Microtelecom: The Social Dividends
Just as microfinance has revolutionised developing economies, microtelecom is set to release the potential locked inside rural communities, helping hundreds of millions of people overcome the limitations of geography.
Experience has demonstrated and research has verified the impact that even a few mobile telephones make on a remote community.
“A 10% increase in a country’s level of mobile penetration results in a 1.2% increase in GDP.”
- GSM Association
The farmer empowered to compare prices for his crop. The fisherman able to phone ahead before deciding which port to choose for selling his catch. Communications empower people by giving them access to new information, new partners and new markets.
The WiFi capability of the WorldGSM™ system adds further social benefits to rural communities, including e-learning, e-medicine, e-government and access to important financial services.
“If we are interested in eliminating poverty, we have the best chance ever in human history, through telecom.”
- Muhammad Yunus
Nobel Prize winner, founder Grameen Bank
The potential to transform lives is enormous.