Early on we decided that the Outlandish Academy would plan it's technical strategy by emphasising mobile, and in particular off-line mobile access first.
The reason for this is based on our previous experience of teaching in a wide range of educational settings, and this was reinforced by our experience in Matera (in southern Italy).
Smart phone usage approaching 4 billion - economist.com 
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The clear fact was that Smart Phone usage far outstripped, any access people had to laptops, and that the majority of good quality Educational Spaces provide no access to wifi, and few provide access to a 3G mobile signal. The conclusion being we need to provide quality off-line educational support via mobile or tablet devices.
There are 2 billion people around the world using smartphones that have an internet connection and a touchscreen or something similar as an interface. By the end of the decade that number looks set to double to just over 4 billion, according to Benedict Evans of Andreessen Horowitz, a venture-capital firm - economist.com .
The most popular brand in India, Micromax, sells basic models for under $40.