A landline connection is required for Broadband / Dialup connect to access the Internet. GPRS enabled mobiles are also utilised to access Internet.
Tasir On 8/23/07, Dilip/Dil Deka <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Are landlines passe' in India? I heard that in some areas, the phone > copper wires have been stolen to sell as metal and repair has not been done. > What is internet communication using? Video cables? > Dilip > ============================================================== > India overtakes U.S. as Nokia's No.2 market Reuters > Thursday, August 23, 2007; 6:21 AM NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Nokia (NOK1V.HE), > the world's top cellphone maker, said on Thursday India overtook the United > States in the second quarter to become its second-biggest market by sales > after China. > Nokia shipped 60 million handsets from its factory near the southern > Indian city of Chennai in the 18 months to August, and CEP and President > Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo expects demand to remain strong as India's user base > surges. > > ** > > > > > "India has quickly become one of the largest markets," he told reporters > in New Delhi, adding he expects demand will not be limited to low-cost > phones. > Globally, Nokia sold 100.8 million phones in April-June and, according to > research firm Gartner, had a market share of 36.9 percent. > The Finnish firm reaffirmed that Nokia Siemens Networks (NSN.UL), its > joint venture with Siemens (SIEGn.DE), would invest $100 million in India > over the next three years. > Kallasvuo is on a three-day visit to India to meet government officials, > clients and component suppliers. > Nokia had earlier said it expected India to become its No.2 market by > volume by 2010, if not sooner. > Last week, it warned consumers that 46 million batteries used in its > mobile phones could overheat, and offered to replace them for free while it > negotiates with battery maker Matsushita (6752.T) on who would bear the > costs. > "We are not giving out estimates on the cost of this exercise as a whole. > But of course we feel Matsushita as a supplier is responsible to us," > Kallasvuo said. > Nokia, which makes more than a third of the world's phones, has set up a > design studio in India, the first in a series of global satellite studios to > develop ideas for emerging markets. > Seven global component makers have invested $500 million in the Nokia > Telecom Park near Chennai and are likely to employ more than 30,000 people > when fully operational, Nokia has said. > Nokia employs 9,000 people in India -- up from 450 in 2004 -- and would > continue to invest in India, Kallasvuo said, adding that production can be > enhanced as demand grows. > "India is not a low-end market. It is a very versatile market in all price > points, in all segments," he said. > Nokia exports half its India production to 58 countries in the Middle > East, Africa and Asia-Pacific. > But competition is also rising in the world's fastest-growing cellphone > market. India had 185 million mobile customers at end-July, with more than 6 > million new customers signing every month, lured by call rates as low as 1 > U.S. cent a minute. > Motorola > Inc<http://financial.washingtonpost.com/custom/wpost/html-qcn.asp?dispnav=business&mwpage=qcn&symb=MOT&nav=el>( > MOT.N) and Sony Ericsson (6758.T) (ERICb.ST) have stepped up their > presence, while Samsung Electronics (005930.KS) and LG Electronics ( > 066570.KS) also compete. > > _______________________________________________ > assam mailing list > [email protected] > http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org > >
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