Half of Europeans will be using mobile broadband by 2012, a new study has claimed.

Lower prices for mobile broadband services will dramatically increase the number of people opting to use mobile broadband technology, a study by Arthur D Little and Exane and reported by TotalTelecom claims.

“Lower [data] prices, the rollout of HSDPA networks, and also the uptake of HSDPA devices means that mobile broadband traffic growth is set to explode,” Antoine Pradayrol, head of telecoms at Exane BNP Paribas, told the website.

The increasing usage of mobile broadband is expected to put pressure on carriers however.

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