Category: internet
Research and Analysis on the Indian Internet and Broadband
Internet India – Online Statistics
Here are some findings about how Indians are using the Internet in their daily life. Online Shoppers in India: India at the end of June-30-2006 approximately had 3.49 Million online shoppers. e-Commerce in India: Airline ticket purchase constituted the largest e-commerce activity according to VISA. Around 40% of online shoppers…
Airtel CallHome Vs Reliance Calling Card
It took nearly 2 years for Bharti Tele-Ventures Ltd to compete with Reliance Communications’ Reliance India Call. Airtel has finally launched a calling card for the Indian diaspora in the US.The Deal – It is the same as their Virtual Calling Card available in India which costs Rs 3.5 /…
Nokia – HP to introduce GPS devices in India
BSNL has launched location based tracking – an SMS application for fleet and logistics business owners. India’s largest mobile handset company [marketshare], Nokia has joined hands with HP to introduce a new device – Location Based Tracking / Gaming. With GPS enabled devices you can receive the exact latitude and…
Broadband and Internet Subscriber Statistics
Last month, IAMAI released a report on how the Indian consumer is using the Internet and Broadband. Here is another study by TRAI [PDF] which reveals the latest statistics of the state or Internet and Broadband in India at the end of June-06. India has 7.7 Million internet subscribers. 20%…
Sify to host Webcast of Big Boss reality Show.
Sify Max, the broadband portal division of Sify Ltd has bought exclusive rights to host and market webcast clips of Sony Eentertainment’s popular reality show, Big Boss. SifyMax will feature the Bigg Boss show format, profile of the anchor, profiles of contestants who are part of the show, weekly results,…
Airtel and BSNL Broadband PC Deals
BSNL, the state owned telecom giant was the first to market DataOne Broadband on PCs sold from HCL. BSNL offices would also book HCL PCs to push broadband connections and the customers usually got a deal such as 3 years onsite support service for FREE from HCL. This saw tremendous…
PlayStation 3 available in Indian Grey Market
Sony Corporation’s PlayStation 3 which went for sale in the US over Thanksgiving is now available in the Indian grey market. Sony India is expected to launch PS3 in Q2-2007. PS3 which is competing directly with Xbox 360 is available in two versions – 20GB and 60GB HDD. The 60GB…
Google Ads for Mobile go live in India
We all know that Google and Yahoo! have been aggressively spending on research to get a pie of the worlds largest mobile markets – India and China. Finally, Google has announced that it is testing Mobile Ads in India. So the next time when you use your mobile to search…