As of July 13, Facebook reported a total “potential audience” of 241 million active users in India, compared to 240 million in the United States, making India the largest audience country for the social media company. The Next Web says: Facebook has achieved impressive growth in both countries since the...
Global Technology Firms Increase Workforce in India
U.S.-based firms Microsoft, LinkedIn, Oracle, Facebook, and Google are increasing their engineering staff in India. These companies are seeking engineers from India to work on technologies similar to their global counterparts to build competence in niche technology areas. A report from Washington-DC based Bain & Company published last month said...
Digital Trends among Urban Youngsters in India
The ways in which India's urban Gen Z, people born after 1995, engage with the opportunities of the digital age is changing according to a recent youth survey released by Mumbai-based IT company, Tata Consultancy Services. TCS conducted its Gen Z Survey 2016-17, across 15 Indian cities. Listed below are...
Facebook Rolls Out Express Wi-Fi in India
Facebook announced the commercial launch of Express Wi-Fi, its second attempt to bring millions of Indians online at an "affordable" fee. The service is currently available in the four Indian states of Uttarakhand, Gujarat, Rajasthan, and Meghalaya, where the company has 700 hotspots through other internet providers. It has also partnered...
Facebook to Connect Rural India with WiFi
Facebook's Munish Sheth, regional head APAC, Facebook Connectivity Solutions, said that the company is working with telecom operators to connect rural communities across India through its Express WiFi program. In an interview with the Economic Times, Sheth said that the telecom industry is going through a volatile price discovery stage...
India to Host its Own Mobile World Congress
The Cellular Operators Association of India announced that it will host the Mobile World Congress with the support of India's Department of Telecom and the Ministry of Electronics and IT from September 27 to 30 this year. It will be a 3-day event at Pragati Maidan in New Delhi, and...