Forrester Research analyst Pete Nuthall does not think economic stringency will dent
European mobile penetration rate of 84 percent. But he does predict there will be some reduced usage and spending. Purchases of more advanced handsets and services also might dip.
Mobile providers are responding to the anticipated changes by de-emphasizing mobile data services and expanding the variety of SIM-only offers.
Friday, October 31, 2008
European Mobile Behavior Might Shift, Temporarily
Gary Kim has been a digital infra analyst and journalist for more than 30 years, covering the business impact of technology, pre- and post-internet. He sees a similar evolution coming with AI. General-purpose technologies do not come along very often, but when they do, they change life, economies and industries.
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