| Tata DOCOMO’s 3G Micro SIM Posted: 03 Jun 2011 01:25 AM PDT  3G redefines connectivity as it goes beyond delivering just phone calls & messages. It enables you to enjoy services like live streaming, video calling & high speed data transfer via your 3G compatible devices. Get the best of 3G with Tata DOCOMO, world leader in 3G services that ensure glitch free blazing fast 3G speeds. Choose from their wide array of services that ensure maximum benefits at really affordable rates.
Tata DOCOMO has recently introduced the unique Micro SIM that empowers your 3G compatible device and works as a gateway to all the 3G services that enhance your multimedia experience (knock knock – listening all the i-Lovers!!). Listen to your favourite tracks anywhere with super fast music streaming, make a video call to have face to face conversations, download and play high-end games anywhere anytime – basically go berserk! The company offers quite a few plans on Microsim, the FRC(First recharge coupon, basically the first recharge a customer has to do when he purchases the MicroSIM) – allows you to enjoy all the available 3G services for 30 days with 500mb free data download priced @ just Rs. 109! They also offer highly affordable plans for unlimited usage, on prepay as well as postpay. For all the data hungry monsters (gamers, movie downloaders, music downloaders, etc) you can subscribe to an unlimited plan on 3G for mere Rs. 1,000 / month. So much to offer at such affordable rates, tempting isn't it? So get going! Accelerate your life, empower your device with a Tata DOCOMO Micro SIM and make the most of 3G speeds and services.  |
| Bharti Airtel to offer On-demand online movie viewing services – launches ‘Airtel Movies’ Posted: 02 Jun 2011 03:46 AM PDT  Redefining On-Demand Home entertainment on Broadband, Bharti Airtel, India’s leading telecommunications company today announced the launch of Airtel Movies-a unique On-demand online movie viewing service. Airtel Movies will be an On-demand digital video library with original DVD quality content that would be available exclusively to Airtel broadband customers in the form of a unique add on monthly pack.
The service would be powered by BigFlix. With this, customers can enjoy over 500 Movies along with 100 TV shows, 100 trailers and 100 music videos @just INR 229/month on their computer/laptop/tablet at home. The service can also be accessed on WiFi and movies can be enjoyed anywhere in the house. Whats more-the enjoyment is totally advertising-free and adds absolutely nothing towards bandwidth consumption charges. * Airtel Movies retains the unique advantage of its recent innovative offerings- Airtel Broadband TV and Airtel Photos that does away with the hassle of payment through credit/debit cards! Mr. Girish Mehta, Chief Marketing Officer, Telemedia Services, Bharti Airtel said, "The launch of 'Airtel Movies' comes on the back of a rousing response to our recent offerings of Airtel broadband TV and Airtel Photos and is in line with our commitment of enabling our customers in doing more with the Internet. Airtel has always led the way in bringing in innovative services through industry leading partnerships. We are confident that this service will enrich our customer's lives and enable them to balance their work, family and entertainment needs by transforming their experience from appointment viewing to one of choice. We will look to continuously refresh content in response to feedback and customer needs." Mr. Manish Agarwal, Chief Operating Officer, Reliance Entertainment – Digital said, "The launch of Airtel Movies powered by BigFlix is a novel association that will bring in an exciting package of on-demand entertainment content for the Indian broadband customer. It will allow consumers to watch movies & TV shows of their choice sitting in their homes through their Airtel broadband connection that is free of advertisements. We at BigFlix believe that future of content lies in “on demand” nature of service and with partnership with Airtel, BigFlix is able to provide millions of Indians a choice & convenience of content consumption and content owners a new way of reaching out to consumers at much cheaper cost.” Airtel broadband customers can now watch movies, full length TV shows and their archives across genres including Bollywood, regional, and Hollywood. In addition to this, customers can also enjoy the music (film and non-film) and trailer videos from recently released movies on www.airtelmovies.com without subscribing to any pack. 'Airtel Movies' also works on Wifi, offering the flexibility to multiple users to watch different movies at the same time. *The bandwidth consumption for watching 'Airtel Movies' will not add to the customers’ Broadband Plan data usage, except for users in Punjab. To avail this service all that Airtel broadband customers need to do is visit www.airtelmovies.com OR SMS “movie” to 53636, OR call 1800 200 3101 for information or subscription to Airtel Movies. Watching 'Airtel Movies' requires standard Macromedia Flash player version 10.2 and no other specific software. To know about other exciting services available on their broadband, airtel broadband users can visit www.airtellive.com  |
| Tata DOCOMO Introduces 3G Wi-Fi Hub Posted: 01 Jun 2011 03:33 AM PDT  Tata DOCOMO, the GSM brand of Tata Teleservices Limited, India's fastest-growing dual-technology telecom service provider, today announced the launch of a revolutionary internet access device—3G Wi-Fi Hub—enabling multiple users and devices to share wireless Internet access and stay connected on the go. The device offers uninterrupted connectivity for specific Wi-Fi devices like Laptops, Tablets, Gaming Consoles and Wi-Fi-enabled Televisions.
The evolved device takes wireless mobile broadband to the next level, offering dual-mode internet connectivity to users—a first in the Indian market. The device enables users to maneuver between Tata DOCOMO's Next-Gen 3G GSM network and Tata Photon Plus on the CDMA platform—one technology at a time—offering speeds of up to 7.2 Mbps. In one small stroke, it allows users to access the Internet at 3G speeds in all the nine Tata DOCOMO circles where the company has the license, while allowing them to seamlessly switch to the high-speed Tata Photon Plus platform in other locations. "Our latest offering—3G Wi-Fi Hub—reaffirms our commitment to customers—that of making connectivity easy and relevant for a cross-section of user categories," Mr Deepak Gulati, Executive President, Mobility Business, Tata Teleservices Limited. "This portable device signals a breakthrough in the Wi-Fi space and is yet another first-of-its-kind product, offering dual Internet access technology. The sleek new product will be especially relevant in the context of today's fast-evolving and changing products, most of which are Wi-Fi-enabled—laptops, desktops, i-Pads, mobile phones, even digital cameras… Best of all, given its Wi-Fi capabilities, it allows multiple users to stay connected simultaneously," he added. The device offers speed up to 7.2 Mbps in the 3G mode, and up to 3.1Mbps in the High-Speed Internet Access (HSIA) mode. Apart from a portable powered battery, seamless connectivity, simple browser-based configuration, the device is also password-protected for greater security. "The 3G Wi-Fi Hub is a trim and compact device, convenient to carry even in one's pocket. With this new product, Tata DOCOMO has taken the concept of 'Anytime, Anywhere Wi-Fi Internet Connectivity' to the next level. The device comes with innovative post-paid plans—these offer a customer-friendly package and will ensure that we offer a complete solution in terms of an efficient device and tariff combo. The high point is the fact that the device works on both the 3G and Photon (CDMA) platforms, depending on the SIM inserted," Mr Sunil Tandon, Head, Devices & Mobility Support Services, Tata Teleservices Limited, added. The Tata DOCOMO 3G Wi-Fi Hub is available with post-pay plans, to begin with. Customers opting for the sleek device will be provided with a starter pack containing both Tata DOCOMO 3G GSM and Tata Photon Plus start-up kits (SUKs). Customers can choose from a number of plans on both the Tata DOCOMO 3G GSM and Tata Photon Plus SUKs and can data speed of 7.2 Mbps and 3.1 Mbps, respectively. To access data on the Tata DOCOMO 3G GSM and Tata Photon Plus platforms, customers will have to activate both SUKs separately with necessary documentation. 3G Wi-Fi Hub Plans There are two plans available—the Wi-Fi Rs 750 and Wi-Fi Rs 1,000 plans. The Wi-Fi Rs 750 Plan comes with a monthly rental of Rs 750, wherein customers can enjoy data usage of 2GB. Post the 2 GB being consumed, customers will have to pay a nominal cost of 50 paise per MB for additional data usage. Similarly, the Wi-Fi Unlimited Rs 1,000 Plan comes with a monthly rental of Rs 1,000, wherein customers will get 5GB of data usage. The device offers speeds of up to 7.2 Mbps in the 3G mode, while the Photon platform offers speeds of up to 3.1 Mbps. Post exhausting this 5GB, customers can enjoy unlimited data usage under the 'throttle option', wherein surfing speeds will be determined by user location, number of people accessing the network and device configuration. The device is priced at Rs. 5,999 and is available across Tata DOCOMO and Tata Photon stores. Tata DOCOMO customers can call up 1800-2660000 for details.  |
| HTC Launches the HTC Wildfire S in India Posted: 27 May 2011 05:57 AM PDT  HTC Corporation, a global leader in mobile innovation and design, today announced the launch of the HTC Wildfire S in India. The HTC Wildfire S, powered by the Android operating system, is an affordable and easy-to-use smartphone, combining great design and intuitive functionality. The smartphone includes HTC Sense, HTC's unique customer-focused user experience that puts people at the center by making phones work in a more simple and natural way.
"The HTC Wildfire S is a stylish looking smartphone, offering fantastic value-for-money and great features, and we are delighted to launch it in India," said Faisal Siddiqui, Country Manager, HTC India. "The HTC Wildfire has been among our best selling devices in India. Hence, we are extremely excited and positive that the HTC Wildfire S will garner a tremendous response from Indian mobile phone users", he added. HTC Wildfire S Building on the popularity of the HTC Wildfire smartphone, the HTC Wildfire S smartphone is an affordable, compact and playful device that packs a powerful smartphone experience. It enables people to maintain and build connections and friendships through popular sites like Facebook®, as well as through voice and text messaging. You can instantly tag your friends in photos before posting them on Facebook, or share your latest discoveries from the Android™ Market at the touch of a button. HTC Wildfire S is one of HTC's smallest phones ever – measuring just 10.13cm long and 5.94cm wide – and sports a distinctive 3.2 inch, HVGA display. Celebrate your individuality with the HTC Wildfire S, available in two cool and funky colors, dark grey and silver white. The phone's home screen is fully customizable with your favorite apps, widgets and content, while a 5-megapixel color camera with auto focus, expandable microSD™ memory and support for a variety of audio and video formats make a great all-around multimedia device that slips easily into any pocket. HTC Sense The new HTC Sense experience offers a variety of enhancements that improve how people capture, create, share and access multimedia content. With a newly created camera experience, people can record HD videos or capture and edit images with a variety of fun camera effects. With HTC Locations, a new differentiated online mapping experience, people have instant, on-demand mapping without download delays or incurring mobile roaming charges. HTC Sense also includes a new integrated online e-reading experience utilizing a new e-book store powered by Kobo and a new, mobile-optimized e-reader that offers the ability to highlight, annotate and quickly search for definitions or translate unfamiliar terms. Pricing & Availability The HTC Wildfire S will be available at a Market Operating Price of Rs. 14,700* at all authorized HTC resellers across the country.
* Price may vary according to the local applicable taxes  |
| Samsung Galaxy S II now in India @ Rs.32,890 Posted: 25 May 2011 04:19 AM PDT  Samsung has announced its much awaited Android based smartphone Galaxy S II in India with a cheaper price. The Samsung Galaxy S II has been priced at Rs.32,890 across all retail outlets in India from June 9 whereas the pre-booking will begin from 26th May. The price of the smartphone is little cheaper in India while compared with US and UK which will make the customers to purchase the mobile. The Galaxy S II is expected to perform well than its predecessor.
The Galaxy S II sports a brilliant 4.3 inch Super AMOLED plus display, 2MP front camera and 8MP rear camera with auto-focus and LED Flash etc. The thinnest smartphone supports 1080p video capture and NFC and it runs on Andriod 2.3 “Gingerbread” along with TouchWiz 4.0 UI layer. The phone houses a 1.2 GHz dual-core NVIDIA processor, Bluetooth 3.0, Wi-fi 802.11, DLNA, HDMI out and HSPA+ network. Apart from the above, it is designed with Cisco based enterprise solutions to impress the enterprise users. The Samsung Galaxy S II is going to be the best Android phone in the world with its awesome features.  |
| Aircel to unveil Apple iPhone 4 on May 27 Posted: 25 May 2011 01:42 AM PDT  Aircel, one of the leading Mobile service operator has announced today that it will unveil its most innovative iphone 4 in India on May 27. The iphone 4 will be available in two impressive colors namely Black and White. The Phone will appear in two variants such as 16GB and 32GB with a price tag of Rs.34,500 and Rs.40,900 respectively. Aircel has decided to market their iphone 4 with a cheaper price than Airtel. The Aircel’s iphone 4 is more sleek and advanced than the first iphone. The front and rear part of the phone is covered with glass and stainless steel which acts as the part of the antenna. The phone is designed with Apple’s stunning Retina display, the highest resolution display ever built into a phone and FaceTime, which makes video calling a reality. The iphone 4 is incorporated with lot of exciting features.
Aircel decides to offer attractive schemes for both pre-paid and post-paid subscribers inorder to impress the customers. It provides money back schemes along with monthly discounts on the 2 year plans which will make the customers to stay with this plans. The pre-paid plans begins from Rs.399 per month and goes upto 800 per month along with free talk time and free 3G data usage. Likewise, the post-paid plans starts from Rs. 599 per month and goes upto Rs.800 per month as well as free local minutes, SMS (Local and National) and 3G data usage. Customers can enjoy from May 27 with the launch of iphone 4 and their flexible schemes from Aircel.  |
| Access Facebook, Twitter and Orkut FREE via Vodafone SUPER WEEK Posted: 18 Apr 2011 03:27 AM PDT  In a bid to create awareness and promote its Mobile Internet services, Vodafone, one of India's leading GSM Mobile service providers, today launched an exciting "SUPER WEEK" offer to connect with your friends on entire social networks for FREE. With the launch of Vodafone SUPER WEEK, the operator invites its prepaid and postpaid subscribers to experience Vodafone's seamless data connectivity with FREE Access to Facebook, Twitter and Orkut – and connect with thier friends on the exciting world of social networking.
All Vodafone customers will be able to enjoy FREE Facebook / Twitter and Orkut access from their Vodafone Mobile till 22 April 2011. To avail the offer subscriber needs to send SMS 'SUPER' to 111 (toll free). In last few days, Vodafone has already built up a lot of hype for its 'Super Weeks' campaign on Facebook / Twitter and also on TV to prepare grounds for this first of its kind initiative in Indian market. After a long wait, today Vodafone has Revealed What is Super Week !  |
| BSNL To Unveil 3G Services in Jammu and Kashmir Posted: 18 Apr 2011 02:34 AM PDT  State-Owned Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) announced that it will launch much awaited 3G Mobile and Data services across Jammu and Kashmir Telecom Circle by June 2011. Earlier in Jammu and Kashmir circle, BSNL has launched its 3G services in Jammu City on Trail basis and after some security reasons the services was put on hold. Riding on 3G, BSNL gives several options including High Speed Internet access with faster data downloading speed up to 3.6 Mbps, Video calls and also subscribers can enjoy Live Mobile TV & VoIP services on 3G Compatible mobile phone.
According to Mr R K Koul, CGMT, BSNL J&K circle, " The equipment for 3G services including the real time video monitoring apparatus has been procured and installed in various cities in Jammu and Kashmir. We hope to kickoff the much awaited commercial 3G service in J&K by June." At present BSNL has 3G coverage in more than 750 cities across India. BSNL's endeavors are focused on offering the latest technology and services at affordable cost to its customers. The PSU has been instrumental in providing the high speed 3G data services to its customers and also keeping the market prices at affordable levels even for the common man 3G services are going to revolutionize the way we communicate and entertain ourselves.  |
| Talk more at just 2paisa/min across Karnataka Posted: 18 Apr 2011 02:29 AM PDT  Uninor has always believed in launching customer friendly plans to enable customers to be seamlessly connected with their family and friends. The company's latest offering for its Karnataka customers is a plan that offers call rates at 2p/min within the local Uninor network. A customer can walk into any Uninor store or go to any retail outlet to avail this tariff on select recharge denominations. This will be one of the best offering from Uninor to encourage subscribes to call more frequently at a very affordable price within the Uninor network.
Mr. Frode Haugen, Executive Vice President, Karnataka circle said, "With this plan customers can always stay connected with friends and family who are on the Uninor network. Customers will immensely benefit from this plan as they can talk for as long without worrying about the cost. We are looking at building a strong on net community with this proposition by giving them the opportunity to call for long hours by making local Uninor to Uninor calls at just 2 paisa per minute"  |
| GSM telcos adds 14.49 million new subscribers in March Posted: 15 Apr 2011 10:15 PM PDT Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) reports that GSM mobile subscribers base increased by 14.49 million subscribers considering the total number of cellular users in the country to 569.55 million in the month of March. But at the end of February 2011, the GSM subscriber base stood at 555.06 million. The COAI data eliminates Reliance Communications and TTSL since it provides both GSM and CDMA services. Vodafone Essar, the highest among all the telecommunications added over 3.68 million new subscribers with its total user base to 134.56 million. Bharti Airtel, Telecom Giant added over 3.20 million new subscribers considering their base to 162.20 million. Bharti Airtel has a market share of 28.48% while Vodafone has 23.63% market share. Aditya Birla group firm Idea Cellular added 2.70 million new users and Aircel added over 1.34 million subscribers respectively. In addition, State-run telecom firms BSNL and MTNL added 1.35 million and 20,720 news subscribers taking their subscriber base to 86.45 million and 5.19 million.  |
