Over the past decade technology has inserted itself into every corner possible to dictate the conduct of the world & its population. One of the fastest growing & continuously changing technology is the mobile phone. The mobile revolution is one of the fastest ever whilst in 2000 there were only 15000 subscribers today there are over 600+ millions. This is an exponential increase of subscribers per year.
The so called -mobile revolution is in its full swing. As per the telecommunication regulators 613 million Indians have a mobile phone subscription of some kind-right from the auto rickshaw drivers keeping in touch with their regular passengers to the vegetable vendors taking the orders on phone .Having a mobile phone is like having an entire set of technology in one’s hand. This technology provides communication opportunities that were unheard just a few years ago.
The total mobile coverage may have reached more than 60% of Indian population. The millions who never imagined having a landline connection (because of cost & lack of infrastructure) now can easily enjoy communicating through mobile phone; moreover it increases safety, mobility & independence. Remarkably the illiterates & the semi-literates can also use mobile phone as it does not involve any complex technology & you also have an option to select a local language making it much simpler. The driving cause behind the increased usage of mobile phone is affordability-there has been a tremendous drop down in the call rates, new scheme are being launched with every mobile connection, cost of mobile phones have also reduced, you can easily buy a GPRS enabled handset with all the best features involved in it in a much more affordable range now, then it was say a year ago.
We can rather say that mobile revolution has spread its wings in almost every sector whether it is banking, health or education. It has proved to be a boon for the modern world be it for calling or messaging or even at times of emergency like calling an ambulance, police etc.Even for travelers mobile phone prove to be a beneficial tool allowing them to check their reservation status, flight/train status, go for online check-ins etc. It is even a threat to the manufacturers of watches ,clocks & torches as you must have noticed the decreased trend of watches these days ,as people can easily use the mobile phones to see the time ,set alarms & reminders and in case of power cuts the trendy torch enabled handsets can easily solve the purpose. We can even get information related with sports, news and astrology on a simple press of a button.With its various other options like MMS, SMS, downloading, social networking, internet facility, It has become the coolest & the trendiest of all the other modern equipments.
Mobile phones have become an indispensable part of our lives. We cannot imagine the world without mobile phones; it has proved to be a remarkable gift of technology, the technology for common people Rightly said “we can’t live without them; it’s not just a phone; it’s who we are, describes the importance of mobile phones.
