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Bolt Mobile Browser Crosses 1 Billion Web Page Mark
BlackBerry Curve 8530 Enter India With Tata Indicom
Handygo Ties Up With Sony For Digital Rights Of 12 Movies
BSNL Ties Up With Indian Railways to Promote 3G Services
Tata Docomo Introduces New SMS Packs In Karnataka
BSNL Deploys TeleDNA’s Service Delivery Platform In South Zone

Posted: 07 Jun 2010 06:51 AM PDT

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Bolt Mobile Browser Crosses 1 Billion Web Page Mark

Posted: 07 Jun 2010 03:32 AM PDT

Mobile web browser firm Bitstream Inc. today announced that its BOLT browser recorded One Billion web page having launched for the mobile phones in February last year.

Anna Magliocco-Chagnon, CEO of Bitstream said “In July of last year Bitstream announced that BOLT climbed past 100 million Web pages rendered. The first 100 million pages are always the hardest. At our current rate of usage, BOLT servers are rendering 100 million Web pages every two weeks, and that rate is accelerating.

BOLT is now drawing new users faster than 1 million every month, another rate that is also accelerating. It’s extremely gratifying that after all our hard work and our dialogue with our users, we have built a mobile application that is highly reviewed, award-winning and popular around the world.”

Recognizing that some mobile phones currently in use cannot support the full size applications and some network providers limit the size of application downloads, Bitstream also offers a light version of the BOLT mobile browser, BOLT Lite. BOLT Lite contains all the essential features of the BOLT mobile browser, retaining BOLT's feature-rich functionality, best-of-breed download speeds and desktop PC-style page layout in a smaller package optimized for entry-level devices.

The most fully featured BOLT mobile web available for mobile phones of all types. Among BOLT 2.1's new features are tighter integration with Facebook, support for HTML5 video and several new Flash video streaming websites. With tabbed browsing, video support and social network integration, the second generation of the acclaimed BOLT browser enables handset manufacturers and mobile operators to deliver the best Internet user experience to all categories of mobile devices.

The Bitstream claims over 7.3 million users for the browser in over 200 countries with 570 million minutes of video or related content being streamed. In 2010, BOLT has witnessed 290 terabytes of data.

BlackBerry Curve 8530 Enter India With Tata Indicom

Posted: 07 Jun 2010 02:49 AM PDT

Tata Teleservices Limited today introduced the BlackBerry Curve 8530 smartphone to CDMA customers on the Tata Indicom network.

The new BlackBerry Curve 8530 will be available at authorized Tata Indicom retail stores across India for a price tag of Rs 18990.Tata Indicom is offering free data services for two months along with the BlackBerry Curve 8530 customers can also enjoy watching free live TV for the first 3 months if they subscribe before 30th June, 2010.

The BlackBerry Curve 8530 is equipped with dedicated media keys, which are smoothly integrated along the top of the handset giving customers an easy, convenient way to control their music and videos. With high speed network access and its built-in Wi-Fi, customers can enjoy faster access to the Internet and extended data coverage.

In addition to providing the industry's leading mobile solution for email, messaging (IM & SMS) and social networking, and an easy-to-use, full-QWERTY keyboard for comfortable, accurate typing, the BlackBerry Curve 8530 comes with powerful multimedia features, useful applications to help users stay organized and productive and full HTML browsing.

Handygo Ties Up With Sony For Digital Rights Of 12 Movies

Posted: 07 Jun 2010 02:31 AM PDT

Handygo today announced its partnership with Sony BMG for exclusive digital rights to 12 premium movies.

These include the latest Hindi flicks like 'Rajneeti' starring Katrina Kaif and Ranbir Kapoor, 'I hate love storys' staring Imran Khan & Sonam Kapoor, 'Ayeisha' staring Abhay Deol and Sonam Kapoor, 'Crook' staring Emraan Hashmi and Neha Sharma.

The Tamil movies include Singam, Raavan, Aadukalam, Sindubad, and Kadhal 2 Kalyanam; while the Telugu movies include Puli, Raavan and Kaleja.

The content will be deployed on the WAP platform across almost all operators including Airtel, Reliance, Idea, Tata, Aircel and Vodafone. Customers can play contests on IVR, download wallpapers, animations and music and enhance their overall experience and engagement with their favorite stars and also win various exciting prizes.

How to play contests and download WAP content:

To play Raavan contest on IVR, users can dial 5567819

To play Rajneeti contest on IVR, users can dial 5567819

To play contest on 'I hate love storys', users can dial 556782

For WAP content, users can simply SMS 'Handygo' to 55678

Users can SMS 'RAV' for Raavan quiz and SMS 'RAJ' for Rajneeti quiz to 55678

For exclusive imagery and full track downloads, customers can go to wap.handygo.com from their mobiles.

"VAS companies are exhibiting a growing penchant for regional content as it accounts for 40-50% of mobile music market in India. South India is the largest regional market in mobile music monetization. Hence, Handygo is looking to acquire more content in the regional space," says Mr. Praveen Rajpal, Chief Executive Officer, Handygo.

BSNL Ties Up With Indian Railways to Promote 3G Services

Posted: 07 Jun 2010 12:32 AM PDT

In a bid to promote the 3G mobile and data services, India’s National telecom backbone and pan India 3G operator Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) has partnered with the Indian Railways.

As part of the tie-up, the New Delhi-Chennai Rajdhani Express will boast BSNL 3G logos and advertisements as a promotional vehicle. The 1st Rajdhani train was flagged off by Mr. Kuldeep Goel, Chairman and Managing Director of BSNL from New Delhi. The six-month campaign is expected to cover 34 locations across 11 States in India.

With the unique marketing initiative, all coaches of the New Delhi-Chennai Rajdhani Express were covered with vinyl sheets carrying advertisements of BSNL 3G services. A total of 25,000 sq. ft promotional material was stuck on the train. The operator also used the space available on 200 table tops and 400 Brochure Holders inside the compartments of train, along with audio jingles, announcements, contest and activation by in-train promoters which would create a great impact and engaging communication to promote the BSNL 3G services. BSNL will also conduct live demonstration of Video Callings and 3G Data/Internet Speed for passengers at selected railway stations.

State operator BSNL recently wrapped more than 440 cities with its 3G mobile and HSPA 3.75G Broadband Data service Network in various telecom circles covering the district headquarters and major towns across India.

Speaking on the new marketing initiative for 3G services, Mr. Kuldeep Goyal, CMD, BSNL, said “This is the first time we are doing this. We plan to cover one more train, as this promotes our 3G services. BSNL aims at more than four million 3G subscribers by the end of the fiscal from the current 1.25 million”

Tata Docomo Introduces New SMS Packs In Karnataka

Posted: 06 Jun 2010 10:42 PM PDT

Tata Docomo Introduces New SMS Packs In Karnataka Always at the forefront of consumer packs, TATA DOCOMO launches yet another super efficient pack for its Karantaka circle.

Amongst its many plans, Tata Docomo has launched this one for to woo its ever growing consumer base of young users who SMS a lot. This launch now makes it possible to get 15000 sms for just Rs. 24 and this one is just not local sms but also STD. The validity is however for 30 days only.

But if you manage to complete your quote of 15000 sms then be prepared to shell out 60p per local sms while the STD sms will come at Re.1.20. So get going. Get your SMS voucher and start raining the SMS. After all its the season of monsoons.

BSNL Deploys TeleDNA’s Service Delivery Platform In South Zone

Posted: 06 Jun 2010 10:01 PM PDT

TeleDNA Communications the leading VAS technology and infrastructure provider today announced that BSNL has successfully deployed TeleDNA's SDP in South Zone to manage their 3G VAS based application services.

TeleDNA SDP platform has been developed to bring convergence between 2.5G & 3G services which will address the challenge of converting mobile contents and applications to carrier grade services.

TeleDNA SDP addresses the immediate challenges and paves the way towards an IMS-compatible services platform where multimedia services can be available across any kind of access networks.

Mr. Praveen Nallapothula, CEO, TeleDNA Communications Pvt Ltd quoted “With 3G services of BSNL, there will be a lot of demand for offering VAS in innovative subscription and billing models. We have deployed the best in breed platform for BSNL and we believe that our SDP will address the increasing demands of the customers and give BSNL a competitive, technological and financial edge over competitors,"