connecting the unconnected
thanks to the emerging market handset (emh) program launched by the gsma [or gsm association], a brand new ultra-low cost mobile phone will be soon available to our poor countrymen. the price is roughly php2,200.00 (or us$40.00).
telecommunications for now is considered as one of the basic needs for all. but due to the highly priced handset, majority of the populations in most of the developing countries don’t have access to it. with this emh program it will help not only the masses in our country but to all developing countries.
this program was launched to extend the benefits of telecommunications to low income groups in the different regions like thailand, india, philippines, bangladesh, kazakhstan, pakistan, russia, ukraine, africa, middle east and turkey.
according to the gsma, in 80% of the world’s population with wireless coverage, only 20% uses the mobile services. from their own research, they identified the handset cost as the biggest barrier to mobile communications affordability in emerging markets. the objective is to produced the first low cost phones [at us$40.00] and paving the way to produced the new ultra-low cost phones at us$30.00 [php 1,650.00].
the motorola company [which bested the other 17 handset manufacturers] is tasked to mass produced and supply the [motorola c114] phone for the emh program. although, there’s no picture and specifications yet of the motorola c114, you can view a picture of the motorola c117 in gsma emh program website. if this is not actually the design of the c114 maybe their will be a slight difference.
shipments of the ultra-lo cost mobile phones are targeted at second quarter with an initial 6 million handsets for the first six months. the handsets will be offered by the networks with whom the gsma originally partnered. however, the organization hopes to bring other, similar operators on board to help boost volumes and lower costs sufficiently to bring down the handset's cost to us$30.
telecommunications for now is considered as one of the basic needs for all. but due to the highly priced handset, majority of the populations in most of the developing countries don’t have access to it. with this emh program it will help not only the masses in our country but to all developing countries.
this program was launched to extend the benefits of telecommunications to low income groups in the different regions like thailand, india, philippines, bangladesh, kazakhstan, pakistan, russia, ukraine, africa, middle east and turkey.
according to the gsma, in 80% of the world’s population with wireless coverage, only 20% uses the mobile services. from their own research, they identified the handset cost as the biggest barrier to mobile communications affordability in emerging markets. the objective is to produced the first low cost phones [at us$40.00] and paving the way to produced the new ultra-low cost phones at us$30.00 [php 1,650.00].
the motorola company [which bested the other 17 handset manufacturers] is tasked to mass produced and supply the [motorola c114] phone for the emh program. although, there’s no picture and specifications yet of the motorola c114, you can view a picture of the motorola c117 in gsma emh program website. if this is not actually the design of the c114 maybe their will be a slight difference.
shipments of the ultra-lo cost mobile phones are targeted at second quarter with an initial 6 million handsets for the first six months. the handsets will be offered by the networks with whom the gsma originally partnered. however, the organization hopes to bring other, similar operators on board to help boost volumes and lower costs sufficiently to bring down the handset's cost to us$30.
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