Idea announces new prepaid plans for J&K

Idea has also introduced a plethora of new value added services for its prepaid subscribers in the state.

Idea Cellular has announced a range of new prepaid plans and value added services for the Jammu and Kashmir region. 

Launching the new initiative, Anish Roy, chief operating officer (Punjab, J&K and Himachal Pradesh), Idea Cellular, said, "We are pleased to bring these prepaid offers, they are not only good value for money options but also provide many VAS benefits to our subscribers. Apart from offering affordable call rates, they also have options of free SMS' and GPRS; thus helping us break through a large segment of users in the region". 

42% users in India access Facebook on mobile: Survey

In India, Facebook is used by 42 per cent of mobile users but only accounts for 27 per cent of all page views in the country.

Social networking is the most preferred activity of a majority of mobile users around the world who surf internet on their handsets, a survey has revealed. And, Facebook has come as a clear leader among all the social networking sites.

In India, Facebook is used by 42 per cent of mobile users but only accounts for 27 per cent of all page views in the country. Facebook is also the second most popular site visited by Opera Mini users from India according to the 'State of the Mobile Web' report conducted by Opera Software. 

Half of Internet users in India only access web via mobile

For many people around the globe mobile Internet is the only access method. This group is referred to as Mobile Only Internet Users, or MOIUs and India has emerged as having the second-largest base of these users in the world after South Africa.

Opera Software commissioned a survey in India and found that almost half (49%) of people using mobile Internet either never, or infrequently, used a desktop computer to log on.

According to the company, which owns the popular mobile browser Opera Mobile, the total number of page-views on that browser in India jumped 232% in the last 12 months.

For 41% of Indians the mobile phone is the only possible way they can surf the web and is a cheaper option that purchasing a desktop computer.

As well as the convenience of using mobile to access the Internet, it is a cheaper option for most Indians with local operators offering affordable unlimited or 2-3GB mobile Internet access, even for those on the lower end of the wage scale in the country.

Opera's survey shows that men dominate mobile Internet use in India - 95.2% versus just 5% of females. This could be explained by a lack of enthusiasm for technology among Indian women as highlighted in a survey conducted by UMR Research.