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India Smartphone Outlook for 2013

Posted on February 28, 2013 by Jayanth Kolla

2012 Smartphone Year in Review: The smartphones sales in India grew over 100% (year-on-year) in 2012 to reach 20 to 22 million units. For the first time, monthly sales crossed 2 million units in Q4 and smartphones breached the USD … Continue reading →

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Comparison of China & India Smartphone Markets

Posted on August 22, 2012 by Jayanth Kolla

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 →

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Is India Ready for Customized and Branded Mobile App Stores?

Posted on May 10, 2012 by Jayanth Kolla

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 →

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Impact on Mobile Device OEMs due to Rupee Depreciation

Posted on September 30, 2011 by Jayanth Kolla

Indian rupee has declined over 8.5% in four weeks leading up to 24th September against the US dollar. This steep fall in the value of the rupee is expected to adversely impact the margins of leading global mobile device OEMs … Continue reading →

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