What have I been saying?
Oh boy oh boy, and the parameters are all converging nicely for growth in the emerging markets similar to the growth we saw in 99-01 in Europe and Asia.
Are we ready, though?
Link: Why Emerging Markets Get So Much Attention at MobHappy.
Warid signs up three million users in 300 days
Pakistan mobile operator Warid Telecom says it has signed up more than three million customers since launching in May 2005 and has revealed plans to invest USD1 billion in its network over the next fifteen months. In a statement Warid Telecom said it had invested USD450 million in the first phase of its network rollout, achieving coverage of 100 cities and their surrounding areas, up from 29 cities at launch.
I’m not sure the behavior will be the same. Just yesterday, I was speaking to a group working on a mobile service for the philippines. WINKsite was too advanced for them as at least a third of their target users are in areas where the mobile infrastructure doesn’t yet support WAP. SMS or nothing. It’d be interesting to see what fraction of the developing world looks that way.
Scott,
Thanks for the info.
I was thinking that very issue today.
In fact, I have been thinking a lot about emerging market and what to do there. I think it even has implications for what we do in advanced markets as well.
Tchau,
Charlie