Mobile service providers hope that tablet users will want to connect their tablets using the cellular network, instead of using Wi-Fi. New shared mobile data plans are intended to encourage such choices. Will it work?
Some don't believe so. The share of tablets with built-in cellular connectivity will decline over the next four years despite the expected proliferation of multi-device data plans designed to encourage their adoption, according to a new forecast by CCS insight.
The study suggests 48 percent of tablet shipments in 2011 were cellular-enabled. The firm expects the share of cellular-enabled tablets will slowly diminish to 37 percent in 2016.
"Most users do not regard cellular connectivity in tablets as a must-have, especially given the current price of tablets and mobile data subscriptions," says CCS Insight,
For most users, that is because tablets mostly are used inside the home, where a Wi-Fi connection is available.
Sunday, July 22, 2012
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Gary Kim was cited as a global "Power Mobile Influencer" by Forbes, ranked second in the world for coverage of the mobile business, and as a "top 10" telecom analyst. He is a member of Mensa, the international organization for people with IQs in the top two percent.
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