Telstra has the largest and fastest 3G network in the world, and has recently donated a large sum of money to for the education of senior citizens in how to use online technology. The program, Telstra Connected Seniors, has so far reached over 100 000 people.

Corporate social responsibility can mean using your knowledge in times of social need. Turkcell gave us a glimpse into how it uses its IP to support society in the event of a natural disaster.

One part of social corporate responsibility is to bridge the digital divide. The idea is that people in developing countries need telecommunications, as well as education and electricity, to rise from poverty. So does connectivity to the unconnected mean a better life? Join us as we explore rural Rwanda in East Africa.

The environmental program and mobile learning project Dunia Moja gives African students in remote areas access to new content, diverse academic communities and enhances participants’ educational experiences. 

With India’s 800 million people lacking access to specialist health care, 80 percent of doctors living in urban areas and the fastest growing telecommunications market, India’s Apollo Telemedicine Networking Foundation (ATNF) has the opportunity to bridge the digital health divide through telemedicine.

The GSMA Development Fund works to accelerate mobile solutions for people living on less than USD 2 a day. This month, the Development Fund, together with Ericsson, Zain and the UNHCR, has launched mobile and internet connectivity into refugee settlements in northern Uganda. 

Each Telecom Report is published in three separate packages over a 30-day period. The first and second issue will contain the introductory parts of a theme, while the third will include the full program and articles.