Community websites are among the most visited services for mobile Internet

The social networking sites Lide.cz, Libimseti.cz and Facebook are, together with search engines and web-based e-mail, among the top ten services that Vodafone customers access with mobile Internet.

“Our data shows that interest in community sites is rising fast. Consumer behavior on the mobile Internet is very rapidly approaching that of their behavior on the ‘classic’ Internet,” says Lukáš Kružberský, Marketing Director for Non-corporate customers at Vodafone.

The most visited mobile services:

• Seznam.cz
• e-mail on Seznam.cz
• Google.com
• iDNES.cz
• Lide.cz
• Chat services: ICQ, MSN Messenger and Yahoo Messenger
• Novinky.cz
• Libimseti.cz
• Facebook.com
• Sport.cz

Current mobile Internet statistics:

• Mobile Internet activations are almost half a million
• Each day, new users number in the thousands
• Half of the customers use mobile Internet 4 or more days a week
• Data downloads have increased fivefold since Autumn 2008
• The highest traffic on mobile Internet is between 9 and 10PM

“Our Christmas offer has clearly shown that the key factors in the development of mobile Internet are speed and customer experience,” continues Lukáš Kružberský, Marketing Director for Non-corporate customers at Vodafone and adds: “We’re now coming out with a wide range of free mobile applications for download, that users can find on the innovative www.internetdomobilu.cz or on the Vodafone live! portal.”

Applications and services on www.internetdomobilu.cz:

• Maps and navigation
• Online games
• News
• Contacts backup
• Instant Messaging

Customers can get Vodafone Mobile Internet free for 6 months if they activate by the end of February.