MTS the CDMA Mobile service of SSTL today announced it’s achievement of crossing the 10 million subscriber mark in India. To celebrate this milestone the operator launched MTS Pulse the new Android Smartphone by HTC Worth Rs.18,000 For Free with Plan-1500.
From a new entrant in 2009, MTS is India ’s only pure play CDMA operator providing telecom services to over 10 million customers.
Presently the company also provides High Speed Mobile Internet- MBlaze services to over 5 lakh customers in the country. Adding to the celebrations, MTS has brought out for its customers the Android 2.1 based MTS Pulse from HTC (In US its known as Droid ERIS)– As a first Android powered Smartphone in India by MTS.
Take home the MTS Pulse from HTC for FREE :
MTS Pulse from HTC comes packed with a 3.2-inch TFT-LCD Capacitive touch-sensitive screen with 320 x 480 HVGA resolution, 5 mega pixel camera with auto focus, Upto 32GB of extend-able memory (8GB card in the box) and internal onboard memory of 512 MB flash ROM and 288 MB RAM.
Its unique HTC Footprint feature helps to memorise the footprint by saving photo of a location alongwith a precise GPS position and location information.HTC MTS Pulse also provides Google Mobile Services, including Google Maps, Gmail, Google Talk, Google Search etc.
The MTS Pulse smartphone from HTC based on Android 2.1, the phone combines style with performance. For the first time in India , customers can get a high end Smartphone worth Rs.18000 - for free. The customer does not need to make any upfront payment for the phone.
The customer just needs to sign up for a monthly rental of Rs. 1500 with a commitment for 12 months. The customer would get the Smartphone for free. Additionally, the customer would get 1500 minutes, 1500 SMSs & 1500 MB data usage every month for 12 months.
MTS Pulse – Postpaid And Prepaid Plan In Details
MTS Pulse Specifications
| Size, weight | 11.3 x 5.55 x 1.3 cm, 120 grams |
| Networks | CDMA: Dual-band 800/1900MHz, CDMA2000 1xRTT/1xEVDO rev. A |
| Platform | Android™ |
| Display | 3.2-inch TFT-LCD touch-sensitive screen with 320 x 480 HVGA resolution |
| Camera | 5.0 megapixel with auto focus |
| Internal memory | 512 MB flash ROM, 288 MB RAM |
| Memory card | Pre-installed 8GB microSD™ |
| WLAN | IEEE 802.11 b/g |
| Bluetooth® | Bluetooth 2.0 with Enhanced Data Rate and A2DP for wireless stereo headsets |
| GPS | Internal GPS antenna |
| Battery | 1300 mAh, talk time 214 mins, standby u p to 373hrs |
| Chipset | Qualcomm® MSM7600TM, 528 MHz |
Mr. Vsevolod Rozanov, President and CEO,SSTL, said “It is indeed a proud moment for me and the entire MTS team to have crossed the 10 million customer milestone. We had started this journey about two years ago in Tamil Nadu and have crossed this milestone in less than two years.
Today, we are one of the fastest growing telecom companies in India with presence across all telecom circles. Going forward, it will be our endeavor to stay true to our data centric-voice enabled strategy to provide innovative telecom solutions to our customers.”
