CHENNAI: Launched with much fanfare more than 18 months ago, 3G services have so far seen a subdued response in the country. A report by Wireless Intelligence, a mobile industry tracking analyst, only confirms the trend. India's 3G/WCDMA connections topped 33 million in the first quarter of 2012, less than 4% of the total telecom subscriber base of around 920 million, the report said.
(India ranked eighth globally…)
According to venture firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers (KPCB) Internet Trends Report 2012, while India ranked eighth globally in terms of absolute number of 3G subscribers, its 3G penetration rate of 4% was worst on a list of to 30 countries in terms of users. Other emerging economies like Brazil and China had a better 3G subscriber base as well as penetration than India. Similar fast-growing economies like Indonesia (11%), South Africa (21%) and Philippines (11%) had better penetration rates too. The data was compiled at the end of the fourth quarter of 2011. Read more
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