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Mobile Internet will make up 25 percent of China’s mobile...

Mobile Internet will make up 25 percent of China’s mobile revenue this year, up from less than 23 percent last year, ABI Research said Thursday. Mobile Internet will represent 19 percent of India’s service revenue in 2012, it said. The…

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increases do show more demand for mobile data in the Asia-Pacific regions, but they're small compared to Japan’s 40 percent and Hong Kong’s 44 percent, the research firm said. “It’s in carriers’ interests to become part of the Internet value chain from early on,” said senior analyst Aapo Markkanen. “Strategic choices, such as those seen in Indonesia, can give operators a more integral role in defining the customer experience in a time when the local digital landscape is still being shaped up. Moreover, such moves also allow them to gain valuable mindshare among local content providers and app developers.” An example of this is Telkom offering music streaming services in Indonesia, ABI said.