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Enhanced Data Rates for GSM Evolution [EDGE]) service, following themobile phone subsidization business model. Since most users are prepaid,however, most of the mobile broadband uptake is prepaid as well and doesnot involve service contracts. In South Africa, bundled broadband productshave started to emerge over the last few years, which typically includea PC, laptop, or netbook with a standard data bundle based on a 24- or36-month contract. Incumbent operator Telkom offers its “Do Broadband”Acer netbook in a bundle, while Vodacom and MTN also have notebookand netbook offerings. iBurst is also selling 1 gigabyte (GB) and 2 GB notebookbundles (box 6.6). 22Recently, South African operators have been aggressively pursuing customerswith attractive pricing of bundled mobile broadband packages.Vodacom, for example, launched a “2GB + 2GB” promotion in April 2011 forR 149 (US$22) per month, offering consumers on a 12-month contract a2 GB per month data allowance, a 7.2Mbit/s High-Speed Packet Access(HSPA) modem, and an additional 2 GB of “night owl bandwidth” that canBox 6.6: Trends in Low-Cost DevicesClassmate. Developed by Intel as a “mobilepersonal learning device for primary studentsin emerging markets,” the Classmate wasintroduced in 2006. The second-generationClassmate is built around an Intel processorand has a “kid-friendly” design. Featuresinclude hardware-based theft protection,Wireless Fidelity (Wi-Fi), and a battery life ofbetween 3.5 to 5 hours. The Classmate runsWindows XP or Linux and is available in clamshellor convertible designs. Intel has licensedthe technology to various manufacturers.Asustek. A computer manufacturer fromTaiwan, China, Asustek introduced the EeePC (“Easy, Exciting, and Economic”) notebookin October 2007. Although not strictlydesigned for the educational environment,the Eee PC is a portable laptop that usesflash drive storage. Entry-level models areprice competitive.Mobilis. Manufactured by the Indian companyEncore, Mobilis has touch-screen capabilities,a six-hour battery life, a carrying case,and a full-size, flexible, roll-up keyboard.ITP-C. This is a touch-screen tablet computerwith Wi-Fi using the Windows CE operatingsystem. An external keyboard can beconnected via a Universal Service Bus (USB)port. It is manufactured by ITP Software,based in Israel. It is being used in schoolprojects in Argentina and Chile.Sources: Encore Software, “Products,” http://www.ncoretech.com/products/ia/mobilis/index.html; ITP Software,“ITP-C,” http://www.itp-c.info; ITU, “Connect a School, Connect a Community Toolkit, Module 2: DisseminatingLow-Cost Computing Devices in Schools,” http://www.itu.int/ITU-D/sis/Connect_a_school/Modules/Mod2.pdf.266 Broadband Strategies Handbook