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Aug. 27, 2008

Wireless research firm Bango confirmed that mobile Internet usage is not only gaining momemtum in the U.S. but soon will even surpass the U.K.

Consumers have accessed the Internet from phones for years in the United Kingdom.

According to recently released numbers, the top 5 countries accessing the mobile Internet in July are the U.K. at 19.35 percent, the U.S. at 18.88 percent, India at 10.82 percent, South Africa at 8.82 percent and Indonesia at a little over 4 percent.

Bango's report identifies users by country and network of origin.

The ranking is produced by measuring the number of user visits to mobile Websites from each country.

Adam Kerr, v.p. of Bango North America said “the U.S. share of the browsing market has grown rapidly as an increasing number of mobile phones come with bigger screens and service contracts that include unlimited Internet access.”

Kerr added "we expect the United States will completely overtake the United Kingdom in this ranking as early as August 31, 2008.”

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