NewsWhore
05-28-2012, 04:40 PM
A new recently launched service seeks to expand popular online services to low-income mobile subscribers in the DR. Mobile network operator, Viva, is offering the new service, called vSocial, to its 700,000 subscribers. The service enables regular handsets to use 'internet-free apps' to send and receive Internet messaging on any GSM phone with SMS. "People across the island now have access to internet-free Facebook, e-mail and online chat apps on any mobile phone at any time, all from the palm of their hand," said Jose Holguin, manager for value added services with Viva.
Although there are 90 mobile subscriptions for every 100 people, only 2.4% of the DR population has a mobile Internet subscription, according to figures supplied by Internet World Stats. Meanwhile, stats show that only 40% of the Dominican Republic's 10 million inhabitants have access to the Internet, of which 2.2 million are on Facebook, for example.
The VIVA service now makes it possible to triple that figure, using the ForgetMeNot software that can transform even the most basic mobile handset into a virtual smartphone.
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Although there are 90 mobile subscriptions for every 100 people, only 2.4% of the DR population has a mobile Internet subscription, according to figures supplied by Internet World Stats. Meanwhile, stats show that only 40% of the Dominican Republic's 10 million inhabitants have access to the Internet, of which 2.2 million are on Facebook, for example.
The VIVA service now makes it possible to triple that figure, using the ForgetMeNot software that can transform even the most basic mobile handset into a virtual smartphone.
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#6)