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    India to retain second spot among world’s smartphone users

    2018-08-20T10:35:12+00:00November 29th, 2017|2018/2017, India Investment Journal November Edition, The Big Story, Year|

    The country will hit 530 million smartphone users by 2018, behind China’s 1.3 billion but ahead of the US figure of 229 million, a latest analysis finds. In 2018, 66 per cent of people across 52 countries will own a smartphone, up from 63 per cent in 2017 and 58 per cent in 2016, according to Zenith’s ‘Mobile Advertising Forecasts 2017’ report, published recently. The US-based analysis firm found that the top three countries in terms of smartphone usage will remain [...]

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      Mobile handset market in India

      2018-08-20T10:31:17+00:00November 29th, 2017|2018/2017, India Investment Journal November Edition, The Big Story, Year|

      Digital India in sync with Make in India will enable local innovation in the mobile phone market, writes a telecom analyst. Indian mobile phone demand was catalysed by the entry of international brands like Samsung and Nokia during 2006-2010. The market at the time was predominantly driven by feature phones. The scenario changed fast with the introduction of Android phones by international brands in 2009 and later by local brands since 2010. The advent of smartphones propelled mobile phone growth [...]

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        Make in India has opened doors for companies

        2018-11-21T07:49:55+00:00November 29th, 2017|2018/2017, India Investment Journal November Edition, The Big Story, Year|

        Alok Shrivastava, Director – Business Intelligence and Planning at Gionee India, talks ‘India Investment Journal’ through the China-headquartered smartphone manufacturers trajectory of growth in the country, its Make in India plans and gaining a competitive edge. How have Gionee's Make in India plans progressed since its entry into the market? The Make in India campaign has opened doors for the companies to build in India. India is one of the most important markets on the global map of Gionee and [...]

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          SHORT TAKES

          2018-12-31T11:54:14+00:00November 22nd, 2017|2018/2017, India Investment Journal November Edition, The Big Story, Year|

          India takes top spot for Nokia India has become the largest market for the Nokia globally in terms of sales, followed by Russia and Indonesia. Nokia, now owned by Finnish company HMD Global, will be banking on India for its resurgence at a time when the market is dominated by Chinese heavyweights such as Xiaomi, Vivo, Oppo and Huawei. Florian Seiche, the newly-appointed CEO of HMD, told Indian media that the company’s engagement will grow manifold in India, especially as [...]

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