According to India’s telecom regulator, TRAI, India has around 500 million active mobile users. A new study by Opera Software released recently found that 49% of Indians are Mobile Only Internet Users (see this infographic for details on their useage).

The Mobile Premier Awards (MPA) 2010 are due to take place in February as part of the Mobile World Conference in Barcelona.  These awards offer recognition for Mobile Startup Innovation, and provide an possible opportunity to pitch in front of investors, bloggers and press, media companies and peers. 

MPAs are being offered in the following areas

In the past couple of days, I have had the great pleasure of having post-N2Y4 conversations with John Zoltner (a project representative from DatAgro) and Emily Jacobi (a project representative from Digital Democracy's Handheld Human Rights).

Mobile Active wants you to know that there are two Mobile Tech 4 Social Change events on the horizon. 'Tis the season for tech-for-good events, what with N2Y4 right behind us (have you checked out the wrap-up here?) and Personal Democracy Forum (find discounts for the NetSquared community here) on the horizon.

You'll find the events in: