Meraki, a well-known mesh network provider, on Tuesday released its first wireless census for North America, and the results, despite the drama, it seems nothing is a surprise. Basically, there has been a sharp increase in the number of wireless devices capable of, including Apple in portable devices has been the biggest leap.

In Meraki Wireless census surveyed 10,000 randomly selected Meraki access points deployed in North America during the two 24-hour periods: June 2nd, 2008 and 1 June, 2009. The study measured the number of different devices, the client that sent the sample queries for each 24-hour period. The purpose of the survey was to determine the macro-motion and end-user device trends.

In detail, the number of mobile devices, including laptops and handheld devices, has grown from about 149,000 in 2008 to more than 211,000 in 2009, a 41 percent increase.

Apple devices have played a huge role in this increase. In the company’s mobile devices now account for 32 percent of all devices provided in the survey, in 2009, compared with only 14 per cent in 2008. The survey also showed that the popularity of laptops Apple, iPhones and iPods impressive 221 percent increase in just one year.

In addition to the products Apple, there were an increasing number of Wi-Fi-enabled portable devices from other well-known manufacturers. According to Meraki in the census, the number of Research In Motion (RIM) devices, most famous for smartphones BlackBerry, is observed in North America grew by 419 percent from 2008 to 2009, while Nokia devices grew by 114 percent.

In 2008, RIM devices, only two percent of all funds, said, but increased sharply to 8 percent in 2009. In 2008 and 2009, Nokia was one percent and two percent of all devices, respectively.

These changes in the types and numbers of wireless devices to be expected. In the past few years, more and more high internet capable devices have been introduced and more web services, specifically designed for mobile users.

Personally, while I wish the survey had been done more than 24-hour period, the trend seems right and, of course, represent the way I access the Internet. In addition to sitting at work on my writing on the desktop, when on the go, I almost exclusive way to access the Internet via my iPhone.

How about you? How often do you access the Internet via a mobile phone? Please share your thoughts in the comments section.