Chinese vendors Huawei and ZTE, along with
Micromax, control nearly 81% of India’s data
card, or USB dongle, market, according
6Wresearch.
The market, which was previously commanded
by the CDMA segment is now witnessing a
strong shift towards GSM based Data Cards,
the market research said in a report.
Huawei led the overall market, with ZTE and
Micromax following. About 69% of the cards
were based on GSM technology.
In number of cards sold, the total market
shrank by 16% in the first half of 2014
compared to the second half of 2013.
India Data Card market registered an annual
shipments of 6.72 million units for the year
ending June 2014. 4G Data Cards recorded a
stunning growth of 281% in H2 over H1
2014.
Dongles with speed of 7.2 MBPS captured
around 43% of the total market share.
India Data Card market witnessed an increase
in demand for HSDPA 14.4, HSDPA 21.6 and
LTE based Data Cards. Further, 4G enabled
Data Cards registered 7% share of the market.
“However, these Data Cards exhibited an
amazing growth of 281% in H2 over H1 2014.
Further, 4G enabled Data Cards are further
likely to witness significant growth over the
coming quarters as a result of increasing
demand for high-speed internet.”
The manufacturers have been concentrating in
the open Data Card market to provide more
feasible options for the Indian consumers.
Rise in the adoption of internet-enabled
devices like tablets, smart TV’s and laptops
among the Indian customers is likely to boost
the demand for WI-FI based Data Cards in the
market. Recently, HUAWEI has launched seven
new Wi-Fi data cards in the Indian market.
“Increasing demand for social media,
internet, gaming, mobile banking and other
data centric services acts as some of the
major growth drivers for the India Data Card
market. Additionally, government initiatives in
mobile broadband penetration, customer
awareness and low cost data plans would
further assist the growth of India Data Card
Market,” the agency added. http://rtn.asia/p-d/8314/huawei-zte-dominate-indias-data-card-market-gsm-rising-research
Micromax, control nearly 81% of India’s data
card, or USB dongle, market, according
6Wresearch.
The market, which was previously commanded
by the CDMA segment is now witnessing a
strong shift towards GSM based Data Cards,
the market research said in a report.
Huawei led the overall market, with ZTE and
Micromax following. About 69% of the cards
were based on GSM technology.
In number of cards sold, the total market
shrank by 16% in the first half of 2014
compared to the second half of 2013.
India Data Card market registered an annual
shipments of 6.72 million units for the year
ending June 2014. 4G Data Cards recorded a
stunning growth of 281% in H2 over H1
2014.
Dongles with speed of 7.2 MBPS captured
around 43% of the total market share.
India Data Card market witnessed an increase
in demand for HSDPA 14.4, HSDPA 21.6 and
LTE based Data Cards. Further, 4G enabled
Data Cards registered 7% share of the market.
“However, these Data Cards exhibited an
amazing growth of 281% in H2 over H1 2014.
Further, 4G enabled Data Cards are further
likely to witness significant growth over the
coming quarters as a result of increasing
demand for high-speed internet.”
The manufacturers have been concentrating in
the open Data Card market to provide more
feasible options for the Indian consumers.
Rise in the adoption of internet-enabled
devices like tablets, smart TV’s and laptops
among the Indian customers is likely to boost
the demand for WI-FI based Data Cards in the
market. Recently, HUAWEI has launched seven
new Wi-Fi data cards in the Indian market.
“Increasing demand for social media,
internet, gaming, mobile banking and other
data centric services acts as some of the
major growth drivers for the India Data Card
market. Additionally, government initiatives in
mobile broadband penetration, customer
awareness and low cost data plans would
further assist the growth of India Data Card
Market,” the agency added. http://rtn.asia/p-d/8314/huawei-zte-dominate-indias-data-card-market-gsm-rising-research