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Middle of the Pyramid (MoP) 2

Posted by Ramesh on November 3rd, 2010

Mobile phones have been spreading much faster than computers. By the end of 2010, almost 75% of the world population will have access to a mobile phone. And these phones can bring all the benefits of the Internet and computing to the masses. The widespread use of mobile phones even in remote areas of the [...]

Middle of the Pyramid (MoP) 1

Posted by Ramesh on November 3rd, 2010

Looking at the current world state from a technology perspective is very illuminating. Current estimates suggest that the benefits of computing have reached fewer than 1.5 billion people. The world population is more than 6 billion. Latest estimates suggest that at the end of September 2010, more than 4.5 billion mobile phones were in use. [...]