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Haier Mobile Rises in the East with BSNL
Friday 26 September 2008
Haier Mobile the fastest growing brand and the country's second largest name in CDMA recently announced the launch of an array of three GSM phones. Handsets which make a clear statement of the Brand's arrival in the open market. Giving the consumer choice in areas that have practically not existed earlier. The three GSM Phones are: 'Wow', 'Twinn' and 'Double', the latter two are Active Double GSM Phones.
And now the company enters East with a strategic partnership with the giant BSNL. The areas being covered are Bihar, Jharkhand, Orissa, West Bengal, Kolkata, Assam and North East (1& 2: the circles of BSNL). The partnership brings the sleek and user-friendly 'Wow' which brings the enhanced FM capable phones to these markets. The aim is to bring connectivity with compelling features to the Urban, Semi-urban and District towns of Eastern India. Handsets that are at once feature rich and yet economical.
Mr. Rakesh Kapoor, Chief General Manager, BSNL said, "BSNL fully supports its partnership with Haier Mobile for bundled GSM services and glad to take it forward for the benefit of its customers".
Wow Color FM phone with FM on Loudspeaker. Wherever you go the party is with you. The stereo FM has very good clarity and phone book memory can handle 500 contacts with three numbers for each contact effectively making a storage capacity of 500 x 3. FM Alarm & Recording and a host of surprises await you! It also has GPRS and Long Battery life. This phone is available at such prices that the one word response to it is "Wow"! Rs. 1699/-
Mr. Arun Khanna, Vice Chairman & Managing Director, hinted at the forthcoming offerings from Haier Mobile and stressed how they would be creating new standards in design; with a self-sufficient dedicated Design Cell and the new R&D Centers with a bench-strength of over 300! Labels: BSNL Cable & Wireless India and BSNL sign MOU to accelerate business expansion plans
Tuesday 16 September 2008
Cable&Wireless India has today announced it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with India's largest telecommunications company - Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL). As per the understanding, both parties will leverage each other's strengths by sharing their networks and other telecom infrastructure. Cable&Wireless India will support BSNL to expand its global network and provide better services to its customers expanding their global footprint; BSNL in return, will enable Cable&Wireless India to leverage its extensive network reach throughout the country. The companies will also offer each other a full suite of telecom services including basic, leased line and local lead services, Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS), Virtual Private Networks (VPN) services, Internet, Very Small Aperture Terminal (VSAT), mobile and broadband services on a preferred client basis. "BSNL is focussing on broadband, network monitoring and managing MPLS networks for big corporates as the next big growth area. We have plans to invest roughly $10-billion on network expansion over the next three years," said Sh. Kuldeep Goyal, Chairman & Managing Director, BSNL. "It is therefore important for us to partner with a leading and trusted telecom provider such as Cable&Wireless, who have one of the most resilient network infrastructures available. I am confident they will support us to serve customers who are going global," he added further. Sri Rajendra Singh, Director (Commercial & Marketing), BSNL said, "We are confident that there will be mutual benefits from this partnership." Commenting on their customers' current needs, BSNL's Deputy Director General for enterprise business, Sh. Sunil Kumar said, "IT and telecom needs of enterprises are huge. Our aim is to become a one-stop shop for all their requirements in terms of voice, data, networks, security and applications besides others." "We intend to be the first customer-defined communications services business. Our prime focus is to understand what our customers' business priorities are and how we, as a partner, can help achieve them. Our new relationship with BSNL will enable us to have a laser focus on identifying and delivering a range of services to our customers in India," said Sunanda Das, Managing Director, Cable&Wireless India said. "This development also highlights our strong expectations for the Indian market and builds on our commitment towards a great customer experience in this region." Labels: BSNL Bharti Airtel Introduces New Payment Options to Purchase iPhone 3G
Sunday 7 September 2008
NEW DELHI - September 07, 2008 - Bharti Airtel today announced the launch of Equal Monthly Installment (EMI) options for customers who want to purchase Apple iPhone 3G. Bharti Airtel, in partnership with VISA, will offer easy financing options for all VISA cardholders of ICICI bank, HDFC bank, SBI Cards and Citibank.
"Our partnership with VISA will provide a new opportunity for consumers who aspire to own the revolutionary iPhone 3G," said, Sanjay Gupta, Chief Marketing Officer, Mobile Services, Bharti Airtel. "The EMI options have been designed to make it simple, convenient and affordable to purchase iPhone 3G. We are confident that initiatives such as these will further widen the market of iPhone 3G in India."
VISA card holders of ICICI Bank, HDFC Bank, SBI Cards and Citibank intending to purchase iPhone 3G can visit select Airtel Relationship Centres for more details regarding the EMI options. SBI Card holders can call 39020202 or 1800 180 1290 (if calling from BSNL/MTNL line) within 10 days of purchasing iPhone 3G to benefit from the EMI options. Citibank card holders should contact Citibank Customer Care and request for EMI conversion.
iPhone 3G is priced at Rs 31,000 for 8GB and Rs 36,100 for 16GB version. The 16GB iPhone is available in two colours - black and white. Customers can purchase iPhone 3G from Airtel Relationship Centres across 65 cities. Airtel customers who wish to receive more information on iPhone 3G can log on to http://www.airtel.in/iphone3g.Labels: Airtel, BSNL IMImobile is Voice & Data's 'Emerging Company' of the Year 08'
Friday 8 August 2008
Hyderabad, India, August 08, 2008. IMImobile, the global provider of value-added services to mobile telecom operators and content owners, today announced that it has been selected by Voice&Data, as The Emerging Company of the Year. IMImobile has established itself as one of the leading providers of cutting edge technology in the mobile space recording phenomenal growth. IMImobile is a profitable fast-growing global company with operations in 51 countries supporting 200 operator deployments and over 400 content partners.
Wajahat Habibullah, Chief Information Commissioner, Central Information Commission, presented the award to Mr. Ashish Misra: Vice President Sales of IMImobile at the 9th Annual V&D 100 Awards function.
Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Vishwanath Alluri, Founder Chairman and CEO IMImobile said, "It's a great honor and privilege to be recognized as the "Emerging Company for the Year" by Voice&Data. We started with the mission of being the largest, the fastest and most able. We have met and continue to exceed all customer expectations, ensuring the best service standards and with seamless service and uptime. We are happy that our efforts are being recognized."
SS Bhat, Chief Technology Officer (CTO), added, "Having pioneered managed VAS services globally, we are delighted to be recognized as Voice&Data's "Emerging Company of the year". Technology is our core strength and clients the world over come to us for management and development of their mobile VAS. The recognition comes at an exciting time as we are making forays into the mature markets of Europe and USA."
Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Bibhu Kumar, Sr VP Global Sales of IMImobile said, this award is a reflection of the hard work and dedication of each and every employee of IMImobile. It also goes to our customers whose feedback and support has helped us become what we are today. I am happy that Voice&Data taking this initiative to institute these awards and acknowledging our efforts.
The Emerging Company of the Year award was announced following an eight-member jury meet of eminent professionals led Dr. DPS Seth, ex-CMD of BSNL and ex-member of TRAI. The other members of the jury meet included Mr. NK Goyal, Chairman, Emeritus TEMA; Mr. DP Vaidya, President, VSAT Association; Mr. SC Khanna, Secretary General, AUSPI; Mr.Vikram Tiwatia, CIO, CII; Mr. Rajiv Nayan Jha, Vice President, CMAI and Mr. Pradeep Gupta, Chairman MD, CyberMedia. CyberMedia is South Asia's first and largest specialty media house, with 15 publications in the infotech, telecom, consumer electronics and Biotech areas.Labels: BSNL
Eros International enters into two-year output deal with Hungama Mobile for exclusive worldwide telecom rights
Saturday 19 July 2008
Mumbai/ London (18 July 2008): Eros Multimedia, the Indian arm of Eros International plc ("Eros"), the leading London-listed Indian media and entertainment company, has entered into an exclusive two year output deal with India's leading digital entertainment media company, Hungama Mobile, for the development, distribution and marketing of Eros's music content for download on mobile phones.
Hungama Mobile will repurpose Eros content into desktop wallpapers, ringtones, games, song videos and other content that has appeal on the mobile format and monetise this content by distributing it to handset manufacturers such as Nokia and Motorola and mobile service providers such as Vodafone, Idea, BSNL, Airtel, Reliance, du, SingTel, Verizon, Rogers, T-Mobile and MTN.
The deal covers content from some major forthcoming releases from the Eros roster, including the modern day Aladin starring Amitabh Bachchan, Sanjay Dutt and Riteish Deshmukh, Toonpur ka Super Hero, starring real-life husband and wife duo Ajay Devgan & Kajol, the much anticipated Kambakth Ishq with Akshay Kumar and Kareena Kapoor, Salman Khan's Veer and Freeze starring Neil Nitin Mukesh and Bipasha Basu. A venture which is currently under production, featuring Deepika Padukone of Om Shanti Om fame and Saif Ali Khan, will also fall under the auspices of the deal.
According to COAI (Cellular Operators Association India), the Mobile Entertainment in India is on the rise as it caters to a 300 million and growing mobile community. India is the 2nd largest mobile market and has had a massive adoption of mobile music, gaming etc through the largely youthful consumer community.
Commenting on the deal, Kumar Ahuja, Senior Vice-President of Eros's New Media & International Sales said: "Hungama Mobile is an established player in the mobile content distribution space and we are confident of the quality content and innovative products that it will provide to consumers. Through this association, we are looking to maximize the mobile distribution potential from our premium content. The deal allows us to achieve full visibility of our mobile syndication revenues for the next two years from our film slate".
Saleem Mobhani, Chief Operating Officer of Hungama Mobile said: "We have been working with Eros for many years as partners on our portal, www.bollywoodhungama.com and this association of exclusive mobile entertainment content for their future releases until 2010 only strengthens this association. Hungama Mobile is the only digital media company that has an established network across 30 countries and will scale to over 60 by the end of this year, giving immense value to studios and record labels for both promoting their films as also realizing revenues via the digital medium." Labels: BSNL, Idea Ericsson signs 1.3-bln-dollar deal for Indian mobile network
Friday 2 November 2007
Telecoms giant Ericsson said Friday it had won a 1.3-billion-dollar (951-million-euro) contract to upgrade and expand Indian operator Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd's (BSNL) mobile network. Ericsson said it would supply a second-generation GSM and third-generation WCDMA/HSPA radio access network and transmission equipment. Deliveries will start in October, with the first phase of the project set to be completed in 12 months. In July, Ericsson announced it had won a 2.0-billion-dollar order from India's Bharti Airtel to expand its network into rural areas, the largest order ever received by the Swedish company. Ericsson will design, plan, deploy and manage Bharti Airtel's GSM network across 15 regions in India as well as its pan-India pre-paid platform across 23 regions. Labels: Airtel, BSNL, Ericsson BSNL to share mobile towers
BSNL, the country's third largest mobile operator in subscriber terms, will share towers with other operators to cut costs involved in expanding its wireless network. BSNL's fixed line service has reach across the country, barring Delhi and Mumbai, but the company which was a late entrant in the mobile telephony space is trying to catch up with the private sector by following the industry trend of sharing infrastructure. BSNL wants to use telecom infrastructure space, tower, gen set and associated power sub-system for augmenting wireless services across the country. Sharing of towers has gained currency among mobile-operators in the last one year, as it helps in cutting down costs on fixed assets and focusing on operational efficiency. The three companies together -- Bharti Airtel, Vodafone Essar and Idea Cellular own more than 70,000 towers across the country. Labels: BSNL, Idea Aircel plans rollout of mobile services in Karnataka
Aircel, the joint venture between Malaysia's Maxis Communications Berhad and the Reddy family-promoted Apollo Hospitals and Indo National Ltd., plans to roll out mobile services in Karnataka soon. Aircel will thus compete with Airtel, Hutch, Tata Indicom, Reliance Communications, Spice and BSNL to grab a slice of the booming mobile market in the State. The rollout of mobile services in Karnataka will complement its plan to provide wireless Internet services in Bangalore through the Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access, popularly known as WiMAX technology, that enables `last mile' connectivity using `near line of site' (NLOS) wireless equipment. Aircel is targeting corporates and small and medium enterprises (SMEs) for its WiMAX business having a speed range of 2 to 10 Mbps based on 802.16d standards. Labels: Aircel, BSNL Bharti is all set to launch 3G services
India’s largest mobile operator Bharti Airtel has completed trials of all third generation services that it plans to introduce. Bharti is also learnt to have issued a Request For Proposal (RFP) to Ericsson for 3G networks and equipment although this could not be independently confirmed by ET. A RFP is an invitation for suppliers to submit a proposal on a specific product or service. Other telecom majors such as BSNL, Vodafone-Essar, Reliance Communications and Tata Teleservices are also carrying out trial runs of 3G appellations and services. Bharti has also put processes in place for seamless migration of all value-added services to the 3G space from its current 2G networks. They had successfully tried out IMS-based applications, a software platform in line with the latest 3G standards. This implies that content and application developers can use this platform to develop services for Bharti customers. Labels: Airtel, BSNL Earlier Stories:
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