http://www.nextbillion.net/newsroom/2008/05/22/india-s-mobile-revolution Comments for "India’s Mobile Revolution" en http://www.nextbillion.net/newsroom/2008/05/22/india-s-mobile-revolution <div class="flexinode-body flexinode-4"><span class="flexinode-timestamp-13"> May 23, 2008 - 01:00, </span> <span class="flexinode-textfield-14"> Harvard Business Blog</span> <div class="flexinode-textfield-15"> India’s Mobile Revolution</div><br> <div class="form-item"> <label>Story Link:</label> <a href="http://discussionleader.hbsp.com/krishnamurthy/2008/05/indias-mobile-revolution-1.html">http://discussionleader.hbsp.com/krishnamurthy/2008/05/indias-mobile-revolution-1.html</a> </div> <div class="flexinode--41"> <strong>Teaser: </strong><br /> <p>The last decade has seen a dramatic growth in the communication sector in India. Until the 1980s, a telephone was considered a luxury. There was a waiting list of 20 million. Thanks to the liberalization in government policy and the entry of private players, the situation has changed beyond recognition. Few wish to have a landline today. India represents one of the fastest growing economies in terms of mobile communication penetration with millions of new users being added every month. What makes the transformation remarkable is the diffusion of the technology to the grassroots level. It is quite common to see construction workers, cab drivers, fruit and vegetable vendors, maintenance crew and farmers using the mobile phone as if they were born with the gadget. Consider the following:</p><br class="clear" /></div> <div class="flexinode-textarea-6"> <p>The last decade has seen a dramatic growth in the communication sector in India. Until the 1980s, a telephone was considered a luxury. There was a waiting list of 20 million. Thanks to the liberalization in government policy and the entry of private players, the situation has changed beyond recognition. Few wish to have a landline today. India represents one of the fastest growing economies in terms of mobile communication penetration with millions of new users being added every month. What makes the transformation remarkable is the diffusion of the technology to the grassroots level. It is quite common to see construction workers, cab drivers, fruit and vegetable vendors, maintenance crew and farmers using the mobile phone as if they were born with the gadget. Consider the following:</p><br class="clear" /></div> </div> http://www.nextbillion.net/newsroom/2008/05/22/india-s-mobile-revolution#comment Telecommunications and IT South Asia Thu, 22 May 2008 13:05:11 -0400 Derek Newberry 5585 at http://www.nextbillion.net