“Connect the
Unconnected”
Nigel Waller
25th April 2009
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Research and
Dissemination of
Information on Mobile
Usage in BOP
Innovative Infrastructure
Products for Mobile
Operators
Consumer Services
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The unconnected
6.7 billion
People
Worldwide
Income $2
a day
Poverty
Extreme Poverty
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The unconnected
4.0 bn
Mobile
Subs
Income $2
a day
Poverty
3.5 bn People not
Connected
Extreme Poverty
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Source: World Bank, GSMA All Rights Reserved

Barriers to entry
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The unconnected
340m Connections
in Africa
660m unconnected
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Source World Bank, GSMA All Rights Reserved

Shared phones
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Shared phone users
Nigeria Kenya
Pop: 155m Pop: 40m
Phone or SIM Owners: 54m Phone or SIM Owners: 12m
Shared Phone users: 33m Shared Phone users: 10m
Source: World Bank, Movirtu Source: World Bank, FSD Kenya
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Shared phone users
Pop: 1,000m
Shared Phone users: 150m
Source: World Bank, Movirtu
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A Problem
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The Spark
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0814382132
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The Spark
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M-KADI Service
MXShare Server
Prepaid Balance
Missed Calls
Thin Client Dialed Nos
Inbound Calls
Commission Outbound Calls
0814382132 SMS
+ PIN Mobile Money
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