31.10.2012, 15:43 10147

Mobile applications become popular in Kazakhstan

"Our developers do not have a large selection of applications in such global stores as iStore and Google play as well as local mobile service providers for the time being. Leadership, of course, belongs to foreign content producers. However, applications developed in Kazakhstan increasingly go global," Vitaly Krassilnikov, Acting Head of KaR-Tel VAS and Product Development said.

Almaty. October 31. Kazakhstan Today - Mobile applications are becoming popular in Kazakhstan. Market participants have not yet estimated the volume of mobile application market. According to them, it is too narrow and there are no more than 10 companies working in this field.

"Our developers do not have a large selection of applications in such global stores as iStore and Google play as well as local mobile service providers for the time being. Leadership, of course, belongs to foreign content producers. However, applications developed in Kazakhstan increasingly go global," Caspionet quotes Vitaly Krassilnikov, Acting Head of KaR-Tel VAS and Product Development.

Statistics shows that most users download various applications to maximize their user experience on the Internet. This includes browsers, different download managers, mobile versions of the most popular social networking sites, and applications that allow for managing websites remotely. Besides, there are also instant messengers such as skype, mail.ru agent, and ICQ. ICQ and mail.ru agent are especially popular among people in Kazakhstan because they allow for saving money on text messages.

"About 30% of downloaded apps pertain to the entertainment content such as games. Another 30% are mobile themes and pictures for mobile phones and only 20% of applications are utility software for global stores. Kazakh developers are considered strong when it comes to applications on the interaction with the banks to obtain latest information," Vitaly Krassilnikov said.

Multimedia services are popular as well. This includes application software for playing audio and video, reading a variety of formats, and applications that make it easy to publish any information on the web. This set of applications allows one to make all the work related to the Internet more convenient.

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