Date: 29/6/2010
Lemon Mobiles previews “Lemon Twist”
First Indian Handset Company to foray into M -Commerce Plans to launch an
online application store
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Lemon Mobiles, the value for money
mobile brand promoted by Fastrack Communications Pvt. Ltd. previewed
“Lemon Twist”, its latest application suite with a myriad
of offerings to provide ease and convenience to the Indian
consumer. Lemon Twist will be currently available on Lemon iQ
505, an upcoming handset from the Lemon Mobile portfolio and will be
later available on all the upcoming models of Lemon Mobiles.
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Date: 24/6/2010
IMImobile M-powers Rural India with ‘Cell Shakti’
IMImobile, the global technology
partner for operators, media providers and enterprises today
announces the launch of
“Cell Shakti”, a specialized mobile VAS offering for Rural India. 70
percent of India’s population lives in the rural areas and
importantly, 64 percent of the nation’s expenditure and 56 percent
of its income comes from the villages. India’s rural tele-density
currently stands at 13 percent and is expected to grow multi-fold.
Cell Shakti helps overcome the information constraints of rural
India and strives to contribute towards empowering people with the
right tools on the mobile device thus enabling them to make informed
decisions. more... |
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Date: 23/6/2010
MTS announces a comprehensive ‘Win Win pack’ for
all telecom needs
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MTS, the mobile telephony services brand of Sistema
Shyam TeleServices Ltd, today announced a comprehensive plan called
the ‘Win Win pack ‘to suit all telecom needs. The total pack valued
at nearly Rs 530 is available for Rs 399 at a special introductory
discount of 25 per cent. The offer is valid in 11 MTS circles and is
readily available at MTS Branded stores and through distributors.
The product will be available in Andhra Pradesh very soon.
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Date: 22/6/2010
Loop Mobile launches
Reply All SMS
service with SMS GupShup
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Loop Mobile,
Mumbai’s leading mobile service operator,
and SMS GupShup, India’s largest SMS network today announced the
launch of the “Reply All
SMS” service. This will enable Loop Mobile subscribers to
simultaneously communicate with multiple people using SMS.
This takes social
networking via mobile to a new level.
Any Loop Mobile subscriber can create a Group of up-to 7 friends
including him self. This Group is assigned a dedicated shortcode by
SMS GupShup. more... |
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Date: 21/6/2010
Reliance Communication
launches India’s first “Live Chat” Customer Service Initiative
| Reliance Communications,
India’s largest and only telecom operator offering both CDMA and GSM service
across India, has announced the launch of first-of-its kind Customer Care
Initiative ‘Live Chat’. This Live Chat service will enable Reliance’s
customers with real-time query and issue handling through chat-based online
platform. In the first phase of the launch ‘Live Chat’ will be available to
Reliance’s over 1.3 million data customers across the country. Following
the implementation of the service across the data business, RCOM plans to
extend the service to other business groups.
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Date: 18/6/2010
Update with Cookie Fresh & Cookie
Plus
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LGEIL, the brand known
for its prowess in technology and design, today launched two new
mobile phones, Cookie Fresh (LG GS290) and Cookie Plus (LG
GS500v). The launch will further strengthen the brand’s hot
selling Cookie portfolio and ensure a strong foothold in the social
networking sector.
Commenting on the
launch. Mr. Sudhin Mathur, Business Head, Mobile Communications,
LGEIL, said, “In today’s fast paced digital life, staying
connected and informed through the virtual world has become a very
important aspect of the millennial youth."
more...
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Date: 16/6/2010
Sony Ericsson delivers the most entertaining smartphones
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Singapore – June
16, 2010 –
Xperia™ brings consumers the best communication and entertainment
experiences, delivered in a collection of smartphones to give
consumers choice in size and style. The Xperia™ X10, X10 mini and
X10 mini pro smartphones will all receive software upgrades during
their lifecycle to improve performance and add new communication and
entertainment experiences.
Sony Ericsson
Cedar offers consumers fast and easy browsing capabilities with
features such as 3G HSDPA and easy access to email and social
networking.
Sony Ericsson
Yendo with walkman combines music, social networking in one
colourful phone.
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Date: 11/6/2010
RIL TO USHER IN A BROADBAND REVOLUTION IN INDIA
| Reliance Industries Limited (RIL)
today announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire a
substantial stake in Infotel Broadband
Services (P) Ltd, which has emerged as a successful bidder in all
the 22 circles of the auction for Broadband Wireless Access (BWA)
Spectrum conducted by the DoT.
RIL will invest about Rs 4,800 crore by way of subscription to fresh
equity capital at par to be issued by Infotel Broadband. Post this
investment, RIL will own 95% of the
equity and Infotel Broadband will be a subsidiary of Reliance
Industries Limited. more... |
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Date: 9/6/2010
NAVTEQŽ Map of India Now Includes Lonely Planet Travel Guide™
NAVTEQ, the leading global provider of maps, traffic and
location data enabling navigation, location-based services and mobile
advertising around the world, announced today it has expanded its rich
Points of Interest (POI) content portfolio with a new product from Lonely
Planet. This content enables NAVTEQ customers to provide recommendations
about where to stay, eat or spend their time to consumers using navigation
systems that rely on the NAVTEQ map of India.
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Date: 8/6/2010
Vodafone to offer iPhone 4 to subscribers in India
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Vodafone Essar, one of India’s leading cellular
services providers, will launch iPhone 4, the thinnest smartphone in
the world with the highest resolution display ever built into a
phone, in India in the coming months. |
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Date: 6/6/2010
Mobile computing redefined: the Nokia N900 is here!
The Nokia N900 is now
available to Indian consumers
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Nokia, the world leader in mobility, today
launched the highly anticipated Nokia N900 in India. Aimed at
redefining mobile computing, the open source based Nokia N900
takes its cues from the world of desktop computing and delivers
a PC-like experience on a handset-sized device. Running on
Maemo 5 software, the Nokia N900 has evolved from Nokia’s
previous generation of Internet Tablets and broadens the choice
for technology enthusiasts who appreciate the ability to
multitask and browse the internet like they would on their
desktop computer. The Nokia N900 will be on sale from June 9,
2010 at Nokia Branded Retail outlets in all major cities across
India. more... |
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Date: 3/6/2010
MTS completes expansion in Goa, Konkan region
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MTS, the mobile telephony services brand of Sistema Shyam
Tele Services Ltd (SSTL) today completed the launch of its
services in the State of Goa and the Konkan
region of Maharashtra. MTS has now completed
its network roll out in the telecom circle of Maharashtra
and Goa, offering both voice and data services. MTS had its
high speed data service, MBlaze, operational in Goa from
January 2010.
MBlaze mobile broadband service is
already available in the cities of Panjim, across Goa,
Kolhapur, Sangli, Solapur, Pune, Nagpur, Amravati, Jalgaon,
Aurangabad, Ahmednagar and Nasik.
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IMImobile, the global technology partner
for operators, media providers and enterprises announced that the
company has got into an alliance with Indiavision TV, a leading
Malayalam news channel to provide a highly flexible and robust
platform for Idea subscribers in Kerala, to access live news
broadcast in Malayalam, on their mobile handsets. Indiavision TV
live news broadcast is first of its kind voice subscription pack,
where users can listen to live news events in Kerala and world. Idea
subscribers can listen to the live news in Malayalam on their mobile
anywhere anytime, through IVR. Aimed to facilitate Idea Cellular’s
service of catering to the infotainment needs of consumers;
IMImobile will allow users to access latest news at a press of a
button while on the move. This live news broadcast service created
by IMImobile is first of its kind innovation in the telecom VAS
space. more...
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Date: 3/6/2010
TELCORDIA LAUNCHES
DYNAMIC PRICING SOLUTION FOR INDIAN OPERATORS TO HELP INCREASE REVENUE
THROUGH NETWORK OPTIMIZATION
Telcordia, a global
leader in the development of mobile, broadband and enterprise software
and services, launched the Telcordia Dynamic Pricing solution for
operators in India. The solution will help mobile operators increase
revenue, through increased usage of excess capacity, while helping to
defer CAPEX that would otherwise be required to upgrade congested cells.
The Dynamic Pricing solution can help alter subscribers’ behavior by
shifting usage to underutilized cell areas or less congested time slots
in order to increase network usage and increase mobile network
operators’ revenue potential. By offering dynamic discounts, operators
can even turn non-customers into customers, increasing overall usage and
revenue without compromising existing margins.
more...
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Date: 2/6/2010
Loop Mobile brings back
Dus Ka Gang – new offer
for prepaid subscribers
| Loop Mobile recently
introduced Dus Ka Gang – NXT GEN plan. This plan allows its prepaid
subscribers to add upto 10 friends and enjoy unbelievable benefits.
Loop Mobile prepaid subscribers part of the Dus Ka Gang can make
calls and SMS within the group at just 10 paise per minute. The plan
does not levy any Daily Rental. Further the plan allows gang members
to surf 2GB internet for FREE in the night.
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Date: 1/6/2010
Uninor increases footprint to 900 million with
launch in 5 new circles
| Uninor today announced the
simultaneous launch of its Global GSM service in the 5 telecom
circles of Mumbai, Maharashtra and Goa, Gujarat, Kolkata and West
Bengal. With this launch, Uninor’s services are now available in 13
telecom circles in India covering the states of Uttarakhand, Uttar
Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Orissa, Tamil Nadu,
Karnataka, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Goa and Gujarat.
Today’s launch takes Uninor’s population footprint to over 900
million pan-India and also marks its debut in the high potential
metro telecom circles of the country.
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Date: 1/6/2010
Telcordia Recognized
as Fastest-Growing Real-Time Charging Vendor in Growing SDP Market
Telcordia, a global leader in the
development of mobile, broadband and enterprise software and services,
was cited as the fastest growing Real-Time Charging (RTC)
vendor in a USD$3.382 billion Service Delivery Platform (SDP) market
by leading industry analyst firm, Analysys Mason. Telcordia was
also ranked as the fourth-largest RTC vendor and sixth largest in SDP
product revenue.
more...
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Date: 1/6/2010
Vodafone unveils the new avatar of Mobile Box Office
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Vodafone Essar, today unveiled the new avatar of
Vodafone Mobile Box Office - the latest addition to its portfolio of
innovative value added offerings on the voice platform. Vodafone
Mobile Box Office enables subscribers to listen to the storyline,
trivia, dialogues & songs of their favorite movies at their
convenience. Every week subscribers can choose from a catalogue of
over
50
movies across 7 movie industries.
Subscribers also have the options to download a Caller tune and
Ringtone and dedicate songs to his/her friend.
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Date: 28/5/2010
Fourth Generation
Mobilephone Technology to overtake 3G services
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Pass over 3G, the Fourth Generation
mobile phone technology, better known as Long Term Evolution (LTE)
is already here. “It is not why LTE, but when and how?” says
Telecom Additional Secretary Subodh Kumar .
LTE standardised by the Third Generation
Partnership Project (3GPP) has emerged as the next generation
wireless technology that will lead the growth of mobile broadband
services later in this decade. Its adoption by service providers
around the world has the potential to generate economies of scale
unprecedented by any previous generation of wireless networking
technology as it becomes the universal 4G mobile platform used by
both GSM and CDMA service providers, the technology experts claimed
today at India’s first conference on LTE, LTE INDIA 2010.
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Date: 28/5/2010
MTS INAUGURATES ITS 100th
BRANDED STORE IN GURGAON
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MTS, the mobile telephony services brand of
Sistema Shyam TeleServices Ltd (SSTL) in Delhi and NCR telecom
circle celebrated a milestone today by unveiling its 100th MTS
Branded Retail store in Gurgaon. The store was inaugurated by
Mr. Atul Joshi, Chief Sales Officer, SSTL and Mr. Sanjay Bahl,
Chief Operating Officer, Delhi NCR & Haryana, SSTL.
MTS
now possesses an impressive chain of 450 Branded Retail Stores
in India.
Located at
Old Railway Road in Gurgaon, the store aims at
catering to the needs of customers while enhancing convenience
and making their experience with MTS enjoyable. Displaying rich
world of Value Added Services, the store will allow customers to
explore best-in class range of superior products and services of
MTS. more...
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Date: 27/5/2010
Reliance Webstore commences market roll-out of
India’s cheapest touchscreen CDMA phone
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Reliance Webstore, the retail subsidiary of Reliance
Communications and Coolpad Communications, the Indian joint-venture
of Hong-Kong listed China Wireless Technologies Limited, has
commenced the market roll-out of India’s cheapest touchscreen CDMA
phone, S100, across the country. The
handset will be distributed as well as retailed through Reliance
World stores across 100 top Indian cities.
While Coolpad has already introduced its dual-mode
handsets to India, the S100 is Coolpad’s first CDMA-only handset
being introduced in the country. China Wireless, through its
Indian JV, formally entered the Indian market last year by signing
an exclusive distribution agreement with Reliance Webstore Limited.
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Date: 26/5/2010
Uninor - One lakh sms, just for Rs. 13
| Uninor today has launched three new sms
packs, aimed at providing a highly beneficial option to all
subscribers across Karnataka who are extensive users of voice, sms
and internet… These high value packs have been designed to aid
Uninor customers to make the most of their mobile service combined
with our unlimited voice plan these 3 packs represent.
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Date: 25/5/2010
MTS launches Voice services in Pune; Expands operation across
Maharashtra
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MTS, the mobile telephony services brand of Sistema Shyam Tele
Services Ltd (SSTL) today launched its voice services in the
city of Pune covering the western Maharashtra. The company
already has a presence in the data services and with the launch
of voice services MTS has completed its roll out in the city and
the region. MBlaze service will now be available in the regional
towns of Solapur, Kolhapur, Sangli, Jalgoan and Ahmdnagar and a
total of 17 cities in the State.
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Date: 24/5/2010
India’s first & only conference on LTE - LTE INDIA 2010
Empowering Future India With Broadband Wireless
Access
In a past decade
wireless industry has seen an explosion in the demand for both voice and
data services with the growth in number of mobile telephone subscribers as
well as the usage rate. Long Term Evolution (LTE) will strongly emerge as
the next generation wireless technology that will lead the growth of mobile
broadband services into the next level. Its adoption by service providers
around the world has the potential to generate economies of scale
unprecedented by any previous generation of wireless networking technology
as it becomes the universal 4G mobile platform used by both GSM/HSPA and
CDMA/EVDO service providers. more...
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Date: 21/5/2010
Vodafone customers can save up to 77% through data usage packages while on
international roaming
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This Holiday season, Vodafone post paid customers
traveling to international destinations can enjoy data services at
most affordable rates through Vodafone Daily and Monthly Data Usage
Packages. Through these Daily and Monthly Data Packs customers can
pay a nominal daily rental and save up to 77% on their data usage
while on international roaming.
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Date: 20/5/2010
MTS Receives National Telecom Award for the ‘Fastest Growing Data
Operator’
| MTS, the mobile telephony brand of Sistema-Shyam Teleservices (SSTL)
has been conferred National Telecom Award for being the fastest
growing data operator in India. Mr.Vsevolod Rozanov, CEO, Sistema
Shyam TeleServices Ltd. received the award on behalf of the company
from Mr J S Sharma, Chairman, Telecom Regulatory Authority of India
and Mr P J Thomas, Secretary, Department of Telecom, Government of
India. The award is recognition of MTS establishing itself as a
fastest growing data operator in the market.
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Date: 20/5/2010
Grapes launches QWERTY key pad phone with two dual-SIM options
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Unitron Exim Pvt. Ltd., the brand owners
of Grapes range of attractive and feature-rich mobile phones
available at affordable prices today announced the launch and
availability of Grapes CG 888, India’s first QWERTY key pad phone
that comes with two dual SIM options – CDMA + GSM or GSM + GSM. This
essentially means that besides a GSM SIM (900/1800 MHz) in one of
the two available SIM slots, users have the option of inserting
either a GSM SIM (900/1800 MHz) or CDMA SIM (800 MHz) in the second
SIM slot. Mobile users in the country never had this flexibility
coupled with a sleek form factor QWERTY key pad phone and therefore,
the Grapes CG 888 comes across as an attractive proposition. Despite
the multimode option – a very distinct and clear advantage that this
phone has over the competition, it is priced at Rs.4999 only (MRP)
and comes with a year’s warranty as well.
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Date: 20/5/2010
3G auction in India
A very aggressive and
extensive bidding process for 3G spectrum, lasting over a month, resulted in
Rs.67,719 crore for the government. BHARTI, RELIANCE and AIRCEL topped the
list by winning 13 circles each for Rs.12296 cr, Rs.8585 cr and Rs. 6500 cr
respectively. IDEA won 11 circles for Rs.5769 cr while VODAFONE and TATA won 9
circles each for Rs.11618 cr and Rs.5864 cr respectively. STel won 3 circles
for Rs.338 cr. Delhi and Mumbai were the most sort after circles for the
bidders. Spectrum allocation will take place in September. It is
expected that 3G services will start rolling for the consumers by Diwali
this year.
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Date: 19/5/2010
Reliance Communications wins 13 circles
with a spend of Rs 8,585 crores
| RCOM is delighted to have met all key
objectives to win most attractive circles at conservative spend –
circles won optimize immediate potential for 3G services as well as
long-term growth potential; also addresses future spectrum
requirements in highly dense Metro cities. RCOM is among only
3 operators who have won 13 circles pan India including Mumbai and
Delhi – the two most attractive Metro cities with highest 3G handset
penetration. The company has won 3G in all circles where it has 900
MHz spectrum. RCOM is now the only operator that has pan India 3G
capability in CDMA and among the top 3 with highest coverage in
WCDMA. RCOM will have minimal 3G network capex investment as it has
latest technology 3G ready GSM network. The company plans to
strongly leverage its media, gaming, cinema and broadcasting
capabilities to offer its customers a unique “true 3G experience”. |
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Date: 19/5/2010
Vodafone Essar announces successful outcome of 3G auction in India
| Vodafone Essar announces today
that it has successfully secured 3G spectrum in 9 circles in
the just concluded 3G auctions for a total price of Rs. 11,617
crore. These circles - Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai & Tamil
Nadu, Maharashtra & Goa, Gujarat, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh (East)
and West Bengal - cover over 60% of the Company’s current
customer base. Vodafone Essar CEO & Managing Director Marten
Pieters said: “Vodafone Essar has secured a critical strategic
footprint across the country, particularly in the markets where
we expect the main demand for 3G services to be in the next few
years. We are excited to be able to offer 3G services to our
customers and aim to launch the services before the end of the
year. We expect a strong uptake for 3G in these markets
particularly among the higher value customers, which is a
growing segment owing to rising affluence and increasing urban
population. We also note with interest that a significant
proportion of our customer base in these markets already has a
3G enabled device. We will continue to offer country-wide data
services based on our extensive 2.5G networks.”
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Date: 19/5/2010
Qualcomm congratulates the
Indian Government on successful completion of 3G auctions
| "Qualcomm congratulates the Indian
Government on successful completion of 3G auctions, a milestone
that places India in a select league of nations with market
determined spectrum pricing. We congratulate Bharti, Vodafone,
Reliance, Tata, Idea, Aircel, and STel for their well-deserved
wins in 3G auctions and look forward to collaborating with them
to bring world-class voice and mobile broadband experience to
Indian consumers. Qualcomm is itself pleased with the
opportunity to now address the entire Indian wireless market
with its innovations in 3G and beyond, and is committed to
making 3G a mass market experience for all Indian consumers,"
said Kanwalinder Singh, president Qualcomm India and South Asia. |
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Date: 18/5/2010
Fly presents
Booom for those who love really loud sound
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Fly Mobile, the pioneers of dual SIM
phones in Europe and a brand owned by the Meridian Group,
headquartered in UK, today announced the launch and availability of
their new and exciting mobile phone Fly Booom (MC105). It is India’s
first mobile phone with noticeably big 30 x 40 mm speaker and an
in-built amplifier for really loud sound blast that builds up to a
musical crescendo. Besides its flamboyantly loud and clear sound, it
comes with a host of multimedia features for a truly entertaining
experience. Not to forget the fact that it comes at pleasantly
surprising price of Rs.3649 only.
more...
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Date: 15/5/2010
Reliance Communications (RCOM) announces its audited financial results for
the financial year ended March 31, 2010
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Reliance Communications Limited (RCOM) today
announced its audited consolidated financial results for the year
ended March 31, 2010.
Highlights of the financial performance for the year are:
Net Profit of Rs.
4,655 crore
(US$ 991
million),
EBITDA at Rs. 7,821 crore (US$ 1,665 million), EBITDA
margin at 35.3% with strong contribution from all businesses –
Wireless, Global and Enterprise, Revenue at Rs. 22,132 crore
(US$ 4,713 million).
Commenting
on the results, Mr Anil Dhirubhai Ambani, Chairman, Reliance
Communications Limited, said
“The
telecom industry has witnessed financial year 2010 as one of the
most challenging year. RCOM has undertaken several path breaking
initiatives both in GSM and CDMA services and we are confident that
inspite of highly competitive environment, we will be able to
sustain profitable growth in the coming quarters.”
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Date: 12/5/2010
Express deepest feelings for your
Dad on this Father's Day with a stylish gift of LG phones
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Father's Day is a
perfect occasion to express your deepest feelings for your dearest Pa. Make
your hero feel extremely special for the significant role he
has played in your life. Appreciate him for the selfless care and protection
provided by him by simply gifting him a swanky new handset from the new
range of phones from LG Electronics. LG brings an array of smartphones that
makes a perfect choice to express gratitude towards your dad for all his
lover and support. The phones – LG
GU285, GU220 and GW550 will prove to be an apt assortment for a more
rewarding mobile experience. more... |
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Date: 11/5/2010
HTC Ushers In The HTC HD mini
In India
| HTC Corporation,
a global designer of smartphones, today
introduced the HTC HD mini in India, an HTC
Sense-based Windows Phone focused on
delivering the popular experience of the HTC
HD2 in a more compact design. “The HTC HD
mini fulfils a desire from some customers to
bring the capabilities and experience of the
HTC HD2 to a more compact design,” said Ajay
Sharma, Country Head, HTC India. “The
integration of HTC Sense and Windows Phone
on HD mini and HD2 gives customers an
additional choice for an advanced Windows
mobile phone that is sleek, well crafted and
easy to use.”
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Date: 11/5/2010
Nokia LAUNCHES Ovi
Music Unlimited service for INDIA
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Nokia announced
the launch of its much anticipated and localized Ovi Music Unlimited
(OMU) service. Delivering the latest and rich local catalogue and
created specifically for the Indian market, the service will offer
more than
four million tracks from across 19 genres including Rock, Rap, Hip
Hop, Pop, Bollywood, Sufi, Indipop, Indian Classical, Devotional,
Ghazals, Malayalam, Tamil, Gujarati, Bengali, Punjabi and Bhojpuri,
amongst others.
Consumers who buy a Nokia Ovi Music Unlimited enabled device will be
able to download millions of tracks for free, direct to their mobile
phone or to their PC from the Ovi Music Store for 12 months. More
importantly, they will get to keep all their downloaded music
forever. more... |
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Date: 10/5/2010
Nokia
production volume crosses 350 million handsets in over four years of
operation in Sriperumbudur, Chennai
| Nokia today announced that its
manufacturing facility in Sriperumbudur, Chennai has crossed
production volumes of 350 million handsets. This milestone was
achieved in April 2010, over four years of operation of the
facility. The facility also added another milestone to its local
operations by starting exports to North America and Europe, taking
its total export markets from India to 70. The facility has the
distinction of achieving the fastest ramp-up across all Nokia’s
manufacturing plants globally. The current production is supplied to
both the domestic market as well as exported to countries in the
Middle East and Africa, Asia, Australia and New Zealand, besides
North America and Europe.
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Date: 6/5/2010
Reliance Communications breaks
away from tariff metering tradition of Indian telecom industry
Following the success of its first three Simply Reliance
Initiatives, Reliance Communications today announced the extension
of Simply Reliance through another ground-breaking Simply Unlimited
CDMA Offer, as part of its 100 Million Customers Milestone
celebrations. Through this new Offer Reliance Communications breaks
away from the conventional tariff metering practise of the Indian
telecom industry. The new Simply Unlimited CDMA Offer aims to
redefine the Indian mobile telecom space as well as expand the
overall Simply Reliance portfolio through yet another simple and
transparent Offering that delivers enhanced value through a single
unconditional monthly recharge facility.
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Date: 5/5/2010
Vodafone launches ultra-low cost handset in India
Priced at Rs.799,
VF 150
is the country’s most affordable handset
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Vodafone Essar,
one of India’s leading cellular service providers, today launched
Vodafone 150 (VF 150), the most affordable handset available in the
country with a basic price of only Rs. 799/. With the launch of this
mobile phone,
Vodafone aims to
increase mobile technology
accessibility for millions in India.
To maximize the
availability of VF 150 among the large and isolated rural
populations, Vodafone will provide an extensive logistics
infrastructure, reaching deep rural segments where mobile
penetration has remained low. Over the next few days, the device
will become available across the country.
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Date: 28/4/2010
Game changed – Uninor launches ‘dynamic
pricing’
Within weeks of launching its service in India, Uninor has
introduced a radically new concept of ‘dynamic pricing’ that is
likely to set a new trend in the pricing of mobile services in
India. Branded as ‘24X7
Badalta Discount Plan (DP)’, it will offer customers
changing discounts on their calls based on traffic on the
network. The discounts will change with location and with time,
with each cellphone tower broadcasting a different discount. At
the same location, the discount will change on an hourly basis.
By putting customers in control of costs, with 24X7 changing
discount rates, this could very well change the tariff structure
in Indian telecom. more...
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Date: 28/4/2010
Loop Mobile invests Rs. 200
crores in major Network Upgrade across ‘Maximum City’
| Mumbai’s longest
standing and leading mobile service provider, Loop Mobile has
embarked on a major network upgrade for which the company has
invested Rs. 200 crores as part of its phase I capex plans. This
investment will further enhance, strengthen and expand the Loop
Mobile network in Mumbai to that of a next generation, superior and
a state of the art one. As part of the expansion, Loop Mobile will
add 1200 new cell sites in Mumbai making its network one of the
strongest in the city. Additionally special emphasis will be laid on
enhancing network strength at subscriber pain points including
In-buildings, basements & flyovers.
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Date: 27/4/2010
Reliance Communications signs strategic alliance with GetJar to create
India’s largest and free mobile Apps Store
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Reliance
Communications (BSE: RCOM), India’s largest and only telecom operator
offering nationwide CDMA and GSM mobile services, and GetJar, the world’s
second largest app store announced today a strategic alliance between the
two companies. According to this alliance, GetJar will offer Reliance
Communications its extensive catalog of over 65,000 free mobile
applications. Reliance Communication’s over 100 million subscribers will
gain immediate access to GetJar’s massive library of applications via a
GetJar apps store through RCOM’s VAS platform R-World. GetJar will also
enable RCOM to offer its Apps Store to a large bandwidth of mobile handsets
across multiple brands and not remain restricted to a few high-end
smartphones. Reliance Communications will offer the GetJar Apps Store
across GSM and CDMA networks.
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Date: 26/4/2010
NOKIA INTRODUCES NEW VERSION OF NOKIA MESSAGING WITH FREE
PUSH EMAIL FOR INDIAN CONSUMERS
Free Instant Messaging service initially on Eseries devices
3 new QWERTY devices to address the growing messaging market
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Nokia today launched a newer, improved version of Nokia Messaging
with free push email service on all compatible Nokia Symbian
devices, exclusively for consumers in India. The service will be
available through all leading operators in the country and consumers
will only have to pay the basic data download charges. Further, as
part of the Nokia Messaging Service (NMS) portfolio, Nokia will also
offer free Instant Messaging (IM) services, preloaded on select
devices. The company also unveiled the Nokia C3, Nokia C6 and Nokia
E5, its new range of QWERTY devices to make email, chat and QWERTY
devices available at affordable prices to more consumers in the
country. more... |
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Date: 23/4/2010
Managed Services in Telecom: 4.2 Billion Dollar business opportunity
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Managed services in the fast paced telecom revolution would be a 4.2
billion dollar business opportunity by 2014, according to experts
at a conference on the subject here. Department of Telecom
Secretary P. J. Thomas said Managed Services was emerging as a new
science. “This is a great development in the great telecom story”
he added inaugurating the event. “Telecom sells like fish” but the
operators have found that it is more cost beneficial to employ
fishermen to catch the fish and for them to focus on marketing it,
said Bharti Airtel senior VP for Networks Shyam Prabhakar Mardikar.
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Date: 23/4/2010
Uninor launches data services for its pre-paid subscribers
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Uninor today announced the launch
of data services on GPRS for its pre-paid subscribers across the
nine states of UP, Uttaranchal, Bihar, Jharkhand, Orissa, Karnataka,
Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Andhra Pradesh where its service is available
today. The limited period free trial offer for internet browsing
will be available till May 6. Subsequently, data services will be
available through a base plan with tariff of 10p per 10kb.
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Date: 22/4/2010
MTNL launches India’s first 3G mobile TV service
Alcatel-Lucent in
collaboration with Aksh Optifibre, India’s pioneering IPTV service provider,
today announced that, it has enabled the commercial launch of India’s first
3G-driven mobile TV services. This new mobile TV service, uniquely offered
by the broadband mobile provider MTNL, makes multimedia and entertainment a
reality for millions of MTNL mobile subscribers in the metro cities of Delhi
and Mumbai. The service was launched in March 2010. Specifically Aksh,
pioneers of IPTV, VoIP services and optical network solutions in India,
leverages Alcatel-Lucent’s cost-effective, flexible mobile streaming server
to provide an enhanced user experience thanks to its bandwidth adaptation
and video optimization capabilities as well as enable generate additional
revenue for MTNL thanks to the solution’s ad insertion capability.
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Date: 21/4/2010
New
level of entertainment experience with swanky LG Phones
Innovators in providing exceptional
fun and entertainment, LG Electronics introduces two new swanky
handsets in the Indian market today. The LG GU220 and GU285, and
make a perfect choice for consumers seeking entertainment. The new
LG GU285 and LG GU220 with sleek slider design reflects perfect
harmony of technology and loaded multimedia features is an answer to
all entertainment needs. These phones will prove to be an apt
assortment for a more rewarding mobile experience.
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Date: 19/4/2010
HTC Introduces The HTC Legend In India
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HTC Corporation, a global designer
of smartphones, today announced the launch of the HTC Legend in
India. The HTC Legend aims to take Android to the next level with
the enhanced HTC Sense experience.
The sleek uni-body design with a brushed metallic finish, the HTC
Legend sports a unique design with a smooth, continuous surface,
machined from a single aluminum block into a seamless compact frame.
To complement its looks, the HTC Legend includes a stunning 3.2
inch, OLED HVGA display. The traditional trackball has also been
replaced with an optical joystick, surrounded by a narrow button to
improve usability without interrupting its unique design.
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Date: 19/4/2010
Managed Network Drivers are becoming standard elements of
Telecom Operator Ecosystem in India
In recent years awareness of
Managed Services has increased significantly; Managed Services is a fast
growing USD 16 billion industry which is attracting Telecom Operators in a
big way, by providing them services such as network build, including
planning and design, field operations, Network Operation Center (NOC)
operations, application & service development, and billing. All the major
Telecom Operators along with the Leading Companies engaged in Managed
Services in India will be congregating at India’s Exclusive & Only event on
Managed Services, “2nd Managed Services India 2010” – 1 day
International Conference, which will be held on April 23 2010 at Le Meridien,
New Delhi. more... |
Date: 16/4/2010
Surprise your Mother with a classy LG Handset
on this Mother's Day
on Sunday, May 9th
, 2010
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Mother's Day is one of the most special occasions of
the year. Mother's day is a great chance to show how grateful you
are for everything your mother does for you. We could never repay
our Mothers for all they have sacrificed for us. Your Gift to your
mom on her special day can be as special and different as she is to
you. Express your love, affection and
respect for the special woman by gifting her, the stylish LG
GD580, Lollipop handset and jazz up that extra sweetness
in her life.
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Date: 13/4/2010
Sony Ericsson announces two new phones which marry iconic
Walkman™ functionality with
social networking capabilities
Sony
Ericsson today announces a new duo which continues the
iconic award-winning Sony Ericsson Walkman™ phone legacy.
Sony Ericsson Zylo™ and Sony Ericsson Spiro™ provide
consumers with the best music experience they have come to
expect from Walkman™ phones but go one step further and
marry music with social networking. From Twitter™ to
Facebook™, consumers can catch up with friends at just a
touch of a button while still listening to their favourite
music on the Walkman™ player. Another key function available
on both phones is TrackID™ – which allows consumers to
access the name and artist of a track they hear playing
wherever they are. This function has proved popular with
music lovers world-wide with 129 million TrackID™ lookups in
2009 alone.
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Date: 13/4/2010
Mobile learning leaders to transform education through
digital publishing
Abilene Christian
University, Cambridge University Press and Alcatel-Lucent Bell Labs have
embarked on a joint research project whose intent is to set out a new path
towards the future of publishing - from creation through distribution - by
putting tools that enhance education in the hands of individuals. For
hundreds of years, educators have relied on static, standardised textbooks
to deliver information to students. A new generation of mobile devices is
changing the education landscape, offering students opportunities for
dynamic, individualised learning. With the advent of converged mobile
technologies (epitomised first by Apple's iPhone and iPod touch mobile
digital devices and most recently by the introduction of Apple’s iPad tablet
computer) the three organisations have been analysing what it means to read,
write, and publish in the learning space in the digital age. The three-year
research project extends collaboration that has been underway for almost a
full year as all sides worked to understand the impact of new technologies.
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Date: 8/4/2010
Industry experts
vote Uninor as India’s ‘Most Promising New
Operator’
| Uninor has
been recognized as the Most Promising
New Operator in the Telecom Operator
Award 2010 organised by tele.net, one of
India’s leading telecom sector
publications. The selection was based on
a survey conducted by the publication
with over 160 industry experts and
professionals where Uninor emerged as
winner by a strong margin. The
recognition comes within months of
Uninor’s service launch in 8 telecom
circles in India. The company has
already made a strong start to its
operations, securing an average of 1
million subscribers per month. By the
end of February, Uninor had secured over
3.5 million subscribers across its
operational regions.
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Date: 8/4/2010
WiMAX ForumŽ Launches Industry Initiative to Accelerate
Technology Roadmap to Meet Explosive Market Demand
| In response to the intensifying
demand for 4G WiMAX networks and services, the WiMAX Forum today
launched a global initiative to accelerate advanced WiMAX features
that enhance the average performance of its current Release 1
technology by more than 50 percent while remaining compliant with
the IEEE Standard 802.16e. Based on this accelerated schedule,
certified products using these enhancements are expected in late
2010. This initiative will not delay the development of WiMAX
Release 2 (WiMAX 2). In support of the expected completion of the
IEEE Standard 802.16m in the second half of 2010, the WiMAX Forum is
fast-tracking profiling and certification activities to prepare for
WiMAX 2 product certification in late 2011.
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Date: 7/4/2010
Vodafone’s Zoozoo wins three awards at Asia Marketing Effectiveness
Festival
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Vodafone Essar, one of India’s leading cellular services provider,
announced that its Zoozoo campaign won three accolades - two Gold
and one Silver, at the Asia Marketing Effectiveness (AME) awards
ceremony. The awards ceremony held in Shanghai, recognized the
campaign’s success in meeting its objective and its overall impact
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Date: 6/4/2010
Vodafone offers popular songs at just Re.1 to customers in Mumbai
Customers can download full length songs in Mp3 format on their GPRS enabled
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| Vodafone Essar today announced a
music download service which enables customers in Mumbai to
download full length songs at just one rupee per song. This
service is available on Vodafone Live to both prepaid and
postpaid customers with a basic GPRS connection on their
handset. Customers can SMS <Song> to 111 (toll free) and get the
link that leads to the subscription page.
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