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February 13th, 2013 11:10 AM 8 COMMENTS

MTV Volt from Swipe & MTV India Packs 6″ Display & Jelly Bean

Swipe Telecom has announced its latest Android device - 6 inch MTV Volt in association with MTV India. It is the first Android smartphone with larger 6 inch display, a bit odd from popular 5 inch phablets. The phone is launched as per the 2 year deal between Viacom18 (controls MTV India) and Swipe Telecom. There are several devices to be launched under this partnership in coming days. Specifications of... Read More

February 12th, 2013 10:33 AM 13 COMMENTS

Karbonn Intros 5 inch Phablet Smart A111 with 1.2GHz Dual-Core Qualcomm Processor

Karbonn Mobiles has rolled out a new smartphone in Indian market, dubbed as Smart A111. The 5" smartphone runs on Android 4.0. Under the hood it has dual core 1.2GHz processor on Qualcomm Scorpion SoC, 512 MB RAM, 5 MP camera with focus, front camera for video chat, 4GB internal storage, 32 GB microSD support, several sensors, dual SIM, 3G and others. The new Smart A111 is dubbed as answer... Read More

February 12th, 2013 10:25 AM 5 COMMENTS

SSTL Released Official Statement on License Extension

Sistema Shyam Teleservices (SSTL) which operates under MTS India brand and offers CDMA based voice and data services has announced its stand on the license extension as ordered by Supreme Court. Last year February Supreme Court of India cancelled 122 licenses granted by the-then telecom minister A. Raja. SSTL lost its 21 licenses out of 22 permits. The company did not participate in November 2012's auction citing the CDMA spectrum... Read More

February 12th, 2013 10:20 AM 2 COMMENTS

Now Share Talktime to Prepaid from Vodafone Postpaid Number

India's second largest mobile operator Vodafone India has announced a new customer-friendly service called "Post-to-Pre Talktime Transfer" service which will allow a postpaid customer to transfer balance talktime to a Vodafone prepaid subscriber. The service - - ‘Post-to-Pre Talk time Transfer’ – has been launched in Mumbai, Maharashtra & Goa, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Chennai, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh. This will be extended to other states in a phased manner,... Read More

February 11th, 2013 1:39 PM 5 COMMENTS

Reliance Communications Outsourced Managed Services in Northern and Western states to Ericsson for USD 1 billion

Reliance Communications Limited today signed a eight-year full-scope managed services agreement with Ericsson for USD 1 billion to operate and manage the wireline and wireless networks for Northern and Western states of India which will cover 100,000 km of fiber and mobile infrastructure in 11 telecom circles, across North and West of India including Delhi and Mumbai. As per the contract, Ericsson will manage the day to day operations across... Read More

February 11th, 2013 11:29 AM 63 COMMENTS

Tata Docomo’s Latest T&C on 2G Packs – Tethering NOT Allowed

Tata Docomo revised their 2G data packs in the line of the recent revision done by Airtel, Vodafone and Idea. While the data packs with recent hike in tariff still can be adjustable, the terms and conditions bundled with the plans are not digestable for most of the mobile users. Some of these T&C turns to be Hebrew for me! Here goes the further explanation of Tata Docomo's 2G internet... Read More

February 11th, 2013 10:36 AM 0 COMMENTS

Tata Communications Intros New Managed Services including 4G Roaming

World's leading telecommunications service provider Tata Communications has strengthened its managed services portfolio as the company introduced roaming solutions to mobile operators. Tata Communications brought two new solutions - 'Virtual Private Roaming Hub' and 'LTE Roaming Service' which will enable the operators to consolidate their roaming operations including roaming over 4G networks. The VPRH helps many carriers to merge roaming as if they are in a community, while LRS will... Read More

February 9th, 2013 3:40 AM 7 COMMENTS

Lava Rolls out Jelly Bean running 7″ Etab Xtron for Rs 6770

India's leading mobile device maker Lava International has rolled out a new tablet under its own Etab sub-brand. The latest from Lava, Etab Xtron sports a catchy tagline - 'Future Now'. One of the best features of Xtron is it is shipped with Android 4.1 Jelly Bean. Under the hood it has dual core processor clocked at 1.5GHz with quad-core graphics processing unit and 1GB DDR3 RAM. It has 8... Read More

February 8th, 2013 5:50 PM 15 COMMENTS

Smartphone Review – Lava Iris 501 #AwesomeValueforMoney

Few days back I shared some exclusive hands-on and unboxing pictures of Lava Iris 501 - company's first 5 inch phablet. May be Lava is a bit late to join the phablet party, yet it's first offering Iris 501 has its own uniqueness to impress people. In the box there are neatly packed smartphone with transparent screen cover, 2300mAh battery, charger cum USB cable, 4GB microSD card, a protective case,... Read More

February 8th, 2013 5:44 PM 5 COMMENTS

Vodafone to Challenge I-T Department’s Notice on Demand of Rs 14,000 Cr

Vodafone Group will challenge the Indian Income-Tax Department’s notice, alleging the U.K.-based telecom major had under priced its shares issued to a Mauritius—based group company by about Rs 1,300 crore. “As this latest order relates to a share subscription and share subscriptions are not covered by transfer pricing rules, either in India or internationally, we will be challenging the order as it has no basis in law,” a Vodafone spokesperson... Read More

February 7th, 2013 8:38 AM 29 COMMENTS

Kargil Gets First Private Mobile Operator, Airtel Network Goes Live

India's largest mobile operator Bharti Airtel extended its mobile coverage to the toughest terrains of Kargil (Jammu and Kashmir). The superior network from Airtel will provide seamless voice and data connectivity in this region. With the presence in Kargil, Airtel now has network coverage in all 22 districts of Jammu and Kashmir. District Kargil is known for its inclement weather conditions and remains cut off from the rest of the country... Read More

February 6th, 2013 3:34 PM 8 COMMENTS

Aircel and ICICI Bank launches ‘Mobile Money’ in Tamil Nadu

Aircel and ICICI Bank has launched Mobile Money, running on Visa’s Mobile Managed Service.The service will be first available in Tamil Nadu to specifically cater for the needs of the large migrant working population from Tirunelveli now living and working in Chennai. Rollout to other parts of the state and rest of the country will happen during 2013. Mobile operators are increasingly well suited to providing secure and simple financial... Read More

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