Virgin Mobile India aims to enter GSM market

Virgin Mobile India aims to enter GSM market
Virgin Mobile India has announced that they are going to offer GSM services as well in the coming months.
They are already operating as a CDMA service provider using the Tata Teleservices network.
Virgin would be using the GSM network of Tata Indicom when it is launched in the [...]

Tata Teleservices to launch GSM Services soon

Tata Teleservices to launch GSM Services soon
Reliance has already become the first CDMA operator in India to launch their nationwide GSM operations.
Tata Teleservices is soon going to join them with their own GSM service launch.
Tata has a presence in the CDMA market through their Tata Indicom branded services.
Company representative Anil Saldhana said in a statement: [...]

Samsung MPower 569 and MPower 309 CDMA phones launched in India

Samsung MPower 569 and MPower 309 CDMA phones launched in India
South Korean tech giant Samsung has announced the launch of their MPower series of CDMA phones in the Indian market.
The company has made available two new models: MPower 569 and MPower 309.
Samsung said that these phones are capable of operating on all the three CDMA [...]

NTT DoCoMo acquiring stake in Tata Teleservices

NTT DoCoMo acquiring stake in Tata Teleservices
NTT DoCoMo has announced that they are now going to acquire a stake in Indian telecom company Tata Teleservices.
The Japanese telecom giant would be paying 2.7 billion dollars for a 26 percent stake in the Indian company.
NTT DoCoMo chief executive officer Ryuji Yamada spoke about this deal: “We regard [...]

Tata Teleservices Maharashtra Limited Launches Instachat Mobile Conferencing Service Powered by Kodiak Networks

First CDMA Mobile Carrier to Offer Instant Group Conferencing Solution
CDMA carrier Tata Teleservices Maharashtra Limited (TTML) today announced the launch of their “Instachat” instant conferencing solution, powered by mobile solutions innovator, Kodiak Networks®. This service is being offered to all customers in Mumbai, Rest of Maharashtra (ROM) and Goa circle.
This unique, revenue-enhancing voice [...]

Tata TeleServices to launch Blackberry services

Tata TeleServices to launch Blackberry services
Tata TeleServices has announced that they would in fact launch Blackberry services later this year.
The company was stopped by the Indian government from launching these services earlier.
The issue raised is related to security. The Indian security agencies wanted a way to track the data transmitted on the Blackberry [...]

Virgin Mobile launches vSleek in India

Virgin Mobile launches vSleek in India
Virgin Mobile which provides telecom services in India through Tata Indicom has announced the launch of their vSleek mobile handset.
The company is offering this mobile phone through a scheme which costs Rs. 4,799. The user gets the phone along with lifetime validity voucher validity voucher, a Starter User Kit and [...]

Tata Indicom offers tariffs for postpaid customers

Tata Teleservices, the fastest growing telecom service provider has introduced three new simple, clear and best in Industry tariff plans for its postpaid subscribers namely Plan150, Plan 275 and Plan 450.
Tata Indicom Plan 150 at an effective rental of Rs.100, allows customers to make STD and local calls along with sms to [...]

Tata Indicom Announces Plans to Deploy First A-GPS Location-Based Service in India

— Technologies from Qualcomm and TeleCommunication Systems Enable Advanced LBS Services, Allow for Pinpoint Positioning in Urban and Rural Areas —
Tata Teleservices, India’s fastest-growing telecom service provider, today announced that it will commercially deploy a new location-based service that is the first to use Qualcomm’s Assisted GPS (A-GPS) technology in the Indian [...]

Samsung 2ON dual mode phone launched in India

Samsung 2ON dual mode phone launched in India
Samsung has announced the launch of their 2ON mobile device in the Indian market.
This is the company’s offering in the segment which is compatible with both GSM and CDMA mobile platforms.
Samsung said that the 2ON mobile phone features 2 SIM slots — one for GSM and the other [...]

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