Higher speeds needed as internet use changes

Changing uses for the internet by the younger generation will see further pressure to increase net connection speeds.

According to Mike Roberts of Informa Telecoms and Media, (via the Economist)there have been two developments that have contributed to these changes.

1.Apple's I phone and

2.the surprising popularity of plug-in cellular modems for laptops and the like. It appears that many people prefer to pay for seamless internet access rather than use the free public Wi-Fi services in coffee shops and libraries, which come with the hassle of having to log on.

The consequence being that

Such convenience-seeking subscribers have boosted the profits of mobile-phone companies.