Internet for the next billion - Nokia Siemens Networks

Insight

We stand on the threshold of a new era, with information services holding vast potential to enhance the lives of literally billions more people.

It will be a journey of discovery, with mobile communications paving the way, and a complex challenge that will demand new thinking.

"Thanks to the prompt support, deep expertise and powerful, energy-efficient solutions from Nokia Siemens Networks, Telkomsel was able to reap returns from the large volume of network traffic. Not only does this increase business efficiency, it also helps us to decrease time to market and reduce operating expenses (OPEX)"

Henri Mulya Sjam,
Vice President of Marketing and Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Telkomsel

Bringing mobile communications to the next billion

1.8 million new subscribers join the mobile community every day. What drives this growth in mobile subscriptions across the globe? And what are the real-world implications?

Rapid mobile growth amongst India's poor

Just five years ago, the Indian telecom industry’s massive momentum barely included the poor. Today, the picture is very different.

Mobile money to poor seen $5BN market in 2012

(Reuters) - The market of mobile financial services to poor people in emerging markets will surge from nothing to $5 billion in 2012, U.S.-based microfinance policy and research center CGAP said on Monday.

Latin America signs up to mobile broadband

From Argentina to Brazil, Chile to Uruguay, an alphabet of Latin American countries have seen the roll-out of advanced mobile broadband networks. Expanding Horizons talks to América Móvil about its own experiences in the region.

African microentrepreneurs place trust in mobiles

Individually their operations may be very small, but collectively their contribution is enormous – the microentrepreneurs of sub-Saharan African account for as much as a quarter of their respective country’s economy and a majority of new jobs and employment.

India. A powerhouse of potential.

Presenter Adrian Simpson finds that if India can make use of the technology it is renowned for exporting, then its economic future looks very positive indeed.

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Downloads

Information changes lives - making the internet relevant in emerging markets
(PDF, 2 MB)

Internet for the next billion: white paper
(PDF, 1.23 MB)

Internet for the next billion: z-card
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Imagine everyone connected
(PDF, 3 MB)

Online shopping reaches remote rural regions in pioneering project
(PDF, 400 KB)

Creating connectivity that everyone can afford
(PDF, 408 KB)

Building a successful rural marketing strategy
(PDF, 456 KB)

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