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  1. 3G policy tomorrow 30 July, Business Line The much awaited policy on third generation mobile services will be announced by the Communications Ministry on Friday. The Ministry is also expected to announce the policy for broadband wireless services and also mobile number portability on the same day. According to sources in the Department of Telecommunications, it has been decided to allow foreign and new players to participate in the auction for 3G spectrum. However, new players will have to pay an entry fee of around Rs 1,600 crore before they can bid. These players will be given a universal access licence, but will not be eligible for 2G spectrum. DoT may also put a rider that new players should have previous experience of running 3G services. Sources said that each successful bidder shall be given only 5 MHZ of spectrum in each circle. DoT has also fixed the reserve price for each circle. For Mumbai, Delhi and category A States, bidders will have to pay a minimum of Rs 160 crore. For Chennai, Kolkatta and category B States, the reserve price has been pegged at Rs 80 crore and category C States including Bihar, Orissa and North East has a base price of Rs 30 crore each. Online auction The policy will also outline the auction process which is likely to be done online. The e-auction process will be a multi-stage process wherein the lowest bidder will be eliminated. The bidding will continue till the number of operators left is equal to the number of block of spectrum being auctioned. All the bidders will have to match the highest bidder. The 3G mobile services are expected to bring high speed Internet services on mobile handsets. Consumers will be able to access services like video on demand and other data services on the handset. For mobile operators this technology will enable them to offer better quality services and more efficient utilisation of spectrum. While spectrum will be given to GSM-based cellular operators in the 2.1 GHz band, for CDMA players DoT is likely to offer capacity in the 800 MHz and 450 Mhz bands.
  2. Build-it-yourself cell tower serves remote areas As the telecom industry gears up to reach billions of potential mobile-phone users in developing countries, a Swedish-Indian start-up has developed an innovative piece of equipment: a build-it-yourself radio tower that consumes about as much energy as a light bulb. For years, telecom operators have been trying to expand into rural areas in Asia, Africa and the Middle East -- a major growth opportunity at a time when urban areas are saturated. Some two billion new subscribers are projected to start using mobile phones in the next five years, and 80 percent of them live in developing-world markets, according to analyst estimates. Yet wiring villages without reliable electricity, and where residents have little money to spend, requires a technological rethink. To power mobile networks in remote areas today, telecommunications operators pair base stations -- the tower-top radio transmitters that form the backbone of mobile networks -- with diesel-powered generators and batteries. These are impractical and expensive: Fuel accounts for 65 percent of the cost of operating a typical base station. VNL, which has headquarters in New Delhi and Stockholm, has spent the past four years developing a simplified base station that is powered by solar panels and requires just a fraction of the electricity of typical base stations. But convincing telecom operators to buy a stripped-down base station made by a little-known start-up won't be easy. VNL is among many companies trying to develop mobile-phone technologies for poor rural areas. Telecom-equipment giants Telefon AB L.M. Ericsson, Alcatel-Lucent and Motorola Inc. are all looking into how they could tweak existing telecom gear to run on less electricity or on renewable energy sources. Ericsson and Alcatel-Lucent have separately installed about 400 solar-powered base stations in African countries including Senegal and Uganda. In India, Ericsson has installed some 40 base stations that run on biodiesel, essentially recycled cooking oil. Alcatel-Lucent's solar base station requires about 750 watts to run, while Ericsson's solar base station requires about 600 watts. The companies wouldn't disclose the costs, but both sets of gear require technical staff to install them over a matter of weeks. VNL's base station will cost $3,500 and require 100 watts to run, about the same as a light bulb. By contrast, the GSM stations most widely used today can cost anywhere from $40,000 to $100,000. The most energy-efficient models require around 600 watts; others may need several thousand watts. "We started with a clean sheet of paper, and told ourselves that we needed to design technology perfectly suited for the rural environment," says VNL Chief Executive Anil Raj, a former executive at Ericsson. The tower is designed to make it easy for people with little professional training to install. The equipment comes with a pictorial instruction manual similar to those for Ikea's do-it-yourself furniture. It has just one button, used to turn it on. Once the pole is erected, the base station beeps intermittently until the radio antenna is rotated manually to face the direction of the mobile network. When the antenna is perfectly aligned, the sound steadies. Though tested in labs, VNL's technology is just starting to be tried out on the ground. The start-up recently signed an agreement with Quippo Infrastructure Equipment Ltd., an independent Indian mobile-infrastructure company, to test the VNL solar base station in northern India. VNL says it hopes to sign contracts with Indian telecom operators over the next year. If VNL's base station takes root, it could make it possible for Indian telecom operators such as Vodafone Essar Ltd., in which Vodafone Group PLC has a majority stake, and Bharti Airtel Ltd. to wire more remote villages at a much lower cost and more quickly. That is one of their main objectives, because most people in India's cities already have mobile phones and price competition there is intense. India is expected to have the most rapid growth in new subscribers over the next three years, followed by China, according to Pyramid Research, Cambridge, Mass. Beyond boosting telecom companies' bottom lines, affordable mobile-phone service promises to change everyday life in rural communities world-wide. As they designed the new base station, VNL officials conducted interviews in and around Deorhi, a village 200 kilometers from New Delhi. VNL also asked about its interviewees' skills -- such as how they repair farm equipment and operate generators -- information that helped the company design equipment that can be installed without engineers. Majid Khan, a construction contractor in Deorhi, said his business's productivity has soared since he bought a mobile phone, according to a transcript of VNL's interview with him. Khan can now call workers, rather than driving to their homes when he needs to speak with them. As VNL Chief Technology Officer Krishna Sirohi and his team started developing the new tower, their goal was to minimize power consumption while keeping costs to a minimum. Computer chips traditionally used for telecom equipment ate up too much power and were too expensive, Sirohi recalls. So VNL decided to buy chips designed for cars and consumer electronics, which are less electricity-hungry. VNL engineers then spent months rewriting the chip software to make it suitable for telecom gear. The company decided to produce two versions of the base station -- one for village centers, where voice traffic would be higher, and another for the surrounding fields, where traffic would be low. Towers in fields could be put in virtual sleep mode to save electricity when no one was calling on them. Courtesy : Baltimoresun
  3. Vodafone faces cornershop revolt 24 Jul, 2008, 1739 hrs IST, ET LONDON: After seeing off powerful competitors from the boardroom to emerging markets in Africa and Asia, Vodafone's India-born chief executive Arun Sarin is facing a stiff challenge from decidedly unexpected quarters - the humble corner shop. Corner shops - or convenience stores - across Britain are upset at a move by the mobile telephone company to slash the rate of commission on the sale of pay-as-you-go top-up cards. They are so upset in fact that some 6,500 of them have held three days of boycott actions, refusing to sell cards that are used to top-up the talk-time for Vodafone customers. The reduction from 4.5 to 3.5 per cent, say disgruntled shopkeepers - a large number of whom are of Indian origin - can mean the difference between profit and loss, and they plan more days of protest. With earnings of only 3.50 pounds per 100 pounds of sales, "it is getting close to becoming a charity service," said Kevin Hunt, who began the campaign. "Our third boycott has been reinforced by Vodafone's announcement [on 22 July] that in the three months to 30 June 2008, Vodafone's revenue totalled 9.8 bn pounds - up 19.1 per cent from a year earlier and in line with market forecasts," said Hunt, who runs a convenience shop business in Lancashire, northwest England. Hunt, who has posted a popular online petition against Vodafone, said small retailers were being unfairly targeted. "Vodafone still expects to make operating profit of 11 bn to 11.5 bn pounds. However, they said their continued focus on cost cutting would mean that profits for the current financial year were still set to meet original forecasts. "Do you really want to let them get away with small retail stores bearing the brunt of their 'cost cutting'?" Hunt said on his website. With the convenience sector reportedly accounting for some 20 per cent of top-up sales, Hunt has started to give away top-up cards from Vodafone rivals to existing Vodafone users in a bid to persuade them to switch. "I am also looking at my business handset account, with the intention that Vodafone will not have my business in the future," he said in comments that could adversely affect Vodafone's CEO Sarin, who is stepping down July 29. Sarin's five-year tenure saw Vodafone's global customer base jump from 120 mn to more than 260 mn and returns to shareholders registering a rise of more than 400 per cent. Although Sarin has not commented on the campaign, Vodafone has promised not to cut the rates again for two years. "It is part of a long-term strategy of investing in products and services and what we expect to see is that it will boost sales [for the small shops] overall," said Nick Birtwistle, head of channel partners at Vodafone UK.
  4. Blackberry Curve 8330 Launched

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    @Asit Really very useful information my dear friend. Regards.
  6. Idea Offers Increased Tt

    ^^^ My dear friends, I think that other operators too are providing the same talk time on the topup of Rs.100 after deducting the service tax etc. Regards.
  7. Idea hopes to cash in on Mumbai churn DNA, July 29, 2008 Idea Cellular, an Aditya Birla group telecom company, is looking to capitalise on the customer churn rate in the telecom industry to tap the crowded and highly-competitive Mumbai market. The company is now busy setting up 200 Idea Cellular showrooms ahead of the launch. Pradeep Srivastava, chief marketing officer, Idea Cellular Ltd, told DNA Money, "We are waiting for the monsoon to retreat. Our Mumbai services will be launched by the end of September." The company has tie-ups with 15,000-20,000 outlets across India for retailing its telecom products. Analysts feel that Idea's fight for a share in the Mumbai market is likely to be a tough one, as most telecom companies already have a large presence here. But Idea Cellular is banking on customer dissatisfaction with call drop (the disruption in network) and higher SMS rates to lure customers away from their existing service providers, said India Infoline analyst GV Giri.
  8. Bharti in favour of cell phone number portability DNA MONEY Bharti Airtel, the country's leading mobile phone service provider, says it is ready for number portability. In a conference call after the announcement of quarterly results last week, joint managing director Akhil Gupta said Bharti's systems were already calibrated for the eventuality. The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) wants countrywide mobile number portability by June 2009. Gupta expects it to be rolled out early next year. Under number portability, a subscriber can retain his phone number even after shifting to another service provider. Consultations are on between the TRAI, Department of Telecommunications (DoT) and operators on the modalities of executing number portability. Internationally, the cost of a switchover is around 30 pounds or Rs 2,400, a source said. This fee is either paid by the subscriber to the network that he's switching to or the cost is shared by the new operator and the subscriber. Industry estimates that anything between Rs 1,500 crore and Rs 3,000 crore is required as a one-time cost for upgrading the networks to enable number portability. The move is expected to step up competition, and directly improve the quality of service because all mobile phone players would make an effort to prevent customers from shifting to competition. GSM (global systems for mobile communications) operators such as Bharti were earlier resisting rollout of number portability. Bharti officials said they were in favour of number portability for all fixed line and mobile rather than just the latter. Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI), which represents GSM firms such as Bharti, Vodafone, Idea and Aircel, had said last year that the telecom market must mature further before number portability can be introduced. Rival body Association for Unified Service Providers of India (AUSPI), representing CDMA (code division multiple access) players such as Reliance Communications and Tata Teleservices, wrote a letter to communications minister A Raja recently, saying, "In case fixed-line number portability cannot be introduced at this point of time for any reason, technical or otherwise, mobile number portability should not be held up." In April, TRAI chairman Nripendra Misra had written to Siddhartha Behura, secretary, Department of Telecommunications (DoT), stating that the government should come out with a roadmap for implementation.
  9. TDSAT asks govt to give details of spectrum allotment policy 30 Jul, 2008, 0039 hrs IST, ET Bureau NEW DELHI: GSM players on Tuesday asked telecom tribunal TDSAT for an early final hearing on the allocation of dual spectrum to Reliance Communication, Tata Teleservices and other operators, and said any further dearly would cost them ‘dearly’. “This would be a death for us by default,” submitted Abhishek Manu Singhvi, who was appearing for Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI), the body representing all GSM players. Mr Singhvi added that the Delhi High Court, which has also been hearing the government’s move to award dual licences, has reserved its judgment on this issue for the last six months. Last year, the COAI had challenged the DoT’s move to allow telcos to offer services using dual technology — offer both GSM and CDMA-based services on the same platform. Following the COAI plea, the tribunal sought details from the government about the current status of the spectrum allocation policy and adjourned the case till August 19. “Since the filing of this petition (by COAI) there have been developments on the government’s policy regarding allocation of spectrum, which is an issue in this petition... government will file an affidavit by August 18,” TDSAT chairman Justice Arun Kumar said. The tribunal on Tuesday also heard a petition by Tata Teleservices, which said that spectrum allotments for both GSM and CDMA should be treated at par in the ratio of 1:1. As per the existing spectrum policy, operators on the GSM technology are given twice the amount of spectrum compared to CDMA players as the latter is a more spectrum-efficient technology. The department of telecom guidelines entitle GSM operators to a maximum of 15 MHz per circle, while for CDMA operators, it is 7.5 MHz per circle. In this case, the government has not yet filed the reply. After hearing the Tata’s counsel, TDSAT ordered the government to file its reply within four weeks and listed the case for hearing on September 17.
  10. Arun Sarin to leave Vodafone tomorrow; plans trekking in Himalayas 28 Jul, 2008, 1600 hrs IST, ET LONDON: Arun Sarin, a controversial albeit one of the most successful CEOs of British telecom giant Vodafone, will hang his boots tomorrow to don a new gear for trekking in Himalayas. Sarin, 53, quits Vodafone at the pinnacle of his career, accentuated by addition of India on the map of the UK telecom behemoth, amid speculation that he may get an offer from conglomerates like Tatas or a host of MNCs across the globe. After heading the world's largest mobile firm for five years, a tenure that saw him grappling with demands for his resignation to the high points like takeover of Indian mobile player Hutch, India-born Sarin immediately plans trek to Himalayas before settling down in California. Days before the scheduled voluntary retirement, Sarin, who often figured in global lists of most powerful business leaders, visited India along with his successor to participate in Vodafone-Essar board meeting, triggering speculation that he may join Tatas, but officials of the Indian conglomerate debunked any such report. The British daily Financial Times said in a report today that "Sarin wants a new challenge, perhaps a mixture of business, philanthropy or a stint in public service - should a call come through from Downing Street or the White House". Speculations have been rife about Sarin's next move right from the day Vodafone announced his departure two months ago -- spanning from possibilities of starting a PE firm, a public service role and taking up non-executive roles on boards of some large MNCs to heading some diversified business conglomerate in the US, UK or even India.
  11. Arun Sarin To Leave Vodafone Tomorrow

    Sarin steps down as Vodafone chief, says India key to growth 30 Jul, 2008, 0006 hrs IST, ET LONDON: Arun Sarin stepped down as chief executive of the mobile service provider Vodafone on Tuesday saying his strategy to invest in India remained key to offsetting recent losses in Europe. "We feel positive about our business. I expect Europe to remain challenging but emerging markets to continue growing," Sarin told the annual general meeting of Vodafone shareholders before stepping down. Sarin's last AGM as chief executive was dominated by repeated references to India both from the floor as well as the Vodafone management. Sarin told investors Vodafone Essar, in which the British company has a 67 percent controlling interest - bought for 5.5 billion pounds in February last year - "is growing very rapidly". "We are investing a lot of money to build the business. Our revenues are growing 50 percent a year... You can look forward to receiving big cash flow dividend in the coming years," Sarin said. He said the Indian mobile phone market was growing at a rate of about 50 percent year-on-year. He commended his strategy of "continued exposure to GDP growth in emerging markets like India", which in turn was backed by his successor Vittorio Colao and Vodafone chairman John Bond. "Sarin gave a superb performance and led the charge to India, which was a hugely significant move for this company and I believe the best days of India clearly lie ahead," said Bond. "India will continue to grow very excitingly in the years ahead and also become a source for talent for Vodafone," Bond said, adding he hoped to see more Indian professionals to be in "key positions" in Vodafone. Several shareholders at the AGM praised Sarin's India move - one said the Vodafone logo could be seen "from coast to coast" in India, while another told Bond: "Thanks to Sarin, you've got a goldmine for 5.5 billion pounds." A Vodafone spokesman told reporters there were no special farewells planned for Sarin. "There was an event at the headquarters last Friday. We had a couple of drinks and he said a few words.... It wasn't a shindig or anything," he said. At the AGM, Sarin assured a number of worried Indian-origin investors that the decision to step down was entirely his own, and that he wasn't pushed. "The things that I came to do, I've done," he said. "I came from California. There's a desire on my part to go back to California. That's all it's about. "I have done my bit. It's now time for someone else to take this company forward. It was my decision. I went to John (Bond) six, eight months ago. "I want to spend some time with my family. And do something else. You're right, I am only 53 and there are many things in one's life you want to do other than be the chief executive of Vodafone."
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  15. Sanchar Nigam executive association opposes merger of BSNL 29 Jul, 2008, 2112 hrs IST, ET AMRAVATI: Amravati branch of Sanchar Nigam Executive Association today staged a sit in before the BSNL office here protesting the proposed merger of ITI company with BSNL. The association alleged that some forces were out to economically weaken the BSNL , which was a Central Government undertaking and had a network all over India. "BSNL is very important for the benefit of the people. It is the only company which is providing services to its customer at very cheaper rates. This has come as a hurdle for the other private companies who are not able to increase their rates. However, due to the policies of government, the net profit of B.S.N.L is falling down and this will help government to go for privatisation of the BSNL," argued the agitating officers. The officers said that ITI was a company which was running in loss and also did not proudce any telecom equipments. But government had sent the proposal of merger of this compnay with BSNL which would further enchance BSNL's losses and help government to privatise it. Association also threatened to call countrywide strike if this merger takes place.
  16. Blackberry, WiFi system come under security scanner 29 Jul, 2008, 2043 hrs IST, ET NEW DELHI: In what may spell trouble for Blackberry and wireless fidelity (WiFi) internet service providers, security agencies are likely to harden their stance for having a fool-proof mechanism in place at the earliest. The move comes close on the heels of militants of Indian Mujahideen using the wireless fidelity (WiFi) to send an email minutes ahead of audacious Ahmedabad attack. "We are seized of the matter and it would be taken up with appropriate authorities soon," a senior Home Ministry official said. When asked about the Blackberry services which were a point of controversy between security agencies and Information and Technology department, the official said the ministry has pointed out its hazards and it was for them to act. The official said the security agencies had pointed out that password protection should be introduced in every customer using the WiFi technology. However, the recent hacking in its proxy server while sending the email ahead of the weekend blasts was a glaring violation of the same, sources in the union Home Ministry said, adding that the Department of Telecom may not have placed in stringent measures. The security agencies, in the case of Blackberry, have asked Department of Telecom to ensure that traffic originating and terminating in India should not travel outside the country. "There should be a single point of delivery system for the entire Blackberry traffic in India and the traffic originating and terminating in India should not travel outside," they said in a note to DoT.
  17. CDMA players want one time spectrum levy on GSM peers Business Line New Delhi, July 28 The CDMA operators have proposed that the Government should levy an one-time fee on cellular operators holding excess spectrum. In a letter to the Prime Minister, the Association of Unified Service Providers of India said that this will bring revenues of nearly Rs 10,000 crore to the national exchequer. The CDMA operators’ proposal is in line with the suggestion made by the Samajwadi Party leader, Mr Amar Singh. AUSPI’s letter comes in the wake of a communication by the GSM operators to the Prime Minsiter opposing any move to impose a fee on operators holding more than 6.2 Mhz. The GSM operators argued that the cap of 6.2 Mhz was applicable only for new players for receiving initial start-up spectrum. They said that the cellular licence had made provision for further allocation as the operator’s subscriber base grows. In response, AUSPI has told the Prime Minister that the Cellular Operators Association’s letter was “a blatant attempt to promote narrow vested interests of a section of the telecom industry in India at the cost of just and legitimate accruals to the national exchequer.” AUSPI has also filed an appeal with the telecom tribunal on this issue. “The fundamental issue which is being sidetracked is the issue of charging one time payment for excess spectrum, which has been given to a few selected GSM operators in the past, in violation of the license conditions,” AUSPI said in its letter to the Prime Minister While COAI had said that GSM operators had not got spectrum for free since they were paying annual charges, AUSPI said that the issue of one time fee for additional allocation of spectrum and spectrum usage charge were two different things. AUSPI has recommended to the Government to levy a charge of Rs 1,300 crore for each Mhz beyond the 6.2 Mhz cap. Operators including Bharti Airtel and Vodafone have 10-12 Mhz in some circles and if the AUSPI proposal is accepted then they will have to cough out a few thousand crores.
  18. Print advertising of cellular phone services down by 25% Business Line Chennai, July 28 The print advertising of cellular phone services decreased by 25 per cent during January-May 2008 compared with January-May 2007. According to a study by AdEx, Reliance Communication was the top advertiser of cellular phone services in print during January-May 2008 with 29 per cent share of the ad pie, followed by BSNL and Vodafone Essar with 16 per cent and 15 per cent share, respectively. The top five advertisers’ share aggregated to 84 per cent of the overall cellular phone services advertising in print during January-May 2008. The figures are based on column cm of advertisements. Virgin Mobile topped the list of new cellular phone service brands advertised in print during this period. Along with Vodafone Music Station and Reliance Mobile Jaadu Pack, they formed the top three new cellular phone services launched in print. The non-metro newspapers accounted for 64 per cent of the overall advertising share of cellular phone services in newspapers followed by metro dailies with 25 per cent share. Cellular phone services also accounted for maximum advertising share of the telecommunication services ad pie in print during January-May 2008, the study revealed. The top 10 new cellular phone services comprised the three brands of Tata Teleservices and two each of Vodafone Essar Ltd, BSNL and Reliance Communication. In the print advertising of cellular phone services, Maharashtra had the maximum share of 19 per cent followed by Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu with 11 per cent and 9 per cent share, respectively, during the five-month period under consideration. Approximately 56 per cent of the ads of cellular phone services were devoted to ‘brand promotion’ followed by ‘others’ and ‘sales promotional ad campaigns’ with 32 per cent and 12 per cent share, respectively. Among the sales promotional ad campaigns, multiple promotion led with 30 per cent share, followed by add-on promotion with 29 per cent share and contest promotion with 21 per cent share, the study said.
  19. Arun Sarin To Leave Vodafone Tomorrow

    Done my bit, not being pushed out of Vodafone: Arun Sarin 29 Jul, 2008, 1926 hrs IST, ET LONDON: Arun Sarin today got a left handed compliment on the last day as CEO of the world's largest telecom firm Vodafone when he was asked to intervene to pacify agitated Indian-origin sharholders who wanted to know if he was being pushed out of the company that he took to new high. Debunking suggestions that he was being pushed out, the Indian-origin Sarin, who figured regularly in the lists of most successful CEOs across the globe, said, "Decision to leave the company is entirely my own." Sarin, 53, was asked to intervene after several Indian shareholders stood up at the company's Annual General Meeting to ask if the India-born CEO had been "pushed" from the top post. Sarin, in reply, said, "I am assuming this is meant to be some kind of a backhanded compliment. Far from being pushed it was my decision. I approached the Chairman Sir John Bond, six to eight months ago, asking to be relieved because I wanted to spend more time with my family and return to California." He recalled that when he joined Vodafone five years ago "I had a view: we wanted an international company, an integrated company, a real culture, a successful company." "We wanted Vodafone to be not just in mobile telephony, but also be a leading player in broadband and internet provision. The things that I came to do, I've done," he said.
  20. netCore ties-up with Tata Teleservices 29 Jul, 2008, 1637 hrs IST, ET MUMBAI: Tata Teleservices (Maharashtra) Ltd and netCore Solutions on Tuesday announced a partnership to expand the footprints of netCore's opt-in SMS alert services, My Today. The two organisations also announced their partnership to launch this new SMS service in Mumbai that would provide value-added services, information on public events and emergency updates for mobile owners in the metropolis, a press release issued here stated. netCore Solutions Managing Director Rajesh Jain said, "this partnership is based on the mutual commitment of both organisations to push the envelope in terms of the power that mobile technology places in the hands of consumers to access real time information and services." netCore Solutions' My Today Dailies is the world's largest medium on mobile (MOM) and is highly-effective to communicate directly and instantly to literate audiences with high disposable incomes. An interactive medium of communication, My Today Dailies offers options like click-to-call, click-to-buy, click-to-SMS and click-to-URL making it a highly participative media vehicle, compared with conventional media suitable only for solicitation, the release said. Started less than a year back, My Today has a subscriber base of 3.5-million voluntary users, who subscribe to over 25 different channels of information. On an average, My Today sends out over 8-million SMS a day. According to the release, the subscriber base is expected to reach 10-million subscribers by the year-end.
  21. Tata Communications launches public telepresence facility 29 Jul, 2008, 1649 hrs IST, ET BANGALORE: Tata Communication on Tuesday launched the world's first 'public' telepresence facilities in multiple locations in Mumbai, Bangalore and Chennai, offering customers a chance to communicate with each other across the country and borders using CISCO's latest innovative technology. Launching the public telepresence rooms in Taj Hotels in Mumbai and Bangalore and at the offices of CII in Bangalore, and Chennai, Peter Quinlan, Director for Telepresence Managed Services at Tata Communications, said that were plans to launch similar facilities in Hyderabad, Gurgaon, Boston and London by Septemebr 2008, followed by New York. The telepresence rooms set up within Taj Hotels (the first hotel chain worldwide to implement the facility) and CII offices, would enable its members to interact with their counterparts across the country or globe, using telepresence, life-like high definition conferencing facilities, with superior audio, video facilities. Tata Communication would host and manage the network and the centralised infrastructure. It would help in delivery and in remote management as well as technical support and manage the entire stack of services, with CISCO being the technology provider , he said. The setting up of public rooms like those in CII and Taj would enable members use the facility at a price of Rs 20,000 an hour, thereby cutting down drastically on global travel and time lost in travelling, said Peter. From the environment point of view it would cut down on carbon footprint in terms of reducing travel, he said, while talking to reporters in three cities using the technology.
  22. COAI demands early final hearing in TDSAT on dual technology 29 Jul, 2008, 1436 hrs IST, ET NEW DELHI: Opposing the allocation of dual spectrum to Reliance Communication and others, GSM players on Tuesday asked the sector tribunal TDSAT for an early final hearing, saying further delay would cost them dearly. TDSAT, which is functioning at full strength with two members joining Chairman Justice Arun Kumar, has sought details from the government about the current status of the policy before starting examination of facts and adjourned the case till August 19. "This would be a death for us by default," submitted Abhishek Manu Singhvi, senior advocate appearing for Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI). He also added that the Delhi High Court, where the same issue has been challenged in the form of a writ petition, has reserved its judgement for the last six months. Meanwhile, the TDSAT has directed the government to file an affidavit on recent developments in its policy over allocation of additional spectrum and crossover technology. In October last year, the government had allowed dual technology for offering mobile services, under which CDMA operators like Reliance Communications, Tata Teleservices and others were allocated GSM spectrum. TDSAT Chairman asked the Department of Telecom to file an affidavit by August 18 before it, mentioning all details about the spectrum allocation and change in policy since October 2007, when it was challenged by GSM lobby group COAI. "Since the filing of this petition there has been developments after government's policy regarding allocation of spectrum, which is an issue in this petition... government will file an affidavit by August 18," said Justice Kumar, who was assisted by two newly joined members J S Sarma and G D Gaiha.
  23. Raja may announce 3G, WiMax, MNP policy on Friday 29 Jul, 2008, 1749 hrs IST, ET NEW DELHI: After settling differences with telecom regulator TRAI on reserve price of spectrum, the Government is likely to announce the much-delayed 3G and Wi Max policy on Friday, sources said. The announcement may come amid indications that at least 10 players would be issued 3G licenses as against five proposed earlier. According to highly-placed sources, the government has about 60 MHz of spectrum (radio frequency) for the next generation (3G) mobile services and this can accommodate at least 10 players. The differences between DoT and TRAI also delayed the 3G policy announcement. The political uncertainty following the Left parties withdrawing their support to the UPA government also played a part in the delay. The other key proposal which is likely to see the light of day is Mobile Number Portability which will allow subscribers to retain the mobile number even after changing the service provider. On 3G proposals, TRAI has already agreed to the proposals of DoT for hiking pan-India licence fee for third generation mobile services to Rs 2,200 crore and pan-India broadband wireless access (BWA) spectrum, popularly known as WiMAX, to about 840 crore -- Rs 60 crore for five metros and category A circles, Rs 30 crore for category B and Rs 10 crore for category C circles). DoT has also fixed the base price at Rs 160 crore for metros and category A circles, Rs 80 crore for category B, and Rs 30 crore for C circles, respectively for 3G spectrum auctions.
  24. ^^^ Thanks Pankaj, Vishal and Chintan. ^^^ My dear Pankaj, yes I do have the collection of all the above mentioned and I will upload some of the best for you. Regards.
  25. ^^^ Thanks my dear Pankaj. My dear friends, don't go with the FAKE or REMIX of old songs, when you can get the ORIGINAL glory here. Another RAIN song from the original sound track in the voice of Lata Ji & Kishore Da, just for your my dear friends. Bhigi Bhigi Raaton Mein, Meethi Meethi Baaton Mein ! Aisi Barsaton Mein, Kaisa Lagta Hai ? Aisa Lagta Hai, Tum Banke Badal, Mere Badan Ko Bhigoke, Mujhe Chhed Rahe Ho, Chhed Rahe Ho ! Amber Khele Holi, Uyee Ma, Bheegi Mori Choli, Humjoli, Humjoli ! O Paani Ke Iss Reiley Mein, Saawan Ke Iss Meiley Mein, Chatt Pe Akeley Mein, Kaisa Lagta Hai ? Aisa Lagta Hai, Tum Banke Ghata, Apne Sajan Ko Bhigoke Khel, Khel Rahi Ho, Khel Rahi Ho ! You can get MP4 Video Caller Tune of the above song HERE Bhigi_Bhigi_Raaton_Mein_Meethi_Meethi_Baaton_Mein.mp3
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