Jana to Launch Internet Browser With Free Data Service in India
Mobile advertising company Jana will launch tomorrow an internet browser for Android users that will enable consumers to surf the web by offsetting mobile data costs. The company plans to invest over USD 90 million in India and other emerging markets to strengthen its customer base.
"We have raised nearly USD 92 million which we will be putting into both in India and other emerging markets, but India is our largest market," Jana co-founder and CEO Nathan Eagle told Pixr8 here.
A user of the browser, mCent, would initially get a data refund of up to 10 MB per day and 70 MB per week and will also be provided with unrestricted internet access to online content.
mCent, which will compete with the likes of UC browser and Opera mini, is an ad-sponsored model through which advertisers wo...