Mobile penetration, usage, keeps growing; phones could become e-wallets

NEW YORK – In some markets, Internet access on a mobile phone might actually become the dominant way to surf the web, says a new Ipsos Insight study. But maybe not here. Today, the personal computer remains the dominant platform to access the Internet globally, but Internet access via the mobile phone actually outpaces wireless access from a notebook PC in many of areas of the world – a statistic driven largely by the massive installed base of mobile phones throughout the world as well as more developed wireless networks. Internet browsing via a wireless device is showing robust growth,...