http://www.nextbillion.net/blogs/2005/10/03/cheap-but-are-they-marketable Comments for "Cheap, but are they marketable?" en http://www.nextbillion.net/blogs/2005/10/03/cheap-but-are-they-marketable <p>Two articles about low-cost cell phones were posted to the <a target="_blank" href="/newsroom">Newsroom</a> this week. The <a target="_blank" href="/node/1381">first</a> talks about plans by the GSM Association's Emerging Market Handset Program to purchase 6 million of Motorola's new phones, expected to wholesale below $30. The article mentions several other chip and handset makers that are aggressively developing lower cost platforms, including Philips, whose goal is to get cell phones below $15 &quot;with basic feature like voice, SMS and polyphonic ringtones.&quot;<br /><br />The <a target="_blank" href="/node/1420">second</a> cautions that the program, which relies on telecom operators for distribution, has not been as successful in China as had been hoped:<br /><br class="clear" /><p><a href="http://www.nextbillion.net/blogs/2005/10/03/cheap-but-are-they-marketable">read more</a></p> http://www.nextbillion.net/blogs/2005/10/03/cheap-but-are-they-marketable#comment Housing Marketing Strategy Telecommunications and IT Mon, 03 Oct 2005 23:01:26 -0400 John Paul 1421 at http://www.nextbillion.net