GSM Shows A Marginal Dip In August Subscriptions

by | posted: September 12, 2009
After a brief pick up in the GSM subscribers in the month of July, August showed just a marginal dip over the previous months. Cellular Operators’ Association of India (COAI) data shows that the total...
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MTNL’s Location Based Services – Threat To GPS?

by | posted: September 10, 2009
Ever lost finding a place? Ever wanted to know where your friends really are? If you have a MTNL connection and you are in Mumbai, you now can. Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd (MTNL) launched its new Value-Added...
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Tie Ups Update: Dell – MTNL / Iskon – Atom / HP Snapfish – Ebay

by | posted: September 8, 2009
Well its a tie ups day for sure. We are seeing an increased number of tie ups be it 3G space, mobile or ecommerce. So here are the tie ups updates for today: MTNL To Bundle 3G with Dell Laptops Dell and...
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MTNL Now Dials Franchise Route For Its WiMax Services

by | posted: August 7, 2009
Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd. (MTNL), a PSU Telco based in Mumbai and Delhi has sought initial bids for franchise agreement of its Wireless Broadband services utilizing Wi-Max Technology. Earlier it...
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MTNL To Dial ‘Franchise’ Route For 3G Success

by | posted: July 17, 2009
Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd. (MTNL), a PSU Telco based in Mumbai and Delhi has invited expressions of interest from Indian and foreign companies to run its 3G services on a franchise based agreement. MTNL...
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Russian Telco Yota To Enter India’s Wimax Scene

by | posted: July 7, 2009
Russian telecom operator Yota, backed by Intel Capital may form an alliance with Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd and Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd. Yota currently offers WiMAX services in three major regions...
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Move Aside DTH, MyWay IPTV Is Here

by | posted: May 29, 2009
The television medium sure is going places as different business models try to integrate this traditional and trusted medium with the internet services. After covering the rise of web TV in India previously,...
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3G Gets Poor Response – A Pricing Or Device Issue? – Impact On Auctions?

by | posted: April 6, 2009
State Owned Telecom firms MTNL and BSNL had launched 3G facilities a couple of months ago even though the auctions for the private players had been in a quandry. MTNL had launched its services in Mumbai...
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3g Launches – MTNL in Mumbai & BSNL in Chennai While Airtel launches ‘Speed on Demand’

by | posted: March 2, 2009
Agreeing to pay the bid amount The state owned companies are already on the 3G race while the 3G auction is yet to see light of day. MTNL has earlier launched 3G commercially in the national capital while...
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MTNL Launches 3G Services in Delhi – Mumbai to Follow!

by | posted: December 10, 2008
The rollout of 3G services continues to be the highlight of all scrutiny and anticipations for the Indian Telecom Regulatory Operator. Although the auctions for the 3G spectrum had been delayed till Jan...
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IOL Netcom to offer CDMA services in Mumbai and Delhi

by | posted: September 2, 2008
IOL Netcom, who had so far become synonymous with broadband and IPTV services in Mumbai and Delhi with its tie-up with MTNL is now all set to enter as a player into the Indian telecom market. The company...
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MTNL Slashes Broadband Tariff in Delhi – Launches MTNL-TV

by | posted: August 14, 2008
Gone are the days when public sector companies were the most lazy ones around and it would have been all too easy to trump them in customer services. Mahanagar Telphone Nigam Limited (MTNL) and Bharat...
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BSNL Plans WiMax Testing In Vizag. BSNL, MTNL To Get 3G Spectrum

by | posted: July 10, 2008
BSNL has plans to test WiMax in Vizag, along with Pune and Ahmedabad, reports The Hindu. In the recent times, broadband usage in Vizag has risen tremendously, and this new initiative, said Mr....
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Yahoo Ties Up With Idea Cellular & MTNL For Mobile Advertising & OneSearch

by | posted: June 17, 2008
In a move to capture a portion of the ever so lucrative mobile advertising market in India Yahoo has announced a tie up with Idea cellular. We had blogged earlier on the broad mobile advertising models...
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Govt. Policy on IPTV and HITS Likely to be Announced Next Week. An Overview of the IPTV Industry.

by | posted: May 29, 2008
 This is a Guest Post by Raghav Soni – one of our regular readers.   News Based Sources tells us that the government is likely to announce its policies on two advanced technologies i.e IPTV and...
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21 TV Channels on Mobile Courtesy MTNL

by | posted: May 9, 2008
We hypothesized about Mobile TV for a while. We have also dwelled about Mobisodes and Video ‘snacking’. While we were doing that – Mobile TV via MTNL was quietly launched in Delhi.   I think...
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