Roundup of all the Telecom providers and Operators
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.
Continue reading “Vodafone India plans JV to expand operations in India”
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Reliance Rural Mobile Application Contest
Applications can be developed for both CDMA and GSM technologies.
Eligibility
The contest is open to those who are registered with the Reliance Developer Program and includes:
Software Professionals
Self- employed Professionals
Students
Companies
Content vendors/ aggregators
Contest registration ends on 25th December 2007
Some good news for Verizon wireless users. You might no longer need to stick to the devices offered by Verizon.
Come 2008 , you might be able to use Any App Any Device according to a company press release.
This is a seen as move to tackle the Android – gphone launch and also Apple’s 3G iPhone plans.
But wait there’s a catch. These devices need to be tested and approved in a 20 million facility.
Any device that meets the minimum technical standard will be activated on the network.
More information is expected in early 2008.
Interesting note : Verizon is not part of the Google open handset allianceÂ
If you are a music buff and cannot do without hooking on a pair of ear plugs, the Spice S7 is just for you.
The latest addition to the Music Spice Series, this handset targets the mid segment buyer and is ideal for young college goers.
Features:
• Bluetooth
• Wireless Music (A2DP)
• 1.3 mega pixel camera with flash
• 2.0-inches screen in 262 Colour
• Video and Photo caller ID
• Expandable memory up to 1 GB with T-Flash card
Vodafone India (Hutch) has introduced the Blackberry 8310 and Blackberry 8820 priced at Rs.24,990 and Rs.31,990
Vodafone acquired Hong Kong-based Hutchison International’s Indian telecom arm Hutch’…
Vodafone India (Hutch) has introduced the Blackberry 8310 and Blackberry 8820 priced at Rs.24,990 and Rs.31,990
Vodafone acquired Hong Kong-based Hutchison International’s Indian telecom arm Hutch’s stake for $11.1 billion in May this year. The company earlier said it would be investing $2 billion in consolidating and expanding its business in the country.
Vodafone Essar, India’s second largest mobile service operator after Airtel, has a subscriber base of 34.11 million and a market share of 20.11 percent as on Aug 31, 2007, according to data released by the Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI).
It would be great to see the premium offerrings from Vodafone
The Global Mobile Service Providers starts operations in India, the 2nd largest mobile market in the world. The Vodafone logo is synonymous with the Global Red Branding strategy of Vodafone.
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
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.
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
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
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.
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]
Spice Mobile Phones which is being promoted by the Spice Telecom Group has come up with a rather interesting phone the S1000
Features
Specifications
| Network | GSM 850/900/1800/1900 |
| Connectivity | Wi-fi, Bluetooth ,IrDA |
| Memory | RAM 128 MBROM 64 MB
Expansion : Mini SD (512 MB in package) Up to 2GB |
| Display | 240×320 pixels ,65k TFT Touch screen with Handwriting Recognition |
| Camera | 1600×1200 pixels, flash,zoom,video recording |
| Tones | Polyphonic,MP3 |
| Battery | Talk time : upto 5 Hours Standby : 6 Days |
| Messaging | SMS,MMS, Email |
| Operating System | Microsoft® Windows Mobile™ 5.0 Pocket PC Edition |
| Software | Word, Excel, PowerPoint Viewer, Java Enabled |
PriceThe handset is Priced at Rs.34999
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.
Press Release
Nokia and Bharti Airtel sign USD 400 million network expansion, managed services contract
Reliance has launched mobile blogging for its customers. RCL has partnered with the Hyderabad-based mobile content solutions company IMI Mobile for moblogging. The service is priced at Rs 5 per MMS/SMS for posting a blog. The blogs are hosted on www.relianceinfo.com/mblog. In any case, it will take a while for moblogging to become a mass application.
via contentsutra and The Economic Times
