According to a survey by ACNielsen and VNU, British companies are much keener on BlackBerries than even American corporations. 21% of companies who do not alrady use BlackBerries for mobile e-mail are intending to introduce them in the next year. In the US, just 11% intend to do so and only 5% of French companies plan to adopt the device. A consultant at Deloitte says his impression is that there is far less 'BlackBerry praying' (furtive e-mail checking) done by continental Europeans in meetings than by the Brits. But one French banker defends his/her BlackBerry for very French reasons - it improves his/her worklife balance - "I can leave because I can be connected."
Percentage of non-users who intend to use BlackBerries in the next year: Spain 17%, Germany 9%, Italy 5%, Belgium 9%, Netherlands 6%.
I wonder why Spain is also quite high...
These statistics do not fit the monochronic/polychronic categories, nor can it be explained as an industry phenomenon - IT and banking would be particularly prone to BlackBerrying, I would guess, but I don't think Spain has a high density of bankers and IT people.