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BSNL To Launch 3G Mobile Services in Maharashtra & Goa Circle by June

Posted: 26 May 2010 06:29 AM PDT

After a long delay finally Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) announced that it will launch much awaited 3G mobile and data services in Maharashtra and Goa telecom circle in the second week of June.

Mr.V K Mahendra, General Manager, BSNL Maharashtra circle said “There would be no postponement this time. The testing of the 3G/UMTS instrument is going on and we are sure that we can launch the 3G service in Maharashtra circle by June.”

He also quoted "BSNL 3G Services will provide High quality multimedia features like video calling, high speed Internet browsing through Mobile phone/Data Cards and also subscribers can enjoy Live Mobile TV, Video SMS, & VoIP services on our 3G Compatible mobile phone. One can call in the US and see the other person on mobile screen while talking to him/her. However, the other person should also have 3G enabled handset.”

Recently BSNL crosses One Million 3G GSM Mobile and Data service subscriber mark and offers it next generation 3G services in more than 434 cities across India except Western Zone.

Pocket The Football World Cup With Yahoo! Mobile

Posted: 26 May 2010 05:36 AM PDT

Pocket The Football World Cup With Yahoo! MobileSo the T20 world cup was a drag and India did not win it. But that’s old news. The buzz is that this time around Yahoo is all set to lift the cup in South Africa. Of course not literally. But surely they will bring home the latest from the cup for everyone.

This time the hardcore football fans are going to have a gala party and it will last through the month. The matches are scheduled across 9 cities and 10 stadiums. The action is going to continue and over 5500 minutes of international is enough to give the millions of soccer fans a high.

Yahoo! Mobile has launched a special portal for the 2010 world cup and those of us on the move will be able to just follow the cup news from a click on our mobiles. Yahoo is making sure this world cup is remembered for years to come.

With minute by minute updates on scores, commentries, highlights and of course match and world cup trivia it is going to be a delight. The mobile site is ready to be launched today across 40 different markets across the 5 continents, 13 major languages and will be optimized for 4,500 different mobiles handsets and devices.

Check it out all at m.yahoo.com/worldcup

Also come June and Yahoo is going to have an easy access to World Cup match updates and scores through its Search engine and mobile home page where a special module will give direct access to World cup buzz like team standings, special news etc.

For additional information on the 2010 World Cup on your mobile http://mobile.yahoo.com/world-cup to learn more about the mobile site.

Uninor Introduces One Lakh Sms For Rs. 13 In Karnataka

Posted: 26 May 2010 05:25 AM PDT

Uninor Introduces One Lakh Sms For Rs. 13 In KarnatakaUninor today announced the launch of 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.

Talk Unlimited Plans:

Uninor brings good news for its customers whose usage of voice services is on the higher side. 'Talk Unlimited Plan' is available at Rs.198 offers 1,20,000 Uninor to Uninor seconds and 42,000 local seconds. This carries a validity of 30 days from the date of recharge.

SMS Special Tariff Vouchers:

SMS STV 7

The STV 7 SMS Pack offers all Uninor to Uninor SMS at 1 paisa per SMS. All SMS messages from Uninor to any other network locally and nationally will be charged at 11 paise per SMS.

SMS STV 13.

The SMS STV 13 pack offers 1,00,000 FREE Uninor to Uninor local SMS. All other local & national SMS will be available at 11p. Post 1 lakh sms, local uninor SMS will be available at 1p per SMS. The STV and its benefits are valid for 30 days.

SMS STV 16.

SMS STV 16 pack offers 100 local and national SMS free everyday. Post free usage, all SMS would be available at 50 p. The STV and its benefits are valid for 30 days.

Special Internet Packs:

MyConnect 9 (Rs. 9) – This Internet pack offers unlimited free net browsing on Facebook and Linkedin with 60 MB free internet browsing providing 3 days validity.

My Connect 90 (Rs. 90) – This Internet pack offers unlimited free net browsing on Facebook and Linkedin with 3 GB free internet browsing with 30 days validity.

Post the free usage, the charges will be at 10p / 10KB browsing The activation for both the packs can be done through e-load by providing keyword – STV.

Ann Hofvander, Executive Vice President, Uninor Karnataka says, "We believe in empowering our customers to enjoy their mobile usage, the way they like. We have designed these services of Voice, Data and SMS in a way that is extremely cost effective and highly beneficial by giving the most value to our customers for every recharge".

MTNL Launches F-Secure PC Protection Services in Delhi

Posted: 26 May 2010 04:35 AM PDT

Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd (MTNL) today announced the launch of full PC Security Service for its Broadband subscribers in Delhi telecom circle in association with F-Secure Corporation the global leading provider of security as a service through ISPs.

MTNL offers F-Secure's the award winning security solutions to its Broadband subscribers through the MTNL PC Protection Service at monthly rental of Rs.60 with Free trial offer of 30 days.

The service offers clients a very high level of security, including proactive protection through F-Secure's unique DeepGuard technology, Protects children from inappropriate web content with parental control, Time Lock wherein users define at what time their children can access as well as protection from all of todays most common data security threats including phishing, viruses, spy-ware, mal-ware and Trojans–all integrated into one easy-to-use and automatically updated package.

MTNL's PC Protection value added service will integrated into the monthly Broadband subscription as an add-on plan. The service for all MTNL Broadband users is now available in two add-on plans dubbed as MTNL Protection and MTNL Protection Plus with the monthly rental of Rs.60 and Rs.99 respectively.

Speaking on the launch of MTNL's PC Protection in Delhi, Mr. Kuldip Singh, Chairman & Managing Director, MTNL said, “India is on the path of widespread Internet availability and usage and MTNL has to play the dual role of expanding availability and ensuring safety. With this partnership with F-Secure, we are able to offer our subscribers one of the most effective PC protection package which not only provides high security but is also value for money.”

S Tel Set to Invest Rs. 700 Cr In 3G Mobile Services

Posted: 26 May 2010 03:29 AM PDT

STel, the youngest telecom operator to have bagged 3G licenses in the recent spectrum auctions in India, today announced its plans to invest Rs. 700 crores for acquisition of 3G spectrum and roll out of services.

The company plans to raise Rs. 338 crores through a 1:1 debt to equity ratio towards license fee payment for the three circles of Bihar & Jharkhand, Odisha and Himachal Pradesh.

S Tel is the only new operator to have bid consistently and won 3G spectrum at a high success rate, leading to acquisition of licenses in all three circles of its current operations.The debt is already tied up with Indian nationalized banks via a bridge loan and the company is set to meet the timelines stipulated by DOT.

Commenting on the acquisition of the licenses, Mr. Shamik Das, Chief Executive Officer, S Tel said "Our business strategy is aimed at making benefits of mobility accessible to a large section of society in the six growth circles. Our commitment to consumers is entrenched in our company vision. Despite being a new operator which has launched services in India in the last six months, we had aggressively bid for 3G spectrum and won licenses in three circles.

He also said “We view 3G technologies as important elements for advancing socio-economic development, bridging the digital divide that exists in certain regions especially where tele density and Internet penetration are low. Strategically, our investment in 3G spectrum is targeted at being ready for all future services. Our network is compliant with third generation standards and we are well geared to keep pace with the adoption of this technology."

Talking about the company’s future investment plans, Mr. Shamik Das, Chief Executive Officer said, "S Tel will invest approx Rs. 360 crores in capital expenditure over the next five years to roll out 3G services in Bihar & Jharkhand, Odisha and Himachal Pradesh. We are presently working out details for raising this sum and are in talks with potential lenders."

Batelco Group, Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Peter Kaliaropoulos stated, "After having launched its operations in record time, S Tel has achieved a new milestone by being part of the inaugural group of operators to have won 3G spectrum in India. Together with our partner in India, Siva Group, we aspire to make S Tel a significant and formidable operator in the country, the third largest and fastest growing mobile market in the world," he added.

In November 2009, S Tel achieved financial closure for its Rs. 2000 crore telecom project and was the first amongst the new operators to do so. Last month, the company became the fastest mobile operator in India to clock the 1 million mark in 'C' circles, having achieved the milestone in just 90 days of operations.

Videocon Launches Magical STV 77 In Haryana

Posted: 26 May 2010 03:15 AM PDT

Videocon Mobile Services added a new Special Talktime Voucher in its bouquet for customers in Haryana by launching "STV 77" which is dubbed as "Double Bonanza – Extra Talk Value".

Besides providing FULL TALKTIME of Rs 77 to the customer, this STV also provides the additional exciting benefit of Rs 77 which can only be used to make calls to any Local Videocon Number.

This STV comes with a validity of 30 days and can only be availed through E-Recharge. The other FULL as well as Extra-Talkvalue vouchers of Rs 62(with Rs 62 talkvalue) and Rs 97(with Rs 110 talkvalue) are also available through E- Recharge.

The offer details are tabulated below:

Note:

• This recharge is applicable post FRC.

• Limited Period Offer which is available only till mid night of 1st June'10.

Particulars STV 77
MRP (Rs.) 77
Talkvalue (Rs.) 77
Extra Talk Value – Local Videocon to Videocon 77
Validity 30 days
Pulse 1 second

LTE- A Gateway To The Next Generation

Posted: 26 May 2010 03:05 AM PDT

LTE- A Gateway To The Next GenerationAdrian Scrase, Head of 3GPP Mobile Competence Centre shares his view on LTE India Event On 28th May 2010 in New Delhi and at LTE workshop on the 1st June 2010 in Chennai  a event will be held to encourage Regulators, Operators and Manufacturers to be a part of LTE – The most successful mobile broadband Standard.

We will demonstrate that this is not just a new radio technology; there is a whole eco-system – all fully standardized and ready to go.LTE specifications give Operators a way to deliver more speed, more data and a better experience in the most cost effective way.

As discussions move from 'Why LTE' to "When LTE", we will put the Standards experts along side Indian Telecommunications experts to discuss the time-scales for getting this technology in to the hands of Indian users.

There has been a lot of discussion in the 3GPP specification groups on the best migration paths from 3GPP and also non-3GPP networks towards LTE. A massive amount of work has gone in to the fall-back to other 2G and 3G accesses, we will look at that and I expect the discussion on how non 3GPP technologies can migrate to be a good one as the 3GPP leadership explains the work done in that area.

The 3GPP work on LTE is mature, Release 8 of the 3GPP Standard was frozen back in December 2008. So, 3GPP technical working groups have had time to consolidate the Release (8) and to produce a much shorter Release 9 with up-grades to LTE.

In December of 2009 we saw the first Networks in a limited hot-spot type of deployment – but results are extremely promising and industry analysts are predicting 10 operational LTE networks to be launched before the end of 2010.

The 3GPP speakers at the New Delhi event and the Chennai Workshop will have practical experiences to share on the status of LTE roll-outs – both from the Operator view-point and the Manufacturer's.
What will the future bring?

3G mobile standards happened largely without the influence of the Indian telecommunications industry. As LTE evolves in to a 4G technology – the door is open for India to punch at its real weight.   In April 2010 the Cellular Operators Association of India joined 3GPP as a Partner. I hope that this is the beginning of a contribution driven approach towards 3GPP Standards evolution. The Convergence of the cellular Standards around LTE is a serious possibility and India can be in at the beginning of this transformation to an international broadband standard for mobile.

Of the so-called BRIC countries – China has moved towards LTE and the TD-SCDMA groups are all converging on what they call TD-LTE – bringing their requirements in to 3GPP. When we address LTE India (28th May 2010, New Delhi) and the 3GPP Workshop in Chennai (1st June 2010) – We will demonstrate how 3GPP works, how successful the model has become and we will make a call to Indian Industry – Minister, Regulator, Operator and Manufacturer – to participate in Standards and to bring your voice to LTE.

-About the Author

Adrian Scrase, Head of 3GPP Mobile Competence Centre

Adrian Scrase played a central role in creation of the 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) and is responsible for the operations of the 3GPP Project Co-ordination Group.

He also Heads 3GPPs' Mobile Competence Centre (MCC) which is an International team of 20 experts who provide comprehensive support to the Project.

Adrian has more than 25 years experience in the telecommunications field, which includes 20 years of experience in standardization.He is Vice President within ETSI with responsibility for International Partnership Projects.

Vodafone Launches New Prepaid Connection at Rs.92 for Kolkata

Posted: 26 May 2010 02:55 AM PDT

Vodafone Essar, one of India's leading GSM services providers, today launched the Vodafone Special Value Pack 92 for its customer in Kolkata who wish to opt for Vodafone Prepaid Connection. Priced at Rs 92, the

Vodafone Special Value Pack 92 comes with a validity of 365 days and offers talk time worth Rs 10.14. Thereafter, customers can enjoy full talk time on any subsequent recharges within the first 60 days.

The Vodafone Special Value Pack 92 provides customers 10 MB free data download for the first three days. Additionally, this Special Value Pack enables customers to enjoy local calls to all Vodafone numbers at a rate of 1 paisa per second and calls to other networks at Rs 1.20 paise per second.The pack is available across all Vodafone Stores, Mini Stores and retailers in Kolkata.

Videocon Launches Unlimited GPRS at Rs.96

Posted: 26 May 2010 02:07 AM PDT

Videocon, one of youngest GSM Mobile Service providers, today announced the launch of Unlmited GPRS pack for its subscribers in Tamilnadu (including Chennai service area), Mumbai, Gujarat and Haryana telecom circles.

Videocon Prepaid subscribers can opt this service by paying just Rs.96 (E -Recharge with Rs 96).

The pack comes with the validity of 30 Days from the date of recharge and offers truly unlimited GPRS access without any fair usage policity.

Videocon Unlimited GPRS Packs enable customers to access Internet services on their mobile phones even when they are on the move. Additionally, customers can also access internet on their laptops using their mobile phones or 2G USB Sticks/Data Cards as a modem to connect.

Idea Cellular (Kolkata) Introduces STV6, Local Call to Any Network 30p

Posted: 26 May 2010 01:02 AM PDT

IDEA Cellular, the pan-India GSM mobile service operator and latest entrant in Kolkata telecom circle, has come up with  first-of-its-kind innovative  offer maximum benefit to its loyal customers to make local callings to any network at lowest price.

Idea Cellular radical move to lure its prepaid GSM mobile service users in Kolkata telecom circle by introducing new Special Tariff Voucher of Rs.6 for  its loyal customer who took Idea prepaid connection between October 2009 to 31st December 2009.

The STV 6 comes with talk time of Rs.3.44 and allows loyal Idea Prepaid customers to make local calls to any network with in Kolkata circle just at 30 paisa per minute and STD Calls at 50p valid for 365 days from the date of recharge.

VISA and Monitise to Launch Financial Services on Mobile Phones in India

Posted: 26 May 2010 12:39 AM PDT

Visa Inc, the world’s largest retail electronic payments network, and Monitise, leaders in the development and operation of “Mobile Financial Services”, today announced the formation of a joint venture that will provide a technology platform for financial institutions and Mobile network operators in India to offer a range of mobile financial services to consumers.

The joint venture builds on an existing partnership between Visa and Monitise, and will give providers of financial services in India a platform to accelerate the delivery of mobile financial services such as banking, bill payments, mass transit ticketing, mobile top-up and others to consumers. India is the worlds second largest mobile market with an estimated 584 million mobile phone subscriptions.

Elizabeth Buse, Group Executive, International, Visa Inc. said “Creating this joint venture is a crucial step that can help expand the acceptance of digital currency in India and enable the migration of $700 billion of annual consumer spending from cash to electronic forms of payments.Together, Visa and Monitise can provide banks and mobile network operators in India the scale, security, and reliability required to make mobile money a reality for consumers.”

Indian Telecom VAS: A Small Talk

Posted: 26 May 2010 12:33 AM PDT

According to survey VAS has become an integral or we can say a mandatory service for Operators as well as consumers for example CRBT (Caller ring back tone) is the most revenue generating service for Operators also it is the simplest way of a consumer to express himself to others.

Providing latest VAS content(songs, logos, etc) yields to leverage subscribers loyalty and increase in profits to operators while setting the latest released song as CRBT is the yearning of subscriber this is the way both are linked like a centripetal force revolving the operator another catch is driven by DATA & Short Message Services.

In generic terms DATA is coming out to be next revenue clutch for the operator and with the emergence on 3G its potential will be unleashed.

Ok imagine a day when if we are restricted only do peer to peer calling from our mobiles and all else is gone i guess it will make the life stuck for complete world and a smartphone will become a brick (anyway that's not gonna happen) VAS industry is coming up with numerous Applications, Portals, Data App stores  and much more our next Take will be covering different aspects of the MVAS market stay tuned, for current MVAS insight log on to http://telecomtalk.info/10th-take-on-indian-telecom-industry-vas/27089/

Videocon Launches SMS STV 32 For Gujarat

Posted: 25 May 2010 10:40 PM PDT

Videocon Launches SMS STV 32 For GujaratVideocon Mobile Services today launched a unique SMS scheme for the customers in Gujarat wherein customers can send 500 FREE local sms daily for a period of 30 days by just paying a monthly Rental of Rs 32.

Videocon also added that very soon it will also start selling its Sim kits bundled with various handsets available in the market so as to provide more value to the customers.

Videocon also said that in the next few days it will also launch attractive and much awaited GPRS/WAP daily, weekly & monthly packs in the market.

The details of the offer are tabulated below

Particulars SMS Pack 32
MRP (Rs.) 32
Talkvalue (Rs.) 0
SMS Benefit 500 Local SMS per day
Fine Print -

For More, Call 121 (Toll Free) from your Videocon number or 9067012345 (Tolled) from any other phone. Alternatively, you can also log on to www.videocon.com for more details.

Mobile Design House Longcheer kickstarts Its Indian Innings

Posted: 25 May 2010 09:55 PM PDT

Mobile Design House Longcheer kickstarts Its Indian InningsLongcheer Holdings Limited a leading Singapore based mobile design firm today announced its India operations.

The company specializes in developing products and services in mobile handsets designs, complete mobile handsets, wireless communication, data communication products, mobile broadband technology and mobile internet applications.

Looking at the prospects in the Indian Telecom Market, the domestic handset makers are flourishing and thus Longcheer aims to capture it.Longcheer has a range of mobile handsets and applications based on GSM and CDMA with GPRS/EDGE/WIFI inhibit.

Further the mobile handsets carry multimedia features like: MP3/MP4/GPS with FM and Camera features.The company has also launched W-CDMA phones for 3G interactive services. These phones use Hi-Speed Download Packet Access for wireless internet access to deliver the most advanced technological applications to meet diverse needs of customers.The company has strategic partners in the telecommunication semiconductor field such as Qualcomm, MediaTek, Infineon and Datang to name a few.

Speaking on the occasion, Executive Chairman of Longcheer Holdings Limited Dr. Du Junhong said, "On the technological front, India is advancing with inclusion of various technological applications such as 3G and WiMAX. Such wireless technologies globally have expanded the need for most advanced mobile designer handsets and software applications. Thus looking at the vibrant prospect of telecommunications, Longcheer will expand its hi-technology based products and services in India."

Left to Right - Mr. Michael Fu - Vice President, IBU,Longcheer;Dr. Du Junhong - Executive Chairman Longcheer Holdings Limited; Mr. Manu Nagar - CEO, Longcheer India Technology
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