Mobile for the Next Billion - Nigel Waller, Movirtu

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“Connect the Unconnected”

Nigel Waller25th April 2009

“mobile for the next billion”



Research and Dissemination of

Information on Mobile Usage in BOP

Innovative Infrastructure Products for Mobile

Operators

About us

Consumer Services


The unconnected


Poverty

Extreme Poverty

6.7 billion People Worldwide

Income $2 a day


The unconnected

“mobile for the next billion”Source: World Bank, GSMA

Poverty

Extreme Poverty

4.0 bnMobile Subs

3.5 bn People not Connected

Income $2 a day

Barriers to entry




The unconnected

“mobile for the next billion”Source World Bank, GSMA

340m Connections in Africa

660m unconnected

Shared phones



Shared phone users



Pop: 40mPhone or SIM Owners: 12mShared Phone users: 10m

Source: World Bank, FSD Kenya

KenyaNigeria

Pop: 155mPhone or SIM Owners: 54mShared Phone users: 33m

Source: World Bank, Movirtu

Shared phone users



Pop: 1,000mShared Phone users: 150m

Source: World Bank, Movirtu

A Problem


“mobile for the next billion”Photo: Jan Chipchase, www.janchipchase.com

The Spark


“mobile for the next billion”Photo courtesy USAID

0814382132

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The Spark


“mobile for the next billion”Photo courtesy USAID

@ 0814382132

M-KADI Service



0814382132+ PIN

Thin Client

MXShare Server

Prepaid BalanceMissed CallsDialed Nos

Inbound CallsOutbound Calls

SMSMobile Money

Commission

Applications



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Mobile for the Next Billion - Nigel Waller, Movirtu