The Indian PC market grew 24 per cent over the third quarter figures of 2005 to exceed the 1.4 million shipment mark
In spite of being attacked from all corners, a faltering supply chain and negative sentiments soaring high among the local consumers, top Chinese smartphone brands gained market share during the most critical phase - the April-June quarter of this year.
The personal computer market grew 30 per cent to cross the 4.6 million units in 2005-06, according to IDC's India quarterly PC market tracker.
The business process outsourcing segment was expected to register an annual growth of about 60 per cent for the next three years.
The Indian PC market crossed yet another milestone, with sales touching 10.5 lakh units in the April-June quarter.
The Indian PC market grew by an impressive 32 per cent in the first half of fiscal 2004-05 as compared to 18 per cent during the corresponding period last year with HP topping the list with 15 per cent market share, according to IT research firm IDC
The security software market in India is likely to grow to Rs 481 crore (Rs 4.81 billion) by 2008 from Rs 105 crore (Rs 1.05 billion) in 2003, higher than the industry growth rate of 36 per cent, according to IDC India.
India's personal computer market grew 24 per cent in the July-September quarter touching 700,000 units over the same quarter a year ago with HP replacing HCL in the overall desktop market to achieve a 10 per cent market share.
India's personal computer market, in the second quarter (April-June, 2003), grew by 11.8 per cent on a year-on-year basis with HCL regaining the top spot in the commercial desktop space with 36,075 units and a marketshare of 9.6 per cent.
Without Google's Android operating system, Huawei may have to put off new launches.
After the successful debut of its affordable Android One devices, tech giant Google is all set to launch its premium Nexus 6 smartphone and Nexus 9 tablet in India in next few weeks.
According to analysts, most of the growth in the smartphone space will come from existing users, who will be lured to upgrade their handsets as new features and technologies turn existing features redundant, says Arnab Dutta.
Once the darling of consumers, the April-June sales figure for Apple is a historic low. This has coincided with Chinese player OnePlus taking top spot in premium smartphones with a share of 40 per cent and Samsung slipping to second position at 34 per cent in April-June.
The company claims it is selling as many tablets internationally as it is retailing in India.
Xiaomi is the third largest smartphone brand in the top 30 cities in India.
The government's stated vision is that it wants to make India a manufacturing hub and that is where such a rush or confusing policies don't help, reports Shubhomoy Sikdar.
The revival of feature phones in India is driven by low-cost access to the internet, but the 'dumb phones' are learning to get smart and create a niche, says Veer Arjun Singh.
Among the top five vendors, Micromax (18 per cent) and Lava (54 per cent) were the only ones to have outstripped the market growth.
The Chinese phone maker has ensured its two brands - Lenovo and Motorola - do not cannibalise into each other's share.
It is expected growth will primarily be driven by continued demand from the US, a revival in the European market, especially continental Europe, and increased momentum in the adoption of new technologies.
Google had indicated that many more firsts could come from India in the days to come.
Bureau has registered just one product so far despite 1,500 applications.
Indians may adopt wait-and-watch policy in first year.
Estimates suggest subsidy outgo on these proposals would be at least Rs 1,000 crore
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