I noticed this article in my recent overview of world news. I have often written on MobilOpen how the developing world is leading the charge in use of the mobile phone. Just last week I reported on these pages that India was reaching the 300 Million mark of mobile phones subscribers. Here is how they use their phones…

Not just to call.. no they use them as multimedia devices that video, email, text, chat, and accompany them in there daily life. Here in this article you can see how Kashmiris, whatever you may think of their position, are firmly part of the mobile internet sphere. It seems to me that the openess that the internet started to spawn and access to information that is available in the West is now accelerating around the world via.. yep you got it mobile devices.

This presents a huge opportunity to mobile internet entrepreneurs and executives, now truly products and services need to take into account users around the globe. This requires thinking globally and finding the right business model for each region. Till now except some exceptions like MyGamma, GetJar, TexoMobile, Pepperoni and a few others services were for one or 2 markets or at most for the West in the broad sense of the term. But that has to change. There is a whole new market out there.

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