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mGovernment Mobile 2007 reportAccording to this report from ENTER [Centro de Análisis de la Sociedad de la Información y las Telecommunicaciones], the number of mobile customers throughout the world reached 2.6 billion by the end of 2006, with two-thirds of these customers in a developing country (compared with 50% at the end of 2003). Meanwhile, fixed telephony continues along the downward trend that started in 2002; in 2005, there was a decrease of 2.1% in value terms in the world market as a whole.More (pdf 1 MB) América Latina: Market Structure and Penetration in the Latin American Mobile SectorThe objective in this paper is twofold. On the one hand, it seeks to analyse the process of consolidation that the region experiences today in the mobile market and on the other, identify the impact this market concentration has had on mobile penetration. The ultimate objective behind this analysis is to understand how the trend in market structure may impact the use of mobiles by low income sectors of the population in Latin America. América Latina: Pro Poor Mobile Capabilities: Service Offering in Latin America and the CaribbeanThis paper establishes the background for analytical and empirical examinations of mobile opportunities and service capabilities in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). The analytical and empirical studies will form the basis of a regional assessment and, ultimately, to recommendations for meaningful pro-poor policy, regulatory and project interventions in the region. América Latina: Genderstanding Mobile Telephony. Women, Men and their Use of the Cellular Phones The objective of the project is to provide a baseline study of how men and women use mobile communication devices in the Caribbean within the contexts of rural and urban settings and across different age ranges. América Latina: Mobile Usedoption by Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises in Latin America and the Caribbean The main objective of this paper is to review existing data on mobile use and adoption by MSMEs available in the LAC region and elsewhere in the developing world, to summarize findings and to suggest research areas and strategies necessary for a better understanding on the importance of mobile telephony for increasing creation and competitiveness (and, consequently, social quality conditions) of LAC MSMEs, particularly those operating in the informal sector and at the bottom of the pyramid. Real Digital Diversity (The) This article is written by Seán Ó Siochrú in response to The Economist's article entitled "The Real Digital Diversity." In that article, a premise is made that mobile phones can bridge the digital divide. Ó Siochrú contends that this is not the full story. He faults The Economist article for making generalisations about solutions that he describes as one-size-fits-all in respect to technologies (GSM mobile), to applications (telephones), and to regulatory approaches (liberalisation and competition). América Latina: New Trends in Mobile Communications in Latin America In October 2005, the Annenberg Research Network on International Communication (ARNIC) at the University of Southern California (USA) held a workshop - "Wireless Communication and Development: A Global Perspective" - as part of a multi-disciplinary effort to study the emergence of new communication infrastructures, examine the transformation of government policies and communication patterns, and analyse the social and economic consequences. La mitad de los usuarios accederá a Internet a través del teléfono móvil en 2008"El acceso a Internet a través del teléfono móvil irá ganando adeptos en los próximos años de forma que casi la mitad de los usuarios se conectarán a la Red a través de sus teléfonos móviles en 2008, según un estudio realizado por la Asociación Española de Empresas de Consultoría (AEC)", informa un cable de la agencia AP que reproducimos a continuación. América Latina: Contribución de la regulación al crecimiento de la telefonía móvil en América LatinaEste estudio analiza el marco regulatorio de la telefonía móvil como un elemento determinante del cambio producido, haciendo énfasis en los aspectos que contribuyen a mejorar las condiciones de conectividad de la población más pobre. América Latina: Asequibilidad de los servicios de telefonía móvil en América LatinaEste trabajo pretende contribuir a la discusión sobre herramientas regulatorias que puedan mejorar el acceso a servicios de telefonía por parte de los sectores de menores recursos mediante el análisis de los costos y alternativas que enfrentan estos sectores para adquirir dichos servicios, así como del nivel de gastos que estos servicios representan en la canasta de consumo de los pobres.
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