Ericsson has bagged a contract from Idea for its push email technology – Ericsson Mobile Organiser. In October last year, Airtel had tied-up with Blackberry to become the first provider of push-email on phones in India. Orange and Idea were expected to follow suit with a similar solution. The advantage of EMO is that unlike Blackberry, users would not have to spend extra for a specialised handset if they have a Symbian / Windows phone.

Terming the push-to-talk service offered by Hutch as violation of licensing conditions, TRAI has asked government to take appropriate action against the operator.

According to TRAI, Hutch’s service led to avoidance of levy paid by private operators to state-owned BSNL and also security concerns were raised as it is difficult to monitor the calls under this service. According to DoT, Hutch has sought permission to continue offering the personal messaging service and the decision would be taken only after TEC’s recommendation.