Yesterday we announced Rajesh Jain's Netcore taking a majority stake in Greynium. Online media portals were quick to carry them, Exchange4Media Medianama Pluggd.in [my interview] I informed all VCs & bankers I was in touch with about this important development. Most, rather all, were very surprised with this news as nobody had … [Read more] about Greynium/Oneindia.in/Click.in acquisition: My Thoughts
Announcement: NetCore acquires majority in Greynium, owner of India’s leading Local Language Portal Oneindia.com
Combine to reach consumers across PC Web, SMS and Mobile Internet in multiple Indian Languages NetCore Solutions Pvt Ltd has acquired majority in Greynium Information Technologies Pvt Ltd. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. NetCore’s founder and Managing Director, Rajesh Jain, had earlier invested in Greynium through his personal venture … [Read more] about Announcement: NetCore acquires majority in Greynium, owner of India’s leading Local Language Portal Oneindia.com
China Vs India Internet user statistics
Read recently about China's internet user base, China has 400 million internet users, accounts for 1/3rd of China's population Number of broadband users in China: 346 million Mobile internet users: 233 million Where as for India India has anywhere from 45 million to 50 million users, accounts for about 5% of our population (so we … [Read more] about China Vs India Internet user statistics
3G: What will make it tick in Rural India?
In continuation with my MobileMonday 3G post, there was a lot of talk about 3G will tick well in rural India. Reasons being, there will be many in non-Tier-1 cities who will want to make use of telemedicine. I hope it does become a reality by which the needy really get what they want. If we would like to see the usage of mobile internet … [Read more] about 3G: What will make it tick in Rural India?
3G stake holders in India
I thought the following information from my previous post deserved more attention. I just loved the talk from Mr. N. Chandrasekhar (BSNL, Karnataka). At times you wonder why BSNL is not doing much better today in spite of having very experienced & committed people. The stakeholders of 3G in India (and possibly in any country … [Read more] about 3G stake holders in India