Twenty years after the concept of global mobile was first developed, the world has changed forever. Many challenges lie ahead. Providing guidance and direction is the GSM Association. Its Board of Directors includes the world's 12 largest mobile operators, and meets regularly to review operations, set policy, and consider the challenges that lie ahead.

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The complete performance of Francisco Tarrega's Gran Vals, used as the theme music for Mobile Planet, as well as the famous Nokia ringtone.

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In markets throughout the developing world, mobile phones are playing a significant part in trade and commerce. Godfrey Fwamba works for the Kenya Agricultural Commodity Exchange. Each day he visits the Nairobi market, collects prices from the local traders, then sends them back to his office via SMS, where they are made available to farmers. Pradeep Kumar is the skipper of the Sreevaltsom, which trawls the seas of Kerala, India. He uses mobiles to check fish prices, ensuring he lands his catch at the most profitable quayside market.

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In markets throughout the developing world, mobile phones are playing a significant part in trade and commerce. Godfrey Fwamba works for the Kenya Agricultural Commodity Exchange. Each day he visits the Nairobi market, collects prices from the local traders, then sends them back to his office via SMS, where they are made available to farmers. Pradeep Kumar is the skipper of the Sreevaltsom, which trawls the seas of Kerala, India. He uses mobiles to check fish prices, ensuring he lands his catch at the most profitable quayside market.

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Decades of war and civil unrest had virtually destroyed telecoms in Afghanistan. During Taliban rule, only one person in a hundred had access to a telephone. There were no reliable landlines, and no mobile networks. Given the mountainous terrain, mobile was the only solution for rapidly providing Afghanistan with a modern communications system. Mobile phone technology isn't the answer to all of the country's problems, but it's already made a significant positive difference in just a handful of years.

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Decades of war and civil unrest had virtually destroyed telecoms in Afghanistan. During Taliban rule, only one person in a hundred had access to a telephone. There were no reliable landlines, and no mobile networks. Given the mountainous terrain, mobile was the only solution for rapidly providing Afghanistan with a modern communications system. Mobile phone technology isn't the answer to all of the country's problems, but it's already made a significant positive difference in just a handful of years.

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In 1994, the small African country of Rwanda was devastated by tribal genocide. Today, over 300,000 people live with HIV/AIDS in the country. But providing healthcare and education requires good communications. The government has recognised the ability of mobile phones to connect its network of hospitals and clinics, and has created TRACnet; an innovative scheme to help with the treatment and prevention of AIDS. An exclusive TelecomTV Report from Rwanda. Part of the Mobile Planet Project, in partnership with the GSMA.

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In 1994, the small African country of Rwanda was devastated by tribal genocide. Today, over 300,000 people live with HIV/AIDS in the country. But providing healthcare and education requires good communications. The government has recognised the ability of mobile phones to connect its network of hospitals and clinics, and has created TRACnet; an innovative scheme to help with the treatment and prevention of AIDS. An exclusive TelecomTV Report from Rwanda. Part of the Mobile Planet Project, in partnership with the GSMA.

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