Cellphones: Shaping Developing countries

[ritche]

The emergence of cellphone use has extensively molded developing countries like Vietnam, Bangladesh, India and the Philippines in its economic sustainability over the years

Vietnam's wireless communication is helping fuel it's rapid growth-- and transforming dozens of their developing nations from ground zero up.

In India for example, fishermen call ahead to ports to see where they get the best deal on their catch.

While in South Africa, cellphones serve as a virtual office for carpenters, painters and other laborers who post their numbers on handwritten signs advertising their skills

The Philippines on the other hand, more than 4 million people use their cellphones as virtual wallets to buy things or transfer cash.

It is good to know that text messaging is not just another form of communication to stay connected with family and friends but it also help boost economic advancement for developing countries worldwide

[astros99]

Yeah cell phones can help economic impact in so many ways. At first, it used to be just in the US. But now, it is spread all over the world. There are so many benefits for having the cell phone, and it helps in every single way. It also creates opportunies for jobs in the cell phone business, or e-businesses that want to sell cell phones or cell phone accessories.

[rowenahere]

Cellphone is a very handy personal organizer for people at work and on the go. It has been a very useful device for everyone when it comes on communication technology. Nowadays, cellphone is not only used in communication but also a wallet and organizer. Its wallet function includes bills payout, online banking and cash-free shopping, while its organizer function include calendar activities and collective personal and bank account data information. However, with the latest technologies rapidly emerging in the cellphone industry nowadays, it’s merely possible that there will come a day that a cellphone can also become an electronic buddy.

[astros99]

Yeah. The cellphone use to be just a way of calling, but it has grown so much cause there are so many things that you can do with it now. They have calendars, music, organizers, cameras, etc. You could probably find everything you really need for your days activities in your cellphone.

[mini_0]

The figures of cellphone subscriptions in India are amazing . The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India has announced that 41.26 million Indians have subscribed to phone service since the beginning of 2005. Of the 5.33 million phone people who subscribed to phone service in March 2006, 94 percent were solely for mobile phones, bringing the number of Indians with phone service to 140 million. Of those phones, 36 percent are land lines and 64 percent are cell phones.