Tag: EDGE-SmartPhone-pricing

3G SmartPhones Sales Rising in India – Hurdles Exist for large Scale Data uptake

On: September 4, 2013

In: 3G

According to data from “The MobileStore” a leading Mobile Handset retailer in India, with a presence across 100 cities through 800 stores, suggests that decline in 3G smartphone prices and data usage evolving beyond social media are helping accelerate smartphone adoption (~10% of handset volumes). Current 3G smartphone volumes areContinue Reading

SmartPhone Penetration Rising in India, Entry Cost a Barrier for Mass Adoption

By: Chetan

On: April 29, 2013

In: CE

In conversation with Micromax, leading Mobile handset manufacturer in India and with distributors like Redington, we get a sense of the real mobile handset market adopted by the masses. Wireless Operators are trying to encourage smartphone adoption (which consequently helps push data services) by lowering entry price point, bundling dataContinue Reading