Here is the bad news for Mobile Service users who are waiting for the Mobile Number Portability (MNP). India has pushed the implementation of MNP across all the telecom circles to a delay of some more months from the earlier deadline of March 31, 2010.
The Government of India would soon announce the new deadline for implementation of MNP. The revised time line will be announced after ascertaining the status from all the stakeholders and reasonable time required for Acceptance Testing etc., so that no network problem in call processing/completion, surfaces out after MNP Services are launched.
The MNP shall allow mobile subscribers to retain their existing mobile number when they switch from one access service provider to another irrespective of mobile technology or from one technology to another of the same or any other access service provider within same service area. Read more…
Videocon Mobiles Phones, one of the latest entrants in the Mobile Phone segment has been awarded with Product of the Year 2010 in the ‘Value Phones’ category for their V1405 Handset. Product of the Year Award is an internationally recognized standard that celebrates and rewards the best innovations in consumer products. Thousands and thousands of discerning consumers across India evaluate the innovations and choose only the best as their Product of the Year.
Mr. Anil Khera, CEO Videocon Mobile Phones said: “This award is especially close to our heart since it was a choice made by consumers nationally. We will definitely make sure that we maintain the trust that our customers have shown in us. We have a long way to go but this award will give us the confidence that we are definitely heading down the right path.”
Mr. Rahul Goel, COO, Videocon Mobile Phones said: “Receiving an award such as this, especially in such a short period Read more…
Telcordia the prospective Mobile Number Portability firm getting clearance from the Indian Home Ministry to start its MNP operations in the country. The MNP shall allow mobile subscribers to retain their existing mobile number when they switch from one access service provider to another irrespective of mobile technology or from one technology to another of the same or any other access service provider within same service area.
Switching existing mobile operators to the new operator without changing mobile numbers may become possible from May-2010 , with Telcordia, the US-based telecom solution vendor that was selected by the Department of Telecom (DoT) to be one of the firms to make Mobile Number Portability possible, had hit a security issue owing to its operations in Pakistan. Read more…
The Indian Premier League (IPL) and its licensing partner Global Cricket Ventures (GCV) today announced a partnership with mobile internet pioneer July Systems, to launch an IPL mobile internet service, specifically designed for the Indian market.
Almost every Indian with an internet enabled mobile phone, across income groups, educational backgrounds, handset types or networks, will for the first time have access to live ball-by-ball video updates, action replays, video score cards and much more. Users can access this service from their mobile phone by calling the MiX toll-free number 08 123 123 123 or by accessing m.iplt20.com. Read more…
For all those who have Java enabled mobile devices can now install Cricket Companion application into your mobile devices. It’s compatible on GPRS enabled, Wi-Fi enabled or Data Cable Internet supporting devices. The application is built specially to ease the user with friendly interface and one-click results.
The application is absolutely free to use and distribute and is readily available on http://www.cricketcompanion.com/mobile/ the advantage is marvelous.
The application itself manages to get you latest news, LIVE SCORES with BALL-BY-BALL COVERAGE and other valuable information in just less than 100kb for whole 20-20 over match and less than 200kb for a full 50-50 Over match. Read more…
Against the backdrop of a cricket loving nation gearing up to welcome the third season of India’s most extravagant cricketing bonanza the IPL-3, Nokia India and Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) announced the ‘Main Bhi Coach’ consumer campaign. The consumer engagement program, unveiled jointly by Mr. D. Shivakumar, VP and Managing Director, Nokia India and Bollywoood super star Shahrukh Khan.
According to the SRK ”Mai Bhi Coach (MBC) initiative is an innovative way to involve cricket lovers across the country to be a part of the IPL cricket action.This is a unique campaign that opens up an interactive channel between Nokia, KKR and its fans across the country. It lends a great opportunity for consumers to interact and perhaps even influence their team’s gameplay”.
So if you have any advice or tips than you can send that just by one SMS to the KKR team on strategy, line-up, tactics, style, almost anything that can help clinch the title. All the SMS could be sent on mobile number Read more…
Hritik is doing, SRK is doing, so Chetan Bhagat and Shashi Tharoor, what’s that? Yep! that’s Twitter – is a free social networking and microblogging service that enables its users to send and read messages known as tweets, text-based posts of up to 140 characters.
Twitter is targeted as SMS based realtime social networking. With growing number of celebrities & business houses joining the Twitterverse, India’s ‘cattle class’ is also following the trend. Recently Twitter passes 10billionth tweet.
Twitter can be accessed over internet, via some apps and of course by sms. Internet and using application (twitter client) means you need a computer with internet connection, so depends on a web browser or install a twitter client or GPRS-enabled handset. Read more…
The Indian Premier League (IPL) and its licensing partner Global Cricket Ventures (GCV) have announced an agreement with vRock Mobile Communications, which has acquired the exclusive worldwide SMS, MMS and IVR rights for a period of five years.
vRock Mobile will provide fans with live score alerts (subscriptions & on-demand); daily SMS contests throughout the IPL 2010 season.One can also experience live mobile commentary with contests over an interactive voice response (IVR) system.
IPL chairman and Commissioner Lalit Modi quoted Read more…
India’s leading Mobile TV content provider Apalya technology announced its partnership with BBC World News .The BBC World News channel will now be available on Tata Photon TV Service across India.
Mr.Vamshi Krishna Reddy,Co-founder, Apalya technology said “Demand for Mobile TV is picking up pace in the India and the government has also recognized this recently and has been very supportive along with the major telecom and internet players. Our leadership and credibility in the space is therefore also naturally being recognized as this partnership with BBC World News suggests.”
Mr.PV Shyam, Director, Distribution and Development, South Asia, BBC Worldwide, India, stated Read more…
