Wi-Fi reliance increasing with growing mobile broadband adoption

Devicescape, which works directly with carriers and offers a virtual Wi-Fi network, will soon release a report showing the degree to which Wi-Fi is being used to complement, if not supplement, mobile broadband services that are not quite equipped to cover it all.

According to Devicescape:

• nearly 90 percent of smartphone owners supplement their wireless data plan with Wi-Fi, at home and on the go;
• 73 percent of respondents said they'd considering switching carriers if faced with a data cap; and
• 82 percent of respondents expect access to Wi-Fi to be included in their wireless subscription.