Aug 1, 1996 12:00 PM

The Yankee Group, Boston, MA, has tabulated the more than 2,000 responses from its 1996 Mobile User Survey. The survey includes questions on the respondents' work environment, mobility patterns and interest in wireless devices and services. It covers four areas of wireless technology: cellular, paging, portable computing and personal communicators.

Some highlights of the findings include: * 48% of pager users carry their device on weekends or after work. * 66% of portable computer users think it is important to have ubiquitous, nationwide wireless data coverage. * The typical cellular phone user makes 10 phone calls every week. * 60% of cellular users make the majority of their phone calls within their metro area; however, 58% of cellular users agree that having nationwide coverage is important. * At what price point would cellular subscribers use their service significantly more? Fifteen percent would if prices were 10% lower; 77% if 50% lower.

The results were made available immediately to Yankee Group clients, with information on penetration rates, attitudes toward wireless technology and usage of telecommunications services and consumer electronics technologies both at home and at work.

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