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Now Yoga Lessons on your Mobile If you don't have time for an exercise regimen and are experiencing guilt pangs because of it (or the lack of), you might want to give this one a shot. Shemaroo has tied up with various mobile operators in India to offer actor Shilpa Shetty's Yoga for download to mobile customers. Shemaroo says that the videos have been cut and edited such that each video captures one complete Asana. In Yoga, Asanas (postures) are categorized according to the benefits they provide like those for the back, stomach, neck and shoulder, and of course Pranayam (breathing exercises). Also on offer are detailed write-ups explaining the benefits and description/s of each Asana. Apart from these videos, consumers can download Shilpa Shetty in her Yoga poses as their mobile wall-papers and screen-savers. Vodafone is offering a pack of Rs 99, wherein the user can download unlimited Shilpa's Yoga videos in one hour. The pack also contains a step-by-step procedure for each Asana. Similarly, Airtel, Tata, Reliance, BPL, and Idea are also offering Shilpa's Yoga content for download as a value-added service (VAS). Additionally, consumers can purchase the complete DVD for Shilpa's Yoga after sampling the videos on their mobile phones. Shilpa's Yoga Mobile downloads are also available at: wap.shemaroo.com. Courtesy : Techtree

'RCOM's MTN deal doesn't breach pact' 2 Jul, 2008, 0000 hrs IST NEW DELHI: Leading law firm Amarchand & Mangaldas (AMSS) is learnt to have given a clean chit to Anil Ambani-owned Reliance Communications (RCOM) over the company’s ongoing spar with Mukesh Ambani-owned Reliance Industries (RIL) on its proposed deal with South Africa’s largest telecom company, MTN. ET has learnt that AMSS, after having examined the non-compete agreement between the two Ambani brothers in 2006, has told the Anil camp that elder brother Mukesh cannot use his first right of refusal to stall a RCOM-MTN deal, in case both telecom companies went ahead with their plans for a proposed reverse merger. RCOM sources said the telco had sought legal opinion from three leading law firms on this issue including Amarchand & Mangaldas. The legal opinion comes even as international media has reported that MTN was concerned that the proposed merger, where RCOM would become its subsidiary, may be delayed and even go off-track on account of the spat between the Ambani Brothers. RCOM’s 45-day exclusivity period for talks with MTN lapses on July 9. Unconfirmed reports doing the rounds on Tuesday said MTN would extend the deadline only if RCom provided proof that the legal spat between the Ambani brothers would not derail the $80-billion merger. RCOM sought legal opinion after RIL claimed that it held the first right of refusal (RoFR) in case the telecom company is sold to a third party. While RIL has maintained that its right of first refusal to any stake sale stems from a proviso in the non-compete agreement linked to the process of demerger of the Reliance empire in 2006. The Anil Ambani faction has repeatedly rejected this claim. Industry sources said the Reliance Communications-MTN deal could be restructured to avoid any legal complications. The current structure of the deal envisages a takeover of RCOM by MTN, where Anil Ambani would sell his 66% stake in the Indian telco for a 35% stake in the combined entity. Sources said both sides were open to junking this model and going in for a direct merger where RCOM would takeover MTN.

^^^ You thought it correct my dear friend. Thanks. Regards.

^^^ @ Akhil My dear friend, its really amazing that you are getting this kind of problem. I never heard about this kind of problem. You can try your luck by setting your phone to its FACTORY SETTINGS. You will get the option of "Restore to factory settings" in the Settings Menu of your handset. And their is a chance that you have a faulty RUIM. Check your RUIM also. Regards.

^^^ Thanks my dear Dhiraj. Actually it is the contribution of all the members of our beloved Rimweb who make it possible for such threads to be viewed mostly. Regards.

Ambani rivalry under scanner of Western media Press Trust of India / London July 01, 2008, 15:05 IST More than the potential deal between South African telecom giant MTN and Anil Ambani group firm RCOM, it's the rivalry between the Ambani brothers that has caught the fancy of Western media which compares it to a potboiler penned by fiction writer Jeffrey Archer. As the time draws closer to the expiry of exclusivity agreement between RCOM and MTN for negotiations, one newspaper after another in Britain and the US is commenting on the eruption of a battle between the two richest brothers in the world. The controversy over the possible deal started with Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries asserting its Right of First Refusal over the younger brother's company with legal notices to RCOM and MTN in the midst of negotiation for a deal that could create a $70 billion entity. While UK's 'The Independent' termed it like one of famed novelist Jeffrey Archer's potboilers, a Financial Times columnist said the spat could make a "passable B movie." Almost all of them felt it is all about one-oneupmanship between the two. As 'The Independent' put things in a future perspective, "The next installment in the Ambani saga will show whether the rivalry between the two continues to drive both to still greater achievements — or whether, like a character in a Jeffrey Archer novel, only one can succeed." But tension has been flaring up between the two all the time in these three years (since they parted ways), with both of them trying to steal the show from each other in areas ranging from construction and telecom to entertainment, writes a senior journalist at international business magazine 'Fortune'.

User-based spectrum norms may be junked 30 Jun, 2008, 0000 hrs IST NEW DELHI: India may soon junk the subscriber-based spectrum allocation criteria. Currently, India is the only country in the world that allocates radio frequencies to telecom operators based on their subscriber base. Sources said that India may do away with this system as the committee set up by the communications ministry to come out with a new policy for spectrum allocation is ‘keen’ to evaluate various alternate methods. The committee’s recommendations, which are expected to be released within couple of months, will be followed for all-additional or incremental-spectrum allocation to existing players. Some members of this committee ET spoke to said that going forward, it would not be possible for India to continue with the subscriber-linked spectrum allocation policy, due to a slew of factors, including the ‘limited availability of radio frequencies’. They also added that the committee would examine various models while adding that a possible option would be a ‘combination approach’, where telcos would become eligible to participate in auctions for radio frequencies subject to them reaching certain specified subscriber targets. This committee, which consists of representatives from the DoT’s wireless co-ordination and planning arm, regulator TRAI, Telecom Engineering Centre (TEC), cellular industry, scientific community and other government agencies, is expected to have its first meet shortly. This committee was set up in December 2007, after a government panel (with industry representatives), which was given the task of specifying the subscriber base that telcos should have to get additional spectrum refused to take a call on this issue. Another reason why the subscriber-linked spectrum allocation norms may be done away with is because these have also been subject to intense controversy. The issue began last year when telecom regulator TRAI recommended that both GSM and CDMA players increase their subscriber base between 2-6 times (depending on the circle) to get additional spectrum. With GSM operators going to court on the issue, the DoT asked the TEC, its technical arm, to come up with new norms. The TEC in turn suggested that GSM players increase their subscriber base up to 15 times before being given additional radio frequencies. With operators refusing to accept the TEC report, the DoT was forced to set up yet another official panel with industry representatives to pacify the GSM players. But this panel, in its final report shied away from its primary mandate of studying the TRAI recommendations and TEC report, and specifying new subscriber-linked allocation norms. The panel said that it could not come up with a new subscriber linked radio frequency allocation formula as there were ‘sharp divisions between its members’ on this issue. It is also learnt that the committee will consider an auction approach, where operators are given a minimum allotment along with the licence and all further allotments would be via a bidding process. Sources also added that the committee would soon invite cellular industry bodies, Cellular Operators Association of India and the Association of Unified Service Providers of India—to present their views on this issue. Until the committee comes out with a new policy approach, the government is following the criteria specified by telecom regulator TRAI which said that both GSM and CDMA players increase their subscriber base between 2-6 times (depending on the circle) before being granted additional spectrum. Additionally, in this interim period, GSM operators will be given additional spectrum in tranches of 1 MHz, as against the earlier norm where they are given additional radio frequencies in blocks of 1.8-2.2 MHz.

Tata Communications launches telepresence services 1 Jul, 2008, 2123 hrs IST, PTI NEW DELHI: Tata Communications, formerly known as VSNL, on Tuesday launched telepresence services worldwide on Cisco platform for enterprises. This is the first ever service to deliver both private and public Cisco telepresence rooms to businesses across the world, a company release said. Telepresence provides high definition, life-like conferencing facilities with audio-visual facilities that can provide a viable alternative to traditional face-to-face meetings. "Tata Communications is committed to offer its worldwide customers, innovative, cost-effective and efficient ways to conduct their business," company's President (Global data and mobility solutions) Vinod Kumar said. Tata Communications has implemented Cisco telepresence in many of its offices and also in other Tata group companies in various geographies. The company also offers telepresence services at public rooms that can be taken on rent on hourly basis, added the release. The service provider also said that it is collaborating with the Confederation of Indian Industries (CII) to provide this service for indian business meetings. The services will be available at all four CII offices in the country namely New Delhi, Chennai, Bangalore and Hyderabad.

Alarm bells for small telcos? 1 Jul, 2008, 0133 hrs IST MUMBAI: The acquisition of Spice by Idea Cellular has closed the chapter on almost the last of the mobile service providers with a small presence. Spice operates in the circles of Karnataka and Punjab and the buyout will help Idea in increasing its presence from 11 circles to 13. This is, of course, less than Bharti or Vodafone, even as it provides Idea a much needed leg-up. With an exception of players such as BPL Mobile, MTNL, Shyam Telelink and HFCL Infotel, every other operator has a large presence—meaning at least 10 circles. The top six operators in India—Bharti, Reliance, Vodafone, BSNL, Idea and Tata Teleservices—account for 258 million subscribers out of India’s 277.39 million subscribers at the end of May. That is a whopping 93%! Aircel has 11.49 million subscribers across 10 circles while a smaller one like BPL Mobile is restricted to Mumbai. MTNL is a two-city operation (Delhi and Mumbai). It is at a time like this when new players like Videocon, Unitech, AT&T, Russia’s Sistema among others are looking to enter this highly-competitive market. At a subscriber base of 277.39 users out of a population of over a billion people, India is said to have a reasonably healthy penetration level. Clearly, the rest of the population will be one possible target for the new entrants. Videocon Group chairman Venugopal Dhoot pretty much confirms this when he says there is a large market which is still not in possession of a mobile. However, the story is rather different in a city like Mumbai, which is also an independent circle. Mumbai alone accounts for over 12.3 million subscribers against a population of 19 million which translates to a penetration level of 65%, which compares to a national average of less than 28%. “I do not think that is a cause for concern since there a market of over six million which can be addressed,” thinks Dhoot. A market surely does exist but the question is how much it can bring in as revenue. After all, all the big and medium users of a mobile phone are already locked into one operator or the other. “The lower end of the pyramid is one where the pre-paid component is big. The Average Revenue Per User (ARPU) also, as a result is much lesser” says KPMG executive director (Telecom) Romal Shetty. Consider another large circle like Delhi where the ARPU for the October-December quarter, according to figures released by the Cellular Operators Association of India, stands at Rs 379.73. This is down from Rs 391.27 for the preceding quarter. The fall in Kolkata, like Delhi, is around three per cent, while the fall it is at a more worrying 6.86% for Chennai. How much more this can fall remains to be seen. Unitech is another entrant waiting to launch services. Its managing director, Sanjay Chandra, is has said that India is an underpenetrated market in terms of the number of operators and that there is place for more. Without a doubt, the new players will need a clear differentiator in this market. “This could be on pricing or possibly on quality of service” says Shetty. Dhoot, for his part, speaks about his existing distribution as an advantage. “We have access to 50,000 dealers who can sell our mobile service. It, therefore, becomes very easy for us” he says. Dhoot says that he will launch his operations on August 15 from Chennai. More operators mean more competition resulting in a possible pressure on tariffs. “I think there is scope to relook at tariffs,” concedes Dhoot. This comes after the government has said there will be a three year lock-in period for the new entrants implying they cannot engage themselves in M&A activity. For the new entrants, starting afresh in large circles will not be easy. The way forward looks interesting with talk of mobile portability (retaining the same number while changing the operator) looming large. The scenario looks interesting as the consumer gets ready to be pampered again.

DoT may ask for spectrum details from Idea 30 Jun, 2008, 1946 hrs IST, PTI NEW DELHI: Department of Telecom, examining Idea Cellular's merger details with Spice, is likely to ask the company to submit its spectrum position at present along with that of Spice Communications. Official sources said whatever readjustment would have to be done by Idea in terms of spectrum surrender as per UASL merger norms, Department of Telecom (DoT) would direct the company accordingly. Right now DoT is looking at the merger details. The company has informed DoT about its merger with Spice seeking its approval to go-ahead. An Idea official said it has notified the DOT about the merger and dded that it has not sought any clarification regarding the deal from the licensor. The sources added that the deal should be able to pass the DoT clearance after making the required changes in spectrum accumulation "which could mean surrender" as well. Going by the DoT's spectrum allocation norms, the the Idea-Spice merged entity would have to refund 4.4 MHz spectrum in Karnataka and 6.2 MHz in Andhra Pradesh as it would be difficult for the company to meet the subscriber base norm associated with these spectrum levels. As per the Merger norms, post-merger licensee needs to meet the subscriber criterion within three months or surrender the excess spectrum. In Karnataka, Spice with 1.8 million customers (active 1.45 Million) is allotted 6.2 MHz spectrum and Idea has been allotted 4.4 MHz start-up spectrum. Thereby, the merged entity will have 10.6 MHz spectrum in Karnataka. With a likely subscriber base of less than 2 million, the merged entity will be entitled to only 6.2 MHz and thereby have to refund 4.4 MHz within 3 months.

Telecom services revenue up 21% to Rs 1.30 lakh cr 1 Jul, 2008, 1840 hrs IST, PTI NEW DELHI: With one out of four Indians owning a phone, revenue of the country's telecom services industry has swelled to Rs 1,30,561 crore in 2007-08, up 21 per cent over the the previous fiscal. India added 100 million new subscribers in this period. The revenue of telecom services, including that of cellular, fixed line, national long distance, international long distance, broadband, radio trunking and VSAT services, has risen to Rs 1,30,561 crore, registering a growth of 21.3 per cent, a survey by Voice&Data revealed. Among the services, cellular segment contributed a major chunk of around 59 per cent to the total revenue. The segment's topline rose to Rs 76,608 crore in 2007-08, compared to Rs 56,183 crore last fiscal, a growth of about 36 per cent. BSNL topped the survey list in terms of revenue with Rs 35,296 crore total income. However, it registered a negative growth of 12 per cent. Its revenue for last fiscal was Rs 40,135 crore. Bharti with Rs 26,436 crore topline clinched the second slot while Reliance communications was placed at the third position reporting total income of Rs 18,638 crore, the survey read. Fixed line business was the second biggest revenue earner for the industry, contributing more than 20 per cent. However, its total income dipped 11.6 per cent in this financial year to Rs 26,692 crore, compared to Rs 30,190 in 2006-07, it said. Broadband business showed a huge growth of 162.7 per cent in terms of revenue. It reached to Rs 5,359 crore in 2007-08, compared to Rs 2,040 crore in the previous fiscal. The growth in the number of broadband subscribers, however, was not appealing as the country added only 1.4 million new users in this period. The total subscriber base was up 56 per cent to 3.9 million, the survey added.

'Give level playing field for VAS players in line with telcos' 1 Jul, 2008, 1953 hrs IST, PTI NEW DELHI: The Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI) has sought a level playing field between the telecom operators and the value added services companies for the growth and sustainability of mobile telephony in India. IAMAI has made this submission to the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India in response to the recent consultation paper on mobile value added services industry issued by TRAI, the association said in a release. The association said value added services (VAS) industry has contributed significantly to the growth and adoption of mobile telephony in India as well as to the revenue of the telecom companies in the last five years. Hence, it is imperative to have a level playing field between large telcos and small VAS companies. Among other suggestions, IAMAI has asked for a faster process of obtaining shortcodes, standardisation of the terms and conditions of access and interconnection and a transparent revenue sharing model between operators and VAS players. It also said that for MIS and reconciliation, a standard mechanism should be established. A variation of not more than 2 per cent between the service providers to be accepted as a standard and payments should be made within 60 days. In its submission to the regulator, IAMAI has also said that there should be some additional obligations on the current licensees in terms of maintaining a level playing field, alternatively, the MVAS industry should be treated as the single largest users of telecom services and their rights be protected, the release said.

Mobile phones pose no health risk: German study 1 Jul, 2008, 0857 hrs IST BERLIN: One in four Germans who worry that mobile phones and their transmission towers are health hazards can now relax following studies coordinated by the Berlin-based Federal Office for Radiation Protection (BfS). German Environment Minister Sigmar Gabriel said more than 50 studies in the German Mobile Telecommunications Research Programme (DMF), conducted from 2002 to 2008, had found no evidence that mobile phones and transmission towers posed a health risk within the required limits for electromagnetic radiation. The programme was funded with 17 million euros ($26 million), a small sum compared with the billions of euros that the German government collected when it auctioned licenses for slices of Germany's UMTS airwave spectrum in 2000. Though the country's four mobile network operators provided half of the research funds, the BfS told critics that DMF procedures had ensured the objectivity of the studies. Research focused on the functioning mechanisms of high frequency electromagnetic fields in mobile telephony, the fields' effect on humans and animals, and the amount of electromagnetic radiation to which the German public is exposed. Several studies looked at possible effects on what is known as the blood-brain barrier, a kind of filter that prevents harmful substances in the blood from reaching neurons in the brain. According to the BfS, the studies found no conclusive evidence that radiation from mobile telephony significantly weakened the blood-brain barrier. Three studies dealt with the 1.5 percent of Germans who describe themselves as "electrosensitive" and blame various health problems on electromagnetic fields. Since the ailments are typically things like headaches and sleep disorders, which could have many causes, establishing a link with electromagnetic radiation is very difficult. The studies found that some people were quicker to sense electromagnetic fields than others, and that health complaints were not necessarily connected with radiation. Test persons were asked to speak up as soon as they felt exposure to electromagnetic fields. Those who considered themselves electrosensitive sounded the most false alarms. The BfS concluded there was no proof that electromagnetic fields caused the health problems named by electrosensitive people. The research programme also included a number of epidemiological studies aimed at determining whether mobile phone users contracted certain kinds of cancer more often than nonusers. The BfS said there was no evidence of a link. Despite the studies' reassuring results, the "all clear" signal comes with a caveat: Mobile telephony is safe as far as we know, but we still do not know everything. "What concerns me is that we know little about the effects on children and juveniles," remarked Rolf Buschmann, an environmental expert at the North Rhine-Westphalia Consumer Centre in Dusseldorf. There are no suitable scientific models at present for studies involving children. The effects of longterm mobile phone use - 10 years or more - have not been sufficiently studied either, which is not surprising considering that the technology is still young. For Bernd Rainer Mueller, an engineer and measurement technology specialist for the Berlin-based environmental protection organisation BUND, this is reason enough to demand lower legal limits for the electromagnetic radiation caused by mobile telephony. "I'm afraid that otherwise half the population will have health problems at some point," he said. Mueller's fears are based in part on the justified assumption that mobile-phone use will increase in the years ahead. For its part, the BfS also sees the need for more research on long-term mobile-phone use as well as on the effects on children and juveniles. And it continues to advise consumers to use mobile phones as little as possible, to buy low-radiation models, and to make sure that conditions for reception are good.

Very correct my dear Dhiraj. I too always prefer assembled computers as they are always cost effective. But still I recommend local computer shop for those who are not so good at technical side. Regards.

^^^ Yes my dear Mukesh I'm very much aware of the places of Delhi. I lived in Delhi for some years too. Thats why I know each and every part of Delhi. Well, I'm not aware of any particular shop for your need. But you can definetely try them at Rani Bagh, Ashok Vihar and Tota Ram Bazaar in Tri Nagar also, which will be even nearer to your place. Regards.

^^^ Thanks my dear Kumaar and Greatest.

^^^ My dear friend, I know that you are from Meerut as your profie also says the same. In one of your post in another forum you told that you are staying at Greater Kailash and obviously its very near to Nehru Place. And sure their is no problem to buy the products from this largest computer market of Asia. Even I myself used to buy them from wholesale markets only. The only problem could be for after sales service. Local computer dealer will definetely be better for this purpose if any part of the computer goes faulty after the purchase. But the local computer shop cannot offer the same price as we can get from Nehru Place. On site warranty is offered only for Monitors and some Printer models. For other faulty spares like Hard Disk, Mother Boards, CD Rom, RAM, etc. the customer has to visit the Authorised Service Centre himself. Here comes the problem with the customer, if the customer is not a technical expert. Regards.

^^^ @Abhi Welcome to the forum my dear friend. Share your views with us on the forum through your post regularly. Regards.

^^^ @Mukesh My dear friend, you can try Prashant Vihar Market or Palika Bazar too. At Palika you won't be having any parking hassles. Regards.

^^^ Ya its a great news for MTNL subscribers my dear friends. But it is not mentioned whether MTNL launches these new Plans in Delhi or Mumbai or in both circles. Regards.

^^^ Very correct my dear Petar. In my area Hathway is really providing the best services and I'm very much satisfied by Hathway. Regards.

@Kesav My dear friend, you may be right at that point that Call Recording and Voice Recording are two different features. Now only the users of this handset can clear the picture. Regards.

@Dhiraj Good piece of information my dear friend. But Nehru Place in Delhi is the Asia's largest Computer Market and products sold their are available at the cheapest. As it is the wholesale market. I think you are staying very near to Nehru Place. Now the problem that could arise to the readers of your post is that, they will compare your mentioned price with their local dealer. And definetely the price will be higher then what you had purchased at. So my dear friends, if you are expecting the PC, at the same price as Dheeraj purchased, then you have to visit your city's wholesale market of computer parts. If you are expecting the same configuration from your local dealer then be ready to shell out Rs.2000/- above the price that Dheeraj has mentioned. Regards.

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^^^ @Chandan My dear friend, Core 2 Duo is much better if you are going to purchase a new computer in the near future. Dual Core has 2 MB L2 Cache & Core 2 Duo has 4 MB L2 Cache Memory. So Core 2 Duo is faster. Regards.