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Mobile Users To Grow To 990 Million In India By 2020

Mobile Users To Grow To 990 Million In India By 2020
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A man uses a mobile phone as he reclines in Mumbai, India, on Monday, Oct. 19, 2015. Telecom operators were allowed to trade wireless airwaves with rivals in September by the government if they were acquired through an auction since 2010 or the holder paid market value initially. Photographer: Dhiraj Singh/Bloomberg via Getty Images

NEW DELHI -- American multinational technology company that designs, manufactures and sells networking equipment Cisco systems in a report has projected the rise in the number of mobile users to 990.2 million, covering about 71 percent of the country's population by 2020.

"With the ever-increasing billions of people and things that are being connected, mobility is the predominant medium that's enabling today's global digitisation transformation," Cisco vice president service provider marketing Doug Webster said.

Webster further said that 3G connections are forecasted to be 52.6 percent of the total mobile connections by 2020.

With higher adoption in rural India, the number of mobile internet users in the country is expected to rise significantly in the country.

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Indian artist Hema Upadhyay poses next to her 'Think Left, Think Right, Think Low, Think Tight' installation at the Paris's Pompidou Centre on May 23, 2011 during an exhibition entitled 'Paris, Delhi, Bombay...' and devoted to the Indian art today. The event runs from May 25 to September 19, 2011. AFP PHOTO / PEIRRE VERDY (Photo credit should read PIERRE VERDY/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:PIERRE VERDY via Getty Images)
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Indian artist Hema Upadhyay looks at her 'Think Left, Think Right, Think Low, Think Tight' installation at the Paris's Pompidou Centre on May 23, 2011 during an exhibition entitled 'Paris, Delhi, Bombay...' and devoted to the Indian art today. The event runs from May 25 to September 19, 2011. AFP PHOTO / PEIRRE VERDY (Photo credit should read PIERRE VERDY/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:PIERRE VERDY via Getty Images)
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MUMBAI, INDIA - FEBRUARY 7: People watch art installation of Artist Hema Upadhyay at Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus railway station during the Hindustan Times Kala Ghoda Arts Festival on Day 1, on February 7, 2015 in Mumbai, India. The Hindustan Times Kala Ghoda Arts Festival (KGAF) is one of the most popular cultural fests in Mumbai that draws art lovers from all over the city. Apart from the various art and music attractions at this year's event, a highlight will also be the smoke-free venue. It's an initiative taken by Fortis Healthcare, the official healthcare partner of KGAF 2015. (Photo by Pratham Gokhale/Hindustan Times via Getty Images) (credit:Hindustan Times via Getty Images)
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