Thus, the average number of tablets per households is 1.1, while the average number of smartphones per household is 1.5.
“50% of Romanians have mobile internet access based on a mobile phone subscription with internet, 35% have prepaid cards with mobile internet, while 25% use a stick or USB card. 67% of subscriptions/extra-options, 70% of prepaid cards and 45% of tablets/USB cards for mobile internet access include limited internet traffic, while 33% of subscriptions/extra-options, 30% of prepaid cards with internet access and 55% of the tablets/USB cards include unlimited internet traffic (some of them with certain restrictions for mobile internet),” ANCOM said in a statement Tuesday.
According to the study, most of the Romanians are satisfied with their current mobile internet provider, while only 5% of them replaced the operator in the last year.
Internet is mainly used for surfing, social networking sites and e-mail, as well as for instant or voice messaging. 78% of the respondents use the internet daily or almost daily, 15% use it 2-3 times a week.
76% of the mobile internet users also have fixed internet access at home, using the mobile internet when the fixed network is not working.
The study was conducted for ANCOM by International Consulting Expertise and CCSAS, which polled 1,549 persons in Romania.