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1. Chart: Road To 10 Million Broadband Connections In India
  
  Explore MediaNama.com Oct 12 2010 Telecom
  
  In the month of August 2010, India finally breached the 10 million broadband subscriber mark. That it’s taken time, would be an understatement, and in our opinion, the Indian government is to blame because they refused, and continue to refuse, to open up the wireless last mile of access. The joke, though is that they [...]
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  Mentions: Diwaskar Chettri Iptv
2. Cwicket: Audio Gaming On Voice Portal By Dialify
  
  Explore MediaNama.com Oct 12 2010 Gaming , Mobile
  
  I can haz gaming on audio too. Voice portal services company DialiFy Technologies has launched fascinating voice based Cricket fantasy game called Cwicket on Reliance Communications. The service is available on GSM, CDMA and Wireline, Nikhil Soman, founder of Dialify told MediaNama; VAS company Onmobile Global is the hosting partner. Cwicket features audio based Cricket [...]
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  Mentions: Nikhil Soman Reliance Industries Limited OnMobile Global Ltd
3. Spice Appoints COOs For North & East,South And West
  
  Explore MediaNama.com Oct 11 2010
  
  Spice Group owned VAS company Spice Digital has appointed Lokesh Gupta, Sudhir Kathuria and Pankaj Gupta as COO for northern and eastern region, western region and southern region respectively. These appointments have been made in the wake of two previous COO’s leaving Spice Digital in quick succession: Mohit Rampal left in August to join Motricity as [...]
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  Mentions: Spice Pankaj Gupta Spice Group
4. Jagran To Receive $50M Investment From Blackstone; Confirms MidDay Talks
  
  Explore MediaNama.com Apr 8 2010 Acquisition
  
  Jagran Media Network, the holding company of Jagran Prakashan will receive an investment of Rs 2.25 billion (around $50 Million) from US private equity group Blackstone. The deal for an undisclosed stake in the company will be put forward for approval from India’s Foreign Investment Promotion Board. Foreign investors are allowed up to 26 percent [...]
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  Mentions: Blackstone Foreign Investment Promotion Board Jagran Prakashan Ltd
5. Airtel DTH Allows Remote TV Recording Via Mobile
  
  Explore MediaNama.com Apr 8 2010
  
  (by Diwaskar Chettri & Nikhil Pahwa) Airtel Digital TV, Bharti Airtel’s DTH arm, has announced the launch of its Digital Video Recorder (DVR); competitors Tata Sky and Dish TV both have DVRs, but Airtel is trying to pitch its product differently – by offering consumers the option of recording up to 100 hours of programming anywhere, anytime, [...]
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  Mentions: Airtel Tata Sky Airtel Digital
6. Updated: Airtel DTH Allows Remote TV Recording Via Mobile
  
  Explore MediaNama.com Apr 8 2010 Mobile
  
  (by Diwaskar Chettri & Nikhil Pahwa) Update: we’ve updated with a screen shots of the mobile application Earlier: Airtel Digital TV, Bharti Airtel’s DTH arm, has announced the launch of its Digital Video Recorder (DVR); competitors Tata Sky and Dish TV both have DVRs, but Airtel is trying to pitch its product differently – by offering consumers the [...]
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  Mentions: Airtel Tata Sky Airtel DTH
7. India 3G And BWA Auction Bytes – April 7th 2010
  
  Explore MediaNama.com Apr 7 2010 Telecom
  
  The Wall Street Journal: Rajeev Mantri criticized the Indian’s governments approach of trying to extract as much money from the 3G and BWA auctions as possible, saying that the services will be priced high, and will be out of reach of a majority of people. Read More Business Line: The mock trials for 3G and BWA [...]
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  Mentions: PSU Diwaskar Chettri BWA
8. Zain To Provide Mobile Access To BBC Content On WAP
  
  Explore MediaNama.com Apr 1 2010 Mobile
  
  Note: If you have any insights to share related to the Africa market, please do consider writing a guest column for us. BBC World Service has announced a partnership with Zain, by virtue of which the telecom operator will provide access to BBC World Service from 9 of its (on deck) mobile portals. These, it appears, will essentially be [...]
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  Mentions: Airtel BBC World Service WAP
9. Microsoft Offers Jobs To 200 Yahoo India Employees
  
  Explore MediaNama.com Apr 1 2010
  
  (By Nikhil Pahwa & Diwaskar Chettri) 200 Yahoo India R&D employees will be offered positions at Microsoft as part of the 10 year Yahoo -Microsoft search deal that was signed in July last year, reports Business Line. A total of 400 offers are being made to Yahoo! employees globally for the effective implementation of the partnership, [...]
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  Mentions: Microsoft Shouvick Mukherjee Diwaskar Chettri
10. News Digest: Sstl, Ericsson-Airtel, Netxcell, Tata Teleservices, LinkedIn & More
  
  Explore MediaNama.com Apr 1 2010 Telecom
  
  Airtel And Other Global Telcos Launch Undersea Cable System Bharti Airtel has announced the launch of Unity cable system in partnership with global telecom operators to boost Trans-Pacific connectivity. The 9,620 km cable system which has completed testing and is ready for service will link Japan and West Coast of the US.NEC Corporation and TE SubCom are [...]
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  Mentions: NEC Corporation
11. Irctc The Online Ticketing Agency For CWG 2010; International Cards & CVV2?
  
  Explore MediaNama.com Mar 31 2010
  
  Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC), the online ticketing subsidiary of the government owned Indian Railways has bagged the Rs 120 million contract to be the official ticketing agency for the Commonwealth Games being hosted in Delhi later this year in October. Who else had bid? There are a large number of ticketing sites [...]
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  Mentions: Indian Railways KyaZoonga Yatra
12. Mobile Number Portability In India Postponed Till June 30th 2010; No Gateways At Bsnl, Mtnl, Uninor
  
  Explore MediaNama.com Mar 31 2010 Mobile , Telecom
  
  Mobile Number Portability (MNP) in India has been delayed yet again, this time till June 30th 2010. It was first to be implemented by December 2009, which was postponed to 31 March, and now the implementation has been deferred by three more months. (Nikhil adds: The unpreparedness of some telecom operators has been cited as a reason [...]
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  Mentions: Bsnl Mtnl Diwaskar Chettri
13. Cable & Wireless Worldwide Appoints Shali Thilakan As MD For India
  
  Explore MediaNama.com Mar 31 2010
  
  Cable & Wireless Worldwide today announced that it has appointed Shali Thilakan as the new Managing Director for India. Thilakan will be based out of Bangalore. Thilakan has been with C&W Worldwide for the past 10 years in various roles including sales and operations. According to his LinkedIn profile, prior to joining Cable & Wireless, Thilakan [...]
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14. Etisalat DB To Launch Services As Cheers Mobile; 10p/Min Calls
  
  Explore MediaNama.com Mar 31 2010 Mobile
  
  Etisalat DB, will be launching GSM services soon in India under the brand Cheers Mobile Service. The website for Cheers is already live with information on various tariff and customer care numbers. At the time of filing this report, we haven’t yet received a response from Etisalat DB’s corporate communications team. According to Telecom Talk, its [...]
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  Mentions: Etisalat DB Diwaskar Chettri Telecom Talk
15. Jan 2010: 8.59M Broadband Connections in India; Adds 18.76M Wireless
  
  Explore MediaNama.com Mar 31 2010 Telecom , Acquisition
  
  Vodafone seems to have stolen the thunder from Tata Teleservices in February: after more than 6 months of Tata Teleservices (namely Tata Docomo) accumulating the most number of wireless connections every month, in February, Vodafone acquired 3.09 million connections – 0.24 million more than Tata, and with it, bragging rights in the telecom space. Even [...]
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  Mentions: Airtel Vodafone Tata Teleservices
16. Education Tablet Device iProf Launched In India; Brilliant Tutorials
  
  Explore MediaNama.com Mar 31 2010
  
  iProf Learning Solutions India has launched a personal education tablet device called (not surprisingly) iProf. While the 7 inch touch screen, WiFi enabled tablet itself has been procured from Archos, and runs the Android OS with a Learning Management System installed on it. iProf has been priced rather steep, at Rs 14,900. Tablet devices like Amazon’s [...]
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  Mentions: Apple Inc. Diwaskar Chettri Chettri Email Email Print Print
17. Video On Demand Service ROK iPlayer Launches With MTNL Mumbai
  
  Explore MediaNama.com Mar 30 2010 Telecom , Video
  
  ROK Entertainment has launched its ROK iPlayer with government owned telecom operator MTNL. MTNL, which has a mandate to operate in only two circles – Delhi and Mumbai, has currently launched the service in Mumbai, and is promoting (spamming?) the service to users via SMS. MTNL offers 3G services in both these circles. ROK iPlayer is [...]
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  Mentions: Airtel Bollywood Tata Teleservices
18. Updated: Video On Demand Service ROK iPlayer Launches With MTNL Mumbai
  
  Explore MediaNama.com Mar 30 2010 Video
  
  Update: ROK Entertainment, in an emailed response to Medianama, has said that there will be no additional data charges for accessing video content, besides the subscription of Rs 30. The company has declined to divulge revenue share with MTNL. Earlier Today: ROK Entertainment has launched its ROK iPlayer with government owned telecom operator MTNL. MTNL, which has a mandate [...]
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  Mentions: Airtel Bollywood Tata Teleservices
19. Google Introduces Product Search In India
  
  Explore MediaNama.com Mar 30 2010
  
  Google has announced the launch of a new tool to find product information online in India using its search engine. The shopping tool will let users search for specific products, and Google will search through Indian websites and extract product names, prices and images, and thus allow comparison of product prices at different stores. Google claims [...]
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  Mentions: Google Mobile Store Rediff
20. App Developer Onward Mobility Raises Around Rs 30M From Mumbai Angels
  
  Explore MediaNama.com Mar 30 2010 Mobile
  
  Mumbai based paid applications company Onward Mobility has raised an undisclosed amount of money from Mumbai Angels, a group of angel investors. Amit Grover of the Mumbai Angels told MediaNama that they’ve taken a stake of 20-25 percent in the company, while Arun Menon, CEO of Onwards Mobility put the investment figure around the Rs 30 million [...]
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  Mentions: Myntra Menon Mumbai Angels
21. Nokia Enters The Mobile Browser Space By Acquiring Novarra
  
  Explore MediaNama.com Mar 29 2010 Mobile
  
  Handset manufacturer Nokia has announced that it will acquire Chicago based Novarra, Inc for an undisclosed amount, thus making a foray into the mobile web browser market. Novarra develops internet browsers and platforms for operators, handsets manufacturers and Internet brands, and Nokia expects to use the browser to target feature phones, particularly the low end Series [...]
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  Mentions: Vodafone Nokia Qualcomm
22. Bangladesh: A Step Ahead In Internet Telephony Over India?
  
  Explore MediaNama.com Mar 29 2010 Mobile
  
  In neighbouring Bangladesh 18 companies together launched Internet Telephony service in the country reports The Daily Star. Interestingly unlike India, Bangladesh is allowing VoIP calls to mobile phones and landlines though making international calls have been restricted. In August last year Bangladesh had issued Internet Telephony license to as many as 32 ISPs. In India, Aksh Optifibre has [...]
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  Mentions: Aksh Optifibre Diwaskar Chettri
23. ICRA Ties Up With Swift For Enabling SMS, Email Mutual Fund Purchases
  
  Explore MediaNama.com Mar 29 2010
  
  Credit rating agency ICRA Online has tied up with the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Tele-communication (SWIFT), to set up a payment gateway for enabling purchase of mutual fund units through SMS or email. The Economic Times reports that the service is expected to be launched from the fourth quarter of 2010-11. ICRA Online is [...]
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  Mentions: Economic Times Diwaskar Chettri
24. Emantras Launches Mobile Education Platform MobI21
  
  Explore MediaNama.com Mar 26 2010 Mobile , Social Networking
  
  Emantras, a digital education company operating out of Chennai and Delhi, has announced the launch of MobI21 a mobile education platform targeting the US market. Mob21 can be used for distribution of educational content by individuals or institutions primarily to mobile phones, PCs and social networks. The platform has around 1000 users in its beta [...]
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  Mentions: Blackberry Elsevier McGraw Hill
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