American consumers may be more demanding than those in the emerging markets that Mozilla is targeting, but the wireless infrastructure in South Asia and Africa is nowhere near as robust as it is in the Western world.

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Kumar agrees that India is nowhere near closing the distance with Beijing but adds that New Delhi should be cautious about its foray in Africa.

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