Mobile advertising, they say is big in India (I haven’t fully experienced it yet!). I do see few banners from Indian sites on various mobile sites. When you click on it, they go directly to the PC/web version of the site. I have never understood why a company hesitates to spend a “little” money on […]
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How big is the mobile app industry in India?
With India having over 800+ million mobile connections and 50-150m mobile internet users it is obvious mobile apps are becoming very popular. Entrepreneurs are focusing a lot on mobile apps which are internet rather than SMS based (thanks to the recent TRAI ban). The latest issue of Businessworld (App. App And Away) has covered on […]
Mobile, Broadband report card for 2011 in India
Lot of things happened in India in the telecom sector – 2G scam, MNP (Mobile Number Portability), rise in smart phone usage, profits of telecom companies shrinking. For details see “Spectrum of troubles in 2011 for telecom industry“. The main table from the article has been captured here. Broadband has to be far bigger, I […]
India has anywhere from 46m to 150m mobile internet users
IAMAI & IMRB report India will have 46 million mobile internet users by Sept 2011, just recently Google India reported the number to be 150 million. The gap between the two numbers is huge, pick which ever suits you. Few details from “Mobile Internet in India Report 2011” carried by IAMAI/IMRB [download entire report], Primary […]
Will 3G rescue mobile telcos in India?
The potential of increase revenues in urban India is saturating, which is the worrying point for all telcos. According to an article on afaqs, India will have 1.2 billion mobile users in India by 2014. By then we will not be a growing, but a mature market. In Delhi, every person has two mobile connections […]