Mobile telephony is one of the fastest grown and adopted technology all over the world. The market still continues to grow at a phenomenal rate. Within ten years of introduction of mobile phones in India, i.e. by the end of 2005, the number of mobile phones was about 76 million. The book presents a collection of select articles and cases about mobile telephony. Some aspects of the scenario of mobile cellular phone industry in India, Africa, the U.K., Australia and the USA are presented through relevant articles. Utilization of mobile phones in insurance industry, in service sector, in knowledge based organizations, among the children and concerns of parents, for M-Commerce and M-Governance, for tourists in Macau and Hong Kong and the relevant advantages and disadvantages in these sectors become known through the articles dealing with the said topics. Mobile handsets and services are being introduced with a lot more features such as digital camera, PDA, entertainment, news etc. It is no longer a prestige product but has become a necessity. The competitive nature of the Indian market, aggressive marketing by Reliance Infocom, their teething troubles and quick responses are clear from a case included in this book. India is likely to emerge as a major manufacturer of handsets, besides China, as Elcoteq from Finland and LG from Korea have started putting up plants in India for the huge local market and for Exports. All over the world, even in developing countries in Africa, the experience is that there is a strong influence of increase in the use of mobile technology on the growth of GDP.
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