India now has more than 500 million telecom customers
Indian market continues to grow at an amazing rate when it comes to telecom and mobile services.
The country now has 500 million customers of landline and mobile services.
India reached this milestone in September this year.
At the end of September month, India had 509 million telephone subscribers. [...]
MTNL 3G connection in Mumbai for Rs. 109 online!
Indian government owned telecom giant Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited has announced that they are going to offer new 3G mobile connections for just Rs. 109 in Mumbai region.
These connections would be prepaid in nature.
The company said that these connections would come with affordable service [...]
Airtel Freedom Plan: Per second billing for mobile users
Airtel has become the latest mobile service provider in India to launch per second billing plan.
This was first introduced in the market by Tata DOCOMO and has proved to be extremely popular.
The company has launched their Airtel Freedom mobile plan.
It is available to all existing and new [...]
India bans pre-paid mobile phones in Kashmir
Indian government has now banned the sale and usage of pre-paid mobile connections in Kashmir region.
Sources say that this ban was implemented to stop the usage of these mobile devices for terrorist activities.
Prepaid phones are easier to get compared to postpaid ones and this is a preventive measure.
Government [...]
Airtel Television Ad Promoting Twitter on SMS
Indian telecom giant recently collaborated with Twitter to launch SMS service for Twitter connectivity in India.
The deal is currently exclusive and Airtel aims to make the most of it.
Here is a television ad being shown on Indian television promoting this service.
It is pretty nicely done.
HCL Infosystems launches Wimax enabled laptops in India
HCL Infosystems has partnered with Intel to launch Wimax enabled laptops and nettops in the Indian market.
Wimax Broadband is already available in some parts of the country. It is expected to become more popular in the coming months.
Intel CEO and president Paul Otellini spoke [...]
Google wants to enter the 3G race in India!
Business Standard has reported that Google might be looking for a partner to enter the 3G race in the Indian market!
The company could partner an existing telecom company in India to apply for a license in the upcoming auction.
Google has declined to comment on [...]
Wi-Fi users in India required to register themselves with their ISPs!
Indian department of telecommunications has announced that internet users in the country would have to register themselves with their service providers if they are using Wi-Fi on their connections.
The aim is to have a centralized authentication procedure for these customers. [...]
3G auction in India now set for January
Indian government has announced that they would launch the much delayed 3G spectrum auction in January 2010.
This auction would be open to interested companies in India and abroad.
India has one of the fastest growing mobile markets in the world and 3G is likely to become the next [...]
BSNL launches prepaid broadband service
Indian government owned telecom giant Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited has announced the launch of their prepaid internet service in the country.
BSNL spoke about this new service: “There are no fixed monthly charges for prepaid broadband service. Postpaid customers can also subscribe to the service.”
Customers applying for this service would be [...]
