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A rising tide lifts all boats

One of my favorite observations from productivity "experts" is how the United States, while overall one of the world's most productive nations, ranks behind other countries on a per "hour" or per unit productivity basis. Often times those experts point to the extended use of wireless devices in US business as the reason for that "reduced" per unit productivity.

I recently found an interesting study from McKinsey that indicates that for developing nations that the distribution of wireless devices is actually a lift to the overall economy. Since the study markets are India, China and the Philippines; it is probably not the retort that I want to bring to those who claim that the US economy is hamstrung by wireless devices. However, it does bring some interesting insight into how wireless infrastructure impacts developing markets.

Technorati Tags: McKinsey, Wireless Communication, China, India, Philippines

  Posted by jmyers on February 22, 2007 8:00 AM |

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