CAG seeks probe into insurance for WLL services

Insuring mobile phones used for WLL services of Reliance Industries and Tata Teleservices by the National Insurance Company (NIC) and the Oriental Insurance Company have come under attack from the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG). The CAG has said that NIC has run up claims of Rs 253 crore against a premium income of only [...]

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Reliance Infocomm to cut mobile phone prices by half India adds 1.09 mln GSM phone users in April VSNL ties up with Cable & Wireless TRAI: No entry fees for 3G spectrum Now mobile phones in buses Idea Cellular cuts pre-paid tariffs

IDC India Mobile Handsets Study

As per IDC India Mobile Handsets Study 2005, integrated digital camera, FM radio and speaker phones are the top must have features for users when buying their next handset. On average, the existing mobile users have spent Rs 4,500 on their current handset and are willing to spend Rs 7,500 while buying the next handset. [...]

Directory of Mobiles and Landlines

Telecom regulator TRAI has suggested publication of telephone directories for landline and mobile customers and making them available through the web. State-run BSNL and MTNL shall publish annually the integrated telecom directory of fixed line customers and other operators would compensate them towards the cost of publication of the directory, TRAI said in a statement. [...]

Mobile game Turbonator wins Abby

A mobile game called Turbonator has won the Gold award in the newly constituted “Digital Innovation” category at the Abby 2005 awards. Based on Mahindra’s SUV Scorpio model, the game was conceptualised by its agency Interface Communications, and developed by Tinfo Mobile. As mentioned earlier on MobilePundit, Mahindra is probably the first company in its [...]

Syniverse provisions international roaming to Tata

Syniverse has signed a contract with Tata Teleservices, that enables Tata’s subscribers to use their mobile for voice and SMS while roaming on CDMA networks worldwide. Syniverse will provide Tata Teleservices with a multi-service offering that includes clearinghouse services for roaming revenue settlement and exchange; SS7 transport and conversion; ANSI-41 signaling interoperability; a near-real time, [...]

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Wipro sign outsourcing deal with SmartTrust TDSAT tells BSNL to stop levying 19p charge on calls Focus on rural telecom: Maran

The Great Indian Opt-out trick

TRAI has asked the operators to get explicit user approval for paid value-added services. It became necessary since many operators use the opt-out trick. A service is provided free of charge initially and once it is made paid, they put the onus to unsubscribe on the user. Many users are not savvy enough to understand [...]

Nokia’s market share rises to 74%

According to ORG GFK estimates, during the last six months Nokia’s market share in terms of units sold has grown to 74% in March ’05 from 61.5% in October ’04. During the same period, Nokia has increased its market share to 55% from 33.7% in the colour segment too. Once Nokia’s closest rival, Samsung has [...]

Countervailing duty removed on mobile parts

Finance minister P Chidambaram announced on Monday the removal of countervailing duty of 4% on import of components used for mobile phone manufacturing. The duty on phones was already reduced to zero in this years budget; and in this regard the anomaly of duty on parts is now removed. “This will give a boost to [...]

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