Gerard Grech, Global Head of Distribution for Nokia
Gerard Grech with NOKIA kicked off Social Media in New York City predicting (according to IDC & Infometrics) that by 2013, more than 1-Billion people will use mobile devices to access the web. He insists that all indications are that mobile devices will drive the next phase of Internet Growth.
Grech emphasized that the Internet is coming to us and adapting to our social context. He says that mobile is now at the epicenter of the digital and physical worlds that is transforming our decision-making processes. Our physical location, social contacts and preferences will shape the information we receive and how our everyday decisions and plans can flow more spontaneously. ‘Context’ has now become just as important as ‘content.’
He sited numerous example of how people across the planet are using mobile devices as critical tools for learning, training and of course, communicating.
Metrics according to IDC and Informetrics
Today
4.6 billion mobile devices in use
1.6 billion Internet USERS
450 million access the Internet through mobile
By 2013
5.9 billion mobile devices
2.2 billion Internet users
1 billion will access the web using mobile devices
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February 7, 2011 at 5:13 pm
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