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RTC buses go off roads in Telangana, Andhra

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Hyderabad: Public transport services in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh remained paralysed on Wednesday as over one lakh emoloyees went on a strike, forcing about 20,000 state-owned buses off the roads in the two states.

All long-distance buses and city services came to a grinding halt across the two states, causing severe inconvenience to passengers.

In Andhra Pradesh, a total of 10,576 Andhra Pradesh Transport Corporation Service (APSRTC) buses went off the roads while in Telangana 9,370 buses were confined to depots.

Students, office goers, holidayers and pilgrims in Tirupati were hit hard by the strike.

The employees went on strike from midnight, demanding 43 pay revision at par with the other government employees in the two states.

The APSRTC management has turned down the demand citing poor financial condition of the organisation and also the bifurcation process which is under process.

The management is trying to use the services of contract employees to operate some services. This led to a clash between striking employees and the contract workers in some parts of Telangana.

Mahatma Gandhi Bus Station (MGBS) in Hyderabad, from where thousands of buses are operated everyday to Telangana and Andhra Pradesh and other neighbouring states, wore a deserted look.

Hundreds of commuters were stranded at the MGBS, Jubliee Bus Station in Secunderabad and bus stations in Visakhapatnam, Vijayawada, Tirupati and other places.

As many as 3,500 buses went off the roads in Greater Hyderabad.

APSRTC managing director N. Sambasiva Rao said the demand for hike in wages can be met only by increasing the bus fares by 15 to 20 percent.

He also said it was not possible to meet the demand at this stage as the APSRTC is to be bifurcated into two units for the two states from May 14.

Telangana’s Transport Minister Mahender Reddy has appealed to the employees to call off their strike in view of the hardships caused to people, adding that the RTC was making efforts to operate partial services.

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Casino Days Reveal Internal Data on Most Popular Smartphones

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International online casino Casino Days has published a report sharing their internal data on what types and brands of devices are used to play on the platform by users from the South Asian region.

Such aggregate data analyses allow the operator to optimise their website for the brands and models of devices people are actually using.

The insights gained through the research also help Casino Days tailor their services based on the better understanding of their clients and their needs.

Desktops and Tablets Lose the Battle vs Mobile

The primary data samples analysed by Casino Days reveal that mobile connections dominate the market in South Asia and are responsible for a whopping 96.6% of gaming sessions, while computers and tablets have negligible shares of 2.9% and 0.5% respectively.

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The authors of the study point out that historically, playing online casino was exclusively done on computers, and attribute thе major shift to mobile that has unfolded over time to the wide spread of cheaper smartphones and mobile data plans in South Asia.

“Some of the reasons behind this massive difference in device type are affordability, technical advantages, as well as cheaper and more obtainable internet plans for mobiles than those for computers,” the researchers comment.

Xiaomi and Vivo Outperform Samsung, Apple Way Down in Rankings

Chinese brands Xiaomi and Vivo were used by 21.9% and 20.79% of Casino Days players from South Asia respectively, and together with the positioned in third place with a 18.1% share South Korean brand Samsung dominate the market among real money gamers in the region.

 

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Cupertino, California-based Apple is way down in seventh with a user share of just 2.29%, overshadowed by Chinese brands Realme (11.43%), OPPO (11.23%), and OnePlus (4.07%).

Huawei is at the very bottom of the chart with a tiny share just below the single percent mark, trailing behind mobile devices by Motorola, Google, and Infinix.

The data on actual phone usage provided by Casino Days, even though limited to the gaming parts of the population of South Asia, paints a different picture from global statistics on smartphone shipments by vendors.

Apple and Samsung have been sharing the worldwide lead for over a decade, while current regional leader Xiaomi secured their third position globally just a couple of years ago.

Striking Android Dominance among South Asian Real Money Gaming Communities

The shifted market share patterns of the world’s top smartphone brands in South Asia observed by the Casino Days research paper reveal a striking dominance of Android devices at the expense of iOS-powered phones.

On the global level, Android enjoys a comfortable lead with a sizable 68.79% share which grows to nearly 79% when we look at the whole continent of Asia. The data on South Asian real money gaming communities suggests that Android’s dominance grows even higher and is north of the 90% mark.

Among the major factors behind these figures, the authors of the study point to the relative affordability of and greater availability of Android devices in the region, especially when manufactured locally in countries like India and Vietnam.

“And, with influencers and tech reviews putting emphasis on Android devices, the choice of mobile phone brand and OS becomes easy; Android has a much wider range of products and caters to the Asian online casino market in ways that Apple can’t due to technical limitations,” the researchers add.

The far better integration achieved by Google Pay compared to its counterpart Apple Pay has also played a crucial role in shaping the existing smartphone market trends.

 

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