Chinese Users Satisfied with Their Handsets
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Source: Cellular News
Thursday, December 6, 2007
RCOM Gets Pan-India License
DoT on Thursday announced a pan-India GSM licence for Reliance Communications. The company had already paid the requisite licence fee of Rs 1,651 crore for a pan-India GSM licence on October 19, 2007.
The licence will guarantee that RCom will be in queue for GSM spectrum ahead of the 46 others that have applied for licences recently. RCom currently offers telecom services on the CDMA platform in all telecom circles in the country, and, through its 100% subsidiary, also offers GSM services in seven telecom circles.
RCom will now have to wait for DoT to allot 4.4 MHz of GSM spectrum in each of the circles to launch commercial operations. RCom will be allotted spectrum only after existing licence holders—Vodafone, Aircel and Idea—are granted start-up spectrum to launch services and other existing players that have applied for a pan-India licence are allotted both licences and spectrum.
Source: The Telegraph
Monday, December 3, 2007
8 Useful Sites for Mobile Shopping
SMS
- Smarter SMS (Sms the product description to 610-7627837 and get the lowest price online)
- Frucall (Sms the barcode to 37811 to get the lower prices available)
Wednesday, November 28, 2007
Interesting Statistics!
- Worldwide handset shipments are expected to increase to 1.46 billion by 2012, driven in part by increasing availability of low-cost and ultra-low-cost handsets in emerging nations.
- Total handset revenues will increase at a compound annual growth rate of 1.7% to a total of US$165.4 billion by 2012.
- Third-generation (3G) handsets will represent half of the worldwide revenue for cellular handsets.
Gypsii Accredited by Nokia
Nokia has agreed to include Symbian version of the GyPSii to its N95 and 6110 Navigator mobile phones.
GyPSii integrates a wide range of location-specific functions and services into a single easy-to-use interface that works on GPS and non-GPS-enabled devices alike. These functions include user-generated content, friend finding and sharing, and also Point-of-Interest (POI) proximity search for immediate surroundings, maps and directions.
Designed specifically for use on a mobile phone, the GyPSii platform is already compatible with Windows Mobile devices and by adding Symbian and Nokia support, GyPSii is now available on the vast majority of mobile phones and almost any Internet connected device. GyPSii for Nokia and Windows Mobile is available for download at the company's website- www.gypsii.com.
Source: 3G
RIM Coming Up With A Touch Screen Handset
Research In Motion is preparing a new touch-based handset and operating system, described as the "9000-series." This series will be "a complete breakaway" from the company's traditional corporate focus.
The new touch-based series is rumored to be multimedia-centric still featuring the business applications such as push e-mail.
Tuesday, November 27, 2007
SAMSUNG MAX- First CDMA Open Market Phone
Samsung Electronics has launched "Samsung Max"- First open market phone in the CDMA segment. Its available only in Mumbai and
The "Max" is a multimedia phone, catered to Indian needs. Key features:
- An Indian calendar
- A panchang
- A mobile prayer
- A Cricket scorer
- A Hinglish SMs
Specifications:
- 1.9-inches 262K TFT large LCD
- 1.3 MP camera
- MP3/FM
- Bluetooth
- Expandable memory
- RUIM card support
- Speaker phone
NFC Handsets for London Underground Users
London Underground users will soon be able to use mobile handsets as electronic train tickets, as Transport for
An NFC handset would incorporate the Oyster 'swipe card' used by millions of Londoners every day into the mobile phone, allowing users to touch their phone to the card reader on the way into or out of the station.
When a NFC-enabled mobile phoned is placed against the smart poster, it will pinpoint the exact location of the passenger and then transmit detailed information including where to go to make the next stage of the journey, how to get there, how long the transfer will take and when the next service will arrive.
Source: Telecoms.com
Monday, November 26, 2007
Mobileweb Ahead of PC in Next Decade
Geraldine Wilson (Yahoo Europe vice president of connected life) predicted that in the decade ahead, more consumers will log onto the Internet via mobile than on PC.
"In emerging markets, most people's first contact with the Internet will be with a mobile phone," Wilson said. "We have to be careful because there have been many false dawns of Internet on the mobile … but I think we will look back at 2007 as when things started to happen."
Wilson acknowledged challenges like mobile data service pricing, handset interfaces and network speeds. In 2008, Yahoo will also focus its efforts on further personalizing the user experience by adding more local content to their mobile search listings.
Source: FierceMobile
Mobile Video Alerts by Verizon & NHL
Verizon Wireless and the National Hockey League announced the launch of NHL game video alerts, promising to deliver puck fans in-game video highlights moments after they take place. Each 15-second video message will spotlight critical goals, key saves and other game-changing plays. The alerts are sent to subscribers following each period, with a maximum of four alerts per day.
The NHL service costs $2.99 per month per selected franchise.
Source: Fierce Mobile
Luxury Phones Coming to India
Nokia's luxury phone arm, Vertu has started selling its expensive models in
Vertu Ascent Ti features-
- Quad band, 3G handset
- 3 mega pixel flash VGA camera
- Chassis of the Ascent Ti handset
Price: Rs 326,000 or US$8,200
David Arnold, the composer behind many James Bond soundtracks, has also created three bespoke ring tones for the Vertu Ascent Ti, complemented by a series of automotive themed backgrounds.
USP- With one click of a button, owners are connected to the Vertu concierge service which is available 24 hours a day from virtually anywhere in the world. Vertu Concierge can help customers with queries like recommending a local restaurant, making a theatre booking or even sending a gift around the globe.
Source: Cellular News
Mobile- Your Personal Advisor
Researchers from the Palo Alto Research Center (PARC) has come up with a software called Magitti. It automatically recommends information about "local area" activities, such as shopping and dining, matching the consumer's location, time of day and personal tastes.
Magitti software studies user’s behavior based on his text messages and mobile calendar to come up with more relevant recommendations. Once installed in a GPS-enabled mobile phone, user is not required to surf mobile Internet to search for a good place to eat, movies to watch, or other activities to do.
When a person first opens a phone that has Magitti software, she will instantly see a list of recommendations. If it's noon, the software might suggest local restaurants. If it's 3 P.M., it might recommend a nearby boutique for shopping. If it's 9 P.M., a list of pubs might appear. Over time, these recommendations will change as Magitti learns more about the user's behaviors and preferences.
Source: The Mobile weblog
Friday, November 23, 2007
Call Via SMS
Raketu, has created an SMS-Text Driven VoIP Service called RakSMS calling. The service enables mobile device users to make phone-to-phone voice over IP (VoIP) Internet calls with no computer or Internet connection required. It does not even need a GPRS
connection to initiate a call.
A mobile phone user in the
Latest Mobile Marketing Study by MMA
The Mobile Marketing Association (MMA) has released the 3rd annual Mobile Attitude and Usage Study.
Among 1,405 consumers surveyed, 1 in 4 respondents are interested in mobile marketing and 1 out of 20 participated in mobile marketing campaigns. Moreover, 58% of the respondents utilize the camera phones compared to only 35% last year. Highlights of this study include:
- Sweepstakes and voting campaigns are the most widely used types of mobile marketing.
- Ethnic groups are key audiences for mobile marketing.
- Teens and young adults use text messaging more than any other demographic.
- 54% of 13-34 year olds use SMS for social networking, while 44% of 13-34 year olds said they use text messaging for flirting or dating, and 10% of 13-34 year olds said they have broken up with a boy or girl friend using text messaging.
Monday, November 19, 2007
Mobile Number Portability- Good or Bad for Operators??
The customer is already the king in
It will be a heart-warming change for millions of mobile phone subscribers in the country, when customers will be allowed to switch to a different service provider without having to surrender their existing phone number will be introduced in about a year's time.
But at least some of the service providers in the industry, if not all, will suffer the effects of even more intensified competition, and they could be expected to do everything within their powers to retain customers. In the lead time that they enjoy up to the introduction of the number portability, market leader Bharti Airtel as well as others could be expected to launch new plans to lock-in customers for a certain period of time by offering a sweeter deal.
They will need to make extra efforts to retain their corporate accounts, as well as individual high-billing users, who will undoubtedly be targeted by competitors. Additional investments to improve network reach and service quality will be called for. And costs will inevitably rise, while average revenues per user (ARPU) could remain under pressure in a more competitive environment.
Of the 10 mobile service providers in the industry with at least a million subscribers, the smaller ones such as Spice Communications and Mahanagar Telephone Nigam (MTE) , Aircel, could be at a greater risk than others, as they lack a nationwide footprint
Among the bigger companies, Reliance Communications (RCOM) has the greatest opportunity, but it also faces the biggest threat. Reliance currently offers a majority of its around 40 million customers CDMA services, while the rest of the industry offers mostly GSM services. Reliance has been looking at a far bigger presence in GSM as well, and the introduction of number portability offers it a big opportunity to steal GSM customers from competition. However, it is equally possible that its existing CDMA customers are weaned away by competition, and RCoM will have to constantly watch its back to prevent that from happening.
Number portability, however, needn't be bad news for everyone in the industry. It is a great opportunity for a service provider to differentiate from the rest of the pack by offering a truly superior service that is customized to individual users -- something that few service providers seem to be doing today.
Vodafone Plans to Increase its Presence in China
Vodafone, "the world's largest mobile operator by revenue", has plans to use the government led restructuring of the telecoms market to increase its presence in the country. The Chinese government is planning to shake up the local telecoms market as part of the roll out of 3G in country. And Vodafone intends to use its 3.3% holding in leading carrier, China Mobile, as leverage to extend its reach in the world's largest mobile markets.
Vodafone chief executive, Arun Sarin, is quoted by UK newspaper the Financial Times as saying that that the Big V's $13bn stake in China Mobile could be used to take advantage of local opportunities. One of the likeliest options could potentially see Vodafone exchange its holding in Chain Mobile for a bigger stake another company.
Source: Telecoms.com
France Telecom Wins the Bid for Telkom Kenya
The Kenyan government has selected France Telecom as the preferred bidder for the acquisition of a 51% stake in the Telkom Kenya. The transaction is planned to close before the end of the year. Telkom
Source: Cellular News
Sunday, November 18, 2007
Google to Bid For Mobile Spectrum
Google is planning to bid on a chunk of wireless spectrum that would allow it to run its own cellphone network across the entire
Personal IM Launched in India
Personal Instant Messaging (IM) is now commercially available for GSM users in India and Malaysia. In India, intensive field trials have been carried out and interoperable IM solutions have been deployed across all GSM networks, including Aircel, Bharti Airtel, BPL Mobile, BSNL, Idea, MTNL, Reliance Telecom, Spice and Vodafone-Essar.
Source: HT
Source: HT
6 New Pan India Mobile Players
The Department of Telecom (DoT) expects at least 6 companies to pay the licence fee to offer cellular services on a pan-India basis. 46 companies have submitted 575 applications in response to the latest offer from the DoT to provide cellular services, of which only 20 companies want to operate across India.
The companies that are expected to buy the pan-India licences include domestic and foreign players, such as AT&T, Spice, HFCL, DLF, Parsvnath and BPL Mumbai.
Source: The Telegraph
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