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July 2003 - Remote access has become extremely important
over the past several years, as the number of telecommuters,
remote office workers and business travelers has continued
to increase. Most remote access, today, is conducted
over wireline communications -analog dialup, DSL, and
cable modem service. Although still limited today, usage
of wireless data services (primarily cellular and wireless
LAN - 802.11 networks) to remotely access corporate
computers and networks, is steadily growing, according
to In-Stat/MDR (http://www.instat.com).
While this is the case, there is little detailed information
available about these sessions.
In-Stat/MDR
surveyed its panel of wireless data users about these
issues and found the following:
- Cellular
phones and laptops are used more often than any other
device to wirelessly access the Internet.
- Usage
of wireless hotspot services is nowhere near as great
as that of wireless WAN data services.
- On
average, wireless data users remotely access corporate
computers and networks about 19 times per month; however,
the number of wireless data sessions varies greatly
based on the type of device used (i.e., two-way messaging
device, laptop, cellular phone, PDA with wireless
modem).
- E-mail
is remotely accessed more than any other application,
for both business and personal reasons.
- Respondents
tend to download more data than they upload.
- Current
wireless data users that are knowledgeable about their
bills say that they average more than $50 per month.
By increasing subscriber usage of wireless data services,
carriers can greatly increase their Average Revenue
Per User (ARPU).
This
Market Alert is drawn from the In-Stat/MDR report, "Remote
Access Over Wireless Data Networks: Usage Patterns and
Trends", which provides detail about the types of
sessions that users have, the number and length of those
sessions, the types of applications that are accessed,
the amount of data that is uploaded and downloaded,
and other issues.
SOURCE
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