Highest Ever Wireless Subscriber Growth in a month

October recorded the highest ever wireless (GSM, CDMA and WLL-F) subscriber growth in any single calendar month. The GSM segment added about 4.73 million subscribers, while CDMA segment added over 2 million users. Wireless segment added 6.71 million new users, taking the total wireless subscriber base to 136.22 million. Wireline subscribers declined by 0.19 million, [...]

Mobile2win gets $15 million from from Norwest, Nexus

ET reports that Mumbai-based mobile value added services (VAS) provider Mobile2win has received around $15 million funding from Norwest Venture Partners and Nexus India Capital. Pramod Haque promoted Norwest Venture Partners is one of the world’s largest VC firms, while Nexus India is founded eBay India (Baazee) co-founder Suvir Sujan. Mobile2win was set up in [...]

Microsoft’s Hyderabad IDC working on Windows Mobile

Story on Microsoft’s India Development Centre (IDC) in Hyderabad, which is developing some key mobile technology applications for the Windows Mobile platform. The Hyderabad centre has total responsibility for mobility applications like Office Mobile, Office Communicator Mobile and Microsoft Mobile Media. Sudeep Bharati, director (developer tools) at Microsoft IDC-Hyderabad: Hyderabad is the only Microsoft remote [...]

4.7 million GSM additions in October

GSM operators added record 4.7 million subscribers in October. All India GSM subscriber base has touched 96 million at the end of October. Category B witnessed the highest rate of growth at 6.3%Within Category B, MP and Haryana recorded the highest growth at 9.2% and 8.8%, respectively. Category C witnessed a growth rate of 6.2%Within [...]

Event Alert: MoMo Mumbai – November

The November event of Mobile Monday Mumbai is on the topic “Mobile Applications”. We are thankful to Tata Consultancy Services for sponsoring and hosting the event. Speakers: Mobile Yellow PagesDr. Gian Sunder Singh, Head – BREW Centre of Excellence, TCS M-TicketingShankar Narayanan, Founder & President, Tagit 3G opportunities in IndiaNikhil Jain, Chief Technology Advisor, Qualcomm [...]

News in Brief

UK-based GLG Partners buys 8% in Idea Last month private equity firm Providence Equity Partners bought a 15% stake in Idea Cellular. Another private equity firm, TA Associates, also grabbed a minority stake in Idea. No one can beat us in India: Nokia With customer service and distribution network well in place, “We shall be [...]

Handset sales to touch 9.3 crore units in 2007

ET article quotes a telecom report from Citigroup on Indian handset market in 2007. Mobile handset sales, including new users and replacements, in India will increase by 26% to 9.3 crore (93 million) units in 2007. Total handset unit sales in India is estimated to more than double to 7.4 crore in 2006, from 3.1 [...]

Event Alert: Mobile VAS Connect

Venture Intelligence presents Mobile VAS Connect A roundtable event focused on venture capital investment in the Mobile VAS sector. The conference will feature interactive panel discussions involving venture capitalists and top executives of Mobile VAS companies. When: December 12, 2006 Where: The Oberoi, Bangalore Click here for more details and registration. Confirmed speakers include: Sanjay [...]

Motorola opens R& D centre in Hyderabad

Motorola has opened a new research and development facility in Hyderabad. The new centre will house over 1,000 engineers and will develop software for an intelligent user interface for Motorola phones, work on technologies such as WiMax, network management and autonomics, security and high-availability platforms. Motorola set up its first R&D facility in India in [...]

Indian language content in demand

Mobile content available in Indian languages is in high demand by non-metro subscribers according to this Business Standard article. Content providers have seen phenomenal growth in UP, Punjab, Gujarat, and to some extent, in Maharashtra too. The tier II, III cities of Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kolkata, Gujarat and Punjab have a marked [...]

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