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\n\n\tBy Gurdip Singh<\/p>\n
\n\tSingapore: India is making slow progress on covering the gap between \"smart\" and \"feature\" phones, according to a study, which said only 17 per cent of the Indian population owned a smartphone in early 2016.<\/p>\n
While cellphone<\/a> pick-up is strong, the gap between \"smart\" and \"feature\" phones in circulation is wider than ever before, according to 'Digital Evolution Index 2017', a study by the Fletcher School at Tufts University in partnership with MasterCard.<\/p>\n \n\t\"India's stubborn cash economy meant it took demonetisation by government decree to wean Indians away from notes and coins an event that saw mobile wallet provider Paytm claim 170 million users in just a few months,\" said Bhaskar Chakravorti, senior associate dean of International Business and Finance at the school.<\/p>\n \n\t\"India is an interesting example of a nation with a growing mobile internet gap. The country has been adding more mobile subscriptions and fewer mobile internet subscriptions,\" he said.<\/p>\n \n\tOnly 17 per cent of the Indian population owned a smartphone in early 2016, Chakravorti said.<\/p>\n \n\t\"India has done a great job of adding more mobile users, but the country is tapering off its broadband, which presents a challenge. It is not a problem of availability it's a vast country and the most vibrant telecom market in the world. But affordability remains an issue,\" he said.<\/p>\n \n\tThe study also noted the popularity of services like M- Pesa, rooted in older technology but demonstrating the potential for growth through data-enabled mobile solutions in India as well as across Africa.<\/p> M-Pesa<\/a>, a money transfer service launched in 2007 in Kenya, has spread across Africa, India and parts of Eastern Europe. \n<\/body>","next_sibling":[{"msid":59863435,"title":"JioPhone Ripple Effect: More companies plan affordable 4G feature phone by 2017","entity_type":"ARTICLE","link":"\/news\/jiophone-ripple-effect-more-companies-plan-affordable-4g-feature-phone-by-2017\/59863435","category_name":null,"category_name_seo":"telecomnews"}],"related_content":[],"msid":59863686,"entity_type":"ARTICLE","title":"India slower in covering smart, feature phone gap: Study","synopsis":"India is making slow progress on covering the gap between \"smart\" and \"feature\" phones, according to a study","titleseo":"telecomnews\/india-slower-in-covering-smart-feature-phone-gap-study","status":"ACTIVE","authors":[],"Alttitle":{"minfo":""},"artag":"PTI","artdate":"2017-08-01 16:56:30","lastupd":"2017-08-01 16:59:12","breadcrumbTags":["Feature phone","cellphone","Smart Phone","Insights","M-PESA","Devices"],"secinfo":{"seolocation":"telecomnews\/india-slower-in-covering-smart-feature-phone-gap-study"}}" data-authors="[" "]" data-category-name="" data-category_id="" data-date="2017-08-01" data-index="article_1">
Gurdip辛格 新加坡:印度覆盖之间的差距正缓慢进展的“智能”和“特性”手机的一项研究显示,只有17%的印度人拥有智能手机在2016年初。 而手机拾音器强,之间的差距“智能”和“特性”手机在循环比以往任何时候都更广泛,根据“数字进化指数2017年,塔夫茨大学弗莱彻学院的一项研究与万事达信用卡。 “印度的顽固的现金经济意味着政府法令demonetisation才使印第安人远离纸币和硬币的一个事件,移动钱包提供商Paytm索赔1.7亿用户在短短几个月后,“Bhaskar Chakravorti说,高级国际商业和金融学院副院长。 “印度是一个国家的有趣的例子与移动互联网的差距越来越大。中国一直在增加更多的手机用户和移动互联网用户更少,”他说。 只有17%的印度人拥有智能手机在2016年年初,Chakravorti说。 “印度已经做了大量工作增加更多的手机用户,但国家逐步减少其宽带,这提出了一个挑战。它不是一个问题的可用性是一个幅员辽阔的国家,世界上最充满活力的电信市场。但负担能力仍是一个问题,”他说。 研究还指出M - Pesa等服务的普及,根植于旧技术,而是展示印度的增长潜力通过数据功能的移动解决方案以及整个非洲。
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