Tag Archives: mobile internet

07 Jan

1% “Power users’ consume HALF of the entire downlink data, iPhone 4S users are the “hungriest”

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Thanks to widespread awareness of Smartphones, capacity issues plaguing mobile operators around the world will worsen in 2012. As per a report by Arieso (England based company that advises mobile operators), users of the iPhone 4S demand three times as … Read More »

 
10 Nov

India’s Internet User Growth Touches 100 Million – Where Will The Next Wave Come From?

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India’s Internet User Growth Touches 100 Million – Where Will The Next Wave Come From?

So IAMAI’s Internet in India report says that India’s internet user base has gone well above 100 million – that’s just under 10% of the population. India’s internet user base was growth was very sluggish until 2007-08, but has picked … Read More »

 
09 Nov

UCWeb Launches UC 8.0 Browser in India

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UCWeb Launches UC 8.0 Browser in India

China’s most popular browser, UCWeb has launched its UC8.0 browser in India targeted towards Android devices. Currently, the company occupies 20% market share of the total mobile internet market in the country, which means out of every 4 Indian mobile … Read More »

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28 Oct

Report: Features Phone Users Visit Socionets, Android: Education, Windows Phone: Communication/Email Sites

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Report: Features Phone Users Visit Socionets, Android: Education, Windows Phone: Communication/Email Sites

Opera has released its latest “State of Mobile Web” report that offers a few interesting insights on platforms vs the intent: Android users are more likely than users of other platforms to visit education sites. Windows Phone users are more … Read More »

 
20 Oct

Bharti SoftBank Announces Mobile Internet JV in India

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Bharti SoftBank Announces Mobile Internet JV in India

Bharti Enterprises and SOFTBANK CORP, parent corporation for one of Japan’s leading internet company groups (SoftBank) have announced the formal launch of Bharti Softbank Holdings Pte. Ltd. (“BSB”), a 50:50 controlled joint venture between Bharti and SoftBank established to focus … Read More »

 
06 Oct

Smartphone Insights: Indian Users Now Spend More Time On Content Than Voice and SMS

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Younger Smartphone users (15-25 yrs old) spend more than 3 hrs per day on their phones and spend 60% of the time on entertainment & browsing e.g., gaming, surfing the net and multimedia. Read More »

 
19 Apr

Micromax Gains Popularity Among Mobile Internet Users [Opera Report]

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Micromax Gains Popularity Among Mobile Internet Users [Opera Report]

We have been talking about how Nokia is losing market share in India and while Nokia officially denies such stories, the writing is on the wall. For the last few years, Nokia devices have been the top 10 devices in … Read More »

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17 Mar

The Rise of Mobile Only Internet Generation in India [41% Prefer Mobile To Access Internet]

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The Rise of Mobile Only Internet Generation in India [41% Prefer Mobile To Access Internet]

Desktop Internet has a limited reach in India (the best-case number is 70 million users) and Mobile Internet has shown immense potential in the country, especially with the rise of Mobile only Internet generation, i.e. those whose primary device to … Read More »

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26 Aug

In India, “Only” 96% Mobile Internet Users are Males [Opera Report]

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Mobile Internet browsing is a male activity and Opera’s latest report pretty much sums it up. Insights from Opera’s latest report: India has the fewest female users (4.0%), followed by Nigeria (5.4%), China (11.6%), and Vietnam (17.9%). Opera Mini users … Read More »