Telemedicine, made possible by the availability of mobile networks, is revolutionizing health care.
Global availability of mobile networks have made possible the availability of critical travel information in real time.
Given the successful launch of Pokémon Go in Chile and the availability of mobile phone network data, we are able to ask sophisticated questions about floating population such as whether Pokémon Go has an effect on it at the city-scale; and if so, what the characteristics of these effects are.
During the interviews all respondents were asked about their demographics, availability of mobile phone networks at facilities and patients' homes, and patterns of access, ownership and use of mobile phones.
The availability of mobile phones and network connectivity opens the possibility to deliver that information to the hardest to reach populations via automated text message systems.
In the context of poor research infrastructure and of increasing demands for large scale health surveys, the affordability and availability of mobile phones and wireless networks make them a viable alternative to traditional paper and pencil methods and even PDAs.
Mobile network coverage and availability of mobile handsets are necessary but not sufficient conditions to capitalise on possible mHealth benefits (6).
Recent advances in wireless technology and availability of mobile computing devices with networking capabilities have generated a lot of interest in wireless ad hoc networks for QoS-based real-time multimedia applications.
A Network Rail spokesman added: "As an industry, we recognise that the limited availability of mobile communications on Britain's rail network is not good enough.
Relevant attributes of the technology: Quality and amount of functionality of software, usability and user friendliness of software, stability and flexibility of software, quality and performance of hardware and network, availability of sufficient number of computers, availability of mobile computers, clear version and update management.
The availability of mobile phone records has revolutionised our ability to perform large-scale studies of social networks and human mobility.
