IDC Australia report on the increased use of mobile phones

According to a new report from IDC Australia , Australians are in love with their mobile phones more than ever, especially in the SMB sector. Up to 80% of SMBs in Australia provide mobile connections to employees or reimburse work-related mobile expenses, which reinforces that mobile technologies are entrenched in Australia's working culture. The report titled as ‘Australia Small and Medium-Sized Business Wireless and Mobility Technology Adoption, 2008: The Need for Speed’, revealed that this trend is stimulated by the increased usage of mobile data. The report also showed the widespread availability of mobile broadband over 3G/HSDPA, which means using business applications on a mobile enabled laptop at an affordable cost has become possible for a large... [read full story]