The Clever Apprentice

Analysys Mason, a strategic research group, has recently released figures, according to which, mobile broadband is expected to grow and leave behind the fixed line and DSL connections in Europe. 148 million mobile broadband connections are likely to be achieved by 2014 and this would account for almost half the broadband connections in Europe.

Mobile broadband is growing at a healthy rate of 46% per year, and with this growth rate, the segment will overtake fixed line broadband by 2015. Much of this growth is attributable to users who use a prepaid mobile broadband subscription in addition to their fixed line or DSL connection.

Matt Hatton, principle analyst with the company believes that during the next five years, much of Europe’s mobile industry growth will be due to the growth in the mobile broadband segment. According to him, this is a great opportunity for the mobile operators who are seeing very low growth from the voice segment.

Mobile broadband is also seeing a great deal of technical innovation, and it is widely agreed that it will sustain and perhaps even exceed its current growth rate. There is no disputing the fact that wires will become a thing of the past and mobile broadband will be the dominant form of connectivity.

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