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Telecom
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Indian cellcos told to re-verify all customers

The Indian government has instructed the nation’s mobile operators to re-verify all their mobile subscribers with a system that uses biometric authentication by next February. All existing subscribers will need to be re-verified using the Aadhaar-based…

Mobile Banking
Research
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Mobile banking to have nearly 3b users by 2021

Juniper Research predicts that by 2021, nearly 3 billion users will be using retail banking services on smartphones, tablets, PCs and smartwatches, up 53% from 2017. The new research titled “Retail Banking: Digital Transformation & Disruptor Opportunities…

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Research
2 min read

83% of smartphone users in India shop online

Indian retail customers are taking strongly to mobile commerce, with nearly 83 percent of people owning a smartphone saying that they shop online on their mobile phones, new study reveals. As expected, customers in the younger age group – 25-34 years old –…

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Telecom
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India to have nearly 1b mobile subs by 2020

India has become the second-largest mobile market in the world, and is on track to reach nearly 1 billion unique subscribers by 2020, according to the GSMA. A new report from GSMA Intelligence indicates that by the end of June 2016, 616 million unique users…

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Research
2 min read

APAC consumers shop more on mobile

Mobile users in APAC purchase more frequently from their devices, but are less satisfied than their counterparts elsewhere, according to a new survey. The in-depth survey of mobile users from around the world was conducted by the Interactive Advertising…

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Telecom
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Thailand’s big three cellcos oppose tariff caps

Thailand’s three largest mobile operators – AIS, Dtac and True Move – have united to oppose current regulations capping tariffs for 3G and 4G services. The operators brought up their opposition a group discussion with regulator NBTC on Monday. Revising the…

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Telecom
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Chunghwa Telecom aims to add 2m 4G users in 2016

Taiwan’s Chunghwa Telecom has set a target of attracting at least 2 million new 4G users this year to help maintain its market share. The operator aims to boost its 4G subscriber base to up to 7 million in 2016. This would represent an annual growth rate of…