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How pricing dynamics affect mobile usage

Sep 2, 2011 at 3:46 pm in Telephony by support · Leave a Comment »

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Total global mobile voice minutes reached an estimated 1.6 trillion in 2010, a figure some ten times greater than the corresponding amount in 2001. This means that the actual usage of mobiles has grown almost twice as fast as the number of connections, which grew from around 950 million to 5.4 billion over the same nine year period. This is equivalent to an increase from three to five hours of call time per user per month across the world, and  [read more →]

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Google to Acquire Motorola Mobility

Aug 16, 2011 at 4:54 pm in News by support · Leave a Comment »

Google Inc. and Motorola Mobility Holdings, Inc. announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which Google will acquire Motorola Mobility for $40.00 per share in cash, or a total of about $12.5 billion, a premium of 63% to the closing price of Motorola Mobility shares on Friday, August 12, 2011. The transaction was unanimously approved by the boards of directors of both companies.

The acquisition of Motorola Mobility, a dedicated Android partner, will enable Google  [read more →]

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RCom launches 3G tablet for Rs 12,999 with special data plans

Aug 12, 2011 at 10:00 am in News by support · Leave a Comment »

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ADAG group telecom company Reliance Communications (RCom) entered into tablet computer segment with launch of Android operating sytem-based Reliance 3G Tab for Rs 12,999.

“We believe the unmet demand of a fully-loaded tablet at an aggressive price point will now fuel the aspirations of the evolved customers,” Mahesh Prasad, President, RCom said in a statement.

The Reliance 3G tablet has a 7-inch touch screen with Android 2.3 OS. The device has 512 MB RAM and a micro SD external storage which can  [read more →]

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World’s First Cloud-Computing Phone

Aug 5, 2011 at 4:29 am in News by support · 1 Comment »

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China`s Huawei Technologies Co Ltd , unveil cloud-computing mobile phones on Wednesday in an attempt to replicate its telecom gear success in the smartphone market.

The company, known for its low costs, is betting its cloud-computing smartphones will help the firm grab market share from the likes of Apple Inc and Samsung Electronics, analysts say. Huawei will launch its “Vision” smartphones at a media event in Beijing.

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Telecom sector revenue up by 7% to Rs 2,83,000 cr

Jul 26, 2011 at 1:45 am in News by LT Writer · Leave a Comment »

The total revenue of the Indian telecom sector grew by 7% to Rs 2,83,207 crore for 2010-11 financial year, estimates telecom journal Voice&Data.

During the previous fiscal, the total revenue of the sector stood at Rs 2,64,669 crore.

Revenue from various services in the Indian telecom industry grew to Rs 166,168 crore, up 14.9%, in 2010-11 fiscal as against Rs 1,44,600 crore in the previous financial year.
“The growth was purely driven by growth in subscriber base for various services,” Ibrahim Ahmed, Chief  [read more →]

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Extension of GCF Certification to TD-LTE mobile devices

Jul 11, 2011 at 5:36 am in News by support · Leave a Comment »

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Taken from the GCF Press Release, that announced that 400 different 3GPP compliant mobile phones, wireless modems and connected devices from more than 35 manufacturers achieved GCF certification in 2010…

The Global Certification Forum (GCF) announced the extension of GCF Certification to TD-LTE mobile devices that operate in the 2570-2620 MHz band.

Designated E-UTRA Band 38 by 3GPP, the 2570-2620 MHz band has been allocated for TD-LTE in a number of important markets, most notably China.

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Bharti Airtel announces new organisation structure for its India and South Asia operations

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New structure to drive the next phase of company’s growth

  • Creation of B2C and B2B business verticals for enhanced business efficiency and employee value
  • Transformation from a ‘technology’ facing organisation structure to a ‘customer’ facing one
  • Will provide enhanced empowerment to employees

Bharti Airtel,  announced a new organization structure for its operations in India and South Asia. The new structure, which will be effective starting August 1, 2011, is aimed at driving greater business and functional synergies, providing a common interface to customers,  [read more →]

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Facebook launches video chat with Skype

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Just a few weeks ago, Skype announced the ability to IM your Facebook friends or to ‘Like’ and comment on a Facebook status directly from Skype. Today, we are excited to announce that Skype’s partnership with Facebook goes even further, as we are now making it possible to video chat with your friends right from within Facebook. This is an exciting step for us as it represents Skype’s first big step on the Web, and because we know this  [read more →]

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Top-level changes at Bharti group

Jun 13, 2011 at 2:30 pm in News by support · Leave a Comment »

Mr Mukesh Bhavnani has been appointed as the Group General Counsel and Company Secretary of Bharti Enterprises, the parent company of Bharti Airtel. He will take over this responsibility from Ms Vijaya Sampath effective June 2.

Mr Bhavnani has moved from Essar Group where he was Group President – Legal. He has around 30 years of varied experience spanning across multiple industries including insurance, infrastructure, media, and consumer goods. In his last assignment, Mr Bhavnani was responsible for the  [read more →]

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Vodafone Essar launches 3G services in Karnal, Kurukshetra

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Cellular service provider-Vodafone Essar today announced the roll-out of its 3G services in Karnal and Kurukshetra. Vodafone 3G mobile and data services will offer its customers a faster, smarter and better mobile experience with internet access at speeds up to 21.1 Mbps at their finger tips.

Vodafone 3G services were first introduced in Panipat and Ambala in Haryana. As a part of the second phase, the services are being rolled out in Karnal and Kurukshetra. Subsequently, it would be  [read more →]