Going mobile

Hi, VERY late in the day but - belated new year greetings ! Thanks for being here.

The months since the last post were spent on a whole lot of the usual seasonal things both personal and professional that one does this time of year . One highlight was a vacation back home in India where I encountered first hand the tremendous strides that mobile is making there cutting right across geography and demographics. When I asked the domestic help at my parents' home how he was spending new year's eve , he told me he was watching a movie. Gang outing ? Nope. On his phone. Nice ! 

A snapshot of  the growth in mobile users between 2006-2012 in the top five markets.

Country           2006 (Mn.)          2012 (Mn.)         CAGR (% p.a.)

China                    461                     1,112                        16 %

India                      166                        865                        32 %

USA                       230                        303                          5 % 

Indonesia                 64                        282                         28 %

Russia                    151                        262                        10 %

This is from an interesting Financial Times report on 4G development in China. 

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