http://www.fonearena.com/blog The Mobile Blog Fri, 10 Feb 2012 10:57:12 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.fonearena.com/blog/29263/complete-guide-to-mnp-offers-in-india.html http://www.fonearena.com/blog/29263/complete-guide-to-mnp-offers-in-india.html#comments Thu, 20 Jan 2011 11:08:33 +0000 ArunD http://www.fonearena.com/blog/?p=29263 We told you that Mobile Number Portability aka MNP has gone live in India today and we have compiled a list of offers from all major mobile operators. BSNL BSNL waives off Port-in charges, Also they are giving away 32K SIM free of cost. In case of specific demand for other SIMs, actual SIM price will be charged. Prepaid a) At the time of activation of all port-in customers, additional talk value of Rs.100 will be offered in addition to the normal free talk value available with FRC. b) All port-in customers will be offered 5 GB GPRS for one month free of charge. Postpaid a) 50% rebate in the FMC of first month after port in. b) 5GB GPRS will be free of charge for one month. Free GPRS/DATA usage associated with FMC shall not available for one month. c) Freebies attached with the plan will remain same. d) Where ever, the data usage offered with existing plans is more than the data usage offered, the higher data usages already offered will prevail. For all Telecom Circles except Haryana the above tariff will be implemented with effect from the date of implementation of MNP. In respect of Haryana Telecom Circle, the above tariff will be effective ...]]> http://www.fonearena.com/blog/29263/complete-guide-to-mnp-offers-in-india.html/feed 20 http://www.fonearena.com/blog/1234/arun-sarin-steps-down-from-ceo-post.html http://www.fonearena.com/blog/1234/arun-sarin-steps-down-from-ceo-post.html#comments Wed, 28 May 2008 06:39:43 +0000 Team FoneArena http://www.fonearena.com/blog/?p=1234 May be being an Indian Himself he knew VodaFone India did terribly poor services and most of the subscribers are an unhappy lot. Well thats not the reason why Arun is stepping down. Arun Sarin is Old He is 53 which is not quite old if he is working in India. Well Arun Sarin informed that he will retiring from the post of CEO of the worlds largest cellular conglomorate Vodafone. (PS Not in India though he is an Indian himself). He made the company expand successfully into Romania, Turkey and Ofcourse The worlds Fastest Expanding market INDIA, where the company service is pathetic though. he will be replaced by Vittorio Colao, the current Regional CEO of Southern Europe, Middle East and Africa for Vodafone. Arun Said as i quote, "I've done what I came here to do. The time is right and the time is now." ]]> http://www.fonearena.com/blog/1234/arun-sarin-steps-down-from-ceo-post.html/feed 3 http://www.fonearena.com/blog/625/vodafone-india-plans-jv-to-expand-operations-in-india.html http://www.fonearena.com/blog/625/vodafone-india-plans-jv-to-expand-operations-in-india.html#comments Wed, 28 Nov 2007 19:04:39 +0000 Varun Krish http://www.fonearena.com/blog/2007/11/29/vodafone-india-plans-jv-to-expand-operations-in-india.html Vodafone is currently in expansion mode in India. According to a Wall Street Journal report Vodafone is planning Joint Venture to speed Indian Expansion. Theres a lot of rivalry between telecom operators in India but when it comes to cutting costs they seem to be joining hands. Setting up towers is a very costly deal for the tel cos. Vodafone earlier had chalked out plans to share network infrastructure with Airtel. Will these moves have any impact on the Consumer ? Only time will tell ]]> http://www.fonearena.com/blog/625/vodafone-india-plans-jv-to-expand-operations-in-india.html/feed 1 http://www.fonearena.com/blog/535/vodafone-india-sports-the-global-red-branding.html http://www.fonearena.com/blog/535/vodafone-india-sports-the-global-red-branding.html#comments Thu, 27 Sep 2007 11:47:10 +0000 Varun Krish http://www.fonearena.com/blog/2007/09/27/vodafone-india-sports-the-global-red-branding.html As an Indian Mobile user, I have never seen Vodafone as a Mobile brand. I relate it to the Ferrari Formula 1 Team ( Vodafone is a sponsor for the team) But now all of a sudden, Vodafone is a Mobile Operator in India. Vodafone is known worldwide for its Value Added Services. Will be interesting to see what Vodafone does in India considering the nature of the market. The Hutch pug in the new Vodafone TV AD My Vodafone number phone was showing the Hutch operator text till yesterday but changed to Vodafone suddenly . A really fast re-branding excercise I must say. Now the hutch website hutch.in points to vodafone.in ]]> http://www.fonearena.com/blog/535/vodafone-india-sports-the-global-red-branding.html/feed 2 http://www.fonearena.com/blog/524/vodafone-india-will-replace-hutch-from-september-20.html http://www.fonearena.com/blog/524/vodafone-india-will-replace-hutch-from-september-20.html#comments Tue, 18 Sep 2007 11:42:07 +0000 Varun Krish http://www.fonearena.com/blog/2007/09/18/vodafone-india-will-replace-hutch-from-september-20.html The Hutch pug and the Hutch pink will soon not be seen on Indian screens and hoardings as Vodafone is going to roll out its Global branding in India from September. Arun Sarin, CEO of Vodafone will unleash the Vodafone logo later this week in India Vodafone has made bulk bookings on Star and Sony Television for airing the new Ads. ]]> http://www.fonearena.com/blog/524/vodafone-india-will-replace-hutch-from-september-20.html/feed 67 http://www.fonearena.com/blog/495/hutch-logo-will-be-replaced-by-vodafone-soon.html http://www.fonearena.com/blog/495/hutch-logo-will-be-replaced-by-vodafone-soon.html#comments Sun, 22 Jul 2007 18:31:31 +0000 Varun Krish http://fonearena.com/blog/hutch-logo-will-be-replaced-by-vodafone-soon.html We had hinted earlier the Hutch might change colors again in What will Vodafone do with Hutch Looks like Vodafone wants to spread its brand image in India soon. So its going to be the the Battle of the Reds (Vodafone vs Airtel) as Hutch and Airtel are the largest mobile operators in India. Hutch has always been seen as an elite brand in the country as it is present only in a few circles.  Vodafone is known for its Premium services around the world. Vodafone cannot use the same global pricing strategy in India for sure due to the nature of the market here. Lets wait and watch Till then it may may bid good bye to the Hutch Pug ]]> http://www.fonearena.com/blog/495/hutch-logo-will-be-replaced-by-vodafone-soon.html/feed 20 http://www.fonearena.com/blog/470/hutchison-essar-rechristens-as-vodafone-essar.html http://www.fonearena.com/blog/470/hutchison-essar-rechristens-as-vodafone-essar.html#comments Tue, 13 Mar 2007 18:23:52 +0000 Varun Krish http://fonearena.com/blog/hutchison-essar-rechristens-as-vodafone-essar.html Vodafone Essar will be the new name of the old Hutch venture in India. This move comes after Vodafone's acquistion of HTIL. Asim Ghosh, Hutchison Essar's current chief executive, will be chairman and chief executive officer. Arun Sarin will be the Vice Chairman. Ravi Ruia will  non-executive chairman ]]> http://www.fonearena.com/blog/470/hutchison-essar-rechristens-as-vodafone-essar.html/feed 3 http://www.fonearena.com/blog/460/what-will-vodafone-do-with-hutch.html http://www.fonearena.com/blog/460/what-will-vodafone-do-with-hutch.html#comments Sun, 11 Feb 2007 17:14:40 +0000 Varun Krish http://fonearena.com/blog/what-will-vodafone-do-with-hutch.html Hutch has changed colors since it started operations in India. I remember seeing Hutch first in the Orange. They then changed to pink and blue. Now after Vodafone has taken over Hutch , will Hutch move to Red synonymous with India's other largest telecom provider Airtel. It would be interesting to see what Vodafone does with Hutch. ]]> http://www.fonearena.com/blog/460/what-will-vodafone-do-with-hutch.html/feed 5 http://www.fonearena.com/blog/459/hutch-india-now-vodafones-baby.html http://www.fonearena.com/blog/459/hutch-india-now-vodafones-baby.html#comments Sun, 11 Feb 2007 16:46:26 +0000 Varun Krish http://fonearena.com/blog/hutch-india-now-vodafones-baby.html The battle's finally over ? Atleast IBN Live says so. The long battle amongst the Telecom biggies for the aquisition of Hutch India might be over. Vodafone has won the bid for $19 Billion.Essar is happy about the deal and the price. Vodafone is said to have even offered Essar to become a partner firm. Hutch is expected to announce an official statement tomorrow via [ibnlive] ]]> http://www.fonearena.com/blog/459/hutch-india-now-vodafones-baby.html/feed 7 http://www.fonearena.com/blog/434/the-hutch-saga-continues.html http://www.fonearena.com/blog/434/the-hutch-saga-continues.html#comments Fri, 22 Dec 2006 10:32:17 +0000 Varun Krish http://fonearena.com/blog/the-hutch-saga-continues.html The rumors have started again. Reports suggest that the Hong Kong-based Hutchison Whampoa group is believed to be considering a sale of its telecom business. The sale might include Hutchison Essar as well. Hutch has postponed its IPO in India so many times. Vodafone has shown interest in taking over Hutchison Essar. Its willing to offer upto 13.5 Billion Dollars for the deal. Reliance is reported to have teamed up with Blackstone Ventures and is willing to offer upto 15 Billion Dollars. Its interesting to note that Vodafone has an 10% stake in Bharti Airtel  which is valued at  close to 1.4 Billion pounds. But  there is a no compete attached to this deal. We still need to wait and see the turn of events. [ibnlive ] ]]> http://www.fonearena.com/blog/434/the-hutch-saga-continues.html/feed 0 http://www.fonearena.com/blog/386/3g-might-soon-be-rolled-out-in-india.html http://www.fonearena.com/blog/386/3g-might-soon-be-rolled-out-in-india.html#comments Thu, 14 Sep 2006 17:05:06 +0000 Varun Krish http://fonearena.com/blog/3g-might-soon-be-rolled-out-in-india.html The Government has alloted low power 3G spectrum to MTNL, BSNL, Hutch and Bharti for testing.TRAI will finalize pricing and allocation details by end of this month.Sources say that 3G spectrum allocation will be made available for less than a month. Strength of spectrum allocation will be 1,000 times less than the actual 3G spectrum. TATA Teleservices had sought 3G trial spectrum but was not considered.Reliance had sought the 1900 MHz Band which did not conform to the International CDMA 3G trial norms. But if Reliance sought the 800 Mhz band for Testing EVDO , it might be considered The government's spectrum allocation to telcos is mainly for equipment testing and interference measurement. via [ibn-live] ]]> http://www.fonearena.com/blog/386/3g-might-soon-be-rolled-out-in-india.html/feed 1 http://www.fonearena.com/blog/381/zero-rental-gprs.html http://www.fonearena.com/blog/381/zero-rental-gprs.html#comments Thu, 24 Aug 2006 05:50:47 +0000 Varun Krish http://fonearena.com/blog/zero-rental-gprs.html Airtel and Hutch are coming up with Zero Rental GPRS service as pointed out by Mobile Pundit. Airtel Chennai offers a zero-rental GPRS service for its post-paid customers at pay-per-use rate of Re 1 per 100 kilobytes. Which works out to Rs 10 per 1MB. Hutch is also planning to bring out something similar. Its great news for those people who wish to try the service but not willing to shell out a monthly rental. ]]> http://www.fonearena.com/blog/381/zero-rental-gprs.html/feed 12