Rural india prefers phones that double as music players - better still if they have a torch built into the phone
The nokia N series was a huge hit - as are tons of no name chinese etc knockoffs of varioous smartphones ------Original Message------ From: Udhay Shankar N Sender: [email protected] To: [email protected] ReplyTo: [email protected] Subject: Re: [silk] The Invisible Bank: How Kenya Has Beaten the World in Mobile Money Sent: Jul 5, 2012 20:06 On 05-Jul-12 2:38 PM, Eugen Leitl wrote: > How widespread are mobile smartphones (Android, specifically) > and cellular coverage in rural India? My guess is that Africa > would lead here. Cellular coverage is quite ubiquitous [1] but I am not aware of any data that specifically talks about smartphone penetration in rural India. Maybe Ram can say more? Udhay [1] http://www.coai.com/coverage.php -- ((Udhay Shankar N)) ((udhay @ pobox.com)) ((www.digeratus.com)) -- srs (blackberry)
