The Reality beyond the Hype

Mobile Internet is Primarily an Extension of PC-Based Internet

Bibliographic Data

ID11372983
AuthorsPetter Nielsen (0000-0003-3723-6976, University of Oslo, corresponding author), Annita Fjuk (Telenor (Norway))
Year2010
Volume26
Issue5
Pages375-382
Publication date2010-09-27
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueThe Information Society (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0197-2243 • E-ISSN: 1087-6537
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/01972243.2010.511561
OpenAlexW2042958873
LanguageEN
Citations received9
References cited6

The mobile Internet (MI) has been hyped as the next big thing by telecom operators, handset manufacturers, and content providers. However, recent studies indicate that the usage of Internet via mobile phones has remained quite flat. The authors inquire into this discrepancy by focusing on actual usage of the MI and the motivating factors behind its use. Based on focus-group interviews in Norway and Hungary, they argue that MI usage is interrelated with and is an extension of the personal computer (PC)–based Internet. The key motivation behind MI use is to attain information in situations in which the PC is out of reach. In effect, MI has not led to the development of new usages. The expectation that the development of new killer applications will lead to an explosion of new usage is therefore misguided. MI usage is and will perhaps continue to be a mere extension of PC-based Internet usage—and such use activities are the very nature of MI

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