1/ Wireless services have produced remarkable change in India in a short time. Example: indiatoday.in/technology/new…
Jio introduced five new plans with ''no daily limit'' prepaid mobility offerings. As low as Rs. 127 and go up to Rs. 2,397.
$1 US equals = 73.23 Indian Rupee
Jio introduced five new plans with ''no daily limit'' prepaid mobility offerings. As low as Rs. 127 and go up to Rs. 2,397.
$1 US equals = 73.23 Indian Rupee
2/ "Airtel’s Average Revenue Per User (ARPU) remains higher than Jio’s for the wireless segment at Rs 145 against the latter’s Rs 138." That price is enabled by a range of technologies that will keep getting better. These are still 4G LTE networks. google.com/amp/s/www.newi…
3/ Indian wireless customers have benefitted from a tech lollapalooza. For example: MIMO, Carrier Aggregation, Massive MIMO, virtualization, all IP mobile networks and more spectrum.
An interesting question is how quickly will other countries, say in Africa, see prices this low?
An interesting question is how quickly will other countries, say in Africa, see prices this low?
4/ "Sub-Saharan Africa ranked as the most expensive region with the average price for 1GB of mobile data coming in at $6.44. Next most expensive was Oceania at $5.51 and then South America at $5.25." connectingafrica.com/author.asp?sec…
5/ The magnitude of the spread between the highest priced wireless data service (Equatorial Guinea with 1GB costing $49.67) and the low (Sudan at 27 cents a GB) in Sub Saharan Africa is, well, shall we say notable.
6/ This graphic depicting the "Average regional price of 1GB of mobile data" indicates that "data charges vary based on location, stage of development, politics, and economics.
7/ The ITU estimates that "despite the meteoric growth of internet use and broadband connectivity 49% of the world’s population remains offline." a4ai.org/connecting-the…
8/ You want data on cost as a percentage of X (eg disposable income)? Go to: a4ai.org/extra/baskets/…
9/ "Across the 95 countries studied, the average cost of 1GB mobile data fell from 4.6% to 4.1% of income between 2019 and 2020, a drop of 12.4%. That's twice the UN’s ‘1 for 2’ affordability target — 1GB data for no more than 2% average monthly income." a4ai.org/mobile-data-co…
10/ My experience with wireless started in December of 1984 when service was first offered by McCaw Cellular and USWest in Seattle using 11 cell sites all on tall buildings and big towers. Did you have a car phone? How about a mobile fax? google.com/amp/s/fortune.…
11/ "Ameritech Mobile Communications charges $22 per month as a basic fee for access to the system and 22 cents to 38 cents a minute, depending on the time of day. Long-distance tolls; of course, are extra."
Also, of course, roaming charges!
$4k for a mobile phone tho.
Also, of course, roaming charges!
$4k for a mobile phone tho.
12/ Radical thinking in 1984:
"when you fly from New York to Washington, you’ll be able to take your phone with you.” All cellular phones will be interconnected through a national network."
AT&T was so focused on long distance, it gave away cellular. 25iq.com/2017/10/14/wha…
"when you fly from New York to Washington, you’ll be able to take your phone with you.” All cellular phones will be interconnected through a national network."
AT&T was so focused on long distance, it gave away cellular. 25iq.com/2017/10/14/wha…
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