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Mobile communications technologies have several applications and advantages. This article discusses about the applications of mobile communications technologies for rural telephone access and for utility companies, which can directly benefit a vast majority of population in India. The mobile technologies will enable maximum revenue generation for companies which offer these services.
Along
with GDP and per capita income, teledensity is a parameter
that is being used to determine the status of a country
as being developed, developing, underdeveloped etc.
While most of the developed countries like the US,
UK, Finland, Singapore etc., have teledensity of 50
and above., India has a teledensity of about 11. China
has a teledensity of about 14. In most countries of
Africa and the Middle East this figure varies between
15 and 1.
One
of the main reasons for such low penetration of telephones
was that most of the telecommunication companies (TELCOs)
in India were state-run and monopolies. More telephone
lines were given out in urban areas as they were fetching
more returns. Before the advent of mobile communications
and to a large extent even now, landline communications
was the most obvious choice. The perception that semi-urban
and rural areas would not fetch much revenues impeded
the laying of new lines. The geographical terrain
of the area also played a part in this. Hilly regions,
desert areas and forests increased the cost of installation
of telephones. An example in India are the North Eastern
states and also Jammu & Kashmir.
The
growing popularity and usefulness of mobile telecommunications
and the Internet have been there for all to seek the
benefits. These two things are taken for granted.
These have truly brought the world closer and have
had a profound effect on the business world.
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