EUROPE; THE HIGHEST MOBILE INTERNET USERS

While the deployment of 3G technology for a faster internet usage continues to be in a snail speed, especially in African sub-region, Europe has taken to 3G faster than any other region in the world and usage is growing rapidly as network proliferate. A research commissioned by mobile operator body of Gsm Association (GSMN) has revealed there has been a rapid increase in 3G mobile technology in Europe. The EU’s mobile data market, according to reports grew by 40% last year to EUR7billion the research found with 3G users doubling to 112 million in the yea. According to GSMA the falling cost of 3G services, handsets and 3G enabled laptops and dongles are helping to drive the market and it claimed mobile broadband services. In some European markets are now priced lower than comparable fixed line broad band competition for WI-FI is also helping to bring prices down.