Arun 795 Report post Posted January 16, 2007 Business Standard January 16, 2007 02:35 IST Now you can chat instantly with your friends, colleagues and family members using your mobile phones through mobile instant messaging as you do now on popular instant messangers such as Yahoo Messenger and Google Talk among others. All 10 GSM operators in the country will soon launch the MIM service, which allows real time chatting among mobile users and MIM users can see their friends online, chat even in groups on their mobile phones. However, MIM can also offer a link to fixed IM users so that they can chat with their friends who are on computers or laptops. To avail the service, mobile handsets should have GPRS facility (web enabled facility). Although the service is initially offered in English language, operators are also planning to offer the service in local languages. The percentage of mobile users with IM-capable phones will grow to 62 percent in 2010 from a mere 4 percent currently, COAI Technical Committee Chairman Ashok Juneja said. T V Ramachandran, director general, Cellular Operators' Association of India, said, "The commercial service will be launched in about three weeks time. The telecom tariffs in the country is among the lowest in the world so the tariff for the service will also be low." The software for which has been designed and and engineered by Jataayu Software in partnership with Fast Mobile. The tariffs will be based on usage of bytes and tariffs will be on the lines of the GPRS services. Unlike SMS which is a store and forward method, users have to be online to chat on MIM. This is the first time that all GSM operators have jointly launched a product. Operators like BSNL, MTNL, Bharti Airtel, Hutch-Essar, Idea, Aircel, Reliance Telecom, Spice and BPL. "Instant messaging uses the internet in similar manner as chatting and does many other things. It combines the power of internet chat on the PC and brings it on to the small screen. Considering that India has a very low PC penetration, this will develop very fast on the mobile," COAI Chairman Sanjeev Aga said. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kunal Hemrajani 1 Report post Posted January 16, 2007 Yipee..gud news.. nw the chat bug is coming to bite us.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
spdf 0 Report post Posted January 16, 2007 And when will CDMA users get it... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rajeevjee 0 Report post Posted January 16, 2007 Any yahoo chatter can send IM to a RIM customer...the message will be recd as an SMS (free) from 82841 or something similar....now, the RIM user can reply to this message (international message chargeable @Rs.5 per msg).....have not tried with FWP MSN/ ICQ users cannot do the same... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
srini 1 Report post Posted January 16, 2007 Any yahoo chatter can send IM to a RIM customer...the message will be recd as an SMS (free) from 82841 or something similar....now, the RIM user can reply to this message (international message chargeable @Rs.5 per msg).....have not tried with FWPMSN/ ICQ users cannot do the same... Yeah, I tried this and it works very much fine. Any yahoo user can send sms to ur mobile. He will be allowed to send 3 message at the max ( If you are not replying). I was charged Rs 3 ( as special messages). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
@ksh@T 20 Report post Posted January 16, 2007 well now yahoo messenger is also available on WAP enabled phones in Hot n New menu under "U" menu..hvnt tried it yet bt...ppl who have on net sms pack do we need MIM ....so khs bhai ..or ali bhai ..or all DAPO grp do we need MIM? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kesav 127 Report post Posted January 23, 2007 Chicago, IL, USA & New Delhi, Delhi, India, January 22, 2007 (XTVWorld.Com) -- fastmobile, the leading mobile integrated communications company, and its technology partner Jataayu Software, today announce the COAI and each of the nine operator members of the Cellular Operators' Association of India (COAI - Airtel, Hutch, IDEA Cellular, BPL Mobile, Aircel, MTNL, BSNL, Reliance Mobile and Spice Telecom), have selected fastmobile and Jataayu to provide a range of services that will enable them to activate and sustain mobile communities. The deal will be the first major deployment of instant messaging services that adhere to the principles of the GSM Association's Personal IM initiative launched at the 2006 3GSM World Congress. "Our deal with fastmobile and Jataayu is crucial to the evolution of mobile communications services in India, where innovation is intrinsically linked to market development and success," said TV Ramachandran, Director General of the COAI. "COAI members will soon be able to provide subscribers with extra features such as presence-based address books, email, instant messaging and content-sharing IM buddies for events like ICC World Cup Cricket. Importantly, we will also be able to create new kinds of commercial opportunities, such as person-to-person commerce and contextual advertising services." "fastmobile is delighted to be working with the COAI in the fastest growing mobile market in the world - together, these nine operators will serve close to 200 million subscribers by the end of 2007. Soon, we will be enabling these consumers to enjoy a more seamless, rich mobile communications experience without hurdles or limitations, engendering a sense of mobile community," said John Hoffman, CEO fastmobile. "In turn, activating mobile communities will increase data stickiness and boost revenues for COAI operators." "We are excited to be working with fastmobile to deliver a StandardsPLUS IM client to all COAI operator members," said Mayank Sharma, Head, Operator Solutions Business Unit, Jataayu. "We strongly believe that standards are critical for mass adoption of sophisticated messaging. Our standards-based products and fastmobile's track record in innovation will provide a tremendous step forward in making advanced mobile devices and services more user friendly throughout India" As part of the project, fastmobile will deploy its StandardsPLUS fmX1.5 (fastmobile eXperience) client with IMPS functionality provided by Jataayu. source :: http://press.xtvworld.com/article16491.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vikalp 0 Report post Posted January 23, 2007 HAHAHAHAH................MSG >>>>>>MSG>>>>>>>MSG>>>>>>>>> MSG hi MSG Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
