Mobile Web will outgrow the PC Based Web
Lets take a look at developing countries, like India. 90% of internet users in India accessed the internet through a mobile device. The reason for this is mainly no traditional infrastructure, for pc based web access. Personal Computers are very high in price compared with average earnings.
This opens the way for more easily accessible cellular phone. The cellphone can be used to access web in rural areas where no infrastructure exists. The cellular phone offers more affordability and is easily transported. This trend is not limited to India. China also has shown a dramatic surge in mobile internet users. Phillipines the same story massive amounts of mobile internet users. Indonesia and the list goes on.
The hard truth is in most developing countries traditional internet access is very limited and inaccessible to the masses. The mobile web changes this and opens the way for many to get online.
The hard truth is in most developing countries traditional internet access is very limited and inaccessible to the masses. The mobile web changes this and opens the way for many to get online.
Asia is expected to be the largest mobile web market as early as 2011. Japan has excelled in this industry producing many technology breakthroughs. The Japanese have embraced the mobile web. Japan still has a very large PC based web following as well.
Africa is another continent and many Africans only hope of getting online will be with a mobile phone. The same problems with infrastructure and very limited traditional internet access. Mobile web offers the solution and many are embracing the technology.
Huge world markets are opening and major companies have taken notice. Many well known brands have started with mobile websites and marketing campaigns. It is expected that by 2014 mobile internet users will way outnumber traditional web users.
By Chad J Peterson
Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Chad_J_Peterson
