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Mobile phones gain on PCs for Internet
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Mobile phones gain on PCs for Internet

  李芳/译

  WASHINGTON (AFP) — Mobile phones may soon challenge personal computers as the dominant platform for accessing the Internet, a recent survey suggests.

  A survey released this week by research firm Ipsos Insight showed that 28 percent of mobile phone owners worldwide have browsed the Internet on a wireless handset, up from 25 percent at the end 2004.

  This increase is due largely to participation by users above age 35, which analysts say suggests that the technology has gone mainstream.

  Japan is leading the growth, with 92 percent of mobile phone users having browsed the Internet or downloaded e-mail at least once a month on their phone in 2005.

  About four out of 10 Japanese adults went online using their mobile phones this year, up 50 percent from 2003. Next was Britain, where 29 percent used mobile phones for Internet, followed by the United States and South Korea, each with 26 percent.

  However, the study reported that US and Canadian markets for online mobile phone technology are flattening out, and pointed to the popularity of notebook PCs using wireless technology as the main out-of-home Internet platforms.

  The study predicts that the appeal of greater convenience and faster connection speeds could lead to changes in PC and mobile phone Internet use.

  “In the long term, many of today’s PC-centric online activities could be complemented through the mobile phone or migrate to the mobile phone altogether,” said Brian Cruikshanks of Ipsos.

  The study also noted that most wireless device activities increased, including financial transactions, dowloading entertainment, and sending or receiving text messages, e-mails, and digital pictures.

  “Accessing the Internet on a wireless handheld device is no longer a novelty1 for consumers in the major global economies. It’s becoming a common, everyday occurrence for many people,” said Cruikshanks.

手机上网挑战个人电脑上网

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  华盛顿(法新社)消息: 一项近期的调查表明,手机有可能很快成为主导性的上网平台,从而对个人电脑形成挑战。

  益普索-因塞特研究公司本周发布的一份调查显示, 全球28%的手机用户已经用手机无线上网, 高出了2004年末统计的数字:25%。

  手机无线上网人数增加的主要原因,是35岁以上的用户加入了这一行列。分析家们认为,这一现象预示科技已经步入了社会生活的主流。

  日本正在引领这一潮流。 2005年, 日本有92%的手机用户每月至少会有一次通过手机浏览因特网或下载电子邮件。

  今年,大约有40%的日本成年人使用手机上网,这比2003年的统计数字增长了50%。英国次之,英国用户中有29%用手机上网。排在英国之后的是美国和韩国,分别有26%的手机上网用户。

  但是,这项研究也指出:在美国和加拿大,手机上网技术的市场正趋向于疲软;而通过无线上网技术支持的个人笔记本电脑,作为户外上网的主要网络平台却很受欢迎。

  这项研究预言,人们对上网便利度和速度的进一步要求会导致个人电脑以及手机因特网的使用发生变化。

  来自益普索的布莱恩-克鲁克山恩克斯说道:“从长远来看,许多目前建立在个人电脑设置基础上的在线活动可以通过手机的参与得到补充,或者可以被全盘‘移植’到手机上。”

  该项研究也表明,绝大多数无线活动呈现明显的增长趋势,其中包括金融交易, 娱乐节目下载,以及收、发短消息、电子邮件和数码图片等。

  “在全球经济体系这一主体中,消费者们已经不再把通过一个手持的无线设备上网看成是什么新鲜事了。对于许多人而言,手机上网正在变得越来越普及化,越来越日常化。”克鲁克-山恩克斯如是说。

  译注(文中下划线部分):

  Ipsos Insight,益普索-因塞特,是一家市场研究咨询公司, 属于Ipsos集团。

  Ipsos,益普索,是一个全球化集团,主要做关于市场方面的调查与研究。


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