Month: November 2006
Nokia Mobile TV with Doordarshan in India
Nokia, India’s number one mobile handset company in association with state owned TV network, Doordarshan will launch Mobile TV in Jan-07. Nokia will power this service using its DVB-H broadcast mobile TV open standard-based technology. During the pilot project, Doordarshan will test the reception quality, coverage and explore the options…
Sify to host Webcast of Big Boss reality Show.
Sify Max, the broadband portal division of Sify Ltd has bought exclusive rights to host and market webcast clips of Sony Eentertainment’s popular reality show, Big Boss. SifyMax will feature the Bigg Boss show format, profile of the anchor, profiles of contestants who are part of the show, weekly results,…
Nokia 6300 – Pre-launch Review
Looks like Nokia is determined to challenge the Moto Razr’s slim and sexy looks. Nokia will be releasing the Nokia 6300 in Q1-2007 in India. The Nokia 6300 is a GSM/EDGE (900/1800/1900 MHz; 850/1800/1900 MHz) triband phone. It is 11.7 mm thick, slightly thicker than Motofone and its clones which…
250,000 Indian Villages to get Mobile Phones
The Government of India has done a commendable job by inserting the Universal Service Obligation [USO] clause in the National Telecom Policy of 1994. Under the USO clause, telcos need to extend services to remote villages[or fund the project] such that they are not left behind in the Telecom revolution…
LG offers KG110 localized phone to Airtel Mumbai
LG India will offer Bharti Tele-ventures Ltd, Airtel customers in Mumbai a localized handsets LG KG110. This mobile phone is exclusively designed for Airtel customers only and has some unique features such as coloured display, 32 Polyphonic ringtones, a phone book of 500 and SMS facility in English, Hindi or…
Airtel and BSNL Broadband PC Deals
BSNL, the state owned telecom giant was the first to market DataOne Broadband on PCs sold from HCL. BSNL offices would also book HCL PCs to push broadband connections and the customers usually got a deal such as 3 years onsite support service for FREE from HCL. This saw tremendous…
Government considering to reduce telecom tariffs
Budget after Budget, the Indian telcos and cellcos have been lobbying hard to bring down the government levies. In a pre-budget memorandum submitted by the telcos last year, they had requested the government to reduce annual revenue share or license fees from 6-10%[Metros & Circle-A 10%, Circle-B 8% and Circle-C…
PlayStation 3 available in Indian Grey Market
Sony Corporation’s PlayStation 3 which went for sale in the US over Thanksgiving is now available in the Indian grey market. Sony India is expected to launch PS3 in Q2-2007. PS3 which is competing directly with Xbox 360 is available in two versions – 20GB and 60GB HDD. The 60GB…