Mobile Internet Continues To Grow

The number of mobile phone users accessing the Internet on their handsets is rising. According to figures announced by the Mobile Data Association (MDA), a total of 40.7 million users were recorded as having used their phones for downloads and browsing the mobile Internet in the UK during the third quarter of 2006.

The total number of users recorded in July was 13 million, which had increased to 14 million by September.

According to research from Nielsen/NetRatings, a WAP-enabled mobile phone is the second most popular digital device owned by Britons, after the PC, with 57% of the survey owning a phone that could access the internet. (source: BBC.co.uk) Click here for the full press release.