India Tablet PC Market Set To Cross USD 2 Billion Revenues By 2013
Increasing usage and preference for tablets in education sector, private enterprises and growing demand from the smartphone and laptop users would drive the market for tablet PC over the coming years
India is one of the fastest developing economies. As a result of rapidly improving technology, booming service industry and need for easy & fast networking, the demand for lightweight computing is increasing.
According to a recently published report by TechSci Research ‘India Tablet PC Market Forecast and Opportunities, 2018’, the market for tablet PCs across the service industry and also among small and medium businesses is set to rise radically. Majority of the Fortune 500 companies are also using tablets for their routine work.
In addition, the report mentions that the acceptance and usage of tablet PCs in various sectors will contribute to the market growth and it is expected that India Tablet PC market will cross USD 2 Billion revenues by the end of 2013.
With the launch of the first Tablet PC (iPAD) at commercial level by Apple Inc in 2010, the company set a benchmark in the computing industry. Tablet PCs have gained widespread acceptability quickly across the world.
Samsung was the first to introduce tablet PCs in India targeting the younger generation of mobile phone/ smartphone users but now tablet PCs have gained huge market in industries such as IT, education, retail, food services etc. The Tablet PCs are serving as a hybrid device of smartphones and laptops/ notebooks, serving both purposes of easy communication and computing.
‘India Tablet PC Market Forecast & Opportunities, 2018’ report mentions that the growth of Tablet PCs is closing the gap between smartphones and computers and is encouraging its usage across the service industry.
In addition, the Government of India is also pushing tablet market by taking various initiatives, especially in education sector by launching tablets such as Sakshat, Aakash etc. The government aims to improve the usage of tablets in the education sector by eventually distributing tablets to over 220 Million students across the country.
“The increasing applications market, growing mobile penetration, increased proliferation of Wi-Fi and development of mobile broadband networks such as 3G & 4G have made Tablet PCs most suitable contender for communication, computing, entertainment and internet access. The rapid expansion of India Tablet PC market is also attracting the entry of new players in the market. The stiff competition in the market is likely to reduce the Table PC prices in the near future,” said Mr. Karan Chechi, Research Director with TechSci Research, a research based global management consulting firm.
“India Tablet PC Market Forecast and Opportunities, 2018” has analyzed the potential of the tablet PC market in India and provides statistics and information on market sizes, shares and trends. The report will suffice in providing the intending clients with cutting-edge market intelligence and help them in taking sound investment decisions. Besides, the report also identifies and analyses the emerging trends along with essential drivers and key challenges faced by the industry.