1 Getting a mobile phone and using it
2 Mobile leapfrogging
3 Hacking cell phones
4 Social impacts
5 Case studies
5.1 Africa
5.2 M4D in medicine
6 programmes that are linked.
7 points of criticism and problems
8 Also see
9 References
Access to and use of mobile
The number of people who own mobile phones, smartphone

The table below shows the most important ICT indicators for both developed and developing countries from 2010 to 2013:

2010 2011 2012 2013
Subscriptions for fixed-line phones
Developed 552,000,000 542,000,000 531,000,000 520,000,000
Developing 676,000,000 662,000,000 655,000,000 652,000,000
World 1,228,000,000 1,204,000,000 1,186,000,000 1,171,000,000
Mobile-Cellular Subscriptions
Developed 1,418,000,000 1,475,000,000 1,538,000,000 1,600,000,000
Developing 3,901,000,000 4,487,000,000 4,872,000,000 5,235,000,000
World 5,320,000,000 5,962,000,000 6,411,000,000 6,835,000,000
Active subscriptions to mobile broadband
Developed 529,000,000 683,000,000 788,000,000 934,000,000
Developing 249,000,000 472,000,000 768,000,000 1,162,000,000
World 778,000,000 1,155,000,000 1,556,000,000 2,096,000,000
Fixed broadband (wired) subscriptions
Developed 291,000,000 306,000,000 322,000,000 340,000,000
Developing 236,000,000 282,000,000 316,000,000 357,000,000
World 527,000,000 588,000,000 638,000,000 696,000,000
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Mobile leapfrogging
Leapfrogging was first used to talk about economic growth and industrialization. More recently, it has been used to talk about sustainable development in developing countries[12]

In the case of M4D, the rapid mass adoption of mobile technologies can be explained by the "mobile leapfrog effect."

Mobile hacking[17]: 24 Mobile hacks have also become a common way for people in developing countries to use mobile technologies. [17]: 24 32 By sending credits to another person's mobile device, cash can be exchanged when it is needed.

Social impacts It also gives people the chance to form social, economic, and political communities no matter where they live. It also gives people a tool they can use to fight against human rights abuses from the ground up. This is to help create and support mobile citizens in developing countries.

Case studies
Africa[21] Mobile technology has made it possible for HIV/AIDS patients to get care, medical advice, and counselling at home. Cell-"Aftercare" Life's programme uses mobile phones to record and report a patient's medical status and drug dosage adherence.
M4D in medicine

[23] Their campaigns, "HealthSmart" and "Just-Tested," are meant to encourage safer sexual practises and give information about HIV. [25]
Programs with links[13]

Here is a list of groups that work on M4D strategies and programmes:

GSMA Mobile for Development
The ICT Task Force of the UN
FrontlineSMS
Fahamu
Support for the rights of African women (SOAWR)
UNAIDS
TechChange
There are criticisms and problems
Sharing and exchanging information and technical advances can make this easier and less expensive. However, many of the organisations that create and run M4D projects work in "innovation silos" that keep information separate. This keeps information separate threatens to create and solidify boundaries.

In the case of mobile adoption, both economic and knowledge-based differences in wealth are taken into account. So, they get more and more benefits sooner, which makes the knowledge gaps in society worse instead of better.