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For the quarter of Dec-2006 Reliance Communications and Tata Indicom’s achieved a new milestone as their subscriber growth soared to record levels. Reliance Communications now has 26.3 Million CDMA [includes WLL] mobile subscribers and 3.7 3.4 Million GSM mobile subscribers taking the tally to 30 29.7 Million. Tata Indicom which is focusing only on CDMAContinue Reading

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Calcutta Telephones – BSNL Kolkatta is planning to provide free calls to its ITPV subscribers on BSNL fixed line phones. The calls are likely to be powered by VoIP technology and BSNL plans to waive the upload / download bandwidth used by such calls. I don’t find a compelling reason to subscribeContinue Reading

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Moser Baer, the low cost manufacturers of CD / DVD media products had announced its intention to enter the home entertainment market by launching Indian movie VCD / DVDs for as low as Rs 34 [$0.75]. Moser Baer has fulfilled its promise by launching 101 Tamil titles. Moser Baer isContinue Reading

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Kamla has a report on Himachal Futuristic Communications Ltd’s group company HFCL Infotel talking to, New Enterprise Associates, a valley based PE firm to buy 50% stake in the company at around Rs 350 crores [$78 Million]. All said and done about Triple Play in India, Kamla probably forgot to write aboutContinue Reading

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Most bloggers have wrongly reported that Fabmall.Com, India’s leading e-commerce portal is a part of A V Birla group under the Trinethra acquistion. In a note sent to us, K Vaitheeswaran Chief Operating Officer, FabMall.Com said, The online business continues to operate as an independent entity. The reports of the acquisitionContinue Reading

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Recall, few weeks ago the Indian IT Minister, Mr. Maran said that 2007 will be a year of Broadband in India. I have been speed testing BSNL – DataOne broadband at several places in Bangalore / Bengalooru. I have used one international and one local [Airtel Broadband Hosted] website to conduct the speed testsContinue Reading

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Last November we read about Lee Jeans going for Bluecast marketing [Marketing via Bluetooth enabled handsets]  developed by Maxus Interaction. Lee is in the forefront of this innovative advertising and marketing approach. It has done it again debuting an exclusive WAP portal hosted on Mauj – http://wap.mauj.com/lee. The portal offers Mobile catalogueContinue Reading

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Madhouse Media, one of the early entrants in Online Media [Movies / Games/ Books] has entered into partnership with Bangalore based Netkode Solutions which will power their Product and Technology needs. Netkode has provided solutions to leading Online Business, ISVs and Enterprises. Netkode provides the end to end technology solutionContinue Reading