SINGAPORE, - "When accessing Gmail using the Free Zone, users can not only read e-mail. They can reply and forward the message," said Mattos.
Users also can access social networking service Google Plus. Almost all of the features of Google Plus the PC version, such as adding friends in a circle of friends and comment, can be done through the service's Free Zone.
According to Google, one of the reasons why the businessmen / entrepreneurs in developing countries do not want to use the Internet to grow your business is still high price of Internet bandwidth.
Unfortunately, the high price of internet service is not accompanied by an adequate income for entrepreneurs in developing countries, especially for small and medium enterprises (SMEs). Many small entrepreneurs who decided to sell their products traditionally, only through the store.
Aware Internet bandwidth prices are still high, Google is seeking free internet service called Free Zone. This free internet service for mobile users ditujukkan, not through the desktop PC.
"Seventy percent of mobile phones in developing markets can already online. Unfortunately, mobile users will not buy data services," said Nelson Mattos, Vice President of Product & Engineering for Europe and Emerging Markets Google.
Although free, Free Zone users can not open all the sites. There are only three services that can be accessed by the user, ie Gmail, Google Plus, and Google Search.
By using Google Search, Google's search engine service, users can search for desired content for free. Interestingly, users are allowed to open a link search results for free.
Users can open and read electronic messages in Gmail, e-mail service owned by Google, for free.
