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Flytxt Launches Neon Mobile Platform In India

admin — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 13:58:48 +0000

Targeted at mobile operators, VAS suppliers and media companies, Sanjit Chatterjee moves from Times Internet to head Global Sales.

January 2008 -- Flytxt, a pioneer in mobile advertising and marketing solutions, has launched its innovative software platform Neon in India. The platform created by Flytxt's UK and India technology teams unlocks the value in mobile databases for marketers who reach their customers through the mobile channel.

Announcing this today, Flytxt CEO Tim Williams said, “Indian marketers and telecom service providers will now have access the same technology that has delivered results for mobile operators, music companies, FMCG companies and the world’s most popular airlines.These companies have used Flytxt’s fully integrated technology that allows real time behavioral profiling, analysis, targeting and tracking on a large scale." » read more »

Nokia empowers consumers in emerging markets to stay connected

admin — Thu, 03 May 2007 13:04:24 +0000

Seven new products tailored to emerging markets launched in New Delhi, India

Nokia reinforced its preeminent position in emerging markets recently with the launch of seven new products that provide functions and features specifically designed for consumers in these markets. The event, held in New Delhi, India underscores Nokia's commitment to consumers in emerging markets.

"India is very important to Nokia and to the global mobile communications industry as a whole," says Soren Petersen, Senior Vice President, Mobile Phones, Nokia. "One of the fastest growing markets in the world, India is also home to several Nokia facilities, including R&D and manufacturing. We're very proud to be part of their growth."

The new products announced today include:
- Nokia 1200 and Nokia 1208: Utilizing new industry-leading phone-sharing and call-tracking technology, these two new products are aimed at the first-time mobile phone consumer worldwide;
- Nokia 1650 and Nokia 2660: Contemporary phones that combine functionality with attractive design;
- Nokia 2505: The latest phone for entry CDMA markets in Asia/Pacific, Middle East, Africa, China and Latin America; » read more »

Airtel brings BlackBerry 8800 Smartphone to India

admin — Thu, 22 Mar 2007 11:43:19 +0000

BlackBerry 8800 is a standout mobile solution for business professionals

Airtel and Research In Motion (RIM) today introduced the sleek, elegant and performance-driven BlackBerry® 8800 - a powerful, feature-rich smartphone that delivers best-in-class technology in a thin and stylish design. At only 14mm deep, the BlackBerry 8800 is the thinnest BlackBerry handset yet. Priced at Rs.31,990/, it is now available from Airtel.

The quad-band and EDGE-enabled BlackBerry 8800 incorporates built-in GPS (Global Positioning System) – a first-of-its-kind for BlackBerry smartphones in India – a full QWERTY keyboard, RIM’s new trackball system for fast and intuitive navigation, a media player, and a microSD expandable memory slot for storing music and videos.

BlackBerry 8800

The BlackBerry 8800 also offers many proven and popular features, including support for phone, email, text and instant messaging, web browser, organiser, multimedia, corporate data applications and more. » read more »

Gameloft Signs Game Distribution Agreement With Airtel, India's Largest Telecom Operator

admin — Thu, 22 Mar 2007 11:29:04 +0000

Gameloft®, a world leader in the development and publishing of video games for mobile phones, has signed a direct distribution agreement with Airtel Group, India's largest mobile telephone operator. The operator's thirty million subscribers can now access, from their mobile phone, Gameloft's six most popular games: Prince of Persia, LOST, Desperate Housewives, Might and Magic, Block Breaker Deluxe and Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell Chaos Theory ; the catalogue is due to extend quickly in the coming months.

Ravi Kumar, Business Development Manager for Gameloft India, announced " We are very happy to enter into this agreement, which represents a major step forward for us. Airtel is a dynamic partner who is striving to offer its clients the simplest and most economic service possible, and Gameloft contributes a game quality that will thrill consumers."

The video games can be downloaded from the Airtel’s portal.

Source: Gameloft

CDMA India 2007

admin — Thu, 15 Mar 2007 12:59:25 +0000

Start: 03/15/2007 - 00:57

End: 03/15/2007 - 23:57

Timezone: Etc/GMT

Venue: New Delhi, India

Profile: The CDG is comprised of CDMA service providers and manufacturers, application developers and content providers. By working together, the members help to ensure interoperability among systems, while expediting the availability of 3G CDMA technology to consumers.

The current rate of CDMA subscriber adds in India averages 1.8 Million subs a month and this should take the CDMA Subscribers past the 50 Million mark in April 2007. CDG is celebrating this achievement and welcomes the same as it happens in April. CDMA was first deployed widely in India in 2003 & in three years, the subscriber base has crossed 46 Million, giving CDMA a 30% market share of the total mobility market place. This, after having conceded a lead of 8 years to the competing Technology, GSM which started in 1995 in India. In fact with the launch of CDMA services by Reliance & Tatas in 2003, tariffs dropped by 45% & real time growth started in the Mobility Market Place.

The seminar will focus on:

* Celebrating 50 Million CDMA Subscribers.
* CDMA Evolution for the Next Generation. » read more »

IPTV India 2007

admin — Thu, 15 Mar 2007 12:30:43 +0000

Start: 04/27/2007 - 00:28

End: 04/27/2007 - 23:28

Timezone: Etc/GMT

Venue: Hotel Le Meredien, New Delhi, Delhi, India

Profile: Dwindling wireline revenues, Increased competition, bundling opportunities, consumer demand for greater control over viewing preferences, falling voice revenues, increasing penetration of broadband - Telcos in India have finally realised the importance of shifting from a voice - centric model to an IP centric model in which video and other content rich interactive services play a key role.

Visitors: Telecom Service Providers, Handset Manufacturers, Internet Service Providers, Cable Operators / DTH service providers, Broadcasting Vendors, Content owners & aggregators, Software providers and OSS/ billing vendors, IPTV software & solution vendors, Setup boxes manufacturers, IPTV Middleware, Content/ Broadcast / Media / Entertainment, Representatives from TRAI, Telecom Industry Fraternity.

Exhibitors: Profile for exhibit include Internet, Wireless, Wireline, Networking and Telecommunications, Entertainment, Broadband.

Website: http://www.bharatexhibitions.com/english/IPTV2007.shtml

Convergence India

admin — Thu, 15 Mar 2007 11:50:03 +0000

Start: 03/20/2007 - 11:46

End: 03/22/2007 - 11:46

Timezone: Etc/GMT

Venue: Pragati Maidan, New Delhi, Delhi, India

15th Convergence India international exhibition and conference to be held during 20-22 March 2007 at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi, is the largest and longest running communications event in South Asia. Convergence India is the only forum in India to showcase the convergence of telecommunications, voice and data networks, fixed and mobile networks, internet, computing, delivery of content, satellite communications, television and entertainment applications, etc.

Convergence India provides a platform for exhibitors to gain far-reaching exposure and comprehensive visibility to a select group of conceptualisers, developers & executors: technology experts, industrialists, buyers, sellers, and visitors.

You will meet industry professionals from - Advertising, ASP's / FSP's, Audio / Film / TV Equipment / TV Studios, Media & Public Relations, Meteorological Services, Multi Service Operators, Satellite Communications, Broadcasting / Production Services, etc. » read more »

Bharti Airtel Announces Strategic Managerial Changes

admin — Wed, 14 Mar 2007 10:43:31 +0000

New Delhi -- Bharti Airtel, the Indian telecom conglomerate, announced a major initiative for leadership and growth across the organization in India as well as its overseas ventures.

Mr. Manoj Kohli, President, Bharti Airtel Limited said, “Our journey towards becoming the most admired brand and institutionalizing 'One Airtel’ necessitates that we leverage our learnings across the organization not only in India but also in our new overseas ventures. The formation of a new structure is the result of the organization’s objective to transition high performers across businesses and provide them with larger responsibilities. I am confident that through these changes in the leadership teams we will enable Bharti Airtel to take a quantum leap in setting ‘best in class’ performance parameters both in India as well as overseas and become a top talent destination”

In alignment with the company’s growth both in India and its new international ventures the following changes in the Leadership team will come into effect from April 1, 2007. » read more »