Wednesday, February 3, 2016

Desperate for movie screens - India now largest smartphone market

The ecosystem a new technology lands in is extremely important. Can it land somewhere and thrive? 

In India, at last check there is one movie screen for every 6 million people. (That's roughly equivalent to the state of Washington having a single movie screen.)

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NEW DELHI: India has surpassed the US to become the world's second largest smartphone market, crossing 220 million in active unique smartphone users in 2015, a year when Samsung maintained its leadership position and Apple made big strides. 

"This speaks volumes for the scale India market provides for any player in the mobile connected ecosystem. India still has a long way to go as the smartphone penetration of the total potential population is still below 30%," Tarun Pathak, senior ana .. 

"This speaks volumes for the scale India market provides for any player in the mobile connected ecosystem. India still has a long way to go as the smartphone penetration of the total potential population is still below 30%," Tarun Pathak, senior analyst at Counterpoint Research, said in a statement.  

The smartphone shipments in India also grew a healthy 15% annually in the October-December quarter, and rose 23% on year to cross 100 million units milestone, the research firm said. 

Apple rode the demand for smartphones and specifically for its iPhones, crossing 2 million units for the first time in a calendar year led by a strong fourth quarter, Counterpoint said. 



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