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Micromax Buzzing–From upcoming IPO to producing the world’s lightest touch phone!
Micromax Informatics is India’s biggest mobile handset seller. Started less than 3 years ago, Micromax has garnered a 4.1% market share (by revenue) and a revenue of Rs 1,600 cr last year in the US $ 6.7 billion Indian handset market. Today…
International Wireless Data, SMS & Voice Calls cost comparison–India Lowest !!
We already know that India is one of the cheapest countries when it comes to Mobile call rates – But lets have a look at exactly how does it compare to other countries in the world. You would actually be quite surprised seeing the mobile…
Acer Android Mobile now for only Rs. 6990 !
Android based mobile phone prices are coming down fast – really fast. You can now get your hands on a Android Based phone for less than seven thousand rupees – And it is not a Chinese Android phone I am talking about. Acer beTouch E110…
India crosses 700 Million Telecom Subscribers & 10 million Broadband Subscribers
The story continues – Another month, another big chunk of Mobile Subscribers added – 18.18 Million subscribers to be precise. Honestly, this has become such a routine month on month.
According to the TRAI press release – India has…
iPhone 4 shows Arunachal Pradesh as part of China – Chinese Diktat ?
China is clearly stamping its clout to get their way! Here is the story... Chinese people are thronging Apple stores in China to get their hands on coveted iPhone 4 – However, the new iPhones do seem to have some serious alterations done.…
“Bombiles” creating terror – Just a hoax or Reality?
Bombiles = Bomb in Mobiles The BL–5C battery episode with Nokia couple of years back had brought the fact of mobile explosion in the collective consciousness of the world. It had led people running helter-skelter to change their mobiles…
16.92 Million new Mobile Subscribers added in July – Tele-density reaches 58.17 percent
India’s Mobile subscriber growth does not stop for anything or anyone – It is kind of become mundane to report such impressive numbers month after month. I have been reporting TRAI number for nearly 2 years now, and except for probably…
3G Spectrum allocated – How soon will it reach consumers ?
It is quite heartening to see that DoT for once, has ensured that it has met the deadline given – The 3G spectrum allocation to Telecom Operators deadline was set for 1st September and it has been achieved. Department of Telecommunication…
Videocon takes the mobile telephony price war to another level!
Videocon has been a late entrant into the mobile services segment. It entered this segment by starting off services in Tamil Nadu and then moved on a mission to begin services in the top 100 cities of the country. Videocon Group has set…
Business Buzz: Starry GDP Growth, Nokia dual Sim mobile launch, Google Skype in Trouble now…
India registers highest quarterly GDP growth in 2 years – Expects 9 % Growth going forward After couple of years of recessionary phase – India is back on a fierce growth path. Last Quarter’s GDP growth of 8.8 percent is highest since…
Blackberry finally bows down to Indian demand – Offers FULL access
Research in Motion, maker of BlackBerry have finally bowed down to Indian Governments demand to allow access to their messaging system – RIM will provide full data access to the Indian authorities.
To be honest, I did not think that the…
Get ready to trade Stocks using mobile phones
In ultra-fast world, where the stock market is concerned, a few minutes can affect one’s profit and loss margin. Stock market prices and market fluctuations can literally change in minutes. The facility to trade stocks from a mobile enables…
Impact of Technology Trends on Businesses
There has been a lot of talk about how consumer technology has evolved and its effect on our lifestyle etc. Here are few examples of how technological revolutions have impacted (or will impact) on the way we do business. Cloud Computing:…
Indian female Mobile Web usage lowest in world! [Opera Report]
Mobile Web Usage is overwhelmingly dominated by Men – 96 percent of all to be precise. According to latest Opera State of Mobile Web report, only 4 percent female users use Mobile web lowest in the world. Even countries like Nigeria (5.4%)…
Bharti Airtel’s first Salvo – Slashes Tariff rates by half in Kenya! And the Minute…
Punch! Here comes Bharti Airtel’s first salvo from its acquisition of Zain Group’s mobile operations in 15 countries across Africa. In a lethal competitive move, Zain Kenya has announced a deep cut in tariff charges in a bid to capture new…
Why Government of India is slamming so hard on Blackberry, 3G and other mobile services?
The tough attitude of Indian Government over Blackberry, 3G and other mobile services has left many people wondering over the probable reasons of such actions. Why is the Govt. cracking down suddenly on service providers companies over IMEI…
Android overtakes iPhone iOS worldwide…WoW !
I am an Android fan-boy (yeah, I know I have repeated this many times earlier) and I am super delighted with the growth that Android is seeing world-wide. Infact, Android’s growth over past quarter has been so good that it has now passed…
Aircel – From corporate social responsibility to real numbers!
Aircel is India’s fifth largest mobile service operator (as of Oct. 2009) providing both post-paid and prepaid services in as many as 18 out of 23 telecom circles in the country. It is joint venture between Maxis Communications of Malaysia…
Online Mobile Prepaid Recharges – Moving Forward from Comfort to Freebies !
The telecom industry in India is growing at a breakneck speed, and the majority of the contribution has come from the mobile segment, what with the fixed line phone business in India logging a negative growth in 2009-10. Going much deeper…
Mobile pricing innovation – Tata Docomo now charges per website for Mobile Browsing!
This is surely a first world over – Tata Docomo have gone ahead and announced an innovative mobile Internet offering which will allow users unlimited usage of their favorite websites on mobile for a fixed cost. Tata Docomo have been…