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VAS Content Mobile TV IPTV Games General Content Tata DOCOMO launches reverse Ring back Tone service ‘MySong’ Customers can also opt for MySong Service on monthly basis, wherein subscription charges are Rs 15 for 30 days, while Rs 10 per song download will be applicable. The validity for each song downloaded will be 90 days...read more MapmyIndia launches house address maps The new version includes directory of 3 million places as well as street level maps for over 809 cities of India apart from covering 76,000 towns and villages...read more RCom ties up with Nokia to push wireless broadband services The alliance particularly aims to target the rural and semi-urban segments in the Indian market. RCom will offer Ovi Life Tolls in two versions, subscription and pay-per-use...read more SatNav launches free Store Locator service Under the service, retailers will be offered to provide free maps and driving directions to be displayed on maps developed by SatNav...read more Wynn Telecom and 160by2 tie-up to offer free SMS Under the agreement, Wynncom phones will have a preinstalled mobile application developed by160by2.com enabling users to send free SMSes to friends or peers in the mentioned countries...read more Tata Indicom launches ‘tweet on voice’ service in tie-up with Kirusa Each voice tweet will be charged Re.0.80...read more Apalya bags Voice & Data’s Best telecom Innovator award According to Apalya, it won the award for its relentless contribution in the telecom sector and for bringing entertainment-on-the-go in the form of mobile TV service...read more SMSCountry’s 160by2.com offers free domestic and international SMS services on India’s Independence Day 160by2.com reasons that while operators charge premium rates on such occasions such as Independence Day, it is changing the game by offering such services for free...read more GetJar, Bitstream tie-up to offer BOLT users access to over 70,000 Apps GetJar charges developers for premium placement in their catalog. When those applications are downloaded via BOLT, GetJar and Bitstream will split the revenue...read more Virgin Mobile launches free ‘Music Unlimited’ service The music content on offer spans over 1.5 lakh songs ranging from Bollywood, Western rock, Pop, Bhangra, Indi pop, Bengali, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam...read more RCom signs exclusive deal with Universal Music for music-related VAS It will be delivered in various forms such as Voice, WAP, Web, IVR, Blog & through On-Ground Events...read more Mauj Mobile scores big on mobile music offerings by bagging exclusive distribution rights with music consortium The alliance gives Mauj Mobile access to about 15,000 music labels which the VAS player can use to offer services such as Ringtones, Graphics, Video Clips, CRBTS, Themes, Animations as well as Colour Logos...read more Nokia celebrates 15 years of mobility in India with Project Ujjwal; initiative to drive 100% household mobility in 5 villages in Rae Bareli The project is developed and designed over the Nokia Ovi Life Tools offerings...read more Utility and Entertainment applications score big on Samsung Apps BADA platform Topping the chart was an application that turns a Samsung Wave S 8500 model into a flashlight. The application was the most downloaded application from June 01, 2010 to mid-July 2010...read more Nokia and Tata DOCOMO tie-up to jointly offer Nokia Ovi Tools The two companies have entered into a MoU according to which Tata DOCOMO will offer the tools to all its subscribers. The services will include news alerts in the fields of agriculture and education...read more Mobile Media company, Affles launches messaging & location sharing product, ‘Pinch’ in India The services include iMessenger, iContacts and iLocation Sense services converged into one enabling users of smartphones to message their friends with rich animations, pictures, emoticons and push notifications...read more Netxcell unveils solution enabling broadcasting of messages to multiple users The solution mainly addresses situations requiring sending of messages in a one-to-many environment such as sending of news to subscribers or other information such as new services, tariff plans and campaigns...read more Dialogic partners with Spice Digital and Bay Talkitec to offer MTNL’s 3G subscribers video services The services to be offered make use of Video VAS solutions built on Dialogic’s VisionTM CX Video gateway and Host Media Processing (HMP) Software Release 4.1LIN...read more Indiatimes launches voice-based social networking service ‘Hibuddy’ for mobile subscribers Users need to call 58888199 and create their voice channel through which they can connect to other users...read more Twitter application for BlackBerry to be available in full version The full launch will include support for additional languages such as Dutch, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese EU, Russian and Turkish...read more Muzicall and IMIMobile form strategic partnership to tap RBT services market in Europe VAS player, IMIMobile and Europe’s Muzicall joined hands to tap the market for ring back tones (RBT) in Europe...read more Mobile application downloads generated by non-operator application stores to grow at CAGR of about 41% The emergence of competing operating systems such as Android, BlackBerry and Symbian in the App Store domain is likely to give tough time to Apple’s iPhone in the near future, predicts research firm, Ovum...read more Bharti Airtel offers 2-month free access to Facebook for all its 130 mn mobile subscribers Airtel subscribers will be able to post status updates, comment and write on walls, message others, and also be able to view or upload photos...read more IMImobile launches ‘Cell Shakti’ targeted towards rural subscribers The new service is primarily delivered over the IVR medium and is information-oriented in nature...read more Airtel’s App Store records 13 mn downloads within 4 months Bharti has enhanced its content in the App Store to total over 71,000 which the operator says is the highest in India...read more NAVTEQ claims success in executing media campaign for Zee Studios over mobile advertising medium The campaign was delivered to subscribers of Airtel and NAVTEQ says that it registered a high impact click through rate (CTR) of 8.77% with consumers...read more Aditi Technologies launches FIFA 2010 Tracker App for Android, BlackBerry and Nokia platforms The application provides users bouquet of features such as Match schedules & summary, Team and player profiles, Minute to minute commentary with Special updates, Injury reports and Stadium info and stats...read more Reliance Broadcast’s BIG Digital launches music-on-demand services Initially the content is being offered in Hindi language. Later on content from other languages will also be offered...read more Tata Teleservices offers live streaming of Asia Cup in alliance with Apalya Apart from cricket, Tata Teleservices will also offer football content from FIFIA World Cup...read more Saibaba Telefilms introduces South India’s biggest reality show on Udaya TV The show will be on air for 14 weeks...read more vRock Mobile bags exclusive ‘Mobile Rights’ for Asia Cup vRock Mobile has bagged the rights from Nimbus Sports via Offspin Sports & Entertainment. The rights are applicable across India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka...read more Tata DOCOMO offers ‘EAMCET Results’ over SMS/Voice Portal Each SMS will be charged Rs.3 while the IVR service will be charged 10 paise per second...read more Bharti Airtel launches voice-based social networking blog Users of the service can share voice updates through the mobile medium...read more Mobile Ad network InMobi launches USA operations The USA launch will help InMobi to expand its present reach of over 179 million consumers, 16.7 billion impressions per month across Asia, Africa, North maerica and Europe...read more NAVTEQ launches new navigational product in tie-up with Lonely Planet Enables users to provide recommendations about where to stay, eat or spend time...read more Yahoo Inc integrates Facebook across more than 15 yahoo sites The new integration will allow Yahoo users to link their respective Facebook account as well as share updates on Yahoo and Facebook...read more IMImobile ties up with Malayalam News channel, Indiavision for live streaming services on Idea The services are priced at Rs.20 monthly rental and browsing charges of one paisa per 3 seconds will be applicable...read more Alliance including Vodafone and BlackBerry launch tele-medicine application The application allows the user to access patient’s ECG and heart performance reports on their BlackBerry phones...read more Indiatimes’ Live adds new channels on its offerings The new design portal incorporates on-demand videos, full EPG and social media integration with Facebook and Twitter while also allowing users to watch TV channels in a single window...read more Handygo ties with Sony BMG for exclusive MVAS content for 12 movies The movies under the deal include Raajneeti, Raavanan, I Hate Luv Storys, Crook. Handygo will be the sole WAP content provider for the 12 movies...read more SatNav Technologies launches three freebies for CWG 2010 The freebies include downloading SatGuide Software for Nokia’s Symbian-based phone users and use the Delhi2010 map to reach the CWG venues...read more Videocon too offers free access to Facebook Reliance Communications too has launched a similar service...read more RCom offers free access to Facebook The 0.facebook.com site has been designed specially keeping in mind the issues of mobile subscribers...read more BSNL launches ‘live portal’ for mobile subscribers in South The ''Live Portal' would enable customers to watch TV programmes, movies, download songs and mobile games while on the move...read more Research claims user interest for IPL over mobile medium increased 100% The official site of IPL was the most sought-after site by users followed by Cricinfo.com. In the gaming segment, Brian Lara cricket, Cricket T20 world Championship app and Freddie Flintoff were the top games during this season of IPL...read more Zoom TV to launch interactive Zoom Box show The show will be aired every Monday to Sunday from 11.00am to 12.00 pm. There will also be contest wherein the user with maximum votes in an hour will get ‘gift of the day’...read more Vodafone Essar offers Karnataka II PUC results on mobiles Interested subscribers can SMS KAR12 (PUC Roll Number) to 56730 at a charge of Rs 10 per SMS or call the PUC Results IVR on 56731 at Rs 6 per minute for details...read more Vodafone offers VAS related to Rabindranath Tagore to celebrate his 150th birth anniversary The services are available to both the prepaid as well as postpaid subscribers through the month of May...read more RCom launches Mobile Jockey portal RCom launches Mobile Jockey portal...read more Airtel launches My Tunes music-based VAS in Delhi The services are available for Rs.15 per week and 30 paise per minute will be charged for accessing the services...read more Mobile Operators way behind in attracting third party application developers According to Ovum findings, 60% of application developers use or plan to use Google’s server-side API to build applications. Collective share of mobile operators is way behind at 25%...read more Yahoo India hosts multi-city offline event for Flickr users Yahoo India claims to have over 2.29 million Flickr users with over 12,500 groups connected with the term ‘India’...read more RCom to introduce the concept of ‘Mobile Jockey’ The services will be priced Rs.6 per minute...read more Reliance Communications enters into alliance with GetJar Access charges of 50 paise per MB will be applicable on the services...read more Indian Mobile Subscribers can shoo away telemarketing calls with XBLOCKR application While directly offering the application to end-consumers, the company is also exploring tie-ups with mobile service providers for enhanced uptake of the services...read more Bharti Airtel follows OnMobile in launching geographical barrier-free mobile radio services Subscribers interested in availing the service can dial 59830 with the subscription charges for a week at Rs.10...read more Uninor launches mobile data services across 9 circles of operations Subscribers will be initially offered unlimited browsing till May 06. Subsequently the data services will be charged 10 paise per 10 kb...read more RCom aims to create India’s largest App Store post tie-up with GetJar The tie-up with GetJar may also help Reliance Communications in pushing uptake for mobile data services as well as mobile data usage.. The offerings will be addressed to mass market and not be restricted only to users with smartphones. These will be offered as part of RWorld...read more Bharti Airtel launches new VAS offering live prayers on mobile phones There is a one-time membership fee of Rs.5 applicable on the service and thereafter a daily subscription fee of Rs.2 per shrine will be applicable...read more IMImobile and IL&FS launch ‘English Seekho’ services for mobile subscribers The service aims to offer English language learning skills in form of casual lessons and also targets non-native English speakers such as junior level clerks, traders, unskilled laborers, frontline staff, taxi drivers, restaurant waiters, farmers...read more NAVTEQ releases list of finalists for LBS-based application development competition The seven-year old program will see for the first time a winner specifically from the Indian region...read more RCom comes up with new voice-based VAS for Children To avail the services, subscribers can call 51234 234 from mobile phones. The services start at Rs 3 per minute...read more IMImobile powers Nepal-based Ncell’s mobile data and VAS services launch The VAS include wallpapers, ringtones, animations, themes and games as well as a host of information and utility services...read more Spice Digital bags award for its BigFlix Mobile Application The Application was developed for movie rental company BIGFLix which is part of the ADAG...read more In France Alcatel-Lucent launches new SMS-based social networking services The revenue generation is through the SMS sent by community members and will be shared between the community creator as well the mobile operator. Typical SMS charges applicable on the service are 20, 30 or 50 euro cents per SMS...read more SatNav launches new software for SatGuide products Another new feature on offer is a SideBar which automatically hides or can be pinned to the map. Other features include audio-visual driving guidance, voice navigation...read more Spice Digital deploys CRBT solution for Zain Tanzania The solution supports a combination of Mobile Radio and Caller Ring Back Tone in two languages - English and Swahili...read more 160by2.com extends character limit of free SMS services Additionally the company is also offering free international SMS services to and from countries including UAE, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Malaysia and Philippines...read more Timesofindia.com is NRI’s most favoured news destination, says JUXT NRI 2010 study According to the report, Timesofindia.com tops the list of most used online news websites at 26% followed by Economictimes.com at 17%. Indiatimes Shopping claims a whopping 19% of the total audiences looking for e-commerce services...read more Real Estate consultant, Knight Frank launches application for iPhone The search results can be filtered on the basis of lifestyle, country, region, postcode to name a few...read more Tata DOCOMO launches Reverse Ring-Back Tone services The service allows the user to set up three different songs for calling different people. Users will be charged 2 paise per second and the subscription charges will be Rs 15 for a period of 30 days for Rs 10 per song...read more ValueFirst acquires stake in another firm, this time in web & SMS player, Tagg The move also marks the third acquisition by ValueFirst in last 7 months. Just last month it acquired Packet Shaper Technologies Limited. Last year in October it acquired, Cellnext. The company is aiming for IPO by 2012...read more Airtel enhances Bollywood content-based MVAS with launch of ‘Airtel Talkies’ The service will offer a 15-minute narrative where songs and dialogues are connected together by a narrative or ‘Sutradhar’ to provide an experience of the movie for the mobile subscriber...read more CanvasM lines 6,000 applications for App Store The company plans to launch these applications in a month’s time...read more Idea launches ‘PreTones’ VAS in tie-up with Oorja for AP subscribers The user can set the content as per choice which can be cricket action, jokes, breaking news, astrology, movie reviews, Bollywood and so on...read more July Systems says over 700,000 mobile video downloads already registered for IPL-III 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 National Multi-Commodity Exchange comes up with a WAP portal 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 Surat, Social Networking fuel 2.5 mn application downloads within a month of launch for Airtel 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 Yahoo India lines up cricket content Yahoo claims to be the number one cricket site in India with 3.9 million unique visitors...read more 700 hours of IPL videos already downloaded by Indian mobile subscribers 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 Vodafone Essar enhances mobile comic offerings 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 Etisalat and Comviva to jointly offer new VAS Deployment of the new services will start immediately and will be made available to Etisalat customers shortly, says the alliance...read more Airtel subscribers to gain exclusive access to Dow Jones content The application can be downloaded for free with subscribers requiring to pay a monthly subscription fee of Rs 99...read more Vodafone all set to close navigation services subsidiary, Wayfinder Vodafone had acquired Wayfinder for $ 33 million with an aim to develop a suite of new location-based services...read more Indiatimes in tie-up with V Rock Mobile to offer IPL-related mobile content on 58888 platform The tie-up will offer services including live mobile commentary, SMS alerts, IVR and also associated contests...read more SatNav unveils new brand mascot for its range of GPS products 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 MapmyIndia launches new touch screen GPS navigator for Rs 7,990 No SIM or GPRS required to access the maps...read more Advertisers including Airtel, Samsung to sponsor Google’s IPL streaming services on YouTube 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 ‘Indian operators can record high activation for mobile data services through our offerings’: July Systems 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 Vodafone says already launched App Stores in India Branded as Vodafone Mobile Applications Store, the operator claims to have clocked over 10,000 downloads from these App Stores...read more July Systems powers IPL’s mobile internet property 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 RCom launches ‘Socially’ VAS for mobile subscribers active on social networking sites The new application provides a single client interface for accessing popular social networking sites...read more Bharti Airtel launches ‘Airtel Talkies’ Under the services, Airtel offers a pre-edited fifteen minute capsule of a film to the listeners...read more Google to offer information services to commuters of Delhi Metro 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 Sigma Ventures-DCI tie-up bag exclusive global smartphone application rights for IPL 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 BSNL lines up special MVAS content branded as ‘Holi Zone’ on festival eve The services will be available on BSNL’s ‘BSNL Live’ portal...read more Big FM, OnMobile’s BIG Mobile Radio aims to break geographical barriers for radio services 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 Mobile subscribers show strong preference to applications which are free Meanwhile the Admob metrics for January 2010 show that contribution from the Indian market is marginally down by 0.4% at 777 million requests...read more Dow Jones, Naukri tie-up to launch new mobile application Wall Street Journal will also offer comprehensive content from WSJ.com to be used in a co-branded newsletter for job-seekers and recruiters within the Naukri.com resume ...read more Yahoo enters into tie-up with Twitter Yahoo Search and Yahoo media properties like News, Finance, Entertainment, and Sports will include real-time public Twitter updates across a variety of topics...read more Tata DoMoMo partners Gemalto for VAS The solution will enable the end-user to a one-click access to numerous VAS which will be located in the SIM...read more Ericsson launches its own App Store for carriers Branded as ‘eStore’ the platform presently has over 30,000 applications. The applications can run on any mobile device irrespective of make or operating system used...read more Bharti among 24 global operators come together for Mobile Apps drive GSMA as well as handset vendors LG, Samsung and Sony Ericsson are supporting the initiative...read more SinglePoint acquires mobile advertising player M2Junction SinglePoint will launch its SingleBrand web-based solution in the SMS format and will leverage from the M2Junction platform for this initiative...read more Airtel’s App Stores to offer 1250 Apps across 25 categories Based on usage, the charges will be deducted from subscriber’s account in prepaid mode or added to subscriber’s bills in postpaid mode. The services are available for prices starting Rs.5...read more Bharti Airtel to launch App store on Feb 10 Globally handset manufacturers have used this concept to gain additional revenues from VAS. Apart from Apple, Nokia, BlackBerry, Samsung and Sony Ericsson too have presence in the App Store space...read more RCom too lines up App Stores; will offer it as part of RWorld 2.0 The initial launch of Application Stores will support the company’s GSM subscribers and will be launched from this month-end. For CDMA subscribers the App Stores will be available by this quarter-end...read more UFO Moviez to show IPL-3 matches in multiplexes, theatres The firm will also market cricket merchandise, gifts, multi cuisine food stalls etc to cater to the entire family. Cheer leaders and live bands will also be put up at some venues...read more Tata DoCoMo launches ‘2gether’ on eve of Valentine’s Day Special VAS content such as romantic ringtones, love poems, valentine''s calculator will also be offered to users...read more Corrected: One97 acquires 25% stake in smartphone security applications firm, tenCube One97 is also present in the smartphone applications market. Its existing partners in the segment include BlackBerry and Nokia. Last year the company had received investments worth $10-$15 million Intel Capital and Silicon Valley Bank (SVB). It aims to achieve revenues of $ 100 million by 2010...read more IMImobile comes up with new service for managing mobile social networking IMImobile says that the new service also allows operators to integrate third party services and applications and offer such an integrated service to subscribers. In effect, operators can offer the services as a fully managed service...read more Google introduces application allowing users to type in 14 Indian languages The application is available for free download and offers features including offline support, word completion, personalised choices, easy-to-use keyboard, quick search and customisation options...read more Bharti Airtel launches ‘Family Tune’ caller tune services for fixedline subscribers Users will be charged one-time download fee of Rs 15 and a monthly subscription fee of Rs 30...read more Firm comes up with new application related to Ishqiya The application is also compatible with twitter and Facebook services. Quizzes and Contests are also on offer...read more Vodafone claims 450,000 subscribers in Europe for its Music services RCom to offer Cartoon Network Comics to its GSM subscribers RCom has priced the service at Re.1 per day. By subscribing to the service subscribers will receive one comic strip from each of Ben 10, Johnny Bravo, Dexter’s Laboratory, Powerpuff Girls and Archie’s...read more Bharti Airtel ties up with US-based Limelight for CDN services The deal will allow Bharti Airtel to offer rich multimedia services to its subscribers at a high quality experience...read more Opera acquires mobile advertising firm, AdMarvel The company was founded in 2006 led by Mahi de Silva and claims to have a global customer base...read more YouTube to live stream all IPL matches The deal marks the first time live streaming of any global cricketing event is offered across the globe except in USA where re-broadcast options will be availabl...read more Mobile Application Stores to be a $ 6.2 bn market in 2010 Application developers generally earn by way of advertisements in the form of banners as well as full page advertisements which are incorporated in their respective applications...read more Moser Baer launches content loaded micro SD cards for mobile devices To enhance consumer multi-media experience, Secure Digital (SD) and Secure Digital High Capacity (SDHC) cards will also be included in the micro SD cards...read more MapmyIndia introduces navigational system for superbikes; also launches ‘Navitainment’ gizmos MapmyIndia also launched National Motoring Atlas priced at Rs 290 and offering maps of national and state road networks, states and cities of India...read more “10 million subscribers for our rural MVAS within this fiscal end”: Handygo The pan-India MVAS service provider is also planning to go overseas and is open to investment from private players as part of fund raising exercise...read more Emantras forays into MVAS with launch of m-education service, Mobl21 For enterprises, the platform can be used to deliver micro-learning strategy to enhance performance, says Emantras...read more Tata DoCoMo leverages NTT expertise to offer Mangla & Marvel m-comic services in India The comics will be offered for Rs 15 per comic chapter and no data charges will be applicable if accessed when accessed in home network...read more Aircel, Infosys tie-up for VAS through application stores The concept of application stores was first devised by Apple for its popular iPhone model. Nokia too has lined up numerous applications for its Ovi branded application stores. Vodafone as an operator has launched such application stores in developed markets...read more Calling the faithful to prayer - on the mobile! By Carsten Brinkschulte, CEO of mobile email and synchronization vendor Synchronica...read more Airtel subscribers seen downloading 200 million music content in 2009 Subscribers in Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra and Punjab are seen to be downloading music content...read more BSNL lines up special VAS content on eve of Christmas & New Year The special pricing for this content will be valid from December 20, 2009 to January 10, 2010...read more Navigational player, SatNav introduces new free version of GPS solution for Symbian handsets The software supports N95 N95, E66, 6110, N82, 6210, E57, 6220, N78, N96, N73 and Samsung i560, among other handsets...read more Google launches navigational services based on landmarks for the Indian market Google says that Indians are more comfortable finding ways using landmarks as reference...read more Indiatimes launches ‘58888 Follow’ celebrity update services over SMS channel Users can get updates not only in the text format but also photos, videos and audio clips...read more Nazara clicks content deal with Cartoon Network On the tariff front, Nazara is offering the content on various tariff structures such as Re 1 per day, Rs 10 per week and Rs 30 monthly rental...read more Singapore’s mobile content provider, mTouche forms JV in India to offer P2P content The JV plans to invest $ one million initially in India in the first phase of launch...read more Oracle’s new MMA solution promises operators enhanced targeted campaigns Oracle says using its solution, service providers can filter out subscribers based on demographics, usage and location...read more Nokia invests in four Indian application developing firms; announces other measures The company will fund more companies as part of this project in the second phase...read more TTML launches Photon TV service as well TTSL had launched the services yesterday...read more TTSL enables wireless data services subscribers to watch TV on laptops through Photon TV Apalya is the technology partner for TTSL for this service...read more Video upload on social networking sites for mobile subscribers made easier by TeleDNA The application allows a user exclusive space to upload photos as well as videos to mZone’s private area which can be viewed only by the user...read more TAN launches live video streaming for content of Times Now, India TV and Zoom The revenue model will be based on the advertising mode with in-video formats such as pre-rolls, rich media companion banner ads, overlays and player skin branding...read more India, Pakistan set to witness over 16% growth in MVAS Mobile data services as well as range of messaging services such as Peer to Application (P2A) SMS, where mobile subscribers respond to an application such as voting through SMS for a TV program, is on the rise...read more India to witness 191.6 bn mobile messaging traffic by 2013 Mobile messages in Asia-Pac and Japan are expected to rise to 1.9 trillion messages by the end of 2009 at a 15.5% rise as compared to 2008 figures. Next year the figures in the region are estimated to rise to 2.1 trillion at a growth rate of 12.7%...read more Orkut still rules but Facebook registering fastest growth in India Facebook is seen growing at 19% and matching it is Flickr which again is growing at 21% on a monthly basis...read more Opera Mini claims over 200 % monthly growth in Indian mobile web space Indians are seen accessing google, orkut, gmail, facebook, Wikipedia, songs.pk, yahoo, my.opera, youtube and wap.in in that order...read more Mobixell unveils new solution to streamline all content into a single hub Mobixell has come up with a new version of its Rich Media Service Centre (RMSC) solution, Rich Media 7 which aims to streamline video, MMS, offline content and web over a single hub on a single platform...read more RML and Future Group’s Aadhar Retailing tie-up to reach out to farmers The services will be offered in the form of RML Direct cards and these cards will be available for 3/6/12 months validity for Rs. 260/500/850 respectively...read more Italy’s Neomobile sets foot in India for mobile entertainment services The company claims that it has partnerships with more than 120 mobile operators and 30 media companies across the globe...read more Mobixell clicks mobile advertising solution deal with Asian operator Mobixell says its Mobixell Ad-It platform will enable the operator to monetise inventory assets as well as offer innovative and web-based advertising options to brands and advertisers...read more Vodafone and Radio Mirchi collaborate to offer caller tune download service The service is available in 32 cities of the country where Radio Mirchi services are presently operational...read more EnableM and OnMobile jointly offer m-learning based ‘Learn English’ program For BSNL subscribers the service is available at a subscription cost of Rs. 20 per month and call browsing charge of 30 paise per minute...read more RCom launches video-content based new VAS, mVDO The service is available over various subscription options varying from a week to month with price generally at Re.1 per day...read more Jet Airways launches SMS service for customers to know lowest fares Passengers can send message in the ''LFS origin-destination-date' format to 56388...read more Handygo’s Info-Guide MVAS comes in really handy for Fishermen The services are offered in 8 states namely Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Orissa, Maharashtra, Kerala and Goa. The access code for the service is 55678...read more Mobile data services the new opportunity for Indian operators to increase ARPU feels Comverse From offering BSS solutions as well as range of MVAS solutions including mobile messaging solutions, Comverse is betting big on the Indian market. Mr. Pushpendra Mankard, Sr.VP, Comverse shares his thoughts in an interaction with TelecomTiger...read more Watch Times Now, ET Now on your mobiles The service will leverage from Vuclip’s proprietary real-time transcoding mobile video platform...read more RIM, Adobe collaborate to offer unified platform to third party application developers For designers of new applications, the availability of the two suites from Adobe will enable them to create optimized graphic assets using tools such as Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator and Adobe After Effects for BlackBerry users...read more photoWALL launches live media streaming services The newly launched service is available for free at Apple’s App Store, Plam Pre’s App Catalog...read more Survey of India clicks another deal, this time with MapmyIndia MapmyIndia aims to provide VAS on Survey of India maps...read more Google set to enhance end-user experience on Orkut The new look Orkut will allow users to discover friends automatically, video chat which will be integrated with Google Talk, upload photos in bulk very quickly, add/view photos and videos in-line as well as a more interactive activity stream...read more Tata DoCoMo replicates Airtel to offer Comics on mobile The rentals for the service are Rs 20 per full comic book for one year...read more “Waiting for competition to tap the $ 150 mn agri-info MVAS market along with us”: RML The company which has evolved from being a intern project at Standford University, is getting attention not only for making a successful business model out of information services focused towards the agricultural community of India but more so for the way it has impacted the lives of farmers in a positive way...read more NewsX comes up with special offerings for the mobile medium The move is in lines with the company’s increased focus on the digital medium including mobiles and online modes...read more Opera Mini generating 227 mn MB of mobile data per month for operators; India among top 3 market Interestingly, Opera’s usage report shows Nokia handsets dominating the mobile data landscape in India. Opera Mini browser is generally found with all the leading handset models including Sony Ericsson, BlackBerry, LG, Samsung to name a few...read more Airtel launches India’s first-ever mobile comics portal Customers will be charged Rs.10 per week for 10 comic strips, which is inclusive of data charges...read more Ericsson eyes VAS revenues with new payment exchange system for online publications . Ericsson aims to charge £1,000 a month for the service to the publishers. ...read more Chinese social networking site, Kaixin001 ties-up with Ericsson for mobile content applications development The site has 50 million users on its fold...read more Apalya receives fresh funding from Qualcomm & IDG Ventures The company has 50 employees on its roll and its partners include Airtel, Aircel, BSNL, Idea Cellular, MTNL, Reliance, Spice, Tata Indicom, Tata DOCOMO and Vodafone...read more Buongiorno enabling Tata DoCoMo’s Diet SMS Buongiorno is providing the application and billing for the service making use of its B!3A VAS SMS Gateway and Technology platform...read more Twitter ties up with Bharti with an eye on revenues from SMS usage Twitter service in India was till now accessible from mobile either through the web or the WAP portal...read more Jiobindaas all set for launch of mobile data back-up, socializing and messaging services for the Indian market The trigger message service allows users to schedule message for birthdays, occasions, meeting and festivals. Users can earn points and redeem them for free SMS...read more Aircel launches unlimited dialer tune cards in Kerala The operator is offering the service priced in form of sachet of Rs 7 valid for 7 days. A 31 days validity offer is available for Rs 31 while for a year-on validity the card is priced at Rs 240...read more VAS player Bay Talkitec launches FM radio services on mobiles & wirelines in USA The services will be offered upon dialing a particular number...read more Qualcomm acquires stake in Chinese mobile social networking firm Bedo offers among other services, location-based mobile social networking services...read more Tata DoCoMo mulls setting a new R&D centre to develop VAS for the Indian market If the plan materializes, it will be DoCoMo’s sixth R&D centre in the world with similar centres already set up in Yokosuka City (Japan), Beijing, California (two) and Munich. Tata DoCoMo is aiming to increase VAS contribution to its total revenues from the current figure of 14 % to 25 % within 2 to 3 years time...read more ValueFirst Messaging acquires Cellnext Solutions ValueFirst now aims to operate Cellnext as a separate entity focused on the consumer segment. ValueFirst mainly caters to VAS requirements of the enterprise segment. CellNext also has presence in the enterprise segment but at the same time it has offerings on the content side for service providers as well...read more Onze offers free SMS-based LBS; launches services in Bangalore The services support a wide range of handsets and are not limited to Smartphones...read more Reliance Mobile eyes Rs 60 crore new revenues from Devotional VAS Reliance says that its market intelligence shows that after Bollywood-based content, it is devotional content that finds maximum flavor among the mobile subscribers. The demand for devotional content is visible more in Tier-II and Tier-III cities...read more Mobile Music download made simpler as Comviva integrates Nuance’s speech recognition solutions The tie-up says that presently users have to navigate a lot over the portal or IVR systems before actually locating the desired song. Through speech recognition option, the search will significantly ease out...read more One97 and Nuance join hands to offer speech based applications with an eye on rural VAS The tie-up further says that the new solution also proves economical on the pockets of the subscriber as the subscriber is not required to pay any access charges to avail the services...read more ESPN’s cricinfo reaches out to mobile subscribers with new mobile website cricinfo says that the new website hosts a lot many new features as well as improved navigation...read more Vodafone completes deal with world’s four major music labels latest being with Warner Vodafone has similar arrangements with EMI Group, Universal Music and Sony Music...read more Reliance Mobile follows Airtel & Idea in launching blue-collar job services over mobile The mobile job search market for this segment is estimated to reach Rs 6,500 crore by 2012. Reliance Mobile is targeting 12 % share of this market...read more DoCoMo bids for German mobile content distribution firm, NetMobile Net Mobile’s services portfolio includes mobile content distribution as well as mobile payment services...read more Reliance Mobile launches LBS-based VAS, BIGMaps for GSM subscribers BIGMaps is now aiming big and intends to partner content owners and aggregators for local content as well as it plans to set-up APIs for application developers to build applications...read more Corrected: India-based MoVi-Corpus tie-up offer video-on-demand content for broadband 3G users The unicast content will be offered in the form of 300-second mobisodes...read more BSNL’s fixedline subscribers in Haryana to have access to CRBT services from IMImobile The services can be availed for a monthly rental of Rs 25 with Rs 12 to be charged for each song downloaded. Users will have access to 100,000 songs ranging from Bollywood to regional flavour...read more Cathay Pacific comes up with mobile application for BlackBerry and Windows Mobile users Cathay Pacific claims that the new application offers it competitive advantage as currently available competing applications are limited only to iPhone...read more Nokia’s Music Store debuts in India; offers 3 mn tracks Nokia has forged tie-ups with leading music labels in India including names such as Tseries, Yashraj Music, Saregama, BIG Music and Venus...read more Dr. Batra launches health services on Mobile The mHealth services offers free consultation to mobile subscribers irrespective of whether the subscriber is a patient of Dr.Batra’s or not...read more Global IP Solutions to enable Yahoo! Messenger 10’s video calling feature GIPS had earlier in 2006, provided the underlying voice technology for Yahoo! Messenger, allowing friends, family and colleagues to communicate...read more Yahoo India enhances email service offerings; mobile medium also gets due consideration The new enhancements are incorporated taking into consideration the use of social networking medium by users. Yahoo says the enhancements are part of its Yahoo Open Strategy.Yahoo has also taken into consideration the fact that users nowadays tend to access email through the mobile phones as well...read more Cox Communications to use Qualcomm’s BREW platform for services over mobile medium To offer mobile VAS such as games, tools, lifestyle, location, messaging and ringtones...read more RCom offers Antakshari services to subscribers The services are on offer for a monthly subscription of Rs 30 with 30 minutes of free usage...read more One97 and Star News forge tie-up for news alerts to viewers The tie-up claims that it is for the first time that a broadcaster will offer news updates to its viewers over the SMS channel on a monthly rental basis...read more Loop Mobile introduces ‘karaoke messaging’ in India Loop Mobile says that the service banks on the surprise quotient associated with the service by the recipient who receives the dedicated song as a call...read more BSNL ties up with Hungama to offer online digital entertainment store The current content offered by the tie-up includes 65,000 songs and 2,000 music videos as well as over 200 games...read more BSNL launches new VAS services delivery platform The new platform built in technical assistance with Ericsson will provide a converged platform for mobile network operators, media companies, service providers etc...read more Airtel bags exclusive rights to offer content of Harry Potter and Half Blood Prince Subscribers can download the Harry Potter games at Rs 50 and wallpapers, animations and ring-tones for Rs 15 each...read more Nokia in trial phase for music store launch in India It plans to launch such stores by this year end...read more OnMobile partners Telefonica to offer VAS in 13 Latin American Countries The agreement, which will cover over 130 million subscribers, will see OnMobile rendering specialized VAS equipment required to deploy these services and also manage the services for Telefonica on a Managed Services basis...read more RCom keeps its new VAS momentum going with tie-up with UK’s 3rd Space The services will be available to those subscribers having data services capable handsets...read more IMIMobile acquires social aggregation platform from UK-based firm Post acquisition IMIMobile aims to offer the platform as a revenue-generating fully managed white label service for MNOs...read more Ericsson to launch App Store, target mobile operators Besides Ericsson and Apple, others like Vodafone and Qualcomm have also launched their app stores earlier in the year...read more Toshiba’s new smartphone offered with O2, Germany to come incorporated with Nimbuzz Nimbuzz said that the concerned players jointly worked towards designing the lifestyle communications features for the smartphone...read more Vodafone Essar to offer Budget Alert services Vodafone will offer budget highlights, updates, trivia’s and all news headlines for a one-time subscription charge of Rs.30...read more Reliance Mobile and BBC World Service to jointly offer Live Radio services Reliance subscribers will be able to have access to Live radio services from BBC World Service with the content available in five different languages all seven days a week...read more RCom to offer 35 streaming channels to GSM subscribers The company has tied-up with Hyderabad-based Apalya Technologies for the services. The services are branded as MimobiTV. Apalya is also into tie-up with BSNL for similar offerings...read more Indiatimes launches personal astrology for Airtel mobile subscribers The service available 24 x7 is priced at Rs.7 per minute and will be offered in English and Hindi languages...read more RCom set to overhaul VAS pricing model; to introduce sachet pricing While overhauling its plain pricing model, the company plans to introduce sachet pricing to drive usage of VAS. Traditionally operators in India follow the monthly subscription model to generate revenues from VAS...read more Mumbai-based Eterno introduces application to read newspapers on mobiles The service can be extended to even those phones which do not support particular language font...read more Vodafone aims to cash in on the ZooZoo wave, offers DVD of popular advertisement series The DVD contains all 29 ZooZoo ad films as well as other content like wallpapers, greetings, screen savers, Ecards and ZooZoo emoticons...read more IMImobile forges tie-up with UK’s Telecom Express to offer new revenue generating stream for media companies The alliance will leverage from Telecom Express’s delivery of interactive services and IMImobile’s service delivery platform...read more Reliance Mobile and Aaj Tak tie-up to offer video news alerts The monthly rental for the services will be Rs 30 and the service is open to both CDMA as well as GSM subscribers...read more ROK and WeFI to offer free mobile games over Wi-Fi The WeROK services will be compatible with Nokia S60 devices and it automatically scans for Wi-Fi hotspots and logs on strongest free-access hotspot within the range...read more Nokia commences national roll out of its Life Tools Service Nokia Life Tools is a set of Agriculture, Education and Entertainment services, which is tailored particularly for the emerging markets to attend to the information gaps that exist...read more Idea clicks tie-up with Zook for stock alert services in Punjab The tie-up claims that the differentiation in the service offered by them when compared to competitors is that subscribers can opt for having stock alerts for specific stocks...read more Mobile music services to be worth $ 5.5 bn by 2013 Besides ringback tones is also expected to do well with revenues exceeding those of ringtones by 2010 as service adoption increases outside Asia...read more Nokia expands Ovi Store to reach out to more than 50 mn users Company extends reach to Australia and Singapore...read more Tata Teleservices partners Yahoo! India to offer web interface Tata Indicom subscribers will have an instant way of seeking relevant information on services like bill payment, tariff plans, promotions, etc. on the portal...read more Asia-Pacific to rise as leading Mobile marketing, advertising region by 2011 Countries falling in this region are seen having more awareness in terms of how to use these services and rapidly built them into their lifestyles...read more Industry body formed to curb menace of illegal mobile music downloads The Indian Music Industry (IMI) announced the launch of Music Mobile Exchange (MMX) with an aim to encourage legal downloads of music content for mobile subscribers...read more NAVTEQ comes up with portal to allow users to explore its solutions and services Will showcase its various services and solutions related to location based services...read more Vodafone UK eyes revenues from app store on lines of Apple's iPhone The revenue made out of the applications, will be shared with developers, with Vodafone keeping 30 percent of the revenue generated...read more Airtel offers vital health services on mobiles Nokia to freeze investment in media sharing site Though Nokia didn’t reveal the usage numbers, media experts believe the number to be low because of the strong competition thrown by established sharing sites like Flickr or Facebook...read more Mobile Community player migg33 offers interactivity services to mobile subscribers interested in IPL For IPL2 migg33 has partnered with Kings XI Punjab, Delhi Daredevils, Royal Challengers, Deccan Chargers, Chennai Super Kings...read more Airtel's revenues from music content higher than India's largest music record company The revelation highlights the growing consumer preference for music content over the mobile medium...read more Reliance Mobile to show all ICC T20 World Cup Matches Live to mobile subscribers The company will also launch the ''Cricket Dhanadhan' subscription offer providing score as well as news updates through the SMS channel...read more Bharti Airtel, Manchester United enter five year agreement Will enable the operators to offer exclusive content related to the club to its subscribers...read more Tata Indicom’s ‘Dil Ki Awaaz’ musical hunt names 8 new talents Together, Tata Teleservices also came out with a compilation of songs, featuring eight talents...read more Tata Indicom launches new election-based service Availing these services via SMS will cost Rs. 3 per SMS and Rs. 10 per week...read more RCom introduces Rs 32 SMS pack for Karnataka GSM subscribers Targeting the student crowd of the state, the pack will allow the subscribers to send 100 SMSs everyday for 30 days within the state...read more Idea’s call cricket stars campaign records over 2 mn calls Sachin Tendulkar is leading the charts in terms of most calls received with over 50 % of calls made to his number ...read more Nokia aims to cash on the IPL fever Lines up new services and initiatives...read more Virgin Mobile aims for 5 mn youth subscribers by 2011 Aimd for 10% of the market share for youth segment...read more Apple claims one bn downloads for its App Store The company also awarded its one-billionth subscriber named Connor Mulcahey of Weston...read more TTSL, Nimbuzz tie-up to offer instant messaging services Data charges will be applicable at the rate of 10 paise per 10 kb...read more Vodafone, OnMobile tie-up for VAS to tap emerging markets Tie-up to ofcus on ringback tones, voice portal and speech-enabled services...read more IMImobile ties up with NNE to provide exam results via SMS The tie-up will use IMImobile’s mVaavoo two-way web based SMS service. Interested students can send SMS with ‘RESULT’ to 56263...read more 99acres launches property search services on mobiles It has tied up with Mobisoc Technology for the application...read more mig33 introduces mobile fan clubs in line with IPL fever Ties up with five IPL teams...read more Tata Indicom allows users to access Facebook via SMS channel Its subscribers can now access the portal i.e. receive messages and notifications from Facebook in addition to reply back, send messages and set their Facebook status via SMS...read more UTV introduces mobile music video channel The services come at daily subscription of Rs 10 or amonthly subscription of Rs 30...read more Microsoft meets Yahoo over potential partnerships Talks of collaboration between Microsoft and Yahoo have been anticipated for long, particularly after the failure of deal between the two during Yahoo’s co-founder Jerry Yang’s period...read more Nokia charts out upcoming new offerings in India Firstly the company announced that it is close to introducing ‘Nokia Music Store’ allowing downloading of music content...read more RockeTalk partners Indiatimes for mobile content on its mobile social networking application Forges an exclusive collaboration with Indiatimes for ad sales & mobile content on its latest version...read more Cricinfo, Snaptu tie-up to offer enhanced end-user experience The tie-up marks Cricinfo as the exclusive portal offering cricket resources on Snaptu platform...read more BIGFlix, mChek tie-up to offer renewal services through mobile phones The service can be availed by BIGFlix’s subscribers having Mastercard or VISA card and is open across all telecom operators...read more Yahoo Mobile goes live in 8 countries including India The service is available in 8 countries namely the U.S., Canada, the U.K., Germany, France, India, Indonesia and the Philippines...read more C-DAC comes with mobile navigation solution CDAC expects the software to find application in emergency, police, mobile tracking, medical information, personal safety, tourism, transport, field data collection, Defence...read more Nimbuzz enters Italy in tie-up with social networking site giovani.it Currently the alliance is offering web and mobile chat while VoIP calls and file-sharing across popular instant messaging communities will also be offered soon...read more BSNL, Hungama tie-up launch digital on-demand musical store The services will be available on rental subscription basis entitling unlimited music download for Rs 149 per month and unlimited games for Rs 49 per month...read more Vodafone, NDTV combine to offer live poll updates The service will be available for a monthly rental of Rs 30 and will be available till May 31...read more Skype comes up with enhanced mobile version 3.0 The new version in its beta format is available for free download on trial basis....read more TTSL claims 100 mn downloads for BREW-based VAS applications Revenue-wise, the services contribute to 13 percent of the company’s total revenues...read more UK-based VAS provider, ROK announces India entry The company aims to offer ROK TV, ROK Comics, Mobile Video Messaging and mobile email to the Indian mobile subscribers in alliance with mobile service providers...read more IBM India develops new browsing protocol HSTP allowing users to talk to web IBM foresees a scenario where users access the website using a telephone typically a mobile phone...read more Vodafone signs DMR free music deals with major music companies Clicks deal with Universal Music Group, Sony Music Entertainment and EMI Music...read more Microsoft solicits fresh search deals with Yahoo Microsoft is also carrying tests to roll out new online search service, codenamed kumo.com...read more Yahoo may be in talks with Vodafone on search deal The agreement, if materialized, will expand Yahoo and Vodafone’s existing partnerships that include a contract for Yahoo to sell advertising on Vodafone’s handsets in the U.K....read more Airtel consolidates rural presence by launching first ‘iServe’ centre near Pune company is set to introduce ‘Krishi Labh’ services aimed at farmers by offering them mandi alert services through the SMS channel...read more Idea, BharatMatrimony in pact For Rs 100 per month, subscribers can view unlimited profiles and access five contacts...read more Vodafone Essar ties up with Amar Chitra Katha The services will be offered on a monthly rental of Rs 30 with per video download charged at Rs 5, ring tones for Rs 15 and Rs 50 for games...read more Motorola, Pressmart tie-up to offer news-on-mobile services While news content can be accessed for free, the subscriber needs to pay for the GPRS usage to the service provider...read more Nokia fetes Nano Ganesh in Global Calling All Innovator’s contest Nokia has awarded a cash prize of $ 25,000 and a promise of further help in distributing mobile applications to global consumers to Ossian Agro Automation...read more IMImobile takes control of Nokia Siemens’ M2Y service According to the contract, IMImobile will provide all the services included in the M2Y brand...read more ICC grants official partner rights to Yahoo Yahoo also launched a new website for cricket crazy fans on cricket.ahoo.com promising to serve up as a complete resource on the game...read more TTSL extends Mandi Bhav service to Jaipur The service will provide updates from about 3,000 local commodity markets across the country for around 500 major commodities. The services are charged R 30 per month...read more ROK launches range of revenue generating products for MVNOs Claims it will help MVNOs in competing with operators and provide a level playing filed....read more HCL, Nokia plan JV to offer VAS and mobile content in India The tie-up aims to offer such services by this year subject to regulatory approvals...read more Vodafone UK offers free mobile internet TV services for six months The services are offered under the 3G services bouquet. Users can also upload video on social networking site Facebook through the service...read more RCom ties up with UK firm for free video services to mobile subscribers The revenue model is based on advertisements to be beamed on the mobile phone of the subscriber and the services will be free to the subscribers...read more BharatMatrimony comes up with matrimony channel BharatMatrimony.tv aims to offer capsules pertaining to news, events and developments in the world of marriages...read more MySpace to be available in India on Virgin Mobile The service will be offered as part of the vbytes offering of Virgin Mobile which comes at a daily access price of Rs 5...read more One97 forges tie-up with the New Indian Express group sERVICES will be offered on a subscription-based model to the mobile subscribers through the SMS channel...read more RCom comes up with ‘Samachar’ services The service is supported by mobile and web applications provider Webdunia.com, a leader in vernacular medium based portals...read more Wikipedia launches mobile version of portal As compared to the conventional online version which has a start page with options to choose from 14 languages, the mobile version comes with a search page where users can directly feed entries or queries...read more Nokia to launch services for farmers, students in India The company plans to price these services at a monthly rental of Rs 30-Rs60...read more Airtel and Bookmyshow.com collaborate to provide services to mobile subscribers mobile access to subscribers of Airtel though a wapsite as well as tele-booking facility...read more One97 ties up with Marathi daily Deshonnati to offer mobile news content Addressing the needs of readers of Deshonnati in Maharashtra, the tie-up will offer through the SMS channel, a more personal and interactive medium of communication...read more Airtel-IFFCO service receives ‘Best Content Service’ award Awards for the Airtel IFFCO Farmer Information Dissemination platform and for the Gujarat E-GRAM project...read more Airtel and Big 92.7 FM tie-up for month-long musical fest in AP Under ‘Airtel Adhbutamaina Musical December’, latest musical content from Telugu music as well as other popular regional remixes will be on offer in addition to interviews of musicians, lyricists, singers and actors...read more MySpace Mobile, RipCode tie-up to offer video streaming services to mobile subscribers The tie-up claims that it is first of its kind service in the mobile social networking domain...read more Virgin Media, Yahoo tie-up for mobile search services The tie-up says that oneSearch has been designed in such a way that it reduces the number of links followed to reach desired content and by delivering Internet pages formatted for screens of handheld devices...read more Netcore’s ‘MyToday’ services in eye of storm, Airtel says services violate NDNC norms Netcore’s MyToday services offers free alerts mainly pertaining to news and latest developments to the country’s mobile subscribers. It gets its revenues from mobile advertising offered to these subscribers...read more BSNL to use Dilithium, HCL solutions for mobile video services The solution will also enable BSNL to offer video calling services...read more You Telecom plans VoD services for its digital cable television subscribers As per reports, You Telecom will adopt the pay-per-movie mode and charge about Rs 50-70 per movie...read more Nokia scales ladder, will offer mobile services in Japan Nokia is reportedly planning to launch a full fledged mobile virtual network operator based mobile (MVNO) services in Japan...read more Airtel bags ''Best Mobile Music, TV or Video Service' award at GSM Asia Airtel says its service was chosen because of its innovativeness, unique content and ease of use...read more HT Media, Velti tie-up to provide mobile marketing services HT Media will have 65 percent stake in the Joint Venutre which will be based in Gurgaon and Firefly’s Head Amit Garg will oversee the operations of the JV...read more One97 bags exclusive rights for Osho content in India With this One97 aims to address the needs of mobile subscribers who wish to seek alerts on Osho’s insights as well as seek his spiritual preaching...read more Nazaara to provide mobile content based on Bollywood actress Sameera Reddy The offering will include Exclusive imagery (Wallpapers & screensavers), games, Meet & Greet contests, Ringtones in Sameera’s voice, Videos, Meet and Greet contests, win a date contest as well as games on multiple access channels like voice, SMS and WAP...read more One97, Zee News tie-up for mobile content Banked on the content delivery platform developed by One97, the tie-up will offer services through the SMS and voice channels currently...read more Bharti Telesoft says in advanced talks with 10 overseas cos for acquisitions, tie-ups Reports also say that the company has shelved off its listing plans considering the prevailing volatile financial market scenario...read more IMIMobile acquires UK-based digital content delivery firm, dx3 Dx3 claims to have business relationships with all the leading music labels across the globe and has a library of over two million music tracks...read more Airtel, Asklaila tie-up to offer search services for mobile, DTH subscribers Airtel says the revenue model is twofold involving revenues from paid listings as well royalty on each lead generated...read more Rediff.com launches services on the mobile media Rediff says the application is compatible with leading GPRS enabled handsets...read more Rediff.com invests in mobile medium enabler Eterno Eterno mainly specializes on mobile enabling print, radio and television media companies in addition to working with handset manufacturers and service providers to provide mobile applications ...read more Reuters offers mobile information services to rural agricultural community of Punjab RML plans to offer these services in Gujarat and Rajasthan as well...read more Network18 unveils mobile version of its cricket-based portal Powered by Mi Channel of July Systems, users can rate and comment on stories published on the mobile site and participate in polls, said the company...read more Nokia’s venture capital arm invests undisclosed sum in China’s Madhouse The move is considered as a part of the company’s strategy of extending from its core business to other areas of services...read more One97, Prabhat Khabar forge partnership to offer news, entertainment content on mobile medium As part of the partnership, One 97 will provide Prabhar Khabar which traditionally is a print media house, a platform to reach its readers in an interactive mode, said the alliance...read more After Qualcomm, Nokia seeks India patent for multimedia application Nokia says its application enables users to take turns to speak and listen to each other including data calls, audio calls, video calls, multimedia calls, messaging and emails...read more MGM, France Telecom sign long term content deal The tie-up further said that the new deal is extension of the similar kind of deals agreed upon in UK, Spain and Poland...read more Film over Fibre a Global First at Reliance Adlabs As an independent service provider owned by Adlabs, Adlabs Digital Cinema serves all the cinema chains, including PVR, Satyam, Inox and Fun, as well as smaller and single-owned theatres...read more Nokia takes on Apple’s dominance on music services, to launch unlimited music services on Oct 16 in UK The services comes for free for the first 18 months and allows subscribers to retain the downloads even after the expiry of the subscription period...read more Apple clears Copyright Board test on royalty fees, iTunes to stay Apple had earlier threatened to close iTune stores in case the royalty fees were hiked...read more SatNav Technologies enhances its GPS services with addition of 1 mn POIs Additionally, the company said it has covered 150 more cities to its services, taking its total to 200 cities across India...read more ROK launches mobile viral messaging service, GeeSpark At present, GeeSpark operates on invitation-only Beta mode and plans to generate revenues through advertising...read more Nimbuzz confident of establishing a strong base in India, says CEO TelecomTiger speaks to Nimbuzz Founder and CEO, Mr. Evert Jaap Lugt...read more Airtel nabs EnvIOWorks platform to propel its Hello Tunes service EnvIO and Airtel launched the Hello Tunes Manager in the second quarter of 2008 and have since shown many takers...read more GSMA, Mobifilm call for entries under short mobile film category The GSMA and Mofilm are seeking films up to five minutes in length, made both using traditional film making techniques by established and upcoming film directors, as well as films made using mobile devices themselves...read more Mobile social network ‘qeep’ reaches India At present, over 3,000 people hailing from over 160 countries around the globe joins the network everyday, claims the company...read more ROK continues to render its services worldwide ROK will install 1,000 more retail stores across India in the next 6 -12 months, says the company...read more BPL Mobile pulls out new local search service- ‘Mumbai Search @cafe’ Although tailored exclusively for Mumbai, the search service does not restrict its reach to Mumbai alone, as it can be accessed on World Wide Web also...read more One97 eying ‘big ticket’ worth $50-100 mn for M&A in international markets Vijay Sharma,MD, One97 Communications catches up with TelecomTiger on company''s strategies, future plans and the telecom industry at large...read more KeyToss enhances its mobile portal The portal will feature Gmail status module and a mobile transcoder module, stepping up its downside, when pitted against its competitors like are iGoogle and Yahoo mobile beta...read more Airtel partners with Affle to provide SMS-based search services Subscribers will be charged for SMSs as per their respective rates according to the plan applicable...read more Vodafone’s MusicStation debuts in Australia The MusicStation, with its unique ability compresses tracks to the EAAC+ format, giving it an average file size of 1.2MB, one third that of MP3, but retaining ‘near CD quality’, said Vodafone...read more Sony Ericsson and Lonely Planet tie-up to offer Mobile City guides and phrase books to travellers While the Mobile City Guides will be available in 14 countries in Europe and also Australia, the phrase book service will be offered in 21 countries including Europe, Australia, Singapore and UAE...read more Huawei bags CRBT deployment contract from Telenor Pakistan Huawei will provide Telenor Pakistan a scalable CRBT solution with a capacity of 7 million subscribers...read more BigAdda plans new services on its mobile medium Further the company also plans to enable registration through SMS...read more RCom ties up with BBC for Live streaming services for its mobile users As a part of the agreement, Reliance Mobile users can access BBC’s trademark live breaking news and landmark programming initiatives as they are broadcasted straight on their mobile phones...read more MySpace and RIM form alliance to offer integrated mobile social networking experience As part of the alliance BlackBerry will allow MySpace subscribers to have instant push-messaging features while MySpace will provide its subscribers information about various BlackBerry services, news, content etc...read more MTV Ventures into mobile video advertising Simultaneously, MTV said it will also partner with carriers employing MobiTV's mobile broadcast platform to initiate research into the effectiveness and optimization of premium mobile VOD advertising...read more MCN set to make its content merchandising program ‘global’ Its initial distribution partners comprise of Thailand''s AIS, DTAC, and TrueMove, Avea of Turkey, Scandinavia's Tele2, and myGamma.com, BuzzCity's fast growing mobile social network...read more Motorola survey reveals TV based content a hit among the Millennial Generation A significant number wants to view full length movie or other content while on the move...read more ROK’s Fun Little Movies to feature as part of MSN Mobile video suite A made-for-mobile comedy channel will feature as a part of recently launched MSN Mobile video channel which is presently catering to umpteen viewers...read more Nokia beefs up ties with Facebook With its cell phone market hitting a low, Nokia eyes to beef up its presence in the Internet services market...read more Nokia working towards offering mobisodes in India Further to this the company plans to integrate all of its internet based services under the Ovi brand offering...read more BigAdda comes up with mobile version Will offer similar services as those offered in the online mode...read more BPL offers mobile content of Bal Ganesh movie to subscribers Among other offerings, the new service offers one minute capsules, wallpapers, ring tones, videos, aartis and bhajans. Asthavinayak wallpapers, Bal Ganesh games, true tones etc are also offered in the new services...read more Verizon, Yahoo renew Internet portal deal Within the scope of the new multiyear agreement, users who sign up for Internet service with Verizon, will be able to select a start page of a cobranded Verizon-Yahoo home screen, or portal, that features Yahoo''s search, email and instant-messaging products...read more MobileAdda, the mobile version of Bigadda launched The site offers users to invite friends using the phonebook of the handset. Further a server helps to keep a back up of the contact details, which come handy in case of mobile theft or misplace...read more Bharti group considers venturing into digital cinema biz The CEO however did not reveal whether the company would come up with its own outlets for cinemas or would provide the digital technological backbone to cinema service providers...read more Verizon, Google heading towards and revolutionary deal for search services on mobiles, says WSJ As per the report, post deal Google will become the default search engine for Verizon subscribers and the two players will share the ad revenues...read more Airtel and Motorola tie-up to offer MotoMusic services in India Subscribers will be charged Rs 20 for full song downloads and Rs 15 for downloading ringtone and wallpapers...read more Nokia, Lonely Planet tie-up to offer Maps on mobiles The tie-up initially will offer download option for 100 popular tourist attractions at a charge of 7.99 euros($11.75)...read more Reliance ADA Group on hunt for US-based mobile content firms, says WSJ The report says the company has hired consulting firm VSC Consulting for the such to facilitate such acquisitions...read more ROK’s Geneim signs mobile content delivery agreement with Rotana for Middle East market As a part of the agreement, Geniem will set up customized on-device portals (ODP’s) for Rotana’s mobile partners throughout Middle East...read more UTV acquires 80% stake in US-based gaming company UTV hopes to gain a presence in the console, online, mobile gaming space with this acquisition...read more FLM ties-up with ‘Monkey with a shotgun’ The new series, titled ‘The Learnin’ Place’, features a satirical look at the proliferation of adult education classes, taken to the extreme and will be advertising-funded...read more OnMobile tries a Google on mobiles, to launch mobile search services The general search services on mobiles should do well in the country, which has a mobile subscriber base that is many times higher than the internet subscriber base...read more Vodafone UK partners BBC to bring Olympic games on cell phones Vodafone customers using N95 8GB handsets will be able to download and install a mobile BBC Sports news widget...read more Celltick to provide Olympics related news to China Unicom users The service will be provided to China Unicom users in their SIM cards which will be available in retail outlets around Beijing, and the service will be offered in English and Chinese...read more Mobile Advertising firm Amobee receives funding from Motorola, Cisco As of now, Amobee has clinched deals with 11 carriers in nine countries across the world with 20 more in the pipeline...read more Vodafone launches its second version of music content store The service will be priced at £0.99 per track, while albums will cost £7.99, and unlimited tracks will cost in £1.99 per week...read more Olympics updates on mobile through Google In addition to it, Google has created a mobile website as a general repository of Olympic information...read more BPL Mobile introduces Olympics@Cafe to provide Beijing Olympics content BPL Mobile has also tied up with Mobile ESPN to bring diverse content on this new service, providing the subscribers an opportunity to participate in polls and contests...read more Vodafone, MGM Networks sign deal for German subscribers As per the deal, Vodafone will offer German-language version of the MGM Channel available on 3G Vodafone Live! Network...read more BPL Mobile launches new web portal, BPL Mobile @Cafe The new service promises to offer a rich bouquet of content ranging from Bollywood, cricket, games and others for a pay-as-usage tariff model...read more Sistema selects NDS Technologies for its IPTV, Mobile TV operations NDS claims that it will also provide its content protection services for Sistema’s IPTV operations which will enable secure delivery of the content over its IP network to its triple play users...read more Dish TV ties-up with Shaadi.com to bring interactive matrimonial services to subscribers The service is currently under testing and will be launched shortly...read more Associated Press'' mobile news network claims tremendous jump in media participation The news network currently covers 100 top designated market areas and provides widest coverage of content like breaking news, sports, entertainment and business developments for consumers on the go...read more Eros Multimedia, Hungama Mobile in a three-year mobile music content deal Hungama Mobile will convert Eros programming into mobile content like wallpapers, ringtones, games and videos, and the content will be offered to service providers...read more ROK Entertainment Group partners with Pakistan’s Ufone to launch video-based NOD The service, named as- “Video News Service”, will offer Ufone’s subscribers with 3 videos per day of 60 seconds each via MMS, comprising of sports and breaking news at a monthly charge of Rs. 50...read more Mobispine AB acquires web-based feed firm to enhance mobile RSS feed offerings Tie up to provide a cross-platform news service for mobile users...read more ESPN, Qualcomm bring ‘X Games’ on mobile platform in USA Verizon and AT&T mobile TV customers will be able to view 31 hours of live X Games event starting from July 31 to Aug 3...read more Made-for-mobile episodes clock up 300,000 minutes Idea Cellular, which was first to market with the 4th screen narratives reports initial positive response to the new trial packs...read more One97 launches video ring tones in India Additionally a new video portal application is also on offer to the subscribers ...read more July System, NDTV Convergence to launch ‘Mi SMS’ service Users with GPRS connectivity can have access to latest news, stories, videos, stocks and cricket scores...read more Shemaroo introduces Shilpa Shetty’s Yoga content on mobiles One such deal with Vodafone enables the subscriber to download unlimited content for one hour at a price of Rs.99...read more Warner, Nokia tie-up for mobile music services The move follows Nokia’s similar tie-ups with other leading music companies namely Sony BMG and Universal Music Group...read more Cethar launches m-learning platform for mobile subscribers The company says that the platform can help those on the move to learn languages as well as enable corporates to enroll employees into mobile corporate training programmes...read more Vodafone, Myspace launch music platform for mobile subscribers The service allows user-generated content to be posted on the platform...read more Idea, Rajshri Media tie-up to launch TV show on mobile The show consisting of ninety video and audio mobisodes of 3 minutes each will be available exclusively for 3 months under three plans for the subscribers...read more Hungama Mobile partners France-based firm for video content delivery The deal will enable Dailymotion to leverage from Indian firm’s 250 plus deals with media and entertainment companies to deliver the content via different digital mediums...read more Motorola wants to leverage from Soundbuzz acquisition, plans Bollywood tones for handsets Motorola claims that Soundbuzz has a rich library of about 3 lakh Bollywood songs...read more Motorola launches movie download service in Europe To download the films, one must have a Motorola phone, which is compatible with OMA 2.0 and housing the H.264 (MPEG4) codec...read more Bloomberg debuts mobile service on SingTel platform Bloomberg further plans to expand the service to other countries in Southeast Asia and Greater China by 2008 end...read more Vodafone to provide Dasavatharam movie content The exclusive content on Vodafone Live is available at a subscription charge of Rs 99...read more Reliance Globalcom plans international inter-bank MMT services foray The company plans to cover 37 countries including US, Canada, Europe, West Asia and India in first phase...read more Veveo launches character-based video search services for mobile users According to the company there are millions of videos available in the web which are mainly customized for PC users but few videos address the needs of mobile users...read more Vodafone, Microsoft launch SMS search service in India Currently the service is available in 8 cities mainly Mumbai, Delhi, Chennai, Kolkata, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Pune and Ahmedabad with 21 more cities expected to join the list soon...read more Nokia signs with Sony BMG for free music offering Nokia’s “Comes With Music” is expected to launch in the second half of 2008 on a range of Nokia devices in selected markets...read more Cricinfo, Plusmo launches cricket widget ‘Mobicast’ for iPhone Mobicast will allow the iPhone users to access Cricinfo’s famous, live, ball-by-ball updates, scorecard, match schedules, news, photos as well as podcasts from various experts...read more Madonna’s debut remix ‘4 Minutes’ available on mobile for download CNN International, Samsung form alliance to offer news content on mobile phones RCom launches education portal on mobile phones Yahoo launches voice-search via mobile phones Mywaves inks mobile content deal with MTV Networks Sony Pictures to bring films on mobile phones in USA Who is Waiting for 3G? Movies on mobile may be at our fingertips before 3G arrives World’s first ‘Movie Phone’ is all set to make its debut in India around June 2008...read more Napster, Ericsson To Roll Out Mobile Music Service for O2 SRK rules in mobile space too The female category saw names including Deepika Padukone, Priyanka Chopra, Lara Dutta and Aishwarya Rai...read more Mobile entertainment to generate $47.5 billion by 2010, says Jupiter Research According to the report, China and Far East region currently provides the largest market for Mobile Entertainment services...read more Virgin Mobile launches website to attract Indian customers ‘BPL Mobile Jukebox’- Mobile radio service Yahoo launches onePlace Adidas, Samsung to launch “mobile phone coach” Yahoo unveils bookmarking tool for cellphones Virgin Mobile launches youth focused services, eyes GSM space too Richard Branson states that the alliance is not on the lines of MVNO but on the basis of brand extension...read more Virgin Mobile launches youth focused services, eyes GSM space too Richard Branson states that the alliance is not on the lines of MVNO but on the basis of brand extension...read more Disney in mobile service market in Japan Disney launched a mobile phone service in Japan on Saturday with Softbank Corp...read more Star Plus’s show to fetch Rs 18 crore through VAS Star this time has opted for non-exclusive tieup with operators...read more Penguin Joins Mobifusion To Deliver Books on Mobile Now ardent readers need not visit libraries for the latest books as Penguin and Mobifusion together brings books on your mobile phones...read more Virgin mobile may announce its India foray this week Company CEO scheduled to visit India...read more Microsoft launches digital advertising platform in India Motorola acquisition of Soundbuzz completed Acquisition marks a major milestone, as it positions Soundbuzz and Motorola to better participate in the ongoing growth in Asia’s booming mobile music download market....read more Yahoo to offer oneConnect mobile services Service will integrate e-mail, instant messaging and social networks...read more Yahoo to offer oneConnect mobile services Valentine’s Day: Amongst roses, cards and gifts, consumers also use mobile services Operators expect increased use of SMS and other VAS on Valentine Day...read more Yahoo, T-Mobile tie-up to offer Web services Nokia to integrate Google Search Roamware Enhances Mobile Social Networking Reliance Adds the E to the ABCD of Mobile VAS Plans to launch unique rural education initiative through mobile services...read more MobME starts rolling out Bluetooth hotspots across the country Plan to have free Bluetooth hot spots in 5000 locations across 200 cities in the country by 2010...read more Outcast TV selects Tanla Mobile for Buzz The service allows users and brands to communicate with personalized video ...read more Nokia starts rolling out gaming, social networking sites Move part of handset major’s strategy to consolidate its mobile content and mobile internet services...read more VAS players gear up to local content potential Industry players estimate the value of regional VAS market at Rs. 850 crore...read more Napster, Ericsson to launch Mobile Music Service in Chile Subscribers will be able to search, browse, preview and purchase content on their wireless handsets...read more Netcore offers free SMS alerts Claims daily new subscriber addition of 20,000 with 8 million alerts sent to its 2.5 million subscribers...read more Mobile-worx ties up with Alabot for ad supported SMS search Tie-up claims the search function works by recognizing search queries in everyday language and then returning search results from a multitude of databases...read more VSNL ties up with Yash Raj films for web premiere of Chak De Times Internet, Mobio offer live feed on mobile Tie-up claims to offer a range of VAS to mobile subscribers...read more Yahoo extends partnership with RCom to offer mobile search services Cable operator becomes fourth largest telco in the USA Cable MSO Comcast has become the fourth largest landline phone company in the USA with a subscriber base of 4.1 million...read more Yahoo to enter mobile space It plans to offer a platform which promises to help developers get their applications onto mobile devices...read more Asians send nearly three times more SMSes than rest of the world Japan and Asia Pacific to account for 73% of the total SMSes in 2008, says Gartner...read more Mobile phones to be your railway tickets IRCTC has tied up with Vodafone, OnMobile and Oxigen for mobile ticketing...read more Yahoo launches mobile search services Yahoo! India has announced the launch of oneSearch SMS. The service will...read more Cricinfo on mobile ESPN owned Cricinfo launched ‘Cricinfo MobiCast’ — a live...read more Mobile advertising: Pop-up ads to hit your screen Feel happy to finally block that annoying pop-up ad on your internet browser? Your happiness is ...........read more Mobile TV Operators demand unregulated mobile TV Operators: Go slow on mobile TV Mobile TV spectrum to be auctioned NDTV Active launched, targeted towards mobile users Auctioning of licences, 74% FDI cap on mobile TV proposed Zee plans national Saat Phere of Mobile TV MTNL opts for soft launch of its mobile TV services Mobile TV truly evolves at Mobile World Congress MTNL comes up with Mobile TV in Mumbai, Delhi France witnessing significant uptake of mobile TV services MTNL to launch mobile TV services from April 1 MTNL to launch mobile TV services from April 1 12 million Mobile TV subscribers in 2008 says research Huawei Launches Mobile TV USB Data Card Huawei Launches Mobile TV USB Data Card NextWave, Alcatel-Lucent To develop WiMAX –based mobile TV solutions Spice to launch user-generated content Mobile TV services EU shortlists DVB-H for Mobile TV, Qualcomm shares stumble AT&T to launch MediaFlo based live mobile TV services in May Orange comes up with ‘cinema series’ in France Mobile TV: Trai for 74 per cent FDI TRAI proposes 74% FDI in Mobile TV Samsung to launch what it claims to be “world’s first mobile TV slider phone” Alcatel-Lucent, Quantum sign mobile TV contract MTNL gears up for mobile TV, also launches ‘Express alert’ services Samsung, LG unite for Mobile TV standard in US SingTel launches mio TV services using Nokia-Siemens solutions Vodafone Germany Head says pay TV-based mobile TV services not feasible Alcatel Lucent, SpeedCast form JV to offer DVB-H-based mobile TV solution in Asia China Mobile invites bids for 40,000 mobile TV handsets China to offer dual-mode television mobile handset to Beijing Olympics staff Lenovo, Spreadtrum to supply mobile TV equipped TD-SCDMA handsets to China Mobile Nokia Siemens, KPN launch DVB-H based mobile TV services in Netherlands AT&T, LG launch MediaFLO-based ‘Invision’ mobile TV phone Alcatel-Lucent extends support to Mobile TV protection standard Beijing Olympics catapults mobile phone sales in Japan, especially mobile TV enabled handsets Tata Elxsi, Discretix announce new solution for mobile TV Wipro bags DVB-T middleware contract from TiVo Qatar Telecom selects NSN’s DVB-H based mobile TV solution Qualcomm’s mobile TV subsidiary MediaFLO bags test licence in Japan Govt mulls policies for mobile TV Qualcomm stands to lose millions if USA delays deadline for digital TV switchover US operators keen to offer real-time mobile video services Viaccess teams up with RRD to roll out mobile TV security solution Qualcomm’s FLO TV expands presence in 19 markets in the USA Nokia sells enterprise mobile TV business division to Wipro ROK Entertainment rolls out country’s first nationwide TINY TV in tie-up with BSNL Qualcomm’s FLO TV to expand to 15 new markets in US ROK bags worldwide rights to offer CFSI content on mobile TV Qualcomm to expand MediaFLO to in-car, MP3 Devices Industry players call for mobile TV launch ahead of Commonwealth 2010 Japan selects Qualcomm’s MediaFLO technology for mobile multimedia broadcasting Qualcomm’s FLO TV adds ABC Television Network and Disney Channel to its content Qualcomm’s FLO TV and mophie jointly bring Mobile TV accessories for iPhone and iPod users ZTE unveils 3G modem to support mass market mobile TV in Brazil on account of 2010 World Cup India all set to auction licences for mobile TV services; no bidding required for UASL holders Apalya to partner GCV for mobile video streaming services of IPL MTNL launches UK-based ROK’s iPlayer Mobile Video services Apalya claims 37% rise in subscriber base within 12 days of IPL-3 launch Alcatel-Lucent & Aksh power MTNL’s 3G mobile TV services launch IPTV BSNL IPTV services soon in AP Airtel to offer IPTV, DTH services Third IPTV operator in Korea CalTel launches IPTV in Kolkatta Broadcasters will now be able to transmit channels through IPTV Bharti Airtel, Reliance Gets Permission To Launch IPTV Services Bharti Airtel, Reliance get permission to launch IPTV services IPTV service in Thailand for NRIs Goldstone plans IPTV foray in 11 countries MTNL, Aksh to offer 100 channel IPTV services without any monthly rental for one year Time Broadband launches IPTV service in Malaysia, plans expansion in China, India and Ukraine IPTV may not succeed in India, says Sony TV CEO Dasgupta Aksh Optifibre Ltd, Eros International join hands to bring Bollywood to IPTV subscribers Sun Microsystems enhances IPTV product portfolio Aksh clinches deal with BSNL for expansion of IPTV services in Northern states "IPTV will do to India what PC did to US": Aksh Optifibre IPTV: Broadcasters, Players agree on rates Aksh, MTNL tie-up launches IPTV services without the need for broadband connection Ericsson to demonstrate advanced technology for IPTV services China Telecom invites bids for over 500,000 IPTV terminals Tech Mahindra, Microsoft tie-up for IPTV services China Telecom nears one million IPTV subscriber mark UTStarcom bags new contract from Aksh for IPTV services in Mumbai China Telecom’s subsidiary selects UTStarcom’s IPTV solution for interactive advertising IPTV worldwide subscriber base doubles BSNL’s IPTV launch delayed due to lack of agreements with content providers Aksh Optifibre, BSNL to launch first IPTV service in Jaipur IPTV policy guidelines receives approval from cabinet Smart Broadband partners MTNL to launch IPTV services BSNL-Aksh tie-up launches icontrol IPTV services in rural Rajasthan BSNL pins hope on IPTV to check fall in fixed line subscriber base UTStarcom bags Aksh contract to deploy IPTV solutions across 20 cities on BSNL network Motorola to deliver IPTV Set-Tops to Deutsche Telekom in Germany Ericsson, TANDBERG to unmask IPTV Business Solution 2.0 at IBC BSNL eyes one lakh IPTV subscribers by fiscal end IPTV services in India can be offered by telcos, ISPs and cable operators TANDBERG Television renders solutions to Telenor IPTV Ericsson bags IPTV solution contract from Portuguese Sonaecom BSNL to launch IPTV service in Lucknow on October 15 Time Broadband ties up with IGNOU, ISKCON Telecom Italia selects Cisco, Adobe to deliver Web TV Services I&B Ministry directs IPTV operators to beam 8 DD channels BSNL lines up IPTV services offerings for its broadband subscribers in Nasik during Diwali BSNL to launch IPTV services in HP by next month BSNL on expansion mode in Madurai Aksh Optifibre, Sony Pictures tie-up for Hollywood content on IPTV services IPTV offerings in India leave a lot to be desired Ericsson ties up with Viaccess for IMS-based IPTV solution BSNL, Smart Digivision launch IPTV services in UP BSNL, Smart Digivision combine launch IPTV services Bharti Airtel becomes triple play service provider with launch of IPTV services Elitecore claims OSS/BSS contract from Aksh for IPTV services ACT launches IPTV services in Bangalore Aksh-BSNL tie-up extend IPTV service offerings to Agra IPTV growth rate to slowdown, says Frost & Sullivan BBC seeks view points from industry players, viewers for IPTV services IPTV World Awards fetes UTStarcom’s IPTV innovation Verimatrix’s VCAS to ensure security for BSNL’s IPTV services Alcatel Lucent’s Digital Media Suite acquires compatibility to Microsoft Mediaroom IPTV platform ZTE bags IPTV contract from South America’s CANTV BSNL, SmartDigivsion launch ‘Myway BSNL’ IPTV services in Chennai UTStarcom: IPTV far more relevant technology to India than any other market in the world UTStarcom claims recognition from MRG as top IPTV vendor in Asia BSNL, MyWay extend IPTV services to Ahmedabad BSNL launches Myway IPTV services in Kerala Asia registers 54 % growth in IPTV subscriber base Motorola comes up with eco-friendly IPTV set-top boxes Suntec ties up with US-based SeaChange to offer near real-time IPTV convergent billing solutions IPTV almost non-existent in India’s pay TV market UTStarcom opens new IPTV Technology Center and Center of Excellence in India Intel now raises its pitch on broadcast sector offerings including for IPTV Airtel gets aggressive on IPTV services; bundles triple play services at competitive tariffs Competition reduces tariff for IPTV services but PSU MTNL believes in hike IPTV services in India account for only Rs 83 lakh revenues in Q1 2009 After a lull, Aksh all set to aggressively push IPTV sales; lines up mobile TV services as well Aksh Optifibre, MTNL alliance rope in Channel partners to push IPTV sales IPTV player MyWay selects Utiba for e-top-up solutions Opera Software announces business tie-ups during IPTV World Forum RCom to launch IPTV services in New Delhi and Mumbai UTStarcom joins hands with Ruckus Wireless to offer IPTV solutions over Wi-Fi medium Ericsson’s study shows popularity of internet-based TV on the upswing Games RCom, CanvasM launch multiplayer mobile game Nokia in alliance with PopCap Games to bring mobile gaming platform Longtail to bring TNA wrestling on mobile game platform Mobile Games Industry Banks on Nokia, Social Networking Sites Nokia launches N-Gage mobile gaming service Indiagames, PopCap join hands for Mobile Gaming Glu launches motion sensitive technology enabled game for Sony Ericsson Nokia to bring Konami’s games to N-gage platform Nazara to introduce more games to its portfolio BBC selects Gameloft to create mobile game on ‘Top Gear’ Seven Seas Technologies to launch 3D mobile games Mobile Gaming industry to hit $4.5 billion by 2008, says Gartner EA Mobile to launch 15 games next month in alliance with Airtel, Vodafone 7seas launches seven 3D mobile games 7seas mulls acquiring gaming companies Gameloft in talks with leading handset makers for Indian market foray RCom to launch Jump Games subsidiary in US to tap mobile subscribers Vodafone launches mobile casino services in UK Nazara launches Mahabharata based game for iPhone subscribers 7Seas launches mobile gaming portal Jump Games unveils its expansion plans for global presence Glu Launches Mobile game exclusively for Android Jump Games launches first mobile game based on Manchester United BSNL Bangalore to offer gaming services to broadband subscribers Nokia unveils 3D game, ONE for N-Gage RCom ties up with ZMQ to offer mobile games based on UN’s social themes and messages Global Mobile Game Market to be worth $10 bn by 2013, says research 7seas ties with UK’s MED for mobile game distribution 7seas ties up with US-based Greystripe for free ad-supported mobile gaming offerings Zapak in partnership with India’s F1 team calls in game enthusiasts to play F1 Team online game Yahoo! Cricket announces winners of ‘Clued2Cricket’ contest RCom subscribers to have exclusive access to games based on Paris Hilton Inspired Gaming Group nails down distribution deal with ROK 8 Qualcomm collaborates with America Movil to launch Zeebo in Mexico Mobile game treads strong growth, tops $6.9 billion revenue in 2008 RCom introduces games based on real-time interactive messaging for GSM subscribers 7Seas launches new 3D racing game, Kraze Tata Indicom launches new VAS based on ‘3 idiots’ Comviva comes up with ‘no download’ online gaming solution FarmVille developer, Zynga sets up India office Dream11.com inks content tie-up with leading portals Free SMS service provider, 160by2.com to partner Idea for ‘Use Mobile Save Paper’ campaign ADAG’s Big Entertainment to acquire stake in UK-based gaming firm Codemasters Mobile Games comprise over 70% to 80% of all mobile consumer applications HCL Infosystems launches ‘converged handheld gaming consoles’ General Vodafone becomes Wimax forum member Geneva Software launches multi-lingual SMS service Western Union ties with GSMA Operators report 50-60% drop in VAS revenues Mobile phones for metro tickets, credit cards Mobile phones as Metro tickets, credit cards Soon credit card services on your mobile phones Cosmos Bank tie-up with PayMate for mobile payments Mobile Advertisement to unleash "huge revolution", says Google CEO Standard Chartered Bank launches mobile commerce services Virgin Mobile may be launched in March Facebook ties up with Vodafone to launch 'Mobile Platform' BPL Mobile is World's First to Enable International SMS by Voice Ericsson bags Aircel's push email contract Marketers bank on quick response codes to crack mobile marketing NetXcell, SinglePoint tie up to offer VAS solutions Tanla Mobile launches online guide Vodafone charters Microsoft envoy for Internet operations Idea,Geodesic Information to come up with mobile Net radio service Reliance MPay Turns Mobile into A Virtual Credit Card Barclays launches Hello Money mobile banking services Industry players put their bet on location-based VAS offerings Airtel enters in tie-up with multiple Banks for mobile money transfer Airtel enters in tie-up with multiple Banks for mobile money transfer ‘Google Gears’ new service in mobile phones IMAI Event: VAS is the driving force behind hike in telecom revenue Airtel introduces phone back-up services in Punjab Obopay plans India foray IRCTCmobile: An Effective Mobile Ticketing Application for Railways IRCTCmobile: An Effective Mobile Ticketing Application for Railways IRCTCmobile: An Effective Mobile Ticketing Application for Railways BSNL all set to sign multiple VAS deals Affle to launch with Airtel, Nokia Operators gear up to counter Virgin VAS offerings Bharti Airtel, Micro Technologies launch ‘micro lost mobile tracking system’ Online and mobile contribute 10% of multipex ticket sales mGinger bets big on mobile advertising Tata Indicom introduces ‘I-Help Emergency Services’ Siemens, Bangalore working towards replacing airline boarding pass with mobiles Paper Out Cellphones In at Airports SIB all set to launch mobile banking Google observes surge in Internet use on mobile phones Kingfisher Airlines applies for in-flight mobile service approval MySpace Mobile to hit all Web-Enabled Sprint phones Emirates aircraft offers in-flight mobile services Virgin mobile tariff 25-30% cheaper than GSM tariff, says report UK firm rolls out new mobile email solution, offers free mobile email-id Microsoft collaborates with five social networking sites Tata enables subscribers to book air tickets through mobile, ties-up with PayMate WiFi Networks launches Wi-Fi based video broadcasting solution for mobile handhelds Tpad launches Mobile VoIP on WiFi-enabled Nokia handsets Obopay enters India, ties-up with Yes Bank for MMT services Onmobile completes deployment of Nuance speech solutions Qualcomm assigns RockeTalk to provide mobile social communication services Oxigen ties up with Ticketvala.com RealNetworks signs SMS service deal with BSNL Tata Teleservices to launch JuiceCaster social networking services in India LG Telecom likely to offer 3G services on Google platform Amazon launches shopping by Text Messaging Oxigen collaborates with Redbus MakeMyTrip.com targets mobile subscribers, launches holistic m-commerce platform MakeMyTrip.com targets mobile subscribers, launches holistic m-commerce platform Sunil Mittal says MVNO model will not work in India NTT comes up with ‘Smell Mobile Phone’ Bharti Telesoft, Riyada Consulting sign deal with Arab Financial Services Fever 104 FM launches Vodafone Fever Contest SBI to begin mobile banking service within a month MTNL introduces mobile tracking service Actai unveils browser-based C2Call service YOU Telecom partners Infinishare Tech for desktop content facilitation Indyarocks.com brings its social networking site on mobile platform RCom ties up with ICC for rankings Procall comes up with first digital PTT service in India Tata Tele to launch Blackberry services without govt approval Radisson Hotel offers free Wi-Fi services to resident guests Railway tickets soon at the nearest mobile recharge shop IBM’s pilot project aims at rural telephony in India IFFCO’s subsidiary, Airtel tie-up to target farming community in TN Google Launches Brand-Image ads for Mobile Phones BSNL, RIM in talks to offer Blackberry services Affle’s claims 100 mn impressions in mobile advertising China Mobile, Samsung to offer 3G mobile services during Olympics Cafégadgets launches Mobile search service in India RCom’s Globalcom targets 8 million overseas travellers, launches global SIM Hungama Mobile, Tata Indicom, IMImobile make it to 2008 Meffys Awards nominations Mobile Instant Messaging (MIM) to replace SMS Airtel launches Wiz Kid application for children Tata Indicom offers ‘i-choose service’ for prepaid subscribers Nokia, S60 unveil 3 applications to boost mobile user experience Tata Indicom launches services cashing on IPL fever Oxigen, Kwality Wall tie-up launch innovative campaign Blackberry to soon support SAP features RouteGuru.com rolls out SMS-based route finder service in Delhi/NCR Airtel launches online video contest for calling card NRI users in US Reliance’s gaming units to make mobile, online game on Ishant Sharma HDFC launches ‘NGPAY’ to transfer funds via mobiles Spice Telecom announces ‘Spice Visa Status’ BBC World links with six Indian mobile service firms Idea Cellular introduces mobile money transfer services BT launches broadband mobile phone Tech Mahindra clinches IT deal with FRiENDi mobile Pope goes digital to strum chord with youth Global SMS likely to generate $165 billion revenue by 2011, forecasts Acision Global SMS likely to generate $165 billion revenue by 2011, forecasts Acision Webby People’s Awards honors CNN Mobile with Best Mobile News Site 2008 OxiCash ties-up with Ferns ‘N’ Petals, Trijewels to celebrate Mother’s day Reliance Globalcom plans international inter-bank MMT services foray Maxis launches new anti-spam services for subscribers MapmyIndia launches solutions for mobile phones BSNL, IMImobile PRBT services crosses 2 million subscribers in North Max New York Life introduces premium payments via mobile phones Nokia moves to become Internet company Mobile2win launches mobile campaign for Pizza Hut LIC and Corporation Bank tie-up to enable premium payment through mobile Kolkata Knight Riders to enable fans receive team photos on mobile phones Bangalore-based Asklaila launches mobile search services Redbus allows users to book bus tickets via GPRS-enabled mobile phones ‘Dial-a-Ticket’ services from Railways Nokia launches photo printing service in Europe Samsung, Virgin Mobile USA to launch new cellphone ‘Slash’ Nimbuzz launches Mobile VoIP and IM application Buongiorno Hong Kong introduces mobile advertising solution in India Makaan.com launches ‘Makaan Mobile’ MyScreen Mobile opens up subsidiary in India for telecom foray Microsoft brings mobile ads on Messenger and Hotmail ABM AMRO ties up with Paymate to offer mobile payment services Bharti Airtel, HTC tie-up to offer mobile broadband service Netlinkblue bags $50 million IPL web, mobile deal Dhanus Technologies introduces mobile calling cards ‘V-Tel’ Opera tie-up with Meridian Mobile to offer mobile web services Cleartrip collaborates with STAR India’s mobile service PLUS OnMobile introduces Phone back-up service in India Tata offers BREW solution-based data services to Virgin Mobile subscribers Flytxt eyes India foray for mobile marketing solutions UBI to launch mobile banking services by month end MyDuniya launches SMS-based mobile email and messaging services Micro Technologies launches micro buddy tracking system IBM: Mobile Internet Services market to touch $80 billion by 2011 Vodafone launches enhanced missed call info services in Kerala Nokia launches ‘Mobile Advertising Alliance’ for simplified mobile campaigns Moneycontrol claims to have registered 2,50,000 users for mobile portal BSNL ties up with Contakt Solutions to offer VAS services in South India Spice eyes the VAS route for global expansion Netcore offers mobile email services to non-GPRS phones Nuance Communications launches new search tool for mobile users in India Dell, NMS tie-up for VAS in India Peekamo launches social networking service for mobile subscribers Yahoo expands mobile search services, ties up with six Asian telcos AT&T launches yet another social networking application for mobile subscribers in US Cisco India aims for 2 million set top box sales in FY08-09 Wireless social networking revolution to pull $2.5 trillion revenue by 2020, says iSuppli Retail major Future Group plans MVNO foray Mobile web browsing domain dominated by males worldwide, more so in India Tata Teleservices launches ‘Parsec’ PCOs in Kolkata AFP launches mobile news service, ‘AFP Mobile Journal service’ Virgin Mobile USA introduces unlimited calling prepaid plan for $79.99 per month ICICI Prudential says premium payment thru mobile service a hit with customers SMS GupShup dons new look India’s leading nationalised banks all set to launch m-banking services Insurance sector banking on mobile channel to enhance services Vodafone launches ‘Local Zone’ in New Zealand Google ties up with Tele Atlas for enhanced map-based services Nokia teams up with China’s Baidu for mobile search services Aryty set to foray into calling card business in India Vodafone’s $500 mn expansion of mobile broadband in New Zealand Nokia, Telenor enter into mobile internet service deal Virgin Mobile USA, IBM tie-up for enhanced IT services Virgin Mobile introduces vBling in India Satyam, Tyfone tie-up for enriched mobile financial services Mobispine ties up with OnMobile for India and Asia-Pacific foray OnMobile integrates ring back tone feature with mobile advertising to enhance end-user experience and involvement Tata Tele Maharashtra launches welcome tune services Mobilink, leading financial institutions launch mobile commerce services in Pakistan MapmyIndia expands its navigator reach to 174 cities Oxigen launches e-wallet services for mobile, PC users mCheck, redBus offer users to book bus ticket through mobile Virgin Mobile launches new scheme offering intra network calls for ''virtually free' VAS sector in India to be worth Rs. 20,000 cr, says PwC ROK Entertainment launches mobile email service in 7 countries Alcatel-Lucent, Sasktel launch online health monitoring service Nokia WidSets selects MCN to strengthen Mobile Search services worldwide Virgin Mobile USA''s Charity campaign in trouble over objectionable concept 139-Rail Sampark service claims daily registration of 5 lakh calls in first year Tata launches new m-commerce solution in Delhi Airtel, SKS Microfinance tie up to target rural India IMImobile bags global honour from AlwaysOn Idea Cellular launches ‘NetSetter’ data card Airtel sponsors 'Super Artist' award in Kerala BSNL to launch tele-education services AT&T navigator to serve 20 other countries China Mobile begins marketing its 3G services China Mobile begins marketing its 3G services Tata Sky follows Dish TV, launches ''ActveTM Matrimony' with BharatMatrimony Clickindia.com brings services on mobile platform Warid Telecom launches location based services in Pakistan Squace introduces new mobile internet service in US Samsung ties up with GyPSii to offer location-based and social networking services Netcore Solutions, Tata Teleservices in deal to offer SMS alert service in Mumbai Tata Teleservices unveils mobile blogging application ‘JuiceCaster’ India’s Geodesic signs licensing agreement with Medion AG of Germany BSNL, Taxsmile tie-up to offer online Tax Filling services Chunghwa Telecom ties up with C-Com, Supa for GPS services Zon Multimedia, Vodafone in MVNO deal in Portugal O2 introduces mobile and home broadband package offer in UK Airtel launches youth-centric services, ‘Airtel Mobile Campus’ Bharti gets aggressive on VAS unit, ‘Airtel Live’ AT&T launches its U-verse Voice services in San Antonio Tata Sky launches programming guide in Hindi NetXcell introduces hosted voice exchange service, ‘MobiSmart’ Retail major IKEA to foray into MVNO services in UK on Aug 8 China Mobile focuses on tie-ups, tariff reduction for roaming services during Olympic Games AT&T announces its international roaming plans for travelers mainly aimed at Olympics CNN International selects Clickatell to offer SMS service for Beijing Olympics ESPN acquires international motor racing website, Racing-Live.com Obapay partners Grameen to make mobile banking reach world’s 1 bn poor people YuuZoo to market ROK’s mobile e-mail push Rediff launches Bus Fare Search Service Cisco bags contract to deliver video encoding products to NBC RCom’s DTH arm bags IPL DTH rights for Rs.137 cr Bharti Teletech receives award for Exports Nokia-Siemens’ 4G demonstration truck gets stolen in Sydney Sam Pitroda shifts focus on environment, launches informative portal related to environment Megasoft, Bharti Airtel tie-up for pilot project Shaadi.com with Vodafone ushers Matrimony on mobile phone Tata Teleservices to roll out Blackberry services in next two months RIM resolves patent lawsuit with Wi-LAN India way ahead of US, UK in mobile advertising penetration Airtel targets 1.6 million NRI Community in UK by launching calling cards Saudi Telecom clinches $18.6 mn worth deal with Manchester United Kingfisher Airline intends to offer in-flight mobile, internet services IMIMobile mulls acquisitions in US, European markets Virgin Mobile ties-up with RightNow Technologies’ CRM system to support iPhone subscribers Tata Indicom unveils new pre-paid scheme for Orissa T-Mobile launches 3G services in Minneapolis and Saint Paul, Minnesota cities of US YES Bank and Cisco tie-up to offer voice-enabled phone banking services Social networking and IP telephony site, Youtring plans India entry TTML introduces Instachat voice conferencing services AT&T introduces in-home ‘ConnecTech’ service in US Tata Indicom offers new prepaid scheme to Walky Talky subscribers Australia’s People Telecom bags Vodafone supply deal Western Railways to offer SMS Updates to its commuters RCom offers ‘Business Jaadu’ recharge voucher to subscribers in TN Momail launches mobile email services in India India to have 270 mn 3G subscribers by 2013, says new research BPL Mobile offers Blackberry Connect software 4.0 BSNL suffers in Chandigarh due to cable thefts World Phone launches cable broadband services in Delhi, NCR Tata Indicom introduces new prepaid tariffs Tata Sky incorporates EPG guide solution in Hindi from NDS IMIMobile nominated for UK-based Mobile Search Awards German based Blue Lion announces launch of queep mobile social community services in India Idea launches Onam special offer in Kerala BSNL launches telecom services in Gnathang village of East Sikkim Globe Partners Western Union to roll out remittance service in Philippines GSMA invites entries for Global Mobile Awards 2009 BSNL ties up with PNB to ease bill payment process for consumers Tata Indicom launches tune contest for subscribers in HP Airtel launches special schemes in J&K on occasion of Ramzan Vodafone UK allows users to send SMS from Facebook MCX to provide prices online to TEMA Use of Mobile phone by Pregnant woman causes health hazards, says study Vodafone announces special offers in Kerala MTNL to conduct 3G trials by end of this month, commercial launch in December Alcatel-Lucent comes up with new location-based service platform iPhone, Yahoo tie-up to launch social networking application Dish TV slashes price to Rs 1990 Education through mobile phones can be effective, says Nottingham University study Why do telecom services jam during emergencies? Use SMS instead RCom to launch prepaid Blackberry services Ericsson inks first mobile ad deal with KPN Airtel launches ‘CallHome’ service in Singapore Videocon taps Irdeto to deliver End-to-End DVB SmartStart solution to DTH Mauj Mobile signs 2-year deal with Radio City Tata Comm ties up with Bharti Telesoft Nokia aims to be a mobile ad agency Tata Teleservices finally launches Blackberry services IMIMobile, BPL Mobile in a unique initiative launches solution to identify drunk drivers in Mumbai IMIMobile, BPL Mobile in a unique initiative launches solution to identify drunk drivers in Mumbai Ericsson extends its MMS contract with Alltel BSNL comes up with 24x7 bill payment counters Qatar Telecom finds place in Guinness Book as VIP number gets auctioned for staggering $2.5 million Google comes up with its Street View services for mobile subscribers Use of SMS may lead to low IQ, says US study Google to launch voice-based search services in India for mobile subscribers Bharat BPO launches radio-based media campaign to promote ‘Dial 139’ services for Railways IMImobile stamps victory at Mobile Search Award 2008 Bharti Telesoft bags Golden Peacock Innovation Award 2008 Airtel, SingTel to offer free incoming calls while on roaming to Airtel users in Singapore China beats US to become world’s biggest broadband country Dish TV expects DTH subscriber base to touch 30 mn in four years 50 mn people in EU & US expected to benefit from wireless home healthcare monitoring Tata Indicom comes up with 786 recharge voucher on occasion of Eid Aksh Optifibre rebrands VoIP service as ‘Pigeon VoIP’ Airtel, BharatMatrimony.com tie-up to offer services on Airtel Live Bharti plans October soft launch of DTH services Novatium launches pay-as-you-use based computing applications services over broadband BT kick starts ISP-based optional behavioral targeting tests despite privacy BSNL to come up with new broadband schemes in Kerala Airtel signs up as co-presenter for ICL tournament Nokia snaps Canada’s mobile email and messaging firm, Oz Communications BSNL Pune services hit as 1,000 lines go dead BSNL in talks with BlackBerry, Apple BSNL comes up with Navratri offer for prepaid subscribers Airtel now comes up with calling card service in Canada SG Technologies launches mobile version of ‘yellow pages’ BSNL launches mobile data back-up system in MP & Chhattisgarh Sony Ericsson bags official handset rights for FIFA 2010 IBM to launch free beta trial of professional networking site, Bluehouse Google to launch Group SMS services soon HFCL launches Ping branded mobile phones for Rs 499 Telefonica signs global partnership deal with Facebook BSNL Orissa to provide wireless internet services RCom targets laptop, PC segment for wireless internet services, comes up with Festival offers Iran inaugurates landmark world’s fourth largest telecom tower Dish TV and ICICI Bank tie-up to offer interactive banking services Vodafone slashes broadband tariffs in Australia BSNL to extend international roaming services to prepaid, GPRS as well as 3G subscribers Net4Nuts plans overseas foray for mobile email services Hutchison Hong Kong partners with Neustar to deliver mobile IM service GPS-enabled handsets to fuel downloads of navigation routes by mobile users TeleCommunications Systems bags patent for prepaid SMS solution Tata Indicom offers free telecom services in flood affected areas of Bihar ngpay supports RBI on mobile banking norms, says its solution fully compliant Global IP Solutions makes VideoEngine Mobile available on Windows Mobile Virgin Mobile slashes STD, local call rates Vodafone unveils ‘Vodafone Tuesday’ scheme in Delhi, NCR NDS unveils solutions to be showcased at SCat India Exhibition UAE operator unveils new service for expat Indians, Asians Free mobile email service provider, YuuROK targets 3 mn subscribers within 12 months Spice Televentures pursues mobile internet aspirations with its new arm ngpay makes finalist cut in ‘Red Herring 100 Asia Award’ SatNav comes up with new route tracking solution Measure Mobile Stats and the Money Will Follow, Parodi tells Mumbai audience Mumbai Municipal Corp enables property tax payment through SMS RCom to launch telemedicine, healthcare consultancy services Airtel offers job alert services in Kerala IndiaTimes, MCX tie-up to offer real-time currency futures updates through SMS Microsoft introduces Live Search Map services in India Bharti Telesoft to deploy VAS solutions for South Africa’s MTN Idle screen to be the largest source of revenue generation for mobile advertising RCom launches another search services on mobile Tata Indicom launches instant messenger services Airtel introduces voice SMS services in Karnataka Mobile Content Networks tie up with Turkey’s Avea to launch search services Airtel launches ‘VacciDate’ alert services on occasion of Children’s Day in Karnataka Huawei partners operators and GSMA to drive uptake of embedded mobile devices Mobile industry sets metaTXT as first global standard for mobile SEO Nimbuzz adds 17 new partners to Global Operator Affiliate Program BJP using telecom media for campaigning, to use MTNL’s voice-based VAS GSMA calls for incorporation of ETSI standard for mobile payment services compatibility of handsets Synchronica claims major deal clicked with a Europe-based global operator Jatayu launches Zing to enhance mobile browsing experience New social networking site, Meezoog.com promises incorporation of enhanced trust measures Virgin Mobile offers mobile internet services for tariffs effectively three times cheaper than rivals in UK New social networking site, Meezoog.com promises incorporation of enhanced trust measures World Economic Forum recognizes ngpay as technology pioneer ICICI Direct comes out with WAP portal You Telecom launches mcheck service to enable bill payment facility through SMS Bharti Telesoft claims prepaid solution deployment for 25 operators across the globe Visa Mobile offers services on Android based handsets IDBI forms alliance with PayMate for mobile payment services Hyderabad-based company comes up with telephonic job information service Oxigen, Western Railways to introduce mobile ticket services for Mumbai local commuters Tata Indicom launches user-friendly VoiceSMS services Yahoo India announces World Search Champion RCom to focus on m-commerce, m-governance and rural applications for VAS Sify and Synchronica tie-up to offer mobile email services Telesoft launches location-based services in India Bharti Airtel launches international toll free services for the enterprise segment Thomson Reuters claims 100,000 farmer subscriptions for mobile alert services Airtel, mCheck claim one mn user base for mCommerce services, launch new services Bharti Telesoft Hub Solution bags coveted Golden Peacock Innovation Award TTSL comes up with Mandi Bhav alert services in Punjab Virgin Mobile launches ‘new Thumb Rule’ SMS scheme targeted towards youth mChek ties-up with Gemalto for digital security India’s largest mall on your mobile: ngpay Tough year for mobile VAS but revenue opportunities still float, says research Indians increasingly getting hooked to mobile internet reveals Nokia Microsoft, Hyderabad Police tie-up for traffic alert services Aricent claims successful deployment of mobile banking application for SA-based Pocit Synchronica claims new deal with Chilean operator Vodafone follows Bharti Airtel in blocking Netcore services Mobile ads store ample potential, finds research Passport applicants to get status on mobile GSMA forges partnerships with Belgacom and Royal Bank of Scotland Mobile advertising network, ZestADZ extends presence to global markets Bharti Telesoft set to be part of GSMA’s MMU initiative Bharti Telesoft, Sofrecom tie-up to cater to Africa, SE Asia and Latin America markets Reliance Money comes up with mobile trading portal RCom chooses Flytxt’s Neon mobile marketing software platform “.tel is the biggest innovation in the internet”, says Fabien Chalandon of Telnic BSNL, SBI tie-up to provide e-payment services Mobile advertisement to gain momentum in emerging markets Bharti Airtel withdraws ‘95’ dialing as per DoT directive for fixed line services Fundamo bags $ 9.7 mn MTN order for mobile wallet services across Africa and Middle-East Telnic’s .tel domains go live Tata Indicom forges tie-up with mChek LPG bookings now an SMS away as IOC goes mobile Tulip mulls enterprise-VAS offerings Nokia foresees strong business from rural India Kanpur-based Muslim Group calls for Fatwa against cell phones Tata Indicom launches enhanced GPS services in tie-up with Qualcomm RBI to issue guidelines for banks and others to issue prepaid vouchers and wallets Yahoo India R&D announces Ashish Mangalampalli as winner of KSC Program ROK launches Wi-Fi powered portal for mobile subscribers MNP Interconnect to implement MNP in South starting with Karnataka Mobile Marketing Association launches India Chapter WR introduces SMS feedback service Nimbuzz opens up India office Huawei forays into social networking domain with launch of website Mobile Marketing Association names APAC board of Directors 2009 Bharti AXA plans to leverage the mobile medium ICICI Bank to offer customers range of mChek services Tata Teleservices partners with ICICI Bank to offer mobile banking services way2sms comes up with e-mail alerts on mobiles Nokia set to change navigational services offering landscape Mobile LBS subscribers in Europe to scale to 130 mn by 2014 Indian mobile consumers overwhelmingly open to mobile advertising for free services SMS and MMS services usage at an all time high in 2009 Synchronica announces availability of Push email solutions for SMEs AcCell and mChek offer secure contactless payments solution Nokia partners Vodafone for mobile internet in India MMA names elected Co-Chairs for India Council GSMA increases pitch on Mobile Money for unbanked initiatives; announces awards Western Union launches Digital Vendor Program for mobile subscribers across the globe Roamware clicks tie-up with Grameen for Mobile Money initiative atom offers m-payment facility to IHO customers Tracking Consumer Behavior related to mobile usage just got more precise WIN, Tech Mahindra to offer new VAS platform Nimbuzz banking on increasing demand for its mobile instant messaging services in India One97 unleashes Mobile Commerce service, PayTM “We are here to educate and evangelise mobile marketing as a medium” says MMA India FM radio service providers register more than 100 % quarterly growth in revenues Idea ties up with Babajob to cater to recruitment information needs of informal segment Google India launches voice prompted search engine services for mobile subscribers SMS Country extends reach to Gulf 2ergo acquires mobile marketing firm Activemedia UniverCell in tie-up with US-based PurpleTeal for health alerts One Voice clicks deal with MTNL for Remote Email Access services; eyes BSNL next Nimbuzz clicks deal with Virgin Mobile India for instant messaging services SatNav clicks new tie-up with SOI; to extend coverage to 404 cities and 1.6 mn POIs USA wireless operators click $ 10.6 bn from data services in Q2 RCom continues VAS momentum with launch of Mobile Conferencing Services Star News rings in success on YouTube Court blocks sale of Microsoft Word in U.S. Nokia Ovi Mail users cross one million mark Vodafone offers movie ticket booking over SMS in Kerala Nepal’s Mero Mobile enters into GPRS roaming agreement with Idea Cellular Airtel launches ‘Mshaadi’ matrimony services for mobile subscribers in Tamil Nadu Airtel brings mChek on Voice Nokia to foray into mobile banking services from 2010 DirecPay partners PayMate to offer mobile payment options Mobile Marketing Association announces Philippines’ Local Council with IMMAP MakeMyTrip-OkTataByeBye bag NAVTEQ award for LBS application LPG Refill an SMS away as Petroleum Ministry goes textually yours Qualcomm’s mobile application aims to empower agri-entrepreneurs Spice Digital claims eINDIA 2009 award for m-Governance Initiative of the year RIT ties up with Hotspot to market mobile VAS software products Way2SMS claims hitting 5 mn subscriber base mark US-based Clearwave Mobile launches GPS-based emergency alert application for iPhone users SatGuide offers worldwide PDA navigation with P360 Move over free national SMS, Hyderabad-based firm offers free international SMS over GPRS After per second pricing another new from TATA DOCOMO, this time it is per character pricing for SMS Thomson Reuters' subsidiary clicks Idea to empower farmer community in Maharashtra & Goa RCom, Financial Technologies’ Atom in talks for m-commerce services Aircel launches BlackBerry services in India; launch compliments operator’s push for data services RML ropes in Biostadt for distribution of agri-info services to farmers in Gujarat Driver in UK relies on GPS device, ends teetering on a cliff edge Car Navigational services most popular among under 25 motorists in UK IRDA resorts to SMS to crack down on non-insured vehicles on road mChek claims Entrepreneurial Excellence Award Tarang Software forays into mobile banking with launch of ‘Mobile Wallet’ Top Global Brands awaken to integrating mobile component in marketing activities “Already serving more than 657 mn ad displays monthly in India over mobile web”: Admob MVNO subscriber base to double in next 4 years, reveals research GSMA’s Mobile Innovation Grand Prix names fring as winner of Israel Funambol releases Version 8 Open Source Mobile Cloud Sync Synchronica claims another contract with South Asian mobile operator Comverse enables visual voicemail on iPhone for Norway’s Netcom Mobile navigation subscribers increase two-fold to reach 28 million Mobile marketing payer, TMSfactory comes up with new version offering simple tools for SMS campaigns RCom offers VAS on voice calls for its GSM subscribers Vodafone, Shopper’s Stop join hands to launch Zoozoo merchandise Sybase 365 unveils mobile banking application for iPhone Western Union selects Sybase 365 for SMS notifications and mobile marketing services Informate Mobile Intelligence gauges mobile industry MMA establishes local body in Turkiye Silk Media, BSNL collaborate to offer audio & PC conferencing services atom technologies and RCom to jointly pitch m-commerce service platform Vodafone fined $ 110,000 for SMS-based marketing campaign in Australia TMSway launches new service to distribute mobile coupons from social networking sites Google snaps up mobile web advertising firm Admob for $ 750 mn Geodesic launches ‘Spokn’ VoIP services UK-based ROK acquires Text-To-Speech Company, Textic RCom, Iseemedia in advanced talks for mobile mail services Comviva bags AfricaCOM 2009 award for Virtual SIM solution Alcatel-Lucent partners Clear2Pay to offer mobile payment framework for operators NSDL launches new GPRS-based service for investors Messaging company, Sybase 365 claims addition of 11 more Asian operators in client list Mobixell partners with Mauj Mobile to offer mobile advertising solutions to brands Web-based advertising tool promoting Reliance Mobile in online medium Mobile marketing pegged to be worth € 8.7 bn by 2014 fring’s new application enables free video calls for mobile subscribers over VoIP SBI comes up with ‘mShop’ services for SBI Card customers BSNL launches new reduced tariff packages for Web-Conferencing services Tata Indicom comes with ‘Mobile Luckpati Contest in Kolkata’ with an eye on VAS Rahul Gandhi, Katrina Kaif rule the chart for Google Search Digital marketing player, Ybrant launches location-based mobile advertising platform 70% of mobile web users in the age group of 18-35 years in India Cell Phone as tool to detect counterfeit currency Future Group to foray into telecom services in tie-up with Tata DoCoMo, says report Vodafone introduces mshopping services over IVR in Kerala Clay Telecom offers international roaming services for BlackBerry users in India Tata DoCoMo launches 5 new GPRS on Demand plans Indian VAS solution market moving to managed services model: Acision SatNav says Nokia’s move to offer free navigational services augments well for industry BSNL introduces 5 new GPRS plans for 2G subscribers MMA transforms operating regions into business units Tata Teleservices launches “Push 4 All Mail” for its subscribers RCom too launches push mail VAS services 34 million security applications to be connected to cellular networks in Europe MMA applauds launch of Mobile Media Metrics in UK ICICI & SBI most popular BFSI portals in the mobile medium, says research Nokia partners with Yes Bank for mobile payment services Western Union selects Comviva in its Mobile Vendor Program Fundamo gets Western union certification VAS player Netxcell sets up a new JV with Africa’s AquaSanTec Zain bags GSMA’s inaugural mobile banking services awards Vodafone Essar ties up with BookMyShow for m-booking services MapmyIndia comes up with updated with version for navigation and LBS Tata DoCoMo offers free GPRS to subscribers for accessing top 5 social networking sites CMAI Infocom to host World National Telecom Awards on May 17 Mobile VoIP player REVE’s iTel Mobile Dialer gets TMC award SBI to issue tenders for procuring mobile payment system gateways Paramount Airways ties up with Uniconnect to offer International roaming services Roaming solution player, Starhome joins European Public Safety Communications Project SMS evolving to next generation messaging Satnav’s new GPS application assists in locating people, assets Rising smartphone reach attracting advertisers and operators onto mobile web: AdMob The growing potential of Ring-Back Tones as tools for mobile marketing Synchronica claims $ 1.05 mn deal with Indonesian operator MTS to host live webcast of Russian PM Putin’s interaction with Indian audience Mobile security services player, Micro Tech enters Belgium Obopay’s senior leaders find mention in list of the most influential women in Silicon Valley Mobile advertising network, Admob lines up new tools and features for publishers & application developers Research highlights that consumers largely unsatisfied with delivery of mobile messaging services Zlango offers icon-based messaging services to mobile subscribers Google launches online shopping tool in India Indian firm aims to make Yellow Pages interactive through the SMS channel Admob doubles its mobile web traffic from India to one billion within 9 months of launch “Just start of something really big in Indian advertising space”: Admob Reliance World launches Robotics camp for school children in Bangalore Internet Advertising may overtake Newspaper Advertising by middle of decade Worldwide mobile banking subscriber base may reach 894 mn by 2015 Axis Bank selects ngpay platform to offer mcommerce and mobile banking services Opera releases new browser for Mac systems Spice Digital to sponsor NGO Sangam Kala Group’s singing talent hunt program Opera to acquire Australia-based email service provider FastMail NetCore acquires local languages portal player Greynium Starhome bags award for developing messaging solution while driving Comviva bags two awards at World Vendors Award 2010 Mobile application provider,RockeTalk launches new contest to identify “Most Popular Onscreen Mom in 2020” Nokia’s share in Indian mobile web space seen declining SatNav Technologies launches lost mobile and child locator services for Rs.199 rental Bharti Airtel, Telefónica along with others launches biggest ever mobile phone coinciding with FIFA World Cup SBI extends mobile banking service to include non-GPRS phones as well Comviva bags CMAI award for Excellence in Export of Managed Services TeleDNA bags CMAI Award for ‘Emerging VAS Infrastructure Company’ India’s share rises rapidly in Admob’s global ad requests Primesite rolls out OOH campaign for ‘Aircel’s Music Connect Service’ LBS to be € 420 million industry by 2015 Informate nominated for Meffys Mobile Entertainment Awards SMS Country bags ‘Best Mobile Start up Company 2010’ award from Silicon India Usage of mobile-based IM services expected to surge during FIFA World Cup Smart Meter penetration in Asia-Pac expected to rise to 25% by 2015 Opera launches new faster version of browser Roamware launches ‘Cardless ATM’ Global Mobile Payment User base to reach 108.6 mn this year Synchronica signs agreement with 40th Mobile Operator Loop Mobile launches ‘Reply All SMS’ in tie-up with SMS GupShup Bharti Airtel’s ‘Talk-to-me’ service offers subscribers to talk ‘Live’ to Kannada & Bollywood stars Demand for LBS platforms and middleware in Europe set to bounce back SinglePoint clicks deal with four VAS service providers for mobile advertising opportunity Gartner predicts worldwide wireless e-mail user base to reach 1 bn Yahoo launches Mail and Messenger Apps for Android platform MMA calls for entries for its Annual Global Awards Program SMSGYAN, ReviewGang tie-up to provide medium for reviews over mobile ‘Expecting to increase our monthly messaging ad-inventory from 20 mn to 50 mn:’ SinglePoint Affle's Pinch iMessenger announces 1st Week iPad Global Contest Winners Affle announces first winner of Pinch iPad Global Contest Smart Electricity meters to grow at CAGR of 31.1% Affle offers free upgrade for its Pinch iMessenger App Reliance Mobile launches Braille Bill services for visually challenged Women too significantly hooked on to internet over mobile PayMate equips Bank of Ceylon with MCommerce Solution TAN ties-up with video advertising firm, Tube Mogul TeleDNA wins NASSCOM award for emerging technology companies MMA announces Mobile marketer Certification course for the Asia-pacific region

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