Tata Teleservices Ltd (TTSL) is India’s first privately owned mobile operator to sign a deal securing its 3G telecoms supplier. It has selected Nokia Siemens Networks technology and expertise to support the launch of 3G. The network, based on WCDMA 3G and including HSPA+, will allow TTSL to offer high-quality mobile broadband providing fast Internet browsing and better quality voice calls.

Music player, FM radio, camera with flashlight, video recording, internet and email access, GPS… These are some of the standard features donning the mobile handsets available in the Indian market now and extensively used by an average Indian, who had been using the device for communication purposes only till a decade back since the mobile phone service was launched in the country in the late 90s. But now, the new features of the mobile handsets are now becoming more pervasive and turning the phone into a Swiss Knife of communications. An IT intelligence firm, IDC India, has just concluded a study on the Indian mobile handset market that goes beyond the number of units sold.

Eying to grab a share of the ever-expanding mobile handset market of the country, consumer electronics brand Oscar announced its India foray with the company is expected to launch its low-cost products in North and East regions soon followed by the rest of the country. Oscar will launch a total of 10 handsets priced between Rs 1,700 to Rs 4,500 in the next 2 months, said a company release.
All Oscar mobile phone support dual SIM GSM connectivity and come with one-year warranty. Oscar offers after-sales service with an existing network …

Reliance Communications Ltd (RCOM), and its subsidiary Reliance Infratel Ltd (RINFRATEL) and GTL Infrastructure Ltd (GTL Infra) agreed for a Rs 50,000-crore ($11 billion) deal to create the world’s largest independent telecom infrastructure company, neither owned nor controlled by any telecom operator, said a company release. This transformational deal will be implemented through a demerger of RINFRATEL’s tower assets into GTL Infra.
India’s largest optic fibre network of over 200,000 kms and related assets presently, owned by RINFRATEL will remain under RCOM’s ownership.

As per the deal, RCOM will receive cash infusion …

Reliance Communications (RCOM), India’s largest and only telecom operator offering both CDMA and GSM service across the country, has announced the launch of first-of-its kind Customer Care Initiative ‘Live Chat’.  This Live Chat service will enable Reliance’s customers with real-time query and issue handling through chat-based online platform.
Initially, ‘Live Chat’ will be available to Reliance’s over 1.3 million data customers across the country and the company plans to extend the service to other business groups as well.

According to Anurag Prashar, president, corporate & wireless – customer service, Reliance Communications, “Our …

India’s CDMA and GSM mobile operator Reliance Communications, said it would offer unlimited internet access to subscribers on their mobile phones at Rs 99 per month. RCOM, through this plan will also allow customers to access social networking sites like Facebook, Orkut, instant messaging applications, chat services, Yahoo mail, Gmail, Hotmail on the move and also download free multimedia content on-deck.

Mukesh Ambani owned Reliance Industries announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire a substantial stake in Infotel Broadband Services (P) Ltd, which has emerged as a successful bidder in all the 22 circles of the auction for Broadband Wireless Access (BWA) Spectrum conducted by the DoT.RIL will invest about Rs 4,800 crore by way of subscription to fresh equity capital at par to be issued by Infotel Broadband. Post this investment, RIL will own 95% of the equity and Infotel Broadband will be a subsidiary of Reliance Industries Limited.

MTS has now completed its network roll out in the telecom circle of Maharashtra and Goa, offering both voice and data services. MTS had its high speed data service, MBlaze, operational in Goa from January 2010. MBlaze mobile broadband service is already available in the cities of Panjim, across Goa, Kolhapur, Sangli, Solapur, Pune, Nagpur, Amravati, Jalgaon, Aurangabad, Ahmednagar and Nasik. MTS special offer of 1 paisa for 2 seconds for all local calls in Mumbai, Maharashtra & Goa and MTS to MTS local calls at 1 paisa for 4 seconds.

Reliance Webstore and Coolpad Communications has commenced the market roll-out of India’s cheapest touchscreen CDMA phone, S100, across the country. The handset would be distributing as well as retailing through Reliance World stores across 100 top Indian cities. Coolpad S100 will be offered in the sub-4500 price-point, making it nearly 30% cheaper than similar touchscreen phones in the market.

MTS launched its voice services in the city of Pune covering the western Maharashtra. MBlaze service will now be available in the regional towns of Solapur, Kolhapur, Sangli, Jalgoan and Ahmdnagar and a total of 17 cities in the State. MTS also made an inaugural promotional offer of half a paisa per second call charges.