Press Release
Youngsters cannot get enough of their smartphones, according to new research from global telecoms provider, CommScope.
The report reveals Generation Z is the most technology intimate and connection dependent in history, with unique viewpoints and expectations for the devices, technologies and people they depend on for their always-on lifestyle.
The research, pollinh 4,003 advanced technology users aged 13 to 22 in eight major cities around the world—also revealed that:
• Nearly two-thirds feel that the “age of privacy is over” and that nothing they do online is private, although most try to protect their personal privacy at all costs.
• Their number one desired career was to be a famous YouTuber, followed by a cutting-edge software developer and Twitter celebrity with over one million followers.
• The heaviest users check their smartphones more than 30 times an hour.
• Gen Zers are increasingly prolific content creators and share that content freely with others via their networked devices.
• More than 50 percent say internet access (or lack thereof) impacts who they socialize with and 49 percent saying it influences what products they purchase.
• Gen Zers are far happier with their smartphones than with their service providers.
• More than 60 percent of respondents are dissatisfied with their network connectivity when away from home, where they consider connectivity crucial to their lifestyles.
“Tech intimates, that check their devices every three minutes on average, are set to shape how we live, work and play in the future,” said Fiona Nolan, senior vice president of Global Marketing at CommScope. “Their attitudes and usage of technology will have a big impact on society, paving the way for significant social, political and technological changes.”
