SARACONNECTS Information

SARA challenges an absurdity in the current strategy to connect the world. Convention has deemed that accessing information requires hi-res display, keyboard, local processor and memory… all connected to high speed Internet. The presumed mandate for mobile broadband and smart devices has blinded most to exploration and deployment of alternative interactive solutions that might deliver more immediate benefit. There are more than seven billion citizens on our planet; six billion of them carry technology in the form of a cellular phone. Yet four billion still remain unconnected to the internet due to income, location, language and literacy challenges. But none of these hurdles are the limiting factor to internet access. When billions of handsets can't connect to the Internet, don't change the handsets...change the Internet. SARA is a browser optimized for pervasive tech – 2G and basic telephones – which means universal access to all handsets from dumb phones to smartphones. SARA delivers personalized information, content, mobile services and electronic banking to an entirely new consumer class via their current device. In the developed world Sara delivers on-demand audio content and personalized entertainment without need for a costly monthly data plan. In developing regions Sara can be the first wireless information resource available - interactive radio where there currently is no radio or TV.