Village Phone Program Facilitates Telecoms Access to Rural Indonesia
[2008-7-31]
Tag : Mobile Phone CDMA
Grameen Foundation, Bakrie Telecom and Qualcomm Inc, through itsWireless Reach initiative, have announced the launch of the firstVillage Phone Program in Indonesia, branded as Uber ESIA, using 3GCDMA technology to provide affordable wireless telecommunicationsservices for rural communities. The launch was held at theAsia-Pacific Regional Microcredit Summit held in Bali, Indonesia.
The objective of Uber ESIA, which means joint cooperation, is toenable affordable telecommunications access in a sustainable,profitable and empowering way to rural Indonesia. Uber ESIA is oneof many similar programs around the world already launched byGrameen Foundation as Village Phone Program. However, this is saidto be the first program using 3G CDMA, so users can access higherquality voice services and more advanced mobile applications,including high-speed data.
The companies will be working with local Indonesian microfinanceinstitutions to enable microfinance clients to borrow the moneyneeded to purchase a village phone "business in a box,"which consists of a wireless 3G CDMA-based phone and charger,marketing materials, tariff posters, business cards and trainingmaterials. The village phone operators (VPO) will operate theirbusinesses in rural villages where telecommunications services didnot previously exist, renting the use of the phone within theircommunities on a per-call basis.
The village phone model enables everyone to benefit. Microfinanceinstitutions provide financial services and earn income on the loaninterest, as well as commissions from the sale of prepaid airtimeto their clients. They also attract new clients who are drawn bythe opportunity to start a technology-oriented business.Telecommunications companies benefit by tapping a new market. VPOhave strong, thriving businesses, and most importantly, individualsliving in impoverished communities gain access to affordabletelecommunication and information services linking them to theirfriends, family, business contacts and the world.
Grameen Foundation, Bakrie Telecom and Qualcomm Inc, through itsWireless Reach initiative, have announced the launch of the firstVillage Phone Program in Indonesia, branded as Uber ESIA, using 3GCDMA technology to provide affordable wireless telecommunicationsservices for rural communities. The launch was held at theAsia-Pacific Regional Microcredit Summit held in Bali, Indonesia.
The objective of Uber ESIA, which means joint cooperation, is toenable affordable telecommunications access in a sustainable,profitable and empowering way to rural Indonesia. Uber ESIA is oneof many similar programs around the world already launched byGrameen Foundation as Village Phone Program. However, this is saidto be the first program using 3G CDMA, so users can access higherquality voice services and more advanced mobile applications,including high-speed data.
The companies will be working with local Indonesian microfinanceinstitutions to enable microfinance clients to borrow the moneyneeded to purchase a village phone "business in a box,"which consists of a wireless 3G CDMA-based phone and charger,marketing materials, tariff posters, business cards and trainingmaterials. The village phone operators (VPO) will operate theirbusinesses in rural villages where telecommunications services didnot previously exist, renting the use of the phone within theircommunities on a per-call basis.
The village phone model enables everyone to benefit. Microfinanceinstitutions provide financial services and earn income on the loaninterest, as well as commissions from the sale of prepaid airtimeto their clients. They also attract new clients who are drawn bythe opportunity to start a technology-oriented business.Telecommunications companies benefit by tapping a new market. VPOhave strong, thriving businesses, and most importantly, individualsliving in impoverished communities gain access to affordabletelecommunication and information services linking them to theirfriends, family, business contacts and the world.
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