India to be among top three mobile-net nations: Google

Silicon India
Bangalore: According to the internet search giant Google, India is likely to be among the top three markets with highest number of mobile internet users in less than two years.

"Factors like affordable smartphones, cheaper telecom data plans and customized applications have doubled India's mobile internet users, reaching to two crore over the past year," informed Vinay Goel, Country Head, Products, Google India.


"When I came to India two years back, I thought none of the applications Google has invested in will work in the country. With the launch of 3G services enabling better bandwidth, India could be among the top three countries with maximum mobile Web users by end of next year, ahead of U.S. and Japan," said Goel.

Currently India is among the top 10 markets in the world behind countries like China, U.S., Japan, Germany, U.K. and France. The company is entering the spheres of web based applications like voice search, maps and social networking, as Google owned Orkut has a strong presence in India