According to Andre Levisse, of management consulting firm McKinsey and Company, Flat rates for data are becoming increasingly common, and mobile devices for accessing Internet content are more widely available.
“It becomes cheaper and cheaper to just get one megabyte of data and that enables, probably, some change in the user behaviour,” he said during a panel discussion at the start of the CommunicAsia conference in Singapore.
The event bills itself as the region’s leading information and communications technology conference and exhibition.
Richard Tan, business director of Telkomsel Indonesia, agreed data plan prices have been dropping.
“I think connectivity is now more affordable,” Tan said.
Internet-capable handsets have also become cheaper.
“Many people can afford good handsets that can really browse the Web,” said Levisse, adding that even second-hand 3G models are now available in the region.
On the eve of the conference, Finnish telecom giant Nokia launched two new email-capable handsets for business users, and South Korea’s Samsung unveiled its latest smart phone, a touch-screen model.
=Source: Lower costs draws people to mobile internet
In the Philippines, telco’s charge around 10 pesos per 30 minutes. That’s like 160 pesos for a normal 8 hour work day. It would equate to around 800 pesos a week and 2,400 pesos a month compared to what I am subscribed to now. I just want to thank globe for providing fast and reliable connection for the past few months.
I really do not have an idea how much globe visibility would cost now but, the speed is worth it.
