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{{Infobox company
| name = OnMobile Global Limited
| logo = OnMobile-Logo.svg
| type = [[Public company|Public]]
| traded_as = {{unbulleted list|{{NSE|ONMOBILE}}|{{BSE|532944}}}}
| genre =
| predecessor =
| foundation = [[California]], [[United States|U.S.]] ({{Start date|df=yes|2000|9}})
| location_city = [[Bangalore]]<ref name="annual_report">{{cite web|url=http://www.onmobile.com/sites/default/files/FY%202016%20Annual%20Report.pdf|format=PDF|title=OnMobile Global Limited, Annual Report 2013|publisher=OnMobile|accessdate=2016-08-31}}</ref>
| location_country = [[India]]
| locations =
| area_served = Worldwide
| key_people = {{unbulleted list|Krish Seshadri ([[CEO]])<ref name="Krish">{{cite web|url=https://www.onmobile.com/home/media/onmobile-global-appoints-krish-seshadri-as-ceo|title=OnMobile Global appoints Krish Seshadri as CEO|date=3 August 2020}}</ref>}}François-Charles ([[Executive Chairman]])<ref name="François">{{cite web|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/new-corporate-structure-in-onmobile-117022300900_1.html|title=New corporate structure in OnMobile|author=PTI|newspaper=[[Business Standard]]|date=23 February 2017}}</ref>
| industry = [[Telecommunications]]
| products =
| services = [[Value-added services]]
| revenue = {{profit}} {{INRconvert|589|c}} ([[Financial year|FY]] 2019-20)<ref name="fy2020" />
| operating_income =
| net_income = {{profit}} {{INRconvert|42|c}} (FY 2019-20)<ref name="fy2020">{{cite news |title=Statement of audited consolidated results for the quarter and year ended March 31, 2020 |url=https://www.onmobile.com/sites/default/files/Q4%20FY2020%20Consolidated%20Financial%20Results.pdf |access-date=19 May 2021 |work=onmobile.com}}</ref>
| assets =
| equity =
| owner =
| num_employees = 1068<ref name="annual_report" />
| parent =
| divisions =
| subsid =
| homepage = {{URL|http://www.onmobile.com}}
| footnotes =
}}

'''OnMobile''' is an Indian telecommunications company, headquartered in [[Bangalore]]. It offers products such as [[Video]]s, Tones, [[Mobile game|Games]] & Contests. Based on current deployments, OnMobile has over 100 million active subscribers and an addressable base of more than 1.68 billion mobile users across several geographies.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theweek.in/wire-updates/business/2019/11/01/pwr2-onmobile.html|title=OnMobile Reports Second Quarter Fiscal 2020 Results|website=The Week|language=en|access-date=2019-11-19}}</ref>

==History==
Founded in 2000, OnMobile is headquartered in [[Bangalore]], [[India]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.onmobile.com/contact_us.html|title=OnMobile Global Limited, Contact Us|publisher=OnMobile|accessdate=2012-07-13}}</ref> and serves 99 customers across the globe.<ref>{{Cite web|title=OnMobile Annual Report 2019|url=https://www.onmobile.com/sites/default/files/FY-2019-Annual-Report.pdf|last=|first=|date=|website=|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}}</ref> OnMobile also has offices in [[Mumbai]], [[Delhi]], [[Bangladesh]], [[Spain]], [[Dubai]], [[Nairobi]], [[Sweden]], and [[South Africa]].

Originally incorporated in [[California]] under the name Onscan Technologies India Private Limited as a spin-off from [[Infosys]], the company relocated to India.<ref name="india_today">{{cite web|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=21216&sectionid=34&Itemid=1&issueid=96|title=The right connection|last=Sen|first=Swagata|date=2008-11-28|publisher=[[India Today]]|accessdate=2009-03-10}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2006/10/07/stories/2006100703520400.htm|title=Infosys spin-off OnMobile gets $28-m funding |date=2006-10-06|publisher=[[The Hindu Business Line]]|accessdate=2009-03-10}}</ref><ref name="CRISIL">{{cite web|url=http://www.crisil.com/research/CRISIL-Research_ipo-grading-rat_OnMobile-Global.pdf|title=Grading Rationale for CRISIL IPO Grading, OnMobile Global Limited|publisher=[[CRISIL]]|accessdate=2009-04-19}}</ref> The company changed its name to OnMobile Asia Pacific Private Limited in April 2001 and finally to its current name in August 2007.<ref name="CRISIL" /> OnMobile became the first Indian telecom VAS company to go public when it was listed on the [[Bombay Stock Exchange]] and the [[National Stock Exchange of India]] on 19 February 2008.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.livemint.com/2008/02/20010213/OnMobile-Global-lists-at-19-p.html|title=OnMobile Global lists at 19% premium|last=Jagadeesh|first=Namitha|date=2009-02-20|publisher=[[livemint.com]]|accessdate=2009-03-06}}</ref>

On 23 February 2017, François-Charles Sirois was appointed as the new Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.<ref>[http://www.bseindia.com/xml-data/corpfiling/AttachHis/D2CC7A61_4903_431D_BFD2_6C6E618BE3D8_155554.pdf]</ref><ref>{{cite press release|date=23 Feb 2017 |title=OnMobile implements a new corporate structure to enhance growth in key markets | url=http://www.onmobile.com/home/media/onmobile-implements-a-new-corporate-structure|access-date=2017-02-23}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.blogarama.com/journalism-blogs/1278566-pocket-news-alert-blog/19446319-onmobile-implements-new-corporate-structure-enhance-growth-key-markets|title=OnMobile implements a new corporate structure to enhance growth in key markets|website=www.blogarama.com|language=en|access-date=2017-11-17}}</ref> He resigned as CEO on 2 August 2020<ref>{{Cite web|title=Resignation of Mr. François-Charles Sirois from the position|url=https://www1.nseindia.com/corporate/ONMOBILE_31072020174947_IntimationtoStockExchangesJuly312020Final.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=nseindia}}</ref> while continuing to hold his position as Executive Chairman, and Krish Seshadri was appointed as the new Chief Executive Officer on 3 August 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|title=OnMobile Global appoints Krish Seshadri as CEO|url=https://www.onmobile.com/home/media/onmobile-global-appoints-krish-seshadri-as-ceo|access-date=2020-08-11|website=www.onmobile.com|language=en}}</ref>

== Acquisitions ==
As of 2020, OnMobile acquired six companies in order to expand their product line.

=== ITFinity ===

In December 2006, OnMobile announced that it was acquiring ITFinity, a mobile software company, for $10–20 million.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/News/News_By_Industry/Infotech/Software/OnMobile_snaps_up_ITFinity/articleshow/955981.cms|title=OnMobile snaps up ITFinity|last=Sriram|first=R|date=2008-12-28|publisher=The Economic Times|accessdate=2009-03-06}}</ref>

===Telisma===
OnMobile paid [[Euro|€]]12 Million for acquiring French [[speech recognition]] company Telisma S.A.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.medianama.com/2008/07/223-q1-09-results-onmobile-paid-over-18-million-for-telisma-20-million-revenues-36-million-profit-nepal-operator-rbt/ |title=OnMobile Paid Over $18 Million For Telisma; $20 Million Revenues, $3.6 Million Profit; Nepal Operator RBT |last=Pahwa|first=Nikhil|publisher=MediaNama.com|date=2008-07-31 |accessdate=2009-07-31}}</ref> Telisma has a speech recognition technology available in 10 Indian languages - [[Hindi]], [[Bengali language|Bengali]], [[Tamil language|Tamil]], [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]], [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]], [[Kannada language|Kannada]], [[Telugu language|Telugu]], [[Malayalam language|Malayalam]], [[Marathi language|Marathi]], and [[English language|English]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.contentsutra.com/entry/419-onmobile-acquries-frances-telisma-sa/|title=OnMobile Acquires France’s Telisma S.A.|last=Shah|first=Cerius|date=2008-05-18|publisher=ContentSutra|accessdate=2009-03-06}}</ref> Previously, OnMobile had used speech recognition from [[Nuance Communications]] that supported 15 different languages.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.webindia123.com/news/Articles/India/20080330/920957.html|title=OnMobile completes deployment of Nuance speech solutions|publisher=WebIndia123.com|date=2008-03-30|accessdate=2009-03-06}}</ref>

===Dilithium Networks===
In October 2010, OnMobile purchased Dilithium Networks, a developer of 3G video technology, for an undisclosed amount.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/blnus/15051806.htm|title=OnMobile buys Dilithium Networks’ 3G video tech|date=2010-10-05|publisher=[[The Hindu Business Line]]|accessdate=2010-11-26}}</ref>

=== Livewire Mobile ===
In June 2013, OnMobile acquired Livewire Mobile, a ringtone, ringback tone, an infotainment company, for $17.8 million.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/OnMobile-to-buy-Livewire-Mobile-for-17-8-million/articleshow/20431532.cms|title=OnMobile to buy Livewire Mobile for $17.8 million|last=Phadnis|first=Shilpa|date=2013-06-04|publisher=[[Times of India]]|accessdate=2013-07-01}}</ref>

=== Appland AB ===
In October 2018, OnMobile Global Limited acquired [[Appland|Appland AB]], one of the world’s games and kids App Clubs subscription services.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/small-biz/startups/newsbuzz/onmobile-to-acquire-sweden-based-appland/articleshow/66183573.cms|title=OnMobile to acquire Sweden-based Appland|date=2018-10-12|work=The Economic Times|access-date=2019-02-14}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.prweb.com/releases/appland_ab_acquired_by_onmobile_global_limited/prweb15836041.htm|title=Appland AB Acquired by OnMobile Global Limited|website=PRWeb|access-date=2019-02-14}}</ref>

=== rob0 Inc. ===
In May 2020, OnMobile Global Limited acquired a 25% equity stake in AI-powered visual retention leader rob0.<ref>{{Cite web|title=OnMobile Acquires a 25% Equity Stake in AI-Powered Visual Retention Leader ROB0|url=https://www.onmobile.com/home/media/onmobile-acquires-a-25percentage-equity-stake-in-ai-powered-visual-retention-leader-rob0|access-date=2020-08-25|website=www.onmobile.com|language=en}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:Telecommunications companies of India]]
[[Category:Companies based in Bangalore]]
[[Category:Telecommunications companies established in 2000]]
[[Category:Indian brands]]
[[Category:2000 establishments in California]]
[[Category:Companies listed on the National Stock Exchange of India]]
[[Category:Companies listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange]]

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