Mobile Industry leaders have said that the Emerging markets will lead growth and innovation in the mobile world at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona — the world’s biggest telecommunications conference.
Vodafone seeing good results in India, which is adding 1.5 million customers a month. In developing world, the demand for internet and entertainment is growing very rapidly. There are clearly things we can learn from emerging markets in developed economies, said Vodafone chief executive Arun Sarin.
China Mobile’s has focused on getting coverage across the massive country, which offers coverage to 97 % of the population – and even has a base station on Mount Everest. These kind of coverages has helped the firm to add 5 million customers a month, said China Mobile chief executive and chairman Wang Jianzhou.