June 17th, 2009 1:10 PM 2 COMMENTS

VODAFONE APPLIED FOR NLD AND ISP LICENCES

India's leading GSM Mobile Service Operator Vodafone Essar has applied for Internet service provider and National Long Distance Licenses and has approached the Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) for approval. The company officials confirmed that the operator has applied for these two licences and aims to become a full-fledged communication services provider in the country.FIPB, on June 19, may take up the proposal, sources said. If Vodafone Essar, in which... Read More

June 17th, 2009 12:34 PM 4 COMMENTS

IDEA CREATES VIRTUAL CHARACTER TO ATTRACT THE ORISSA AND BENGAL CONSUMERS

Idea Cellular has rolled out a virtual character 'Dada' - a dhoti kurta clad, long-haired, easy going, happy-go-lucky character - in a bid to connect with its consumers from Orisssa, Kolkata-WestBengal and Eastern Telecom Circle of  India and create visibility. We are hopeful that the beloved character of Dada will engage a large number of people in the digital space, thus helping us gain mindshare and establish connect with our... Read More

June 17th, 2009 11:56 AM 77 COMMENTS

IDEA CELLULAR IN CHENNAI

Expanding its national footprint, IDEA Cellular, one of the leading telecom operators in the country has now all set to launch its GSM Mobile Service  in Chennai Metro Circle. According to the senior company official that company would soon roll out its GSM service in the Chennai Metro. It (GSM service) should be rolled out in Chennai very soon, IDEA Cellular Chief Corporate Affairs Office Rajat Mukarji told. The Idea... Read More

June 16th, 2009 6:54 PM 3 COMMENTS

BSNL LAUNCHES IVRS ON SWIN FLU

BSNL today unveiled its first of a kind IVRS service providing information on swine flu, the IVRS is a toll free helpline that can be accessed by dialing 12506 from any BSNL telephones in Andhra Pradesh callers can access everything they want to know about swine flu. BSNL claims the system works like the railway enquiries helpline when a caller dials 12506 an automated voice asks them to choose options... Read More

June 16th, 2009 5:55 PM 4 COMMENTS

AAJ TAK PARTNERS WITH RELIANCE MOBILE

Reliance mobile today announced that it has partnered with AAJ TAK to provide MMS based News subscription service to its subscribers. According to this tie-up, a Reliance user will be able to access news related to National, International, Business, Sports, Entertainment happenings on their handset. The news alerts will be in video format sent to the subscriber as MMS clips. Reliance Mobile will send these MMS alerts twice every day.... Read More

June 16th, 2009 3:43 PM 46 COMMENTS

UNITECH WILL ROLL OUT MOBILE SERVICE BY DECEMBER

Unitech Wireless Ltd today announces that it will rolls out  GSM mobile services by December 2009. The company's managing director Sanjay Chandra said it to the media reporters today. Unitech Wireless, the telecom venture of Unitech Ltd and Norway's Telenor, plans to launch its mobile services by December 2009, with initial rollout in eight circles, four in south, two in Uttar Pradesh and one each in Bihar and Orissa. According... Read More

June 16th, 2009 1:20 PM 7 COMMENTS

MTNL MUMBAI WILL SHARE MOBILE TOWER WITH EASSAR

State-run telecom Operator Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd (MTNL) is planning to enter a Mobile tower-sharing deal with Essar Telecom Infrastructure Pvt Ltd (ETIPL) for its Mumbai circle. The move has come at a time when MTNL is gearing up to launch 3G services in Mumbai on a commercial basis. MTNL has been sharing towers with various other infrastructure companies like Tata-Quippo, Reliance Infratel and GTL, in the Mumbai circle. The... Read More

June 16th, 2009 11:30 AM 2 COMMENTS

AIRTEL CROSSES 5MILLION SUBSCRIBER MARK IN DELHI

India's Leading GSM Mobile service provider Bharti Airtel today announced that its subscriber base has crossed five million marks in the Delhi & NCR circle making it the first mobile operator to achieve this landmark in a metro circle. Bharti Airtel, which crossed the subscriber base of 100 million in the country last month, said it added the last one million subscribers in only 13 months in the Delhi -NCR... Read More

June 16th, 2009 1:42 AM 9 COMMENTS

IDEA SLASHES STD TARIFF IN UP

Idea cellular today slashed its STD Tariff in UP west to offer STD call charges at a rate for 75 paisa per minute to avail this one has to recharge with Rs 54 though this offer is valid for a limited period, and is applicable for all new and existing subscribers of IDEA in UP West region. Speaking on the launch, Mr. Virad Kaul, Chief Operating Officer Uttar Pradesh West,... Read More

June 16th, 2009 12:46 AM 0 COMMENTS

TATA INDICOM CROSSES 5MILLION SUBSCRIBER MARK

Tata Teleservices Maharashtra Limited (TTML) today announced that its Rest of Maharashtra circle has crossed the 5 million subscriber mark. The increasing subscriber base stands testimony to Tata Indicom’s constant endeavor to innovate and introduce smart products on a network rated No.1 on overall customer satisfaction in independent surveys commissioned by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI). Commenting on the achievement Mr. Rajesh Puri (more…) Read More

June 15th, 2009 10:54 PM 21 COMMENTS

AIRTEL TO UNLOCK iPHONE 3G IN INDIA!

Good news for iphone3G owners in India Airtel will now officially allow you to unlock iPhone3G handsets and use with other networks after buying a handset from them with additional fee though this is not a statement from the official Airtel but Apple website says so where it shows that Airtel offers authorized unlocking which is quoted in Apple Global support page http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1937 . Does it really mean what it... Read More

June 15th, 2009 5:46 PM 13 COMMENTS

ALL VODAFONE CALLS AT 30 PAISA

Vodafone Essar,the leading GSM Mobile services providers, today announced the launch of three new Bonus cards for its Prepaid Customers of Kolkata telecom circle. With new Bonus card Vodafone prepaid customers will get 30 paisa local calling facility on Own Net Calls through out the state. Which is aimed at bringing in affordability, by offering reduced the cost of mobility. Vodafone prepaid customers of Kolkata can now make calls between... Read More

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