www.WirelessFederation.com/news: Nearly 35% of all mobile phone users and almost 27% of the US population will access the Internet from their device in 2010 accounting to more than 80 million US mobile phone users. By 2013, almost 50% of mobile phone subscribers will have Internet access.

Weather forecasts, read news, find movie times and bank online than to buy products will be some of the most sought after information ¬by the web-enabled mobile phone users on their devices.

Mobile web would also be of great help to the bargain hunters in a store to check whether an item can be bought more cheaply from another retailer. According to Mobile phone users, they would make more purchases if the processes were not so cumbersome, products were easier to find and their devices supported secure credit card transactions.

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www.WirelessFederation.com/news: According to the latest consumer study by the Parks Associates’, 40% of the more than 70 million U.S. broadband households with a mobile phone service have adopted non-text mobile data services.

ARPU drivers like mobile TV and music have been eclipsed by mobile Internet and e-mail services indicating need for the carriers to offer “practical” services first to the mobile service users. Carriers can also deploy popular web activities as revenue-generating data services due to 10 percent increase in mobile social networking and navigation services.

According to Director of Health and Mobile Product Research, Parks Associates, Harry Wang, the strong growth rate during the past two years in the usage of mobile Internet, social networking, e-mail, and navigation indicates eagerness in consumers for mobile applications offering convenience and loaded features.

Wang added that Smartphone will penetrate more than 30% of broadband households in US in 2009. Carriers will target these 20 million households to market their mobile data services.

Bulgaria’s Globul announced that it will offer a 5% reduction to mobile subscribers who also take out the Globul Landline service. also a 10% reduction will be offered to those who take the Mobile Internet Package as well.

www.WirelessFederation.com/news: Bharti Airtel launched two mobile internet recharge vouchers today available for Rs 26 (valid over seven days, usage of 15 MB) and Rs 95 (valid over 30 days, usage of 100 MB) for its Prepaid users in the National Capital Region.

This is a significant initiative in making mobile internet more affordable and empower the prepaid customers to control their usage.

“This initiative marks our strategic intent to drive affordability in mobile internet connectivity and add value for our Prepaid customers,” said Bharti Airtel’s CEO, Mobile Services, Delhi and NCR, Shashi Arora. She also stated that these vouchers would enable customers to enjoy mobile Internet at only Rs 95 and Rs 26 per 15 MB, resulting in savings of up to 80 per cent on current competitive tariffs.

Bharti Airtel launched two mobile internet recharge vouchers today available for Rs 26 (valid over seven days, usage of 15 MB) and Rs 95 (valid over 30 days, usage of 100 MB) for its Prepaid users in the National Capital Region.
This is a significant initiative in making mobile internet more affordable and empower the prepaid customers to control their usage.
“This initiative marks our strategic intent to drive affordability in mobile internet connectivity and add value for our Prepaid customers,” said Bharti Airtel’s CEO, Mobile Services, Delhi and NCR, Shashi Arora. She also stated that these vouchers would enable customers to enjoy mobile Internet at only Rs 95 and Rs 26 per 15 MB, resulting in savings of up to 80 per cent on current competitive tariffs.