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According to a recent study conducted by the Internet & Mobile Association of India (IAMAI), there are only about 2 million users in the country actively (at least once a month) accessing Internet through their mobile phones and other mobile devices.
The association goes on suggesting that about 27% of all mobile phones — which translates into 127 million people — have an Internet-ready mobile device. Furthermore, out of this number, only 9.4% (12 million users) have used Internet over their mobile phones ever in this year. Finally, the number goes down to the mentioned 2 million or 17% when it comes to active users.
In terms of demographics, 70% of the mobile Internet active users are in the 18-35 year group. As for the services used, people mostly rely on chatting and social networking (60%), and conduct information search (23%).
[Via: CellularNews]
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Dusan Belic
Dusan has been using smartphones since their introduction and is now following the latest trends in the industry. The "convergence" is what he's most excited about, and writing about it is the next logical thing to do. He thinks that using a smartphone is what everyone who cares about their time should do. In addition to his interests in mobile phones, Dusan also loves to experiment with the latest web and mobile 2.0 services. The idea of accessing and managing your information from any device no matter where you are simply amazes him. Whether it's an online to-do list, note taking service or a video sharing social network, he's there to try it out. He admits though, he's still searching for the ultimate web-based organizational tool, which "sings" perfectly with the mobile PIM application. Dusan used to run SymbianWatch.com which later became part of IntoMobile. He lives in Serbia, South-East Europe, from where he edits the site on a daily basis.
