This was carried on MyMobile.co.in, “Telecom analysts are gung-ho about the role that VAS (value added service) can play in generating revenues. B.G. Mahesh, CEO, Oneindia.in, dreams of making his company a big player in the VAS arena” What is the scope of regional languages in development of mobile VAS in the Indian market? Only […]
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India mobile stats: Ranks 7th for multiple SIM, 2nd for prepaid
According to a report from Nielsen, prepaid mobiles are popular in emerging markets. India ranks 2nd only after Russia. Prepaid users are not known for being loyal to their mobile operators, they just terminate the connection if they find a better plan from another operator. But getting a connection in India is not as easy […]
A German’s experience of 3G in India
I had written a while ago about “What is 3G? Does India need it?“. We all have eagerly waited for the launch of 3G, whose auctioning went pretty smooth. A total of Rs 67,718.95 crore was raised from the 3G auction. Anyway, the end-user doesn’t care much about these numbers. I haven’t yet switched over […]
Email usage: Web-based down, mobile up says comScore
According to comscore’s latest report on Email evolution in US (Nov 2010), The number of visitors to web-based email sites (gmail, hotmail, yahoo mail etc) declined 6 percent compared to the previous year Email engagement declined at an even greater rate (i.e. email was not their medium of communication) The number of users accessing email […]
Report: Android user behavior in the US
According to Mobclix Index, the following are the findings from a sample of 1,025 Android users (isn’t that too small a sample base?), 60% of Android users are under the age of 34 8% of Android users switched from an iPhone while 45% of Android Users say Android is their first smartphone Android users spend […]