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Comparison of China & India Smartphone Markets
China and India are the world’s biggest mobile markets with 1.05 billion and 934 million subscribers respectively. At the end of 2011, the smartphones installed base in both these markets was less than 100 million (over 90 million in China and … Continue reading
Posted in App Stores, Apps, China, Emerging Markets, India, Smartphones, Technology
Tagged #"Windows Phone 7.5", #India, #Lumia, #Microsoft, #Windows, Android, App Stores, Apple, Apps, Blackberry, China, HTC, India Market, iOS, Nokia, OEMs, OS, Samsung, Smartphones, Symbian, Trends
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Nokia’s Smartphone Revival – Hits, Misses and Current Options for the Company
Yesterday, I was reading an article on an Indian business blog where the author presented some interesting scenarios and a compelling argument for Nokia’s turnaround, based on their smartphone devices and OS strategy. He presented the fact that Nokia currently … Continue reading
Posted in App Stores, Apps, Business Model, Mobile Devices, OS, Profitability, Smartphones, Telecom
Tagged #"Windows Phone 7.5", #Lumia, #Microsoft, #Windows, Android, App Stores, Apple, Apps, iOS, Nokia, OEMs, OS, Samsung, Smartphones, Symbian, Windows Phone 8
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Indian Mobile App Developer Dynamics – Key Challenges and Opportunities
There are close to 10,000 companies developing mobile applications in India. Together, they employ over 250,000 developers. Most of the mobile app development work carried out by Indian developers is limited to product development (software coding) and validation (testing) and … Continue reading
Posted in App Stores, Apps, Business Model, Mobile Devices, OS, PE/VC, Smartphones, Telecom, VAS
Tagged #"Windows Phone 7.5", #India, Android, App Developers, Apple, India Market, iOS, OS, Smartphones, Trends, Vodafone
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Is India Ready for Customized and Branded Mobile App Stores?
Branded mobile application stores (app stores) by both device OEMs and carriers have existed in India for a while, and continue to be launched. Nokia launched its ‘Ovi store’ in 2009 (later rebranded as ‘Nokia Store), Airtel has its ‘App Central’, … Continue reading
Posted in App Stores, Apps, Business Model, Convergence, Digitization, Mobile Devices, OS, Smartphones, Telecom, VAS
Tagged #"Windows Phone 7.5", #India, #Lumia, #Windows, Android, App Central, App Stores, Apple, Apps, Blackberry, Borqs, Convergence, Google, Google Play, Handsets, India Market, iOS, Mobile Phones, MTS, Nokia, Nokia Store, OS, OTT, Ovi, Ovi Store, PocketApps, Samsung, Smartphones, Symbian, Telecom, Trends, VAS
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