New Mobile Format To Hit Europe Soon
(Tuesday, March 16, 2010 3:01:01 PM IST)
Europe will soon install a new mobile technology called LTE, which can prove a boon for big mobile operators.
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BSNL Bags Bids For WiMAX Rural Project
(Tuesday, March 16, 2010 10:03:46 AM IST)
BSNL has bagged bids from ZTE, Huawei and TCIL for the second phase of the WiMAX project in rural areas, reports The Economic Times. BSNL had invited bids for WiMAX Rural Tender Project-II. Some of the the bidders are Gemini Communications, ZTE, Icomm Tele, Vipula MCL, Spanco, TCIL, Huawei Telecommunications and Aster Communications.
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TRAI's Paper On Uplinking/Downlinking TV Channels
(Monday, March 15, 2010 5:27:16 PM IST)
The consultation paper incorporates various issues for the purpose of discussion.
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Airtel Offers Faster Broadband For IPL Users
(Monday, March 15, 2010 3:03:34 PM IST)
Airtel has decided to let its users enjoy the benefits of high speed downloads for the IPL season, from 12 March to 25 April, 2010. This is after YouTube decided to offer IPL coverage streaming from youtube.com/ipl.com. The telecom giant hopes to increase sales of its 2Mbps plans by this initiative, according to India Server.
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Reliance Communications Marks 100 Million Customers
(Monday, March 15, 2010 2:45:58 PM IST)
Acquires 100 Million wireless customers in just 7 years of going Pan-India.
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ZTE Increases Patent Applications
(Monday, March 15, 2010 2:35:57 PM IST)
WIPO data shows that ZTE’s international open patent applications reached 502 in 2009, 173 more than in 2008.
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Micromax's G4 Phone Ensures Games Nirvana!
(Monday, March 15, 2010 2:15:17 PM IST)
Micromax now steps into the gaming world with its new G4 Gamolution candy bar phone. The phone features 3-D motion sensor gaming console and four free motion controlled games. It also has 2MP camera and 64 channel polyphonic ring tones with support of multi format music players. Micromax has partnered with Loew Lintas for a more active marketing communication to widen its reach, reports CellBharat.
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BSNL Unveils FTTH Service In Jaipur
(Monday, March 15, 2010 11:04:51 AM IST)
BSNL has rolled out its ambitious Fibre-to-the-Home (FTTH) service at Jaipur, a first in India. This new service, jointly launched by BSNL and AKSH Optifibre Ltd, will provide multiplay services with high-definition content for its 35,000-plus customers in six districts of Rajasthan-Jaipur, Jodhpur, Udaipur, Ajmer, Kota and Alwar. The FTTH network has been built on the Gigabyte Passive Optical Technology, reports The Times of India.
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Bharti Airtel's Foray Into Digital Media
(Friday, March 12, 2010 10:44:16 AM IST)
Bharti Airtel has added one more feather to its cap by venturing into the digital media domain, where it will distribute content to a range of users, including producers and media companies, according to Business Standard.
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TRAI Planning 4G Service
(Thursday, March 11, 2010 12:03:30 PM IST)
Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has already started consultations for the next level of telecom services known as 4G, which offers faster downloads and high-definition video on demand. TRAI's intentions are clear as the 3G auctions is still delayed, reports Yahoo! News.
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BSNL Disinvestment Will Reduce Workforce
(Thursday, March 11, 2010 11:27:00 AM IST)
In tune with the recommendations of the Sam Pitroda panel, BSNL is ready for a 30 per cent disinvestment, which will reduce its workforce by a lakh. However, BSNL is understood to have informed the government that over a period of the next five years between 50,000 and 60,000 employees will retire on their own, reports Deccan Chronicle.
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Regus Expands Global Telepresence Reach
(Wednesday, March 10, 2010 4:49:29 PM IST)
Cable and Wireless Worldwide selected Polycom to provide the Polycom RealPresence Experience (RPX) immersive telepresence suites for the Regus centres.
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Broadband To Cover Rural India: Sachin Pilot
(Wednesday, March 10, 2010 1:26:08 PM IST)
Telecommunications is one sector where India is improving with every passing day. As more than half of India lives in villages it becomes imperative to disseminate telecom and broadband services to this sector. To do so, Sachin Pilot, minister of state, Communications and IT, is planning to set up 11,000 communication towers in rural areas along a number of villages bordering Bangladesh and Pakistan. Many of the towers will be located in the tribal belts of Nagaland, Tripura, Mizoram and Assam, reports SiliconIndia.
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BSNL Alleges Inflation Of Mobile User Base
(Tuesday, March 09, 2010 4:32:08 PM IST)
JS Deepak, the government's nominee on the board of BSNL, has told the department of telecom that 28.73 per cent of BSNL's network capacity was lying unutilised and charged it for artificially inflating its user base, reports Business Line.
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Broadcom Invests in Multicore Processor Developer Tilera
(Tuesday, March 09, 2010 3:20:15 PM IST)
Telecom services provider Broadcom has taken a stake in Tilera, a multicore processor developer firm. The amount of investment or the percentage size of Broadcom's stake is undisclosed. "Broadcom is a natural partner for Tilera, given its leadership position in providing complete system solutions to a common set of end customers", said Omid Tahernia, CEO, Tilera, reports EE Times.
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BSNL Unveils Its 3G Services In Mangalore
(Tuesday, March 09, 2010 11:11:44 AM IST)
After launching its 3G services in Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai and Bengaluru, BSNL has now targeted Mangalore. According to Techtree, expansion of services to Mangalore is a part of BSNL's expansion plan to equip 32 towns across Karnataka with 3G. All district headquarters in the state are slated to be 3G-enabled within the next two months.
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Watch IPL Live On Your Mobile!
(Monday, March 08, 2010 3:20:51 PM IST)
Now anyone with an Internet-enabled mobile phone will have access to live ball-by-ball video updates, action replays, video score cards and much more of this season's IPL which is slated for 12 March 2010.
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Now, Carry Forward Your Unused Free Talk Time!
(Monday, March 08, 2010 2:55:50 PM IST)
Now you can enjoy the facility of carrying forward the unused free talk time and SMS for a period of three months.
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DLF IPL Season III Tickets On Vodafone M-Shop
(Saturday, March 06, 2010 4:32:00 PM IST)
For the first time in India IPL tickets can be purchased through your mobile phones.
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Intex Launches India’s First Dual SIM, 2G Phone
(Saturday, March 06, 2010 3:16:33 PM IST)
The phone brings live chat facility named as “UM (U & Me) Chat” allowing a maximum group of four people to have a live voice, video and text chat with each other.
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Telcos Price War Hitting BPO Profits
(Saturday, March 06, 2010 12:36:05 PM IST)
Ever since telcos announced their per second billing scheme, BPO partners in India have started facing low margins. Since the revenue model of BPOs is subscriber or call-linked, a fall in these impacts their bottom line, reports Business Standard.


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DoT Stops S Tel Citing Security Concerns
(Saturday, March 06, 2010 11:35:24 AM IST)
S Tel, a joint venture between Chennai-based Siva Group and Batelco (Bahrain Telecom), has been instructed to stop its activities immediately by the department of telecom (DoT) citing security concerns, reports The Economic Times. This move from DoT might affect some 8 lakh mobile users.
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BSNL Cancels $10 Billion GSM Deal
(Saturday, March 06, 2010 11:22:57 AM IST)
Following the report given by a committee led by Sam Pitroda, advisor to the prime minister on public information, infrastructure and innovation, BSNL has decided to scrap its tender worth $10 billion for GSM lines and invite fresh bids, reports The Economic Times.

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TATA DOCOMO Launches GSM Mobile Services In Gujarat
(Friday, March 05, 2010 3:24:03 PM IST)
TATA DOCOMO also announced its industry-changing "Pay-for-what-you-use" model in Gujarat, which includes the game-changing per-second pulse and a plethora of innovative applications and services.
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Intel, Orange Collaborate On MeeGo Platform
(Friday, March 05, 2010 3:17:01 PM IST)
MeeGo, a result of a merger of the Linux-based Moblin(tm) and Maemo software projects unveiled at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, enables an open software environment for rapid development of a range of smart, PC-like devices and exciting new services.
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