October 1, 2003

Ringtone Search on Rediff

Rediff, an Indian online provider of news, information, communication, entertainment and shopping services, has announced the national launch of «Rediff Mobile Search» on Tuesday, the first keyword-based search for ringtones on the SMS-based mobile platform, reports The Financial Express.

The service will enable more than 17 million cellular subscribers across the country to search for ringtones sing a SMS mobile code — 7333.

According to IDC, the ringtone market is estimated to increase from $17 million in 2002 to $400 million by 2005.

Cellular subscribers in India account for nearly 100,000 downloads a day and the market is expanding at a rate of one million subscribers a month."

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