One-Third of Internet Users are Wireless

The Pew Internet Project has released the results of a survey, which reveals that one-third of all internet users in the United States have connected to the internet using a wireless network. 20% of internet users also now have a wireless network at home, which is twice that of which was recorded in January 2005. 34% of users surveyed indicated that they have accessed the internet using a laptop, PDA, or cell phone.

Over the course of the next few years, we can only expect this number to continue to rise. Wireless networks are becoming more and more commonplace within homes and businesses, and the need to internet access on the go has also increased.

Even myself, I access the internet almost exclusively wirelessly. In the past week, I've gone online with my laptop, Nokia N800, cell phone, my wireless network at home, and my wireless network at work. In fact, I am willing to wager that some of the survey's respondents probably used more wireless internet than they knew about, with many business and places of employment utilizing wireless networks.