Mobile Device Usage Up Sharply

Strictly by the Numbers

No matter how you look it, the data from our web and network logs is compelling and even a bit alarming.

Consider the following about our Wi-Fi network last month:

• Total devices grew by more than 7%.
• Smart Mobile devices (think iPhone, Windows Mobile, etc) increased by 16%.
• 1 in 8 devices is a Smart Mobile device.
• We’ve seen nearly 90,000 unique devices on Wi-Fi since October, 2007.
• iPhone/iPod Touch use grew by over 22%.
• 1 in 12 devices is an iPhone or iPod Touch.
• Macs now account for 23% of Wi-Fi devices.

In any month these numbers would be extraordinary, but this was a summer month. A month when many students, faculty and staff are away. School starts again in a week, I wonder what the next couple of months will bring.

Let me know what you think.

In the mean time, I’ve updated the UW Mobile Usage Stats for your viewing pleasure.