The GSMA’s Green Power for Mobile program is painting a picture
for the mobile industry that highlights as much as US$5.3
billions in potential revenue and energy savings through the use
of alternative energy solutions for mobile consumers and network
infrastructure. First off, this latest report says that a
whopping 485 people in the world have mobile phones, but no
easily accessible power outlet to charge them, hence limiting
their ability to use their phones, resulting in billions –
US$2.3 billion to be exact – of loss revenue for their mobile
operators. The number is calculated by taking population and
electricity grid penetration numbers from the UN and the
combining that with mobile penetration rates from GSMA’s own
Wireless Intelligence data base. The result – nearly a half
billion users, or some 11.25% of the total 4.3 billion mobile
user base in the world today – have a phone, but electricity.
According to David Taverner, manager of the GSMA’s Green Power
for Mobile program, users are now walking som