As many as one billion underserved and poor people in the world are still outside the reach of any mobile operator’s network, because of their far flung and remote rural locations. Mobile operators companies have also been reluctant to invest in the base of the pyramid in the rural areas, anticipating lower than wanted returns. This is where TerraNet, with its rugged handsets which have the ability to act as base stations, thus enabling connectivity, come into the picture. Read more here.