Mobile in India
TRAI has directed all the mobile service operators to cut premium SMS rates. What is a premium SMS anyway ? SMS sent to TV contests, or Win a civic with your lowest unique bid on Airtel network etc are all categorized as premium SMSs. They typically cost between Rs5 throughContinue Reading
OnMobile, Bangalore based company developing innovative mobile solutions in the space of Ads, Speech, IVR is all set to provide a 30 to 45 seconds commercial mobile Ads for one of the Indian cellular operator. (Not Bharti-Airtel, could be Hutch ? Keep guessing) All the consumer has to do isContinue Reading
If ET is to be believed, then TRAI is proposing Rs85 crores for every MHz of spectrum to offer 3G services. TRAI is considering auctioning the spectrum on European model of Telecom business – Price it for every MHz. For any operator to offer 3G services efficiently then he hasContinue Reading
DoT has cleared the deck for Aircel to operate in seven more circles in India. Aircel currently operates in the circles of Chennai, TamilNadu, Assam, Orissa, West Bengal, Jammu & Kashmir and North East India. It has receievd approval from the DoT to start operations in Mumbai, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Rajasthan,Continue Reading
I should not hesitate to congratulate Hon’ble IT Minister, Dayanidhi Maran for clearing all the hurdles that are in the way of telecom growth story in India. He initiated, chaired and negotiated a meeting of the captains of the Indian Mobile industry asking them to share and efficiently use infrastructureContinue Reading
Looks like telcos and cellcos in India are in no mood to slowdown. Reliance Communication’s GSM arm, Reliance Telecom has announced to expand aggressively in 4,000 cities and towns. Reliance has also sought a license fees of Rs150 crores and Rs100 crores for 3G licenses for Metro circles(Delhi, Mumbai, ChennaiContinue Reading
The concept of branding and retailing has caught every faction of the Indian consumer market. After Bangalore based Mobile NXT, Pantaloon quietly ventured setting up ConvergeM mobile retail chain under the brand name M Bazaar, M Port and Gen M. It is now Essar groups turn to enter cell retailing. Esaar TelecomContinue Reading
It is a well known concept to carpool with colleagues or others in the vicinity of your workplace. Typically you goto a carpool classifieds and hook with other drivers. However, it is common to stay back at work late evenings to talk to your co-workers in the US or Europe.Continue Reading
You must have probably heard the punchline – Partners in Progress. But welcome Hutch-Essar, they are partners in fight 🙂 Hutch-Essar have both indulged in few shady deals, to take the company public and make the promoters rich. Essar group had bought BPL Mobile for $1.1 Billion. Essar offered toContinue Reading
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