Internet in India
According to Nielsen's study on data plans of smartphones users in the world majority (42%) in India prefer to pay by the MB and only 15% opt for unlimited data plan. We have heard about the high usage of mobile internet in Japan. This graph clearly shows that - a whopping 92% use unlimited data plan. I would have expected Korea to have a higher … [Read more] about 15% of smartphone users in India go for unlimited data plan
Nielsen has analyzed how mobile users around the world pay for their mobile usage. With billions of mobile users around the world (of which about 800m from India alone!) research companies are busy analyzing many aspects of mobile users (data plans, number of mobile handsets, prepaid vs postpaid, smartphone vs feature phone). Users pay in … [Read more] about Prepaid mobile plan usage: 88% in India, 2% in Korea
According to "Maximizing Mobile: Multiple Phone Use is Rising in BRIC Markets" an overwhelming majority (89%) of mobile users in India, just like the US, use just one mobile handset. Brazil has the highest percentage of mobile users with 3+ mobile handsets.People carry their old handsets even after upgrading to smartphones because of not being … [Read more] about 89% of mobile users in India carry just one handset
Last weekend I was made to clear up a lot of papers at home. At times I keep things so safe that I can't find it. I came across few papers which made me sit down and think of the late 1990s - the days when I had started my site in the US. I got in touch with Dr. Tejinder Singh Rawal, unable to recall how I heard of him. I was very keen on … [Read more] about The good old days of internet & Thank You letters
Today the festival Makara Sankranti and Pongal are being celebrated in Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu. Makara Shankranti is the harvest festival. The festive Wishing you all a happy Sankranti & Pongal (this resembles the statement issued by our Chief Ministers, Prime Minister!). Rangoli is an Indian art practiced a lot in South … [Read more] about In 2012, 56% of the India’s online shoppers came from tier-II cities, towns