A new report from Ireland’s Research and Markets shows that while both 3G mobile networks and Wi-Fi connectivity serve mobile users, some 60 percent of Wi-Fi users sometimes or always make their travel plans with Wi-Fi availability in mind.
Although primarily a market study, 3G and Wi-Fi: In Search of the Sweet Spot highlights some interesting trends; while quarter-on-quarter growth for shipments and revenue for Wi-Fi equipment is slowing down, notebook computers are used for wireless data communications almost twice as often as cell phones. Moreover, while over one third of Wi-Fi users report that they exclusively use only free Wi-Fi connections (and nearly 18.9 percent use Wi-Fi only at home or at work), over 60 percent said they use commercial Wi-Fi hotspots when they’re on the go.
