The world’s most sophisticated mobile carriers are increasingly gaining influence in high growth emerging markets by sharing the secrets of their successes in mobile internet services, rather than by direct acquisition. Korea’s SKT has pursued this strategy in order to punch above its weight in China and other parts of Asia, and Japan’s Softbank is adopting a similar approach. It has formed a 50:50 joint venture with Bharti Enterprises, the parent of India’s largest cellco Bharti Airtel, to develop mobile internet services in the huge market. Mobile web opportunities in India are vast. As well as a cellphone base of 865.7m, the shortage of telephone lines and other infrastructure means that the handset will be, for many, their first and…