Report: A Quarter Of Global Homes Have Wi-Fi
Looking forward a bit, the entity suggests that by 2016, the total worldwide number of Wi-Fi households will swell to around 800 million homes, reaching a penetration rate of around 42%. The report notes that most of that growth will come from China, who will add another 110 million Wi-Fi homes by 2016.
Will we hit 50% penetration by the time the next decade rolls around? It's looking likely; too bad many of these will use Wi-Fi passwords, blocking us out of needed access when we travel. Perhaps the FON idea will catch back on...