Month: November 2006
Blackberry Pearl 8100 launched in India
RIM, has launched Blackberry Pearl 8100 in India. It is for businessmen and employees on the move where e-mail is a part of their nervous system. The Pearl is different from its previous peers because this has camera, Mp3 player and all the features required to make it a truly…
Will cellular marketing take off in a big way ?
We have heard talks from various startups and mobile service providers about cell phone marketing becoming the next big medium in India. When ? Lets have a look at what’s in-play and what’s holding them back ? The only successful mobile campaign is by Hutch in Mumbai. Hutch runs and…
Mobile Handset Manufacturers Market Share in India
You asked for it, and you got it. Market share of cell phone handset manufacturers in India. Here is the latest statistics. Nokia: As expected with rocking sales day after day, year after year, can you expect them to be slackers ? No Way. Their marketshare was whopping 73% in…
The Economist – Business-process innovation award to Sam Pitroda
Sam Pitroda a.k.a. Satynaryan Gangram Pitroda, the Father of Indian Telecom is honoured by The Economist under “Business Process Innovation” category. The Economist magazine said,“In 1987 Mr Pitroda was asked by Rajiv Gandhi, the Indian prime minister, to help democratise access to telecommunications. His response was to deploy instantly-recognisable yellow…
Security agencies enforce CLI
The Indian security agencies have called for strict enforcement of Caller Line Identification on all international incoming calls. Their are only four Indian carriers who have point of interconnect for international calls – Reliance Communications Ltd, Bharti Tele-ventures Ltd, VSNL Ltd and BSNL. If their is no CLI on an…
Vivah The Movie on Rajshri Broadband Portal – Really BAD
Rajshri Productions, makers of family entertainment movies like Hum Aaap Ke Hey Kaun and Hum Saath Saath Hey are all set to go broadband this time but will be in vain. I read about “Vivah” being made available online and decided to test their website(movie preview) before handing out my…
Yaari.Com’s goes live with Mobile services
Social networking website Yaari.Com, has gone live with its mobile services. Co-founder Prerna Gupta said,“it keeps users connected to their network of friends from anywhere, which is especially relevant in India where people do not always have continuous Internet access“ The product release includes two features, YChat and YWords. YWords…
Reliance India Mobile video streaming to go Live
Reliance Communications Limited, will turn the switch on for mobile video streaming for the first time in India on Thursday when Microsoft CEO, Steve Ballmer will deliver his keynote in India. Mobile video streaming is similar to a webcast and is useful to provide online video of popular event footage…