Worlds slimmest phone now in India – Samsung – X820
The world’s slimmest phone, Samsung X820 is now widely available in India. X820 weighs mere 65gms and is 113 * 50 * 6.9mm. It has 80 MB shared memory and a 2 megapixel camera. It also has a 256 K color display ina sleek TFT. Equipped with Media playback and…
Aircel and Reliance Telecom PAN India Operations
Maxis Telecom managed Aircel and Reliance Telecom hope to start their PAN India operations by the end of 2009 and 2007 respectively. Aircel operates in Tamilnadu and North East. It has secured licenses for Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Gujarat and Rajasthan. It has plans to install 5,000 cell towers and…
Blackberry Pearl 8100 launched in India
RIM, has launched Blackberry Pearl 8100 in India. It is for businessmen and employees on the move where e-mail is a part of their nervous system. The Pearl is different from its previous peers because this has camera, Mp3 player and all the features required to make it a truly…
Will cellular marketing take off in a big way ?
We have heard talks from various startups and mobile service providers about cell phone marketing becoming the next big medium in India. When ? Lets have a look at what’s in-play and what’s holding them back ? The only successful mobile campaign is by Hutch in Mumbai. Hutch runs and…
Mobile Handset Manufacturers Market Share in India
You asked for it, and you got it. Market share of cell phone handset manufacturers in India. Here is the latest statistics. Nokia: As expected with rocking sales day after day, year after year, can you expect them to be slackers ? No Way. Their marketshare was whopping 73% in…
The Economist – Business-process innovation award to Sam Pitroda
Sam Pitroda a.k.a. Satynaryan Gangram Pitroda, the Father of Indian Telecom is honoured by The Economist under “Business Process Innovation” category. The Economist magazine said,“In 1987 Mr Pitroda was asked by Rajiv Gandhi, the Indian prime minister, to help democratise access to telecommunications. His response was to deploy instantly-recognisable yellow…
Security agencies enforce CLI
The Indian security agencies have called for strict enforcement of Caller Line Identification on all international incoming calls. Their are only four Indian carriers who have point of interconnect for international calls – Reliance Communications Ltd, Bharti Tele-ventures Ltd, VSNL Ltd and BSNL. If their is no CLI on an…
Vivah The Movie on Rajshri Broadband Portal – Really BAD
Rajshri Productions, makers of family entertainment movies like Hum Aaap Ke Hey Kaun and Hum Saath Saath Hey are all set to go broadband this time but will be in vain. I read about “Vivah” being made available online and decided to test their website(movie preview) before handing out my…