As smartphones are getting cheaper by day they are becoming even more accessible to the people at the bottom of the pyramid as this report by InfoDev analyze.
While everyone is busy talking about Internet of things in Africa we will be more practical, if we talk mobile of things.
Things that you can do with your mobile phones are surprisingly increasing; you can even pay for the football match ticket using your mobile phone now, you can pay your road license using your phone or even get a bank a loan. This is the reason the financial inclusion of Tanzania is improving day by day.
In Tanzania while internet penetration is still at 20%, the mobile penetration rate is approaching 70% and mobile phone subscriptions at 30 million according to the GMSA report, mobile money for the unbanked.
While everyone is busy talking about Internet of things in Africa we will be more practical, if we talk mobile of things.
Things that you can do with your mobile phones are surprisingly increasing; you can even pay for the football match ticket using your mobile phone now, you can pay your road license using your phone or even get a bank a loan. This is the reason the financial inclusion of Tanzania is improving day by day.
In Tanzania while internet penetration is still at 20%, the mobile penetration approaches 70% @bunihub @TechBOXtz pic.twitter.com/Nu7zEXcU9T
— Jumanne Mtambalike (@J4Mtambalike) February 7, 2015
In Tanzania while internet penetration is still at 20%, the mobile penetration rate is approaching 70% and mobile phone subscriptions at 30 million according to the GMSA report, mobile money for the unbanked.