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Mobile Internet Sharing Services

The Karma 4G Hotspot Encourages You to Loan Your Connection

— June 18, 2012 — Tech
The Karma 4G hotspot is a new mobile device meant to encourage Internet sharing with total strangers. Sharing an Internet connection with someone you don’t know is sketchy at best, but Karma has set out to try and change that by offering incentives to good samaritans.

The Karma 4G hotspot is a pocket-sized gadget that links to the Clearwire Internet network, currently available in 80 cities across the U.S. Karma operates on a pay-as-you-go system, charging $14 per gigabyte. The sharing system comes into play when someone connects to your hotspot while you’re out and about. Whenever someone uses your connection, they’re given 100MB of free data, and you’re credited 100MB of data to your account. The company will place its first 500 hotspots in New York City before the end of the year.
Trend Themes
1. Mobile Internet Sharing Services - The trend of mobile internet sharing services encourages individuals to share their internet connection with strangers, creating opportunities for disruptive innovations in peer-to-peer networking and data sharing platforms.
2. Pay-as-you-go Connectivity - The trend of pay-as-you-go connectivity allows users to only pay for the data they use, providing opportunities for disruptive innovation in flexible and personalized internet plans.
3. Incentivized Internet Sharing - The trend of incentivized internet sharing encourages people to share their connection with strangers by providing incentives, creating opportunities for disruptive innovation in loyalty reward programs and community-driven internet platforms.
Industry Implications
1. Telecommunications - The telecommunications industry can capitalize on the trend of mobile internet sharing services by developing innovative devices and platforms that facilitate safe and secure internet sharing between individuals.
2. Wireless Internet Providers - Wireless internet providers can leverage the trend of pay-as-you-go connectivity by offering flexible data plans and customizable internet packages to cater to the needs of different users.
3. Technology Startups - Technology startups can explore disruptive innovation opportunities in the field of incentivized internet sharing by developing new business models and platforms that incentivize individuals to share their internet connection with others.
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