单选题 Almost half of UK Internet users are going online via mobile phone data connections, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS). 45% of people surveyed said they 1 use of the net while out and about, compared with 31% in 2010. The most rapid growth was 2 younger people, where 71% of internet-connected 16 to 24-year-olds used mobiles.
Domestic internet use also rose. According to the ONS, 77% of households now have 3 to a net connection. That figure was 4 4% from the previous year, representing the slowest rate of 5 since the ONS survey began in 2006. The figure for domestic connections contrasted sharply with the rapid growth in uptake of mobile services.
6 , the popularity of 3G broadband did not necessarily mean that more people were going online overall. Many of those using mobile phones are 7 to already have home broadband connections.
Older users, who the government is particularly keen to get 8 , appeared to 9 relatively untouched by the phenomenon. While 71% of 16 to 24-year-old who went 10 said they used mobile broadband, just 8% of internet users aged over 65 made use of the newer technology.