India smartphone trends: Whatsapp is the country's favourite app, followed by Google and Youtube
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By 2021, the total number of mobile subscriptions in India is expected to reach approximately 1.37 billion, claims Ericsson.
In its recently released Ericsson Mobility Report, it also highlights key trends and forecasts on mobile traffic, consumption, consumer behavior and technology uptake specific to India and its users.
The report goes on to state that mobile broadband is set to dramatically increase, with
Data traffic per active smartphone is expected to increase five-fold from 1.4 GigaByte (GB) per month in 2015 to 7 GB per month by 2021. That’s not all; it also predicts that in 2021, 99 percent of the region’s mobile traffic will be from data.
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1. Streaming music is a popular form of entertainment: In India, streaming music and watching videos are the most popular forms of entertainment on smartphones. Around 50 percent of smartphone users stream music on
2. India’s favourite apps: Among Indian smartphone users,
3. Internet activity is catching up with global levels: In India, one out of three internet users goes online daily, compared to almost half globally.5 However, the nation’s internet usage is catching up, and those aged 16–34 years old have a high dependence on online access.
4. Data is king: Data is gaining prominence over voice for smartphone users in India as data speed is considered as the most important factor in determining both network performance and smartphone users’ satisfaction with their operator.
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