Rural Reach

Mobile services next growth frontier is rural India Vishwanath Alluri Rural India brings with it many peculiarities and uniqueness. Undoubtedly the rural sector of India’s population is unlike its counterparts in the urban areas. In the urban areas cricket and Bollywood forms the major part of VAS consumption coming mainly from the youth segment. In…

Bangla Voice

Mobile miracle for underprivileged Ananya Raihan As a member of the Jury, I saw how diverse is the development endeavours and how big is the potential of deploying mobile phone-based solutions for citizens. I am happy to see that majority of the solutions will benefit the poor and marginalized people of South Asia I frequently…

Beyond ‘M’

Beyond Song & Dance Ibrahim Ahmad There were many such eye opening stories. Unfortunately we do not hear about these initiatives. One reason is that for many operators these services do not make much sense as they do not make any money. The operators are more keen on games, songs, and movie clips, as that’s…

mobilenama

Mobiles and development policy Dr. Amir Ullah Khan With mobile telephony the big hurdle in reaching to the targeted population also gets solved and the subsidy debate which often ends with the clinching argument that all subsidy goes to the undeserving can be put to rest One of the most fascinating applicators of the mobile…

Message WSA Mobile Content

India: A content hungry country turns lead in mobile access creation into advantage in m-content creativity Prof. Dr. iur. Peter A. Bruck In order to use its digital potential, mobile technology needs to bring  broadband to  everybody Mobile technology is leading a connectivity revolution which gives nearly 90 per cent of the world’s population and…

Message From Sri Lanka

Reshan Dewapura South Asia is today one of the world’s largest and fastest growing mobile markets. Not only is the mobile phone much more affordable than a PC, usage charges are also far less and moreover, requires no special training. It is therefore little wonder that mobile platforms are becoming the natural choice for extending…

Foreword

The Power of M in billions of hands across South Asia: Enabling Mobile Innovations for Sustainable Socio-Economic Development R Chandrashekhar Mobile phones are surpassing all other media in terms of penetration in the region: television, radio, Internet, newspapers, magazines and landlines. Mobile platforms are becoming the natural choice for extending essential and innovative digital services…

Introduction

Promoting excellence in mobile for masses Osama Manzar The mobile revolution has triumphed in South Asia, and now needs regular industry-driven peer-acknowledged awards to highlight the best successes and point the way towards even more benefits, thus the mBillionth Award. The mBillionth Award acknowledges South Asia as a key hub of the world’s mobile market…

Aknowledgement

The Power of M in billions of hands across South Asia: Osama Manzar As one would argue, putting together in shape a mobile expo which is as diversified and wider from this very first edition of the mBillionth Awards is a credibility issue. But with the valuable exhibitors and partners coming together to share innovations,…

Partners for mBillionth 2010

ORGANISERS Digital Empowerment Foundation: www.defindia.net Digital Empowerment Foundation (DEF) is a Delhi based not-for-profit organization which attempts to find solutions for bridging the digital divide. It endeavours to offer and facilitate ICT and digital solutions to diverse groups in India’s rural areas. It aims to sensitize and provide knowledge inroads to government and corporates which…