Bytemobile, Inc., the global leader in mobile internet solutions for network operators, today announced the appointments of Aman Khupsare as sales manager and Amaresh Sawant as sales engineer of the company’s new team in India. Based in Mumbai, Khupsare and Sawant are responsible for all new customer sales and management of existing Bytemobile accounts throughout India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.

“India and the surrounding countries constitute one of the world’s fastest growing regions for the adoption and usage of mobile data,” said John Cole, Bytemobile vice president and general manager, Asia Pacific. “Our mission is to enable network operators throughout the region to deliver a rich, fast, safe open internet experience to their subscribers on any mobile device, from mass-market handsets to laptops. With solid track records in the Indian computer and telecommunications segments, Aman Khupsare and Amaresh Sawant will focus our sales and account management efforts with a local presence.”

According to industry sources, India currently has approximately 290 million mobile phones in service, representing 26% market penetration. Approximately six million new devices are being added each month, and penetration is expected to reach 500 million by 2010.

Bytemobile provides wireless network operators with a seamlessly integrated suite of products for delivery of optimized data, web and multimedia services, with mobile advertising and parental controls, to consumers on all mobile devices. Deployed in the central data path of the operator’s network, these products are designed to ensure a compelling user experience on the world’s leading mobile browsers for both clientless and client-server applications. As a core technology, Bytemobile’s dynamic optimization reduces data volumes to increase network efficiency and capacity and accelerate handset and laptop traffic.

Today, Bytemobile’s network installations span 96 operators in 53 countries, serving more than one billion subscribers, and 12 of the world’s 15 largest tier-one operators. Bytemobile estimates that total data traffic on its customers’ networks is growing at a rate of 10-15% per month.

Source: PTInews