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Ericsson bags $ 1.3 bn 2G network upgradation order from Airtel for 15 circles Mar 31, 2010
The solutions will also make Airtel’s core and transport network to be 3G-ready thereby reducing the time-to-market and enabling faster rollout of 3G network. The solutions will be based on Evolved EDGE technology...read more
Bharti and Zain seal deal Mar 31, 2010
With this acquisition Bharti’s total customer base will increase to around 179 million in 18 countries. Bharti launched mobile services in India in 1995, Sri Lanka in 2009 and acquired Warid in Bangladesh in January 2010...read more
ZTE claims successful testing of TD-LTE indoor MIMO Networking Performance Test Mar 31, 2010
The performance test also evaluated the construction solution of indoor distribution systems, including whether a two-path system can achieve significant better performance than a single path system under different scenarios and user distributions...read more
SSTL receives Rs 500 cr loan from Central Bank of India Mar 31, 2010
MTS said that the loan will be used towards its expansion plans to have a pan-India presence...read more
MTNL launches UK-based ROK’s iPlayer Mobile Video services Mar 31, 2010
The services are priced at Rs 30 per month and will enable MTNL’s mobile subscribers to receive, streamed or for download, up to 90 video clips per month...read more
MNP further postponed to June 30 Mar 31, 2010
The government now has urged operators BSNL, MTNL and Uninor, who are yet to install the MNP gateways to be ready to implement the service by May 15...read more
Manoj Kohli to head Bharti’s Africa operations Mar 31, 2010
Manoj Kohli is the CEO, International, and joint MD Bharti Airtel...read more
LinkedIn launches mobile applications for BlackBerry users Mar 31, 2010
The new application enables functionality over BlackBerry such as Search, Messages, Network Updates, Connections, Invitations, Reconnections...read more
Google launches online shopping tool in India Mar 31, 2010
The tool will offer information from more than thirty thousand Indian Internet sites into a single page...read more
Bharti Airtel, HTC and Qualcomm tie-up launch India’s first sub-Rs 10,000 3G smartphone Mar 31, 2010
The handset uses Qualcomm’s BREW platform and sports a 2.8-inch TFT-LCD touch-sensitive screen with QVGA resolution and is equipped with a 3.5 mm stereo audio jack along with a 3.0 megapixel color camera with fixed focus and flashlight...read more
Govt clears all the nine applicants for 3G spectrum auctions Mar 31, 2010
The nine applications include Aircel, Bharti Airtel, Etisalat DB Telecom, Idea Cellular, Reliance Telecom, S Tel, Tata Teleservices, Videocon Telecommunications and Vodafone Essar...read more
Roamware clocks over 30,000 unit sales for its SIM Box Detector solution Mar 30, 2010
Roamware says globally 6 operators have already deployed the solution within 6 months of the launch and over a dozen operators conducting trials of the solution...read more
Huawei claims achieving 1.2 GBps in live LTE demo Mar 30, 2010
For the demo, Huawei used its SingleRAN prototype LTE-advanced solution with 80 MHz multi-carrier wideband radio and included following features: carrier aggregation (CA), 4x4 multi-input multi-output (MIMO), coordinated multipoint transmission (CoMP) and relay...read more
Tata Indicom launches weekly prepaid plans for its BlackBerry users Mar 30, 2010
Blackberry Messaging Bundle and BlackBerry Internet Bundle are available at a monthly package of Rs 299/- , Rs 900/- and weekly package of Rs 85/- and Rs 250/- respectively...read more
Opera claims its browser helps operators collectively generate $1.25 bn in revenues per year Mar 30, 2010
Globally the browser registered over 50.5 million users at a monthly growth of 1.7% and at a yearly growth of 145%...read more
APC launches Battery Management System solutions for data centres Mar 30, 2010
The system can be used to monitor 2-, 4-, 8-, or 12v VRLA or Wet cell or 1.2 or 2.4v Nickel-Cadmium batteries in use in Data Center, Facility, and Industrial applications...read more
EMC ropes in Microsoft’s Amit Mehta as Director-Mktg for India and SAARC Mar 30, 2010
Amit joins EMC from Microsoft, where he was Director, Unified Communications for India and was responsible for both revenue and non-revenue based targets around market penetration and expansion...read more
India’s telecom subscriber base scales past the 600 million mark; 18.76 mn new additions in Feb Mar 30, 2010
Category-wise circle ‘B’ added the most with 8.24 million followed by category ‘A’ at 5.63 million.The wireline subscriber base dropped from 36.99 million to 36.96 million taking the wireline tele-density to 3.41 %...read more
Semiconductor industry reports revenue decline for second consecutive year in 2009 Mar 30, 2010
US-based leading chip maker, Intel continued to be at the top of the chart for the 18th consecutive year and in fact increased its market share from 13.6% in 2008 to 14.6% despite revenues declining by $1.6 billion...read more
Ericsson bags orders worth $ 1.8 bn from Chinese operators Mar 30, 2010
The deal with China Unicom is to deploy 3G network based on HSPA standard as well as provide IP and broadband equipment including IP routers, fiber access technologies GPON and 40G WDM as well as IP multimedia subsystem (IMS)...read more
Nokia to acquire mobile browsing firm Novarra Mar 29, 2010
Nokia in an official statement said that Novarra’s browser service technology would provide improved mobile web experience on its mainstream mobile phones. It plans to incorporate the technology into its Nokia Series 40 mobile system...read more
“Broadband a prerequisite for low carbon economy”: Ericsson CEO Mar 29, 2010
Vestberg said that globally it is being observed that governments are indeed recognizing the importance of infrastructure spending on telecom and telecom service providers as large infrastructure investors can play a significant role in supporting such government efforts...read more
Vodafone Essar launches iPhone 3GS Mar 29, 2010
Dun & Bradstreet bestows Tulip with the Top award for telecom services Mar 29, 2010
The Top Indian Company under the ‘Telecom Equipment & Support Services’...read more
RCom lines up new offers over a 100-day period to celebrate achieving the 100 mn subscribers Mar 29, 2010
Reliance Communications (RCom) offered its subscribers, both under the CDMA and GSM platform, free calling on March, 28, 2010 as part of its celebratory offer ...read more
Ramco Systems bags order from Gulf-based Medsol Mar 29, 2010
Ramco’s solutions aim to connect all of Medsol’s labs with uniform and consistent data, including integration to Laboratory Information & Management System (LIMS)...read more
Olive launches ’Zipbook’ computing terminal embedded with Tata Photon Plus Mar 29, 2010
The device is priced at Rs 17,990...read more
Ness Technologies to acquire BI firm, Gilon Business Insight for $ 17.5 mn Mar 29, 2010
Gilon has about 280 employees mainly located in Israel and the company claims to have recorded revenues of around $ 22 million last year...read more
HCL Infosystems launches enhanced eco-friendly version of ME Series notebooks Mar 29, 2010
The BFR-free models meet the RoHS 2.0 standards as laid down by the European environmental-safety standards and is also compliant to Energy Star 5.0 rating...read more
Bharti Airtel expects contribution of VAS to double Mar 29, 2010
Fueled mainly by new VAS and mobile data services...read more
Bharti Airtel launches 50 Mbps ultra-high speed broadband services Mar 29, 2010
VAS such as Parallel Ringing, Website Builder (Basic), PC Secure (Anti-Virus software), Online Storage, Unlimited Gaming on Games on Demand will also be offered along with the service...read more
Opera Software announces business tie-ups during IPTV World Forum Mar 26, 2010
Additionally, Opera will work together with PeerTV, a leading developer of hardware and software solutions to the Internet-based TV market...read more
Alcatel-Lucent elevates Vivek Mohan to President of Services division Mar 26, 2010
Vivek replaces Andy Williams and will be based in India. He will also become a member of Alcatel-Lucent’s management committee...read more
ValueFirst acquires telecom software firm, Packet Shaper Mar 26, 2010
Last year in October, ValueFirst had acquired Cellnext...read more
Fast Company ranks Huawei Technologies as 5th most innovative company Mar 26, 2010
Huawei Technologies was the only new entrant in the top 5 list...read more
Aircel ropes in NDTV as media partner for ‘Save Our Tigers’ campaign; AMitabh Bachchan to be brand ambassador Mar 26, 2010
NDTV will host a show anchored by Vikram Chandra with an aim to engage all the key stakeholders and tiger experts to voice their opinion on what needs to be done to protect the tigers...read more
Intel Capital invests $ 23 million in three India firms Mar 26, 2010
Intel Capital has invested over $ 200 million in Indian firms since 1998...read more
MTS announces free services on March 26 to celebrate its first anniversary Mar 26, 2010
Additionally, the company also launched new offerings for its MBlaze mobile data services with 27 new service packs launched in the price range of Rs 198 to Rs 18,000 offering free usage from 250 MB up to 180 GB...read more
Videocon finally launches mobile services; eyes 100 mn subscribers within three years Mar 26, 2010
Videocon said that it has priced its mobile services in such a way that it will effectively result in sub 1 paise tariff for the end-consumer. However not much is known about the exact tariff details...read more
Bharti- Zain deal far from closure Mar 26, 2010
Contrary to reports appearing in media, the proposed $ 10.7 billion deal between India’s Bharti Airtel and Kuwait-based Zain is far from closure.On March 25, the last day of exclusivity of talks between the two companies, statements issued by the two companies nowhere stated that the talks have been concluded successfully...read more
Zlango offers icon-based messaging services to mobile subscribers Mar 25, 2010
The application allows the user to select an ‘Icon Message’ which replace words throughout the message with icons...read more
PicoChip and Wavesat sign MoU for LTE demos and testing Mar 25, 2010
The alliance says that the initial focus will be to demonstrate over the air interoperability between picoChip eNodeB and Wavesat UE with both TDD and FDD modes of operation on a range of E-UTRA bands...read more
NSN comes up with Smart Labs for mobile broadband solutions Mar 25, 2010
The Smart Labs will focus on will focus on the optimal interworking between smart devices, mobile apps, and networks, says the company...read more
MTS ties up with more than 200 operators across the globe for messaging services Mar 25, 2010
Arrangement with over 200 operators spread across 90 countries ...read more
July Systems says over 700,000 mobile video downloads already registered for IPL-III Mar 25, 2010
According to the firm, Nokia-make handsets account for 65% downloads followed by Samsung, LG, BlackBerry and Sony Ericsson collectively notching 30% of the pie...read more
Gartner’s 10 mobile technologies to watch out for Mar 25, 2010
Investments in these technologies are expected to increase during the period...read more
Bharti Airtel to launch iPhone 3GS in India on March 26 Mar 25, 2010
The model will be available from Rs 35,500 for the 16 GB version while the 32 GB model will be available for Rs 41,500...read more
Alcatel-Lucent’s SaaS-based Mobile Wallet Service solution positions operators at the centre of value chain Mar 25, 2010
Importantly the vendor is offering the solution as part of SaaS (software as a service) which means operators do not have to incur significant capex while deploying this solution...read more
India to have 260 mn mobile internet subscribers by 2015 Mar 25, 2010
The global figures are estimated to cross the 1.4 billion subscriber base mark by the year 2015 with 423.65 million subscribers to subscribe to mobile internet services by the end of 2010...read more
India & China to lead global telecom sector capex spend to over $ 224 bn by 2015 Mar 24, 2010
While the developed markets would observe a slowdown in spend, the demand for mobile services in developing markets will offset for this and result in overall growth in capex...read more
RCom launches new series of mobile connections starting with ‘7’ in Tamil Nadu Mar 24, 2010
The new series start with ‘7667’ and will be offered to the company’s GSM subscribers...read more
Research highlights that consumers largely unsatisfied with delivery of mobile messaging services Mar 24, 2010
The shortcomings are primarily in the routing, interconnecting and delivering mechanisms deployed by the service providers says the research...read more
Mobile advertising network, Admob lines up new tools and features for publishers & application developers Mar 24, 2010
The company has come up with new software development kits (SDKs) for Android, Flash Lite and iPhone platforms...read more
BSNL Workers to go on indefinite strike from April 20 Mar 24, 2010
The Unions have also demanded greater role of the employees in the decision-making process of the company. The Unions will hold a massive dharna on march 26, 2010 at Corporate Office Delhi Circle and SSA Head Quarters...read more
Corrected: Opera submits Opera Mini version for iPhone to Apple's App Store Mar 24, 2010
Opera Mini claims to have 50 million users across the globe...read more
Novell and Ingres to jointly offer database solutions to ISVs and SIs Mar 24, 2010
The solution offered by the alliance enables ISVs to focus on their core businesses by eliminating the burden of managing the life-cycle of the operating system or the middleware database component within their appliances...read more
Obopay’s senior leaders find mention in list of the most influential women in Silicon Valley Mar 24, 2010
Founder and CEO Carol Realini as well as Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, Judy O’Brien have been recognized...read more
Updated: AT&T International acquires 8.07% stake in Tech Mahindra Mar 23, 2010
According to an agreement signed between the two firms in 2005, AT&T had an option to acquire stake in Tech Mahindra subject to meeting certain revenue targets. AT&T has acquired the stake through Mahindra BT Mauritius...read more
Synchronica clicks Mobile gateway deal with Indian handset manufacturer Mar 23, 2010
Under the deal, the manufacturer is contractually committed to an initial purchase order for 25,000 licenses of Mobile Gateway, to be bundled with devices...read more
BSNL and Intel India join hands to drive PC and Broadband penetration in rural India Mar 23, 2010
Intel will also offer its range of Netbooks and Nettops as part of the initiative with the latter being computing devices for first time users and children and capable of performing basic computing applications, listening to music, emailing and surfing the internet...read more
ZTE and Qualcomm enter into development agreement for femtocell technology Mar 23, 2010
ZTE will use Qualcomm’s Femtocell Station Modem chipset platform in order to develop CDMA2000 femtocell products...read more
Samsung launches Metro 3G S 5350 mobile handset in India for Rs 8,250 Mar 23, 2010
Additionally the phone has a 3.2 mega pixel camera with Smile shot and Panorama shot technology...read more
National Multi-Commodity Exchange comes up with a WAP portal Mar 23, 2010
The portal will also porivde information on spot and futures prices of various commodities including metals, price charts, details of active contracts, top gainers and top losers contracts traded at its exchange platform...read more
Opera redesigns Opera Mobile Widgets to support mass market handsets Mar 23, 2010
The widget platform is based on open standards...read more
Huawei claims successful conclusion of HSPA+ Dual Carrier tests for Optimus Mar 23, 2010
Huawei claims to have already established 36 HSPA+ networks with global operators, among which 20 HSPA+ commercial networks and 16 HSPA+ network in deployment or in trial...read more
Zen Mobiles launches X 138 handset for Rs 1,399 Mar 23, 2010
The handset is a dual SIM phone and has an expandable memory of up to 2 GB...read more
Quippo-WTTIL mulls listing within a year, says report Mar 23, 2010
In the new structure, the company expects to hold on to its 46% stake in the JV along with its existing partners. The new strategic investor will buy out the debt of the company and thereby become a partner in the 46% stake...read more
Spice Mobiles to sponsor Wills India Fashion Week as Gold Partner Mar 23, 2010
The company will also use the occasion to launch new handsets...read more
ZTE launches CDMA/LTE dual-mode RRU Mar 23, 2010
Built upon ZTE’s Soft Defined Radio (SDR) platform, the solution can support Two Transmit Two Receive (2T2R) and LTE Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO) technologies in the CDMA space...read more
Andrew Solutions pitches its SmartBeam base station antenna systems for 3G, LTE & WiMAX networks Mar 23, 2010
The SmartBeam solution offers three levels of base station antenna pattern adjustments namely beam tilting, panning, and fanning...read more
Hughes Sysitque develops proof of concept version of telepresence application for TVs Mar 23, 2010
According to the company, the application enables video conferencing on TVs even when located continents apart...read more
RIM launches BlackBerry Storm2 in India Mar 23, 2010
It comes incorporated with BlackBerry Desktop Manager for both PCs and Macs, and BlackBerry Media Sync for easily syncing iTunes and Windows Media Player. It runs on BlackBerry OS5...read more
MTNL to receive Rs 1,380 cr as tax refund Mar 22, 2010
The refund includes Rs 624 crore as interest for fiscal years 1998-99, 1999-2000, 2000-01, 2002-03 and 2005-06...read more
Life sciences sector to spend $ 17 bn on IT solutions in 2010 Mar 22, 2010
According to Ovum, the life sciences sector is going through a fundamental change as patents expire on blockbuster drugs and government regulations continue to tighten. The result of this is decreasing sales and pressure to fill diminishing product development pipelines...read more
Final list of applications for 3G & BWA spectrum auctions Mar 22, 2010
Foreign players have however decided to stay away from the auctions...read more
Bharti says funds in place for proposed $ 8.3 bn buyout of Zain’s African operations Mar 22, 2010
In addition to the USD Financing, SBI Group have committed upto USD 1 billion equivalent INR to Bharti which would also cover any associated transaction costs...read more
Bharti Airtel offers free upgrade to higher speeds for broadband subscribers; also offers 4 mbps for Rs 899 monthly rental Mar 22, 2010
Those subscribing to 512 kbps and 1 mbps plans will be upgraded to 1 mbps and 2 mbps respectively. All these upgrades will be completed by June 2010 said the company...read more
Qualcomm hits back strongly against WiMAX lobby, says TD-LTE globally accepted standard with strong industry support Mar 22, 2010
Qualcomm in its reply drew attention to the fact that LTE TDD has been standardized in 3GPP Release 8, which was frozen in December 2008 and finalized in March 2009...read more
BWA turning out to be all-LTE affair in India as Bharti Airtel & RCom also apply for BWA auctions Mar 19, 2010
It seems that BWA will now be cornered by the LTE players which was not the initial intention, neither of the government nor of the operators...read more
Surat, Social Networking fuel 2.5 mn application downloads within a month of launch for Airtel Mar 22, 2010
Airtel says that unlike global trends where smartphones are triggering application downloads, in India feature-phones are driving the popularity of app stores...read more
Videocon applies for 3G spectrum auctions Mar 19, 2010
The new entrant is yet to launch its 2G mobile services...read more
DoT rejects CVC complaint over 3G policies being unfriendly to foreign players Mar 19, 2010
Uninor decides not to bid for 3G spectrum; Unitech mulls demerging non-core business units Mar 19, 2010
Additionally Unitech group is also planning to demerge non-core businesses including telecom to unlock value for shareholders...read more
700 hours of IPL videos already downloaded by Indian mobile subscribers Mar 19, 2010
Most of the users are seen using the Nokia handsets for downloading the content accounting for about 65%, followed by Samsung, LG, BlackBerry and Sony Ericsson accounting for 30%...read more
GPS-enabled GSM/WCDMA handset shipments rise 92% to 150 mn units in 2009 Mar 19, 2010
the year 2014, GPS-enabled phones are estimated to reach 770 million shipments...read more
Yahoo India lines up cricket content Mar 19, 2010
Yahoo claims to be the number one cricket site in India with 3.9 million unique visitors...read more
Australia’s Telstra selects Huawei for LTE trial Mar 19, 2010
As part of the arrangement, Huawei will provide the entire end-to-end LTE/SAE solution for field and lab trials including macro base stations, distributed base stations and SAE core network...read more
India’s GSM subscriber base scales past the 400 mn mark; Vodafone Essar notches 3mn new additions in Feb Mar 19, 2010
Circle-wise category ‘B’ circles added the highest subscribers with 5 million new subscribers...read more
BSNL launches FTTH-based broadband services in Rajasthan Mar 19, 2010
Aim to provide multiplay services with high definition content for its 35,000-plus consumers in six districts of Rajasthan...read more
EMC ropes in Oracle’s Alok Tandon to Head Channels & Strategic Alliances Mar 19, 2010
Alok joins EMC from Oracle, where he was Director, Education Business...read more
Vodafone Essar applies for 3G as well as BWA spectrum auctions Mar 18, 2010
By applying for BWA spectrum, Vodafone Essar becomes the first and only one among incumbent GSM operators to apply for 3G as well as BWA spectrum auctions. And by applying for BWA spectrum auctions the company has made clear its LTE focus...read more
Penultimate day ends with Etisalat, TTSL and Tata Comm applying for auctions Mar 18, 2010
New entrant S Tel is likely to submit its bid tomorrow for spectrum auctions in the 3G band.New entrant Etisalat submitted bids for 3G spectrum auctions. Interestingly the firm is yet to launch its 2G-based mobile services...read more
Tikona, a surprise entrant for BWA, Bharti first to submit 3G bid Mar 18, 2010
MTS has decided not to bid for 3G. Tata group is likely to submit application for BWA through Tata Communications Ltd (formerly Videsh Sanchar Nigam Ltd) and for 3G through Tata Teleservices...read more
Tata Comm, UK’s Augere to bid for BWA spectrum Mar 18, 2010
Tata Communications presently offers WiMAX services in the 3.3 GHz band...read more
Independent Auditor gives clean chit to Idea Cellular Mar 18, 2010
The auditor has not found discrepancy in the company''s accounts in practically all the 20 questions raised by the DoT...read more
Videocon launches nine new mobile handsets Mar 18, 2010
The company claims to be registering monthly sales of 2.5-3 lakh units every month as of now...read more
Samsung launches two new dual SIM phones; hosts Java application store Mar 18, 2010
The B-5722 GSM + GSM Dual SIM Active Phone, comes with a dedicated SIM switching key and a 7.11 cm (2.8”) Full Touch Screen. B-5722 comes with SNS Quick Links and Instant Messenger (IM)...read more
TRAI floats consultation paper on ‘Collocation Charges’ Mar 18, 2010
It will discuss issues such as terms and conditions for collocation, measures to ensure transparent and non-discriminatory treatment in pricing and provisioning of collocation facilities...read more
HP names Rajiv Srivastava as new COO for India Mar 18, 2010
He will be in charge of managing the overall commercial and financial impact across all organizational decisions and activities...read more
G-Fone launches mobile phone supporting GSM + GSM or GSM + CDMA Mar 18, 2010
It is priced at Rs. 4,799...read more
Etisalat and Comviva to jointly offer new VAS Mar 18, 2010
Deployment of the new services will start immediately and will be made available to Etisalat customers shortly, says the alliance...read more
O3b signs agreement with Arianespace for satellites launch Mar 18, 2010
The first 8 O3b satellites will be launched into orbit during 2012 by two Soyuz launch vehicles operating from the Guiana Space Center, Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana...read more
Cisco certifies Aricent as Cisco Learning Solutions partner for Asia-Pac region Mar 18, 2010
As a CLSP, Aricent is authorized to provide Cisco training and certification on a broad spectrum of Cisco''s latest technologies and can customize training to support customers’ particular requirements...read more
GTS expands data centre reach Mar 18, 2010
In the current year, the company plans to add 500 square meters at the Piaseczno Data Center and the opening in April of a new facility in Prague with a surface area totaling 700 square meters...read more
RCom, Polycom to market wireless video conferencing services Mar 18, 2010
The system will be offered for a price of sub-Rs 2 lakh and an Rs1.500 per month plan has been specially designed for the service which includes 10 GB of monthly usage...read more
Vodafone Essar enhances mobile comic offerings Mar 18, 2010
The services will be offered over Vodafone Live with price at Rs.2 per strip and Rs.15 per full length comic. The application is available for free download...read more
Quippo acquires TTML’s tower biz for Rs 1,318 crore Mar 18, 2010
The Rs 1,318 crore deal will increase Quippo-WTTIL’s tower count by 2,535 towers with increased presence in Mumbai, Maharashtra and Goa and total tower count to scale past the 38,000 mark...read more
Airtel subscribers to gain exclusive access to Dow Jones content Mar 17, 2010
The application can be downloaded for free with subscribers requiring to pay a monthly subscription fee of Rs 99...read more
Orange Business Services achieves Cisco Gold Certification in India Mar 17, 2010
The certification took into consideration factors such as personnel, support, and specialization requirements qualifying the company to sell, install, and support Cisco solutions anywhere in the country...read more
‘Qualcomm’s move an attempt to hoard spectrum; govt should be cautious’: WiMAX Forum Mar 17, 2010
The WiMAX Forum in fact questions Qualcomm’s move and says even if one believes that Qualcomm’s intentions behind the intended move to participate in BWA spectrum auctions in India are justified, then in that case it may be viewed as the company accepting that it has lost out in the battle for supremacy for mobile internet access...read more
Qualcomm attempts to disrupt business case for WiMAX in India Mar 17, 2010
If Qualcomm wins the auctions, there will be only one private player left for WiMAX services. This will obviously lead to a reduced overall ecosystem for WiMAX services in the country and will restrict the potential of WiMAX services in the country...read more
RCom foresees further intensification of tariff war Mar 17, 2010
CAG asks five telcos to furnish accounting details Mar 17, 2010
The move follows DoT appointing independent auditors to review accounting books of telcos...read more
Aircel says funds in place for 3G spectrum auctioning; eyes pan-India presence by June Mar 17, 2010
UK’s INQ enters India’s mobile handset market in partnership with Aircel Mar 17, 2010
On Tuesday, the tie-up launched two new handsets, INQ CHAT 3G and INQ MINI, priced at Rs 7,599 and Rs 5,399, respectively...read more
Germany’s ads-tec selects Siemens Teamcenter software for data management processes Mar 17, 2010
The company also plans to migrate its ‘Machines & Systems’ unit in the automation division to Teamcenter...read more
Opera releases final version of Opera Mini 5 and Opera Mobile 10 Mar 17, 2010
Opera Mini 5 is available on all Java-based and Blackberry phones, as well as Android and Windows Mobile (both in beta only) phones...read more
Nokia and KKR launch ‘Main bhi Coach’ campaign Mar 17, 2010
The initiative will allow consumers to send advice and tips to the KKR team on strategy, line-up, tactics, style, almost anything that can help clinch the title...read more
BSNL Employees to strike work on April 20 Mar 17, 2010
Issues of demand by the employees include settlement of ITS officers absorption, issue of purchase order for 93 million GSM lines and revision of IDA pension to the BSNL retired employees...read more
India’s Data Centre Services market moving to Managed Services and ‘Pay-per-Use’ models Mar 17, 2010
The relevance of third party data services is gaining traction on account of lack of in-house skills, high investments and long gestation period usually experienced by enterprises...read more
Accord Communications acquires power firm Quality Electric Mar 16, 2010
It is banking on potential in power transmission and distribution (T&D) business in Gujarat as well as other parts of the country...read more
3G auctions: Bidders give first day a miss Mar 16, 2010
The news agency reports that biggies Bharti Airtel, Reliance Communications, Tata Teleservices and Vodafone Essar would submit their applications on March 19 which is the last date for submission...read more
ZTE says its patents for 2009 increased by 50% even as global figures show downward trend Mar 16, 2010
ZTE says that while it applied for 1,164 patents in 2009, the ones processed by WIPO till now numbered 502...read more
Vodafone launches new Bonus Cards in Kolkata Mar 16, 2010
The cards come with three days validity...read more
Uninor comes up with aggressive new prepaid vouchers in Karnataka Mar 16, 2010
The Rs 129 STV offers 300 local Uninor to Uninor minutes free with all local calls at 29 paise per minute and STD at 49 paise per minute from the first minute onwards with no daily rental and is valid for 3 months...read more
Malaysia Airlines signs up TCS for IT infrastructure services including data centres Mar 16, 2010
TCS will undertake IT infrastructure management of MAS’ data centers, IT networks and IT security...read more
Ruckus Wireless lines up sub-$ 500 Wi-Fi 802.11n access point Mar 16, 2010
The access points integrate smart antenna array and dynamic beamforming technology enhancing the reliability and performance of the points...read more
RCom eyes next 100 mn subscribers within 3 years Mar 16, 2010
As part of this the company plans to extend the coverage of its CDMA-based mobile data services to 125 cities from the current figures of 60...read more
Lenovo unveils touch tablet IdeaPad priced at Rs 30,740 for the Indian market Mar 16, 2010
The tablet makes use of Lenovo’s NaturalTouch responsive fingertip touch screen technology...read more
Facebook to set up India Centre in Hyderabad Mar 16, 2010
The social networking site claims to have more than 8 million active users in India ...read more
Vodafone alleges Quippo illegally offering active infrastructure services Mar 15, 2010
According to Vodafone, IP-1 licence holders such as Quippo can offer only passive infrastructure services such as dark fibres, right of way, duct space, towers on lease, rent or sale basis to the licencees. Active infrastructure services can be offered by only UASL holders, says Vodafone...read more
Vodafone submits final reply on tax case in India Mar 15, 2010
The company maintains that it is not liable to pay any tax to the Income Tax department on this issue...read more
Independent Auditor gives clean chit to Bharti Airtel Mar 15, 2010
The DoT had appointed independent auditors to review the financial books of all incumbent operators to determine if they were practicing under reporting of revenues to pay lesser amounts for annual licence and spectrum fees...read more
Mobile security services player, Micro Tech enters Belgium Mar 15, 2010
Aims to to consolidate its presence in Europe...read more
Vodafone all set to close navigation services subsidiary, Wayfinder Mar 15, 2010
Vodafone had acquired Wayfinder for $ 33 million with an aim to develop a suite of new location-based services...read more
Airtel bags official Broadband Sponsor rights for IPL on YouTube Mar 15, 2010
As part of this, Airtel will offer its subscribers a choice to opt for free upgrade to 2Mbps broadband services...read more
Tata Indicom comes up with new STD pack offering calls at 50 paise per minute Mar 15, 2010
The voucher however will not be applicable on plans like Pay Per Call, Pay Per Call Flexi, Pay Per Second, All 50 and Celebration plan...read more
SC upholds Delhi HC’s order over DoT’s move to advance cut-off date for new 2G licences Mar 12, 2010
The development results in second time that a higher court has ruled against DoT’s decision of 2007.In November last year, the Delhi HC had upheld a decision passed out by its single Bench which quashed DoT’s move to advance the cut-off date for application of new licences in 2007...read more
Bharti Airtel sets up new business unit to cater to Media & Entertainment industry Mar 12, 2010
Target markets for these offerings include producers, creative agencies, production and post production houses, animation, gaming firms, visual media firms, news channels, cinemas, banking institutions, and distribution agencies...read more
SatNav unveils new brand mascot for its range of GPS products Mar 12, 2010
SatNav says that the mascot will help in creating an image for SatNav and will ultimately help in establishing a strong connection with the target audiences...read more
MTS to host live webcast of Russian PM Putin’s interaction with Indian audience Mar 12, 2010
The audience for the first ever live webcast will include members of leading Indian Business houses, cultural elite, scholars, scientists and analysts from across the sectors...read more
Indiatimes in tie-up with V Rock Mobile to offer IPL-related mobile content on 58888 platform Mar 12, 2010
The tie-up will offer services including live mobile commentary, SMS alerts, IVR and also associated contests...read more
BSNL Unions to hold demonstrations on March 15 against Pitroda panel recommendations Mar 12, 2010
The demands include settlement of ITS officers absorption, revision of Pension to retired BSNL employees etc...read more
MapmyIndia launches new touch screen GPS navigator for Rs 7,990 Mar 11, 2010
No SIM or GPRS required to access the maps...read more
Ericsson lines up telemedicine solutions for the Indian market Mar 11, 2010
Ericsson is eying to commercialize its mHealth telemedicine solutions by Q2 2010 as it awaits certification from relevant medical agencies...read more
ZTE claims achieving 14.7 Mbps EV-DO Rev.B data call Mar 11, 2010
Exceeds its own 9.3 mbps speed recorded last year...read more
Cisco unveils NGN router to address future video, mobile, data centre and cloud computing services Mar 11, 2010
Cisco claims that the new router has more than 12 times the traffic capacity of competing products available in market...read more
Verizon Business powers iYogi with IP networking and applications management solution Mar 11, 2010
The Verizon IP networking and applications management solution will combine IP voice and data network connecting iYogi operations across multiple locations...read more
NEC Corp claims successful deployment of WiMAX network for Japan’s UQ Communications Mar 11, 2010
As part of the contract, NEC deployed its PasoWings BS 202 base station operating in 2.5 GHz...read more
Apalya to partner GCV for mobile video streaming services of IPL Mar 11, 2010
Apalya specializes in enabling mobile video services...read more
DTH player Sun Direct to telecast IPL matches in HD format Mar 11, 2010
There will be no advertisements displayed offering uninterrupted match experience...read more
Airtel digital TV to premiere Ishqiya for Rs 25 Mar 11, 2010
The movie will be available on Channel No.181 and is priced at Rs 25...read more
Vodafone launches ‘Vodafone Star of the Match’ competition for IPL-III Mar 11, 2010
Both prepaid and postpaid Vodafone customers can participate in the ‘Star of the Match’ competition...read more
Imported Telecom equipment gear will have to pass through Govt’s Testing Lab Mar 11, 2010
The lab is called the Telecom Testing and Security Certification Centre...read more
Independent auditor submits report on Bharti Airtel Mar 11, 2010
The DoT had appointed independent auditors to review accounting books of incumbent operators including Vodafone-Essar, Tata Teleservices, Idea Cellular and RCom apart from Bharti Airtel over allegations of under-reporting of revenues to save on annual licence and spectrum fee...read more
SC objects to S Tel’s letter to DoT Mar 11, 2010
The matter will come up for hearing on Friday...read more
Cisco trims WiMAX focus; will provide only IP packet core and WiMAX edge solutions Mar 11, 2010
Cisco’s move is widely perceived to be the obvious strategy since acquiring Starent Networks for $ 2.9 billion. Starent’s competency includes proving IP packet core solutions.Cisco has recently bagged BSNL’s WiMAX franchisee contract for urban areas in eight circles. Its local partner for the project is Teracom...read more
‘Indian operators can record high activation for mobile data services through our offerings’: July Systems Mar 10, 2010
The CEO says that it is in talks with some of India’s leading advertisers and many of them have committed to explore mobile web medium for their advertising objectives...read more
DoT wins battle of upmanship, S Tel says may not pursue more licences Mar 10, 2010
S Tel says that it is reviewing its strategy for licences in the remaining 16 circles due to a combination of factors such as the emergence of several new players, hyper competition, the fact that several existing players have not been allotted airwaves and evolution of new technologies such as 3G and 4G...read more
Airtel offers new scheme for prepaid subscribers in Kerala Mar 10, 2010
For a recharge voucher of Rs 14, the intranet calls will be charged at 30 paise per minute...read more
IBM India partners NID & University of Tokyo to make mobile phones more accessible for elderly Mar 10, 2010
IBM will help in identifying the communication needs and preferences of the targeted segment. It will particularly focus on Japan where the ageing rate is growing at a rapid pace...read more
Advertisers including Airtel, Samsung to sponsor Google’s IPL streaming services on YouTube Mar 10, 2010
The ad formats include pre-roll and mid-roll ads, YouTube homepage ads, and banner ads next to the live player and on video watch pages...read more
Videocon d2h ropes in Abhishek Bachchan as Brand Ambassador Mar 10, 2010
Abhishek Bachchan will feature across all Videocon d2h brand and product communication including advertisements on TV, Print, Outdoor, Radio and all BTL media like POS & collaterals...read more
UK-based Omnix offers SaaS-based management services for telecom infrastructure firms Mar 10, 2010
Omnix says that the solution enables contractors to achieve increased efficiency and keep a check on tighter control of margins as well as improved communication and progress reporting to operator clients...read more
Synchronica claims $ 1.05 mn deal with Indonesian operator Mar 10, 2010
The devices will be bundled handsets incorporating Synchronica’s Mobile Gateway solution and will include handsets from Nokia, Sony Ericsson, Samsung, Motorola and LG as well as Synchronica’s own MessagePhone...read more
Moser Baer says its proprietary process helps it in increasing module efficiency to 7.3% Mar 10, 2010
This improves the module wattage from 340 watts / panel to 400 watts /panel on full size modules (5.7 m2.)...read more
Turkey’s Turk Telekom switches over to Global IP’s VoIP solution Mar 10, 2010
GIPS VoiceEngine Mobile offers application developers, service providers and hardware manufacturers the ability to build solutions that offer HD voice...read more
Emerson Network Power names new Director for Data Centre Business Mar 10, 2010
Shrirang is presently the Regional Head, Business Critical Continuity Passive Infrastructure Solutions in Maharashtra State for Emerson Network Power...read more
EMC’s new software claims to enhance overall VMware ecosystem Mar 10, 2010
EMC says that the software cuts by almost half virtual machine storage capacity requirements through thin provisioning, deduplication and improved management...read more
MTNL migrates to Elitecore’s platform for Prepaid Broadband service Mar 10, 2010
MTNL will also use the platform to offer On Demand Services such as upgradation of bandwidth in real-time including real time balance management and VAS such as IPTV, VoIP...read more
Aditya Birla Minacs acquires UK based Compass BPO Mar 10, 2010
Through this acquisition, Minacs will take over all the operations of Compass across the UK, US, Middle East and in India, bringing Minacs’ F&A employee strength to 600...read more
Coca Cola leverages on SaaS platform to connect over 70K mobile workforce Mar 09, 2010
The SaaS initiative helped the firm to connect with its white collar workforce and enabling the firm to redefine its communication strategy as part of its business transformation agenda...read more
Karbonn Mobiles bags sponsorship rights for host of IPL properties Mar 09, 2010
Karbonn Mobiles will also donate Rs 25,000 per match to the Indian Cancer Society Delhi as part of its Karbonn Breast Cancer Initiative...read more
RCom launches ‘Socially’ VAS for mobile subscribers active on social networking sites Mar 09, 2010
The new application provides a single client interface for accessing popular social networking sites...read more
BSNL’s losses at Rs 4,963.6 cr from services excluding mobile services Mar 09, 2010
The Minister said that BSNL’s expenditure was at Rs 26,656.7 crore as compared to Rs 21,819.9 crore in 2008-09 with an operating loss of Rs 4,836.7 crore...read more
BSNL, MTNL’s network performance overall satisfactory says Kamat Mar 09, 2010
The Minister however said that some of the mobile towers become non functional for some duration due to reasons like prolonged power failure, transmission media failure at times...read more
MNP player Telcordia receives Home Ministry clearance Mar 09, 2010
Earlier the company’s selection came under Home Ministry lens due to its presence in Pakistan...read more
TCS’ BaNCS scores high in Celent’s ABCD analysis Mar 09, 2010
TCS is rated at the top for categories involving Advanced Technology, Breadth of functionality and Depth in Client Services...read more
July Systems powers IPL’s mobile internet property Mar 09, 2010
The services are based on a ‘freemium’ model meaning combination of free and premium content. Free content will be supported by mobile advertising...read more
Tata DoCoMo follows-up compensation plan with another industry-first, Rollover Plan Mar 09, 2010
Under the offer, there are four variants of plans available RO 500, RO 799, RO 1000 and RO 1099 available at a monthly rental of Rs 500, Rs. 799, Rs. 1000 and Rs. 1099 respectively...read more
Vodafone says already launched App Stores in India Mar 09, 2010
Branded as Vodafone Mobile Applications Store, the operator claims to have clocked over 10,000 downloads from these App Stores...read more
Videocon bags award for its V1405 mobile phone models Mar 09, 2010
The V1405 model is a dual SIM phone with camera, wireless FM radio with recording, 8 GB expandable memory, mobile tracker, Bluetooth. It is priced at Rs 4,000...read more
Home Ministry on S Tel: Never asked DoT to stop S Tel’s services Mar 09, 2010
IB wanted S Tel to expedite the process of allowing lawful interception of its network by security agencies. DoT on Friday had asked the operator to immediately stop its mobile services in its three circles of operations namely Bihar, Himachal Pradesh and Orissa...read more
The growing potential of Ring-Back Tones as tools for mobile marketing Mar 08, 2010
With 20% of India’s 500 million subscribers using RBT there is significant potential for RBT as an avenue for mobile marketing...read more
Intex launches dual SIM phone with live Video Chat facility Mar 08, 2010
It is priced at Rs 3,650...read more
BSNL launches 3G services in Mangalore Mar 08, 2010
The company aims to further expand the services to 32 towns in the circle in the next two months including all district headquarters...read more
Operators unanimous in opposing TRAI’s move to levy charge on phone numbers Mar 08, 2010
However viewpoints presented by B K Syngal, Senior Principal, Dua Consulting point out that the existing 10-digit numbering plan support 1.69 billion wireline connections. This is not required as wireline services in total have only 37.31 million subscribers...read more
Two years since floating a mega 93 mn GSM tender, BSNL finally scraps it Mar 08, 2010
The move obviously will affect the shortlisted vendors, Ericsson and Huawei. Ericsson was shortlisted to deploy solutions for the North and East zones while Huawei was shortlisted for the South Zone...read more
Future Axiom in talks with Essar’s The MobileStore for offloading stake, says report Mar 08, 2010
The deal maybe structured in such a way that Future Axiom ends up with holding a minority stake in the new entity giving management and operational control to The MobileStore...read more
BSNL may divest 10% stake Mar 08, 2010
The panel headed by Sam Pitroda had recommended BSNL to offload as much as 30% stake...read more
Issue of Upmanship? DoT asks S Tel to stop services over ‘security’ concerns Mar 08, 2010
S Tel was the only player which challenged DoT’s move in the Delhi Court. The Delhi HC too ruled in favour of S Tel and termed DoT’s move as arbitrary. Following this the DoT approached the Supreme Court and the case is up for hearing in few days time...read more
TATA DOCOMO launches mobile services in Gujarat; pan-India presence within current fiscal Mar 08, 2010
The company has positioned the tariff for its services under the “Pay-for-what-you-use” model which includes per-second pulse tariff structure...read more
Alcatel-Lucent claims industry-first 200 mn DSL line shipments Mar 08, 2010
The company is focusing on tapping the demand for VDSL2, GPON, next generation DSL/fiber and demand for increasing the application enablement capabilities of the access network...read more
Mobile PCs to Account for Nearly 70 Percent of All PC Shipments by 2012, says Gartner Mar 05, 2010
This forecast is more optimistic than Gartner''s December 2009 forecast, which anticipated 13.3 percent growth in PC shipments in 2010 and 1.9 percent growth in spending...read more
Opera launches native version of Opera Mini for Windows Mobile phones Mar 05, 2010
Traditionally Opera Mini runs on Java, but with the new native version, Opera Mini will now work on Windows Mobile phones as well...read more
Mobile Media firm, July Systems raises $ 7mn in Series C Funding Mar 05, 2010
The company claims to have registered 300% growth in revenues attributing it to exponential growth in mobile internet consumption and a rapidly growing customer base...read more
Spice launches two new music phones Mar 05, 2010
The phones come with Yamaha Amplifier and Dual speakers. The models can support upto 8 GB memory...read more
BSNL Unions oppose Pitroda panel’s recommendations over disinvestment; one lakh retrenchment Mar 05, 2010
The Union blamed the company’s dwindling performance on network capacity crunch and the delay in procuring equipment to overcome the problem...read more
Google to offer information services to commuters of Delhi Metro Mar 05, 2010
For mobile devices, the services will be offered as part of Google Maps for Mobile allowing commuters to check the latest updates to make route changes on-the-go...read more
Bling launches Movil in South India Mar 05, 2010
The company is aiming for Rs 250 crore revenues in the new fiscal...read more
Bharti Airtel launches ‘Airtel Talkies’ Mar 05, 2010
Under the services, Airtel offers a pre-edited fifteen minute capsule of a film to the listeners...read more
Prithvi aims for Rs 500 cr revenues from telecom biz Mar 05, 2010
It is banking on strong demand from operators in emerging markets including India and Brazil...read more
Rising smartphone reach attracting advertisers and operators onto mobile web: AdMob Mar 05, 2010
AdMob which is considered to be one of the top global players in mobile advertising space is awaiting FTC approval on its acquisition by Google and its potential as a firm is set to exponentially surge with the combined synergies...read more
Vodafone offers subscribers to book IPL tickets through its M-Shop Mar 04, 2010
Tickets booked will be charged Rs 30 per ticket...read more
ABI Research positions WiMAX ahead of LTE Mar 04, 2010
ABI cites that globally there are 164 mobile WiMAX networks on trial or commercially live. But there are only over 100 LTE trials presently being conducted across the globe...read more
Sigma Ventures-DCI tie-up bag exclusive global smartphone application rights for IPL Mar 04, 2010
The tie-up will offer their applications branded as ‘Official IPL Mobile Application’ and will support range of smartphones including BlackBerry, iPhone and Android phones...read more
India’s Aditi Technologies to equip T-Mobile USA with multi-platform App Development solution Mar 04, 2010
The platform will support applications for Android, BlackBerry, Windows Mobile and J2ME platforms...read more
With 129.1 mn unit sales, Asia-Pac to contribute 35.6 % of global touchscreen shipments in 2010 Mar 04, 2010
The year will see global touchscreen shipments hitting the 362.7 million mark at a yearly growth of 96.8 % and by 2013, 58% of all mobile devices across the globe will be touchscreen...read more
Pitroda Panel to BSNL: Unbundle last mile for all, target 30 million broadband subscribers Mar 04, 2010
To manage expenditure related to call centre, IT and network, the panel has recommended that BSNL adopt a managed services model. On enhancing the procurement process, the panel suggested that BSNL should adopt methods such as -procurement, vendor rating and running contracts...read more
BSNL launches 3G services in AP Mar 04, 2010
Local Video calls are charged at 70 paise per minute while STD video calls are priced at Re.1 per minute...read more
3G spectrum auctions: CVC bats for foreign firms; tells DoT to ensure a level playing field Mar 04, 2010
According to existing norms, new players entering the Indian mobile space through 3G are required to acquire 2G spectrum as well. But practically there is not enough spectrum available for 2G services...read more
ZTE bags Long-haul backbone Network deployment contract from Portugal’s Optimus Mar 04, 2010
Optimus is Portugal’s second largest fixed-line and country’s third largest mobile operator...read more
Citigroup hikes stake in Tulip Telecom Mar 04, 2010
Prior to this, the firm held 3.09% stake in Tulip...read more
After pay-per sec, TTSL sets another first for the industry, a compensation offer Mar 04, 2010
The offer presently is available only to TTSL’s CDMA subscribers under the Tata Indicom brand...read more
Satnav’s new GPS application assists in locating people, assets Mar 04, 2010
SatNav says that when the application is installed onto mobile phones, it can send precise information in terms of longitude/latitude of the phone...read more
Oracle gets recognition as leader in Data Mining market Mar 04, 2010
Oracle says that it offers an option to clients to make use of Oracle Database 11g to find patterns and insights which otherwise are hidden in their data warehouses...read more
Loop Mobile aims to reach out to subscribers with Mobile Service Gallery Mar 04, 2010
The van will visit different areas of Mumbai city daily, Subscribers will be informed a day prior via SMS about the van visting their neighbourhood...read more
Dual-SIM shipments to double in 2010 Mar 04, 2010
Last year alone the shipments increased by 74% when compared to 2008 figures...read more
Gartner assigns strong’ rating to Clarity’s OSS offerings Mar 04, 2010
The Garnter ratings take into consideration parameters such as scope of product suite, solution scalability, professional services capabilities, transformation expertise, partnerships and customer track record...read more
Bharti Airtel undergoes another organizational restructuring Mar 04, 2010
The organizational reshuffle announced earlier will now be effective March 01, 2010 as opposed to earlier announced dates of April 01, 2010...read more
Aricent claims award from Internet Telephony Magazine Mar 04, 2010
As a recipient of 2009 Product of the Year Award...read more
“Demand from handset manufacturers for reduced time-to-market solutions fueling our growth”: MediaTek Mar 03, 2010
Mr. Grant Kuo, MD of MediaTek in an interaction with TelecomTiger...read more
TRAI asks operators to furnish details over maintaining confidentiality of subscriber information Mar 03, 2010
TRAI said that it has come across numerous cases from consumers of alleged breach of confidentiality of information by the operators...read more
TCS bags £600 million e-governance deal in UK Mar 03, 2010
The contract will cover services like employer participation, member enrollment, collection and reconciliation, cash management, accessing pension savings and administration of accounts...read more
Sybase-Wipro combine to equip mobile devices with SAP applications Mar 03, 2010
Sybase and SAP are jointly delivering co-developed solutions for extending SAP CRM and SAP Business Suite to mobile devices...read more
Bharti confident of closing Zain deal Mar 03, 2010
The two companies are in talks till March 25. Bharti has offered to pay $ 10.6 billion to Zain towards acquiring the latter’s stake in African market...read more
SMS evolving to next generation messaging Mar 03, 2010
The new ecosystem will allow text messaging with contextual presence and location information as well as a unified identity for messaging that provides a user’s status, personal information, updates and messages in one user interface...read more
Cyberoam launches SSL VPN solution on VMware platform Mar 03, 2010
The solution allows clientless browsing to applications such as Microsoft Outlook, Intranets, web applications, FTP...read more
Airtel digital TV offers discount to HDFC credit card customers Mar 03, 2010
The offer is valid till March 31, 2010...read more
Olive launches Hybrid phone in India for Rs 1,699 Mar 03, 2010
The Olive FrvrOn phone can work on AAA batteries as well...read more
Roaming solution player, Starhome joins European Public Safety Communications Project Mar 03, 2010
Starhome will deploy its Roaming Broker solution as an alternative to bi-lateral operator roaming agreements...read more
Paramount Airways ties up with Uniconnect to offer International roaming services Mar 03, 2010
The rewards Program named as Paramount Royale will allow its members to avail international roaming services offered by Uniconnect and earn 10 Royale Miles for every Rs 100 spent on airtime...read more
Global broadband infrastructure equipment sales rise 10% qoq in Q4 09; Alcatel-Lucent & Huawei at top Mar 02, 2010
Huawei is seen the global leader for EPON and GPON equipment sales helped mainly by demand from domestic Chinese market.Alcatel-Lucent is at the top for VDSL solutions. The vendor is ranked second for GPON helped by supplies to North American operators AT&T as well as Verizon ...read more
Free SMS service provider, 160by2.com to partner Idea for ‘Use Mobile Save Paper’ campaign Mar 02, 2010
Alliance will offer mobile subscribers an interactive game encouraging users to make increased use of mobile phone and less of paper...read more
UTStarcom appoints new COO Mar 02, 2010
In his new role, Lu will oversee the broadband business unit, multimedia communication business unit, global supply chain and China sales and marketing functions...read more
UTStarcom India comments on Budget 2010 Mar 02, 2010
CosmoCom-Tata Communications combine bag S Tel’s contract centre contract Mar 02, 2010
The InstaCC services is an end-to-end IP solution promising to provide consolidation for centrally managed multi-site contact centres...read more
Big FM, OnMobile’s BIG Mobile Radio aims to break geographical barriers for radio services Mar 02, 2010
With the launch of the services on the mobile platform, the reach of BIG FM expands from 45 cities to over 4500 cities and towns including rural areas...read more
Budget reaction from Freescale Semiconductor India Mar 02, 2010
Budget reaction from Cisco India Mar 02, 2010
Comviva welcomes government’s move to enhance banking facilities in rural areas Mar 02, 2010
Budget reaction from Comviva...read more
Bharti Enterprises’ Rajan Mittal takes over as the new President of FICCI Mar 02, 2010
Rajan Mittal succeeds Harsh Pati Singhania, Managing Director of JK Paper...read more
MTNL Mumbai offers unlimited broadband combo plan for Rs 495 Mar 02, 2010
The landline services are offered on rent-free basis and offers broadband speed of 320 kbps...read more
African mobile handset player, Mi-Fone enters India Mar 02, 2010
Mi-Fone is currently available in 15 African countries including Ghana, Tanzania, Mauritius, DRC, Kenya, Uganda, Burkina Faso, Zambia, Madagascar and Nigeria...read more
Majority of consumers in UK against levy to fund rollout of future broadband services Mar 02, 2010
As many as 74.3% consumers do not support the Next Gen Broadband Tax proposed by the government...read more
India’s first commercial urban mobile WiMAX network rolls out in Kerala Mar 02, 2010
Aviat Networks which formerly was known as Harris Stratex is the technology partner for BSNL in setting up the WiMAX network...read more
Airtel digital TV lines up Harry Potter movie as part of its PPV offering Mar 02, 2010
The movie will be offered for a rental of Rs 70 on channel 210...read more
Incumbent operators to take a hit as govt hikes spectrum charges Mar 02, 2010
The new hike by the government will impact incumbent GSM operators the most as these operators hold additional spectrum in most of the circles. Bharti Airtel pays the highest amount in terms of spectrum charges amongst all the operators...read more
US-based Fast Company ranks Huawei as fifth most innovative company; VNL among top 50 Mar 02, 2010
Huawei finds itself in the top 5 list along with firms such as Faceook, Amazon, Apple and Google (in that order). Huawei is the only new entrant in the top 5 list...read more
RCom’s ‘Weekend Masti’ offers competitive rates during weekends Mar 02, 2010
The offer can be availed upon a e-recharge priced at Rs .33. The pack will be valid for 1 weekend only...read more
FM extends tax concessions to mobile phone accessory manufacturers Mar 02, 2010
The concessions were originally to be valid only till June, 2010...read more
Infotainment including music and gaming sectors receive Budget boost Mar 02, 2010
Digital transmission receive budget incentives...read more
Budget 2010: Mobile phones may get cheaper with exemption of special additional duty Mar 02, 2010
Goods imported in a pre-packaged form for retail sale exempted from special additional duty...read more
BSNL lines up special MVAS content branded as ‘Holi Zone’ on festival eve Mar 02, 2010
The services will be available on BSNL’s ‘BSNL Live’ portal...read more
Andrew Solutions claims Telab verification for its smoothwall aluminum cable solutions Mar 02, 2010
Andrew says that its HELIAX® 2.0 FXL solution is the first aluminum cable tested by Telab to pass 10 rounds of environmental testing, proving its durability in extreme temperatures...read more

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