The Internews report – The Promise of Ubiquity mentions – Jasmine News Service in Sri Lanka as an example of how news is being distributed through the mobile phones. In mid-2008, JNW had almost 100,000 subscribers paying 30 US cents a month to get news alerts.

ITWire reports that Reliance India and MOKO.mobi launch mobile social networking for 61.3 million Reliance mobile customers.

International Herald Tribune reported that Virgin Mobile along with Tata Teleservices Ltd. launched new services for mobile phone owners targeting Indian youth in March 2008. The services included music, entertainment and news on India’s film industry, sports and stock markets.

The Danish government has funded the development and launch of an Internet and mobile game on “climate change” for school children in India.

D. Shivkumar, VP and MD Nokia India says –

India is Nokia’s no. 2 country.

The current mobile penetration in the Indian market is 30%.

Youth is a very important market segment for cell phone brands.