The city that is home to the Taj Mahal, Agra, also has a thriving leather and shoe industry. Last week, Germany's Casa Everz Gmbh, owner of the brand Von Wellx, decided to shift its entire production from China to Agra, India. The brand is known for benefits such as relieving foot,...
Google Gains Momentum in India
Having reached its target of 400 free WiFi-enabled railway stations in India, Google India has plans to expand its free WiFi services to public places such as malls, cafés, and universities. Additionally, Google Station will collaborate with India's southern state of Andhra Pradesh to provide internet access to 12,000 villages...
Global, Indian Companies to Boost Smartphone Adoption in India
Google and India's telecom company Bharti Airtel have partnered to launch low-cost 4G smartphones powered by Android Go, a trimmed down version of Android 8.1 Oreo, in India. Noida-based Lava International Limited and New Delhi-based Micromax, will make the first set of 4G handsets powered by Android Go. Vani Venkatesh, chief...
Regional Languages Drive India's Smartphone Sales Further
With nearly as many smartphone users as the U.S. has people, India is already one of the world's hottest mobile markets, with America's Apple, Korea's Samsung, China's Oppo, Vivo and Xiaomi jostling for market share with Indian brands such as Micromax. India's 300 million smartphone users could grow by more than...
India Smartphone Sales Cross 30 Million per Quarter
Framingham MA-based IDC Research Inc., reports that smartphone shipment crossed the 30 million mark in India for the first time ever in the third quarter of Calendar Year 2016, maintaining a healthy traction with 11 percent year-on-year growth, and a 17.5 percentage growth over the previous quarter. Market Share by...
India's Micromax Smartphone Maker Ranks Globally
Scottsdale, Arizona-based IC Insights released an update to its 2016 IC Market Drivers Report that examines and evaluates key existing and emerging end-use applications that will support and propel the IC industry through 2019. A table on Major Smartphone Sales Leaders depicts the top 12 companies with a forecast for their full-year...