intersting finding of the Ofcom research identifies that the cost of mobile broadband has come down massively in price since it was introduced, with there being a number of low-cost deals on the market in the £5 – £10 a month price range.
Who knows where thigs are going but it looks like the take up of mobile broadband is another factor in the death of the landline and the migration of users to mobiles.
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