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02-26-2016, 10:37 PM
Why the 2016 Mobile World Congress wasn't just about slick new smartphones
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BARCELONA — The 2016 Mobile World Congress has officially drawn to a close, leaving event-goers and tech-watchers alike to take stock of prior days' excitement — the new flagship devices, strange new gadgets and tantalizing speculations about the future
However, a key**te talk from Wednesday's session revealed an unexpected and lesser-k**wn narrative that runs in tandem with the celebration of rapidly evolving mobile connectivity:
Unconnectivity
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Anders Borg (left) and Ann Cairns discuss the evolving mobile landscape. The Digital Inclusion key**te is available for replay here (http://www.mobileworldlive.com/mwc16-videos/mwc16-key**te-mastercard/).
According to Nielsen, only 46% of the world's population has access to the Internet, driven by staggeringly low numbers in Latin America (55.9%), the Middle East (52.2%), Asia (40.2%) and Africa (28.6%). Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/02/26/digital-inclusion-brandspeak/)
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BARCELONA — The 2016 Mobile World Congress has officially drawn to a close, leaving event-goers and tech-watchers alike to take stock of prior days' excitement — the new flagship devices, strange new gadgets and tantalizing speculations about the future
However, a key**te talk from Wednesday's session revealed an unexpected and lesser-k**wn narrative that runs in tandem with the celebration of rapidly evolving mobile connectivity:
Unconnectivity
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Anders Borg (left) and Ann Cairns discuss the evolving mobile landscape. The Digital Inclusion key**te is available for replay here (http://www.mobileworldlive.com/mwc16-videos/mwc16-key**te-mastercard/).
According to Nielsen, only 46% of the world's population has access to the Internet, driven by staggeringly low numbers in Latin America (55.9%), the Middle East (52.2%), Asia (40.2%) and Africa (28.6%). Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/02/26/digital-inclusion-brandspeak/)
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