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- Bharti Airtel appoints Vineet Taneja as Operations Director- South
Bharti Airtel today announced the appointment of Vineet Taneja as Operations Director-South for its Mobile Services in the Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu circles. He will report to Atul Bindal, President-Mobile Services.
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- TTML achieves all time high revenues with annual revenue growth of 12%
Tata Teleservices (Maharashtra) Limited (TTML) is pleased to announce that it has been rated as the only congestion-free network for the sixth consecutive time, by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), in its geographies.
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- Bharti Airtel appoints Drew Kelton as President - Enterprises Services
As President of the Enterprise Services unit, Drew’s key focus would be to lead the transformation of the business to create a world class business-to-business (B2B) organization. He will report to Sanjay Kapoor, CEO (India & South Asia), Bharti Airtel.
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- India added more than 20 million wireless users in March
The number of telephone subscribers in India increased to 621.28 Million at the end of March-2010 from 600.98 Million in February-2010, thereby registering a growth rate of 3.38%. With this, the overall Tele-density in India reaches 52.74.
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- New 'Full Talktime Club' to offer more value to Idea subscribers in Kerala
Having won the hearts of millions of mobile consumers in Kerala with innovative and affordable products and tariffs, IDEA Cellular, the pan India mobile operator and leader in Kerala has announced yet another first-of-its-kind initiative to offer more value to subscribers.
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- Bharti Airtel offers “Free Unlimited Night Calls” on Fixed Line across India
Bharti Airtel, Asia’s leading integrated telecom service provider, today announced the launch of Free Unlimited Night Calls Offer for the month of May, 2010 for all its Fixed Line customers across India. India’s first ever Free Unlimited Night Calls Offer will have no added charges.
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- MTS ranked among the world’s 100 most powerful brands
MTS, the leading telecommunications provider in Russia and the CIS, today announced that it has been named as one of the BRANDZ™ Top 100 Most Powerful Brands, a ranking published by the Financial Times and Millward Brown.
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- Loop Mobile invests Rs. 200 Cr in major Network Upgrade across ‘Maximum City’
Mumbai’s longest standing and leading mobile service provider, Loop Mobile has embarked on a major network upgrade for which the company has invested Rs. 200 crores as part of its phase I capex plans.
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- Aricent wins 3 yr systems integration pact with Nepal Telecom
Aricent today announced that Nepal Telecom has awarded thecompany a three year systems integration contract to provide Convergent Mediation and Convergent Interconnect Billing solutions that enable a wide range of next-generation communication services.
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- TATA DOCOMO inaugurates it first‘Dive In Store’ in Trichy
TATA DOCOMO, the GSM brand of Tata Teleservices Limited, today announced the inauguration of its unique ‘Dive In Store’ in Coimbatore at 58, T.V.Swamy Road, RS Puram, Trichy. The TATA DOCOMO ‘Dive In Store’ is an autonomous exploration zone.
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- RCOM signs strategic alliance with GetJar for free mobile Apps Store
Reliance Communications (BSE: RCOM), India’s largest and only telecom operator offering nationwide CDMA and GSM mobile services, and GetJar, the world’s second largest app store announced today a strategic alliance between the two companies.
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- MTS launches MTS TV for MBlaze customers
MTS in association with Apalya Technologies today announced the launch of MTS TV for MBlaze customers. All MBlaze subscribers can now access more than 60 Live and Video On Demand (VOD) channels from news, entertainment, sports, kids, movies and regional language category.
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- IDEA Cellular redefines affordable tariffs in Mumbai
IDEA Cellular, the pan-India mobile operator has once again introduced the most affordable tariffs, with the launch of new 'Minutes Packs' in Mumbai. Over 1.5 million Idea subscribers in Mumbai do not need to count seconds and minutes anymore.
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- Unlimited GPRS browsing for Vodafone prepaid customers
Vodafone Essar, one of India’s leading cellular services providers, has launched Unlimited GPRS Browsing service for its prepaid customers in Karnataka. By paying just Rs 95 a month, customers can now browse the internet anytime, anywhere, on their mobile phone.
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- Bharti Airtel and Radio Mirchi launch Mirchi Mobile on Airtel
Now, Airtel mobile customers can choose to follow their favourite local Mirchi radio station from anywhere in India and can choose from 12 Radio Mirchi stations. To subscribe, they simply dial 59830 to listen to up to 100 minutes of Radio Mirchi content for Rs. 10 per week.
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- Bharti Airtel launches Airtel World SIM for international travelers
Enables outbound travelers to retain their local number – calls made on Airtel India number are forwarded on the new Airtel World SIM. It costs a fraction of international roaming and customers save upto 85 percent on international calls.
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- Sterlite Technologies FY10 PAT zooms to Rs 246 Crores; up 173% y-o-y
The Company's capacity expansion projects for optical fibers and power conductors are well on track. At 200,000 MT Sterlite would be the largest manufacturer of power conductors in the world by FY11.
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- Managed Services in Telecom: 4.2 Billion Dollar business opportunity
Managed services in the fast paced telecom revolution would be a 4.2 billion dollar business opportunity by 2014, according to experts at a conference on the subject here. Department of Telecom Secretary P. J. Thomas said Managed Services was emerging as a new science.
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- MTNL launches India's first 3G mobile TV service
Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) in collaboration with Aksh Optifibre, India’s pioneering IPTV service provider, today announced that, it has enabled the commercial launch of India’s first 3G-driven mobile TV services.
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- Vodafone celebrates Poila Baisakh with customers
Vodafone Essar, one of India’s leading cellular service providers, today announced an array of exciting value added services to mark the celebration of ‘Poila Baisakh’, the Bengali New year. Vodafone customers can access these products by dialing <567450> priced at Rs 6 per minute.
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- Cisco’s New Access Point Optimised for HD video streaming
Cisco today signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with CSC e-Governance Services India Ltd. CSC e-Governance Services India Ltd is a private company established to catalyze and accelerate the delivery of various eGovernance services through the CSC framework.
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- Vox Spectrum appoints Sreekumar Menon as Director Business Development
Vox Spectrum has announced the appointment of Sreekumar Menon as Director Business Development for its Software Solutions & Engineering Services division in South Asia. Menon has an experience of over 22 years in Sales & Marketing.
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- Bharti Airtel launches Live Aarti on mobile
In a first-of-its-kind initiative, Bharti Airtel, one of Asia’s leading integrated telecom service providers, has launched Live Aarti – now enabling customers to listen to live prayers from their revered shrines through a simple call on their Airtel mobiles.
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- Unwire your world with Tata Photon+ Gateway
Tata Teleservices (Maharashtra) Limited (TTML) announced the availability of two innovative solutions - the Tata Photon+ Business Gateway and Tata Photon+ Home Gateway that would cater to the SME and Home segments respectively.
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- Vodafone unveils Airship A60 in India
Vodafone Essar, one of India’s leading cellular service providers, today unveiled the world renowned Airship A-60+ in the Indian skies. Vodafone customers will get a chance to be seated in the spacious deck and enjoy a leisurely journey of the scenic terrain beneath.
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- K Sunil, joins MTS as Chief Operating Officer, Tamil Nadu & Kerala Circle
MTS, the mobile telephony services brand of Sistema Shyam TeleServices Ltd.(SSTL), today announced the appointment of Mr. K Sunil as the Chief Operating Officer of the Tamil Nadu & Kerala circle. Mr. Sunil will report directly to Mr. Vsevolod Rozanov, President and CEO of the company.
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- Now send longer SMS for free from 160by2.com
160by2.com has increased its SMS character space to 145 characters from the earlier 80 characters. This service comes as one of the most interesting and useful development in internet and communication domain for people who use online platform.
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- Deccan Chargers get an Idea to woo fans in Bangalore!
On the eve of their outing for the IPL match against the home team, Team Deccan Chargers played different strokes to woo their fans in the city. At an event organized by Team sponsor, Idea Cellular, fans and Idea customers were seen cheering.
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- Korean Communication industry Eyes Indian market
Keeping an eye on the possible burgeoning demand for communication technology infrastructure and products in India around the Communication manufacturers of South Korea has approached their Indian counterpart for a showcase of South Korean products.
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- MTS unveils its Green Data Center in Chennai
MTS, the mobile telephony services brand of Sistema Shyam Teleservices Ltd (SSTL) today announced the launch of its Green Data Center in Chennai. It has been built on the Level 3 standard for Data Centres.
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- TTML rated as congestion-free network for sixth time
Tata Teleservices (Maharashtra) Limited (TTML) is pleased to announce that it has been rated as the only congestion-free network for the sixth consecutive time, by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), in its geographies.
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- Major expansion of MTS and its services in Haryana
MTS, the mobile telephony services brand of Sistema Shyam Teleservices Limited (SSTL), will now be available across Haryana with its half a paisa per second tariff voice services and high-speed mobile Internet service, MBlaze in four of its districts.
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- Dance to your own tunes with ‘My Song’ service from Tata DOCOMO
Living true to its promise of repeatedly redefining the telecom experience for its subscribers, TATA DOCOMO, the GSM brand of Tata Teleservices Limited, has launched an innovative Value Added Service ‘MY SONG’ for all post-paid and pre-paid mobile subscribers across India.
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- Nokia Siemens Networks first to commence 3G manufacturing in India
Deployment of 3G networks in the Indian subcontinent is now faster and easier as Nokia Siemens Networks starts manufacturing 3G mobile communications infrastructure at its Chennai facility. With this move.
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- Uninor voted as India's most promising new operator
Uninor has been recognized as the Most Promising New Operator in the Telecom Operator Award 2010 organised by tele.net, one of India’s leading telecom sector publications. The selection was based on a survey conducted by the publication with over 160 industry experts.
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- TRAI releases Indian Telecom Services Performance Indicator Report
The TRAI today released the “Indian Telecom Services Performance Indicator Report” for the Quarter ending December 2009. This Report provides a broad perspective of the Telecom Services and presents the key parameters and growth trends for the Telecom Services.
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- Telephone users in India reaches 600 million
The number of telephone subscribers in India increased to 600.69 Million at the end of February-2010 from 581.97 Million in January-2010, thereby registering a growth rate of 3.22%. With this, the overall Tele-density in India reaches 51.05.
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- Knight Frank launches property search application on Apple Store
Knight Frank, the leading international property consultant, has launched an application on Apple Store which may be accessed from i-Phone or i-Pod Touch devices. The application is a Property Search tool by Knight Frank that enables customers to search for exclusive properties.
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- Broadband wireless Internet access comes to Jharkhand
Wireless internet access service will never be the same again in Jharkhand, with MTS, the mobile telephony services brand of Sistema Shyam Teleservices Ltd (SSTL) launching its new and innovative mobile broadband internet access service, MBlaze for the first time in the State.
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- Cisco Data Center innovation delivers breakthrough business advantages
Cisco today announced continued innovation and additions to its Data Center 3.0 portfolio, designed to reduce IT infrastructure cost and complexity, provide better support for data center virtualization, and improve business agility to deliver strategic competitive advantages.
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- Mobile web traffic in India crosses 1 Billion per Month
AdMob announced today that mobile web traffic in India has crossed a milestone figure of One Billion per month. India generates the second highest Mobile Web traffic globally on the AdMob platform following the USA.
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- Bharti Airtel announces launch of Unity cable system between Japan & US
In a move that is set to boost Trans-Pacific connectivity, Bharti Airtel, one of Asia’s leading integrated telecom services providers and global telcos today announced the launch of the Unity cable system.
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