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Nokia Completes Microsoft Deal

Posted: 21 Apr 2011 04:55 AM PDT


World leading Mobile Phone maker Nokia and Microsoft today announced the signing of a definitive agreement on a partnership that will result in a new global mobile ecosystem, utilizing the very complementary assets of both companies. Completed ahead of schedule, the definitive agreement is consistent with the joint announcement made on February 11.

In addition to agreeing to the terms of their partnership, including joint contributions to the development of the new ecosystem, Nokia and Microsoft also announced significant progress on the development of the first Nokia products incorporating Windows Phone.

With hundreds of personnel already engaged on joint engineering efforts, the companies are collaborating on a portfolio of new Nokia devices. Nokia has also started porting key applications and services to operate on Windows Phone and joint outreach has begun to third party application developers.

“At the highest level, we have entered into a win-win partnership,” said Stephen Elop, President and CEO of Nokia Corporation. “It is the complementary nature of our assets, and the overall competitiveness of that combined offering, that is the foundation of our relationship.”

“Our agreement is good for the industry,” said Steve Ballmer, CEO of Microsoft. “Together, Nokia and Microsoft will innovate with greater speed, and provide enhanced opportunities for consumers and our partners to share in the success of our ecosystem.”

The relationship is structured around four broad areas:

1. A combination of complementary assets, which make the partnership truly unique, including:

- Nokia to deliver mapping, navigation, and certain location-based services to the Windows Phone ecosystem. Nokia will build innovation on top of the Windows Phone platform in areas such as imaging, while contributing expertise on hardware design and language support, and helping to drive the development of the Windows Phone platform. Microsoft will provide Bing search services across the Nokia device portfolio as well as contributing strength in productivity, advertising, gaming, social media and a variety of other services. The combination of navigation with advertising and search will enable better monetization of Nokia’s navigation assets and completely new forms of advertising revenue.

- Joint developer outreach and application sourcing, to support the creation of new local and global applications, including making Windows Phone developer registration free for all Nokia developers.

- Opening a new Nokia-branded global application store that leverages the Windows Marketplace infrastructure. Developers will be able to publish and distribute applications through a single developer portal to hundreds of millions of consumers that use Windows Phone, Symbian and Series 40 devices.

- Contribution of Nokia’s expertise in operator billing to ensure participants in the Windows Phone ecosystem can take advantage of Nokia’s billing agreements with 112 operators in 36 markets.

2. Microsoft will receive a running royalty from Nokia for the Windows Phone platform, starting when the first Nokia products incorporating Windows Phone ship. The royalty payments are competitive and reflect the large volumes that Nokia expects to ship, as well as a variety of other considerations related to engineering work to which both companies are committed. Microsoft delivering the Windows Phone platform to Nokia will enable Nokia to significantly reduce operating expenses.

3. In recognition of the unique nature of Nokia’s agreement with Microsoft and the contributions that Nokia is providing, Nokia will receive payments measured in the billions of dollars.

4. An agreement that recognizes the value of intellectual property and puts in place mechanisms for exchanging rights to intellectual property. Nokia will receive substantial payments under the agreement.

With the definitive agreement now signed, both companies will begin engaging with operators, developers and other partners to help the industry understand the benefits of joining the new ecosystem. At the same time, work will continue on developing Nokia products on the Windows Phone platform, with the aim of securing volume device shipments in 2012. The scale of both companies’ mutual commitment is significant and is in keeping with the intention to build a new ecosystem based on this long-term, strategic partnership.

Idea Cellular Introduces International Roaming offer

Posted: 21 Apr 2011 03:30 AM PDT


Idea Cellular Introduces International Roaming offerIdea Cellular today announced the launch of a special International Roaming Offer for its postpaid subscribers.

Starting April 15th, Idea postpaid subscribers can avail a flat 25% discount on their mobile phone usage while traveling to UAE, USA, Singapore, UK, Thailand, China, Germany, France, Switzerland, Sri Lanka, Hong Kong and Italy.

The offer is valid for three months till July 14th 2011.The 'special period' Roaming rates are available on International Roaming services such as Incoming Calls, Outgoing Calls, SMS and GPRS.

The applicable rates during the offer period are as follows:

Country Outgoing call to India   (Home) (Rs. per minute) Outgoing call in Visited Country (National) (Rs. per minute) Outgoing Call International (Rs. per minute) Incoming Calls(Rs. per minute) Outgoing SMS GPRS (Rs. per 10kb)
SINGAPORE 71 26 75 38 11 3.75
THAILAND,
SRI LANKA 		86 26 94 38 11 3.75
USA, GERMANY 101 53 109 53 11 3.75
CHINA 120 26 128 30 11 3.75
UAE, UK, ITALY
HONG KONG 		124 34 139 68 11 3.75
FRANCE, SWITZERLAND 180 83 180 83 11 3.75

In addition to the discounted tariffs, Idea subscribers are also eligible for a Cleartrip voucher worth Rs 4,000 that can be redeemed while booking airline tickets and hotel stay through the Cleartrip website. This travel voucher offers Rs. 2,000 off on international hotel bookings, Rs.1,500 on international round trip flights, and Rs. 500 on domestic round trip flights.

To avail the voucher, Idea post-paid subscribers need to SMS 'ACT CLT' to 12345, in return of which they will get a voucher code. This voucher code can facilitate a subscriber to redeem the discounts while booking flights and hotels through 'Cleartrip'.

The offer is available for Idea postpaid subscribers between 15th April to 14th July 2011

Tata Docomo Intros Family Plans For Postpaid Subscribers

Posted: 21 Apr 2011 02:38 AM PDT


Post the successful launch of its new campaign 'Keep It Simple', Tata Docomo GSM brand of Tata Teleservices Limited (TTSL) today introduced exclusive 'MyFamily Plans' pooling offer for its postpay customers.

Tata Docomo launched 3 different variants under MyFamily offer which comes with a host of benefits, available in a common "pool" like free airtime that can be used to make local and STD calls, free local and STD SMS and most important data usage that can be utilized for accessing 2G or 3G data services. What's more! Customers also get a CUG offer of free local calling.

There are 3 unique MyFamily Plans that are currently available namely; Small Family @ 999, Medium Family @ 1999 and Large Family @ 2999. Under these plans, customer can take upto 3 connections in the small family and upto 5 connections in Medium and Large Family. Under MyFamily Small Plan 999, postpay customers get free 3000 mins for local and STD calls, free 1000 CUG minutes to make local calls 500 free local or STD SMS & 512 MB data consumption.

Under MyFamily Medium 1999 plan, postpay customers get free 6000 mins for local and STD calls, free local 1500 CUG minutes, 1000 free local or STD SMS and free 1GB data consumption. Under MyFamily Large 2999 plan, postpay customers get free 10000 mins for local and STD calls, free local 2000 CUG minutes, 1500 free local or STD SMS and free 2GB data consumption.

After consumption of free airtime in MyFamily plans customers will be charged 1p/sec for all local and STD calls. By availing this unique offer customers would get a single bill and thus a one stop solution for all family telecom needs with a single bill for greater convenience.

TATA Indicom ‘EK Behtar Zindagi’ For The Rural India Powered By Handygo

Posted: 21 Apr 2011 12:07 AM PDT


Tata Indicom, the CDMA mobile service operator today introduced 'EK Behtar Zindagi', the latest bouquet of IVR based VAS offerings for customers in rural areas powered by Handygo, which aims to provide day-to-day information to rural India.

Tata Indicom subscribers across all circles can dial 556780 to access information regarding health, education, finance, weather updates, mandi rates, livestocks, agriculture and fisheries.

The operator launched some subscription packs on Daily and Monthly basis for this VAS at a minimal charge of at a minimal charge of Rs. 5/10/20 per month and gets 50/100/200 minutes for 7/15/30 days respectively or can continue using the service at Rs. 2 per minute on 55678. The service is available in all the respective states regional languages along with Hindi and English.

Within this initiative, Tata Teleservices Limited has employed 50 blind people in association with the National Association of the Blind, Mumbai and the Blind Relief Association in Delhi. These employees have specifically been chosen to make calls for the product Behtar Zindagi, and to further incentivize the employees, handgyo provides additional bonuses to the most successful callers on a monthly basis.

For latest and reliable updates, content provider handygo has partnered with various organizations such as Care India, Aviva Life Insurance, Indian Metrological Department, INCOIS, Hariyali Kisan Bazaar, Network for Fish Quality Management and Sustainable Fishing, Transparency International India, Sonalika, EKO India Financial Services and plethora of other organizations.

Few months back, Idea Cellular, Reliance Communications (Rcom), Bharti Airtel, and Uninor have also launched similar services for their rural customers as earlier we shared on TelecomTalk.

MTS Intros RCV120 – Own Net Local Calls 5p/min

Posted: 20 Apr 2011 10:52 PM PDT


It seems that every operator is trying to provide low cost on-net calling. Now it reflects on another operator. MTS the CDMA entrants in ever changing Indian telecom industry is now also providing cheaper on-net calling with some extra benefit on its RCV 120 for the customers of both Kolkata and West Bengal circle with full talk-value.

This RCV of the denomination of Rs.120 provides full talk value distributed as Rs.50 on Main a/c and remaining Rs.70 in dedicated a/c which is applicable for Local and STD calling (Not for SMS) for 30 days. Simultaneously one can also enjoy MTS to MTS local calling at just 5p/min with this voucher for 30 days.

MRP Benefit(s) Validity Remarks
Rs.120 Full Talk Time(Rs.50 on Main A/C & Rs.70 on DA) Main A/C's Balance Validity Lifetime Only Through

E-Recharge
DA Balance Validity 30 days
MTS to MTS Local Call at Rs.0.05/Min for 30 days.

For More details: Call MTS Customer Care @155(toll-free) from your MTS mobile
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