June 26, 2013 at MAE2013 released a report on the GSMA to 2017, Asia will add more than 1.5 billion mobile connections, and through a new innovative mobile connectivity products and services that connect people with everything around intelligently linking thus promoting the "Connected Life" growth. In the 2013 Mobile Asia Expo (Mobile Asia Expo 2013), and PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) and the GSMA jointly released a new report, the report showed that in the next five years, Internet devices and machine-to-machine (M2M ) communications vehicle for the Asian region, education, medical and smart cities and other areas to bring transformational impact.
GSMA said Michael O'Hara, chief marketing officer, "the popularity of mobile connectivity is changing the way people live in Asia. Next five years, Asia Internet automotive, construction, medical care, the entire interconnected consumer electronics and home appliances to achieve rapid growth, however, to further promote the development of mobile services subversive pioneer and improve people's lives in Asia, operators and major vertical industries continued collaboration between enterprises is vitally important. "
PricewaterhouseCoopers and the GSMA jointly released a new survey, to 2017, the growth in the Asian Internet life will change people's lives.
By easing traffic congestion, as high as $ 22 billion increase in China's economic productivity
By using mobile vehicle telematics, vehicle position to report, speed and direction and other key data, thereby significantly reducing the volume of traffic. Ease road congestion is a major challenge. For example, in 2012, Beijing lasted 10 days experienced a 100 km long traffic jam, and Chinese cities daily urban commuting time up to 80 minutes or so. Reduce traffic volume by moving service will help Chinese workers save two hours a week and raise up to $ 22 billion in economic productivity.
By reducing stealing electricity for 10 million Indian households to provide electricity
2017 in India by installing mobile smart meters can save enough electricity and more than 10 million households supply. India's annual electricity production will lose 24% of the total economic losses reaching a high of more than 170 billion U.S. dollars, of which stealing electricity for about half of the total losses. Mobile smart meters can support wireless connectivity, so utility regulators to detect and record electricity theft case.
Through mobile medical (mHealth), reduce the $ 10 billion for the Japanese medical costs
By 2017, the population aged over 65 will account for 28% of Japan's total population.Using mobile technology for remote monitoring of the elderly, disease management and preventive care, for the Japanese in 2017 decreased $ 10 billion in health care costs, these cost savings of 100 million older people can provide medical costs.
Reduced by up to $ 12,000 for each student, the average cost of education Korea
In Korea, the technology, especially mobile learning mode can be enhanced on the traditional tutoring a useful supplement to the students of the entire student life savings of up to $ 12,000 cost of education. In 2012, South Korean parents spend on extracurricular tutoring approximately $ 17.5 billion, gross domestic product (GDP) of 1.5%. Two days a week with enhanced technology / mobile learning mode instead of English and math tutoring to help Korean students to save enough to pay half the cost of tuition fees for higher education.
