NEW DELHI: Internet provider DataWind Inc. (owned by a Canada-based Indian) holds 68.5 per cent market share in the below-Rs 5000 tablet category -- the largest growing segment for Q2, 2017 constituting 39 per cent.

A report by CyberMedia Research shows DataWind, for the seventh successive quarter, continues to retain the top slot with 26.7 per cent market share in 2Q CY 2017, followed by iBall and Samsung at 15.8 per cent and 14.3 per cent, respectively.

Devices bundled with free internet browsing, local manufacturing, patented technology and strong and committed team were the key factors which worked for DataWind.

DataWind founder-president and CEO Suneet Singh Tuli said, “Our focus is to enable Indians with their first computer at an affordable price."

Tuli added “In fiscal 2018, we foresee introduction of exciting data plans. We are focused on driving the cost downward to a level where access to technology becomes ‘universally affordable’."