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Chapter 2 Case #1 & #2
Case 1 1. What are the implications of the low internet access rates for citizens of Hyderabad as they become active participants in the world economy over the next five to 10 years?
Hyderabad citizens rely a lot on internet-capable phone as their primary access device. In order for them to become active participants in the world economy, they have to increase the percentage of population that has regular online access on a computer. As the technology advances, more and more smart phones are becoming more affordable and the cellular service will become more affordable as well. Hyderabad citizens should have more internet access over the next five to 10 years. They will become a force in the future of the world’s economy with the access to internet.
2. Using the Web Links for this case, your library, or your favorite search engine, identifies current trends in the growth of Internet-capable phones and other online access device in India. In a report of about 200 words, evaluate the prospects for significant changes in online access rates over the next few years.
Internet-capable phones are on the rise in India. Telecom companies are developing 3G licenses and access to provide to the citizens. A surge in number of users connecting to the internet through their mobile phone will be expected for the over the next few years. India’s internet traffic on mobile devices will surpass desktop devices significantly over the next few years. Various devices such as tablet computers, smartphones, and laptops will increase internet traffic and mobile applications will be the main focus for the next few years. Mobile payments and mobile commerce should be a big part of India’s economic growth in the next few years.
Experts at Google expects India to reach at least 300 million internet users by 2014, up from about 100 million now, as telecom carriers invest in high-speed wireless infrastructure and smartphones becoming cheaper.
Case 1 1. What are the implications of the low internet access rates for citizens of Hyderabad as they become active participants in the world economy over the next five to 10 years?
Hyderabad citizens rely a lot on internet-capable phone as their primary access device. In order for them to become active participants in the world economy, they have to increase the percentage of population that has regular online access on a computer. As the technology advances, more and more smart phones are becoming more affordable and the cellular service will become more affordable as well. Hyderabad citizens should have more internet access over the next five to 10 years. They will become a force in the future of the world’s economy with the access to internet.
2. Using the Web Links for this case, your library, or your favorite search engine, identifies current trends in the growth of Internet-capable phones and other online access device in India. In a report of about 200 words, evaluate the prospects for significant changes in online access rates over the next few years.
Internet-capable phones are on the rise in India. Telecom companies are developing 3G licenses and access to provide to the citizens. A surge in number of users connecting to the internet through their mobile phone will be expected for the over the next few years. India’s internet traffic on mobile devices will surpass desktop devices significantly over the next few years. Various devices such as tablet computers, smartphones, and laptops will increase internet traffic and mobile applications will be the main focus for the next few years. Mobile payments and mobile commerce should be a big part of India’s economic growth in the next few years.
Experts at Google expects India to reach at least 300 million internet users by 2014, up from about 100 million now, as telecom carriers invest in high-speed wireless infrastructure and smartphones becoming cheaper.