More Californians Accessing the Internet Using Mobile Devices: Report

The Center for Strategic Economic Research (CSER) investigated mobile use trends and also examined mobile innovation in California. It released a report that revealed that Californians are taking to the Internet in greater numbers.

According to the report, in the last three years, the state has witnessed a 51 percent increase in the number of mobile users accessing the Internet.

“In just three years, California has experienced a pronounced shift in how we use mobile devices. Just a short time ago, mobile devices were primarily used for phone conversations, but today we are seeing a greater share of mobile users accessing the Internet via their mobile device,” said CSER Director Ryan Sharp (News - Alert) in a press release.

The first quarter of 2011 showed that 71.3 percent of mobile users in California accessed the Internet or apps. While Bakersfield saw a hundred percent increase, Santa Barbara and Sacramento witnessed 85 and 75 percent increases respectively. Stockton and Fresno had with 64 and 59 percent increases.

Explaining this increase in mobile users accessing the Internet or downloading apps using their mobile devices, Leon Beauchman at Joint Venture Silicon Valley said in a statement, “Much of the industry innovation that is driving the mobile migration toward more advanced data use is coming from Silicon Valley.”

According to the report, a number of smaller regions in California had a higher proportion of Internet users than the state average.

“Rural communities are increasingly turning to their mobile devices to access the Internet and apps,” said Ismael Diaz Herrera, Director at the San Joaquin Valley Rural Development Center.

He said that the Internet brings rural communities closer to healthcare and education access, more widely accessible in more urban areas. This has helped business owners optimize their operations using technology.

In the span of five years (2005-2010), almost 300 deals were provided to companies working on working on wireless telecommunications and mobile activities and over 400 patents were granted in the same sector.

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