Archive for the ‘PR’ Category
March 10, 2010: Uninor ramps up its retailing & brand building initiative in semi- urban & rural markets of eastern UP by flagging off 16 cars at the Uninor Lucknow hub here on Thursday. The retail mobile initiative was adopted with the vision of assisting Uninor to reach out to its customers in even the remotest corners of UP East.
With the mobile handset population poised to top 500 million in India by 2010, it has become a huge and vibrant communication platform, which no telecom marketer can afford to ignore. Uninor is oriented to tap the potential in rural UP as major segment of the telecom market is driven by these users, so it gets indispensable to reach out to the touchpoints.
March 10, 2010: Upside Learning has constantly strived to address the multifarious platforms in the technology space, mobile learning being one of the most important ones. The rise in the number of people using sophisticated mobile devices has only translated into a significant increase in demand for mobile applications based learning solutions. And catering to this demand is Upside Learning.
With a robust support of Innovations & New Product Development group, they have successfully designed and delivered a range of applications for the iPhone and Blackberry for some of their clients; and now have started Android development too.
March9,2010: Tata Docomo, the GSM mobile service of Tata Teleservices Limited (TTSL), has introduced a tariff plan for its enterprise prepaid customers, which allows them to pay on a monthly basis and carry forward their unused free talk time and SMS for a period of three months.
The Rollover Plan is available in four variants – RO 500, RO 799, RO 1000 and RO 1099 available at a monthly rental of Rs 500, Rs 799, Rs 1,000 and Rs 1,099 respectively. The plan will be applicable for eight consecutive cycles with each cycle comprising three months.
March 3, 2010: Vodafone Essar, one of India’s leading cellular services providers, today announced that all Vodafone customers can purchase DLF IPL season III tickets through Vodafone M-Shop. Vodafone Customers can access M-Shop by dialing 53333 (toll free) or SMS MSHOP to 53333. Customers can also buy tickets by logging into Vodafone Live or www.vodafone.in.
Through this exclusive service on Vodafone, customers can enjoy the privilege of booking DLF IPL Season 3 tickets on their handset at any time and place convenient to them. Customers will be guided through an easy step by step process where they can choose seats in a particular stand of their choice to cheer for their favorite team. Payment for the tickets can be made through credit cards with a convenience charge of Rs. 30 per ticket. Customers get an SMS acknowledgment immediately on confirmation of payment, making it safe and secure. Once they purchase a ticket they have an option of collecting it from select Vodafone stores or get it delivered at their home at a nominal courier charge.
March 05, 2010: Vodafone Essar, one of India’s leading cellular services providers, today announced that its recently launched Vodafone Mobile Applications Store in India has already seen thousands of downloads of applications by enthused customers.
The Vodafone Mobile Application store was started on 15th February, 2010 in India, offering over 800 applications under various categories like Entertainment, Utility, Finance, Social Networking, Games, etc. These are a mix of Indian and internationally developed applications and serve a diverse range of functions from daily utilities to pure entertainment.
Africa-based Mi-Fone mobile devices is making its entry in the Indian market with the introduction of four phones.
Alpesh Patel, CEO Mi-Fone, said, “Mi-Fone’s entry into the India market started mid 2009 with the signing up of authorized distribution channels. We wanted to test the waters first as we know India to be an extremely competitive market.”
LAVA International has unveiled its new handset A9, loaded with advanced multimedia features and latest technologies. LAVA has entered the arena of mobile phones with handsets which have ability to stand out of the crowd.
This mobile is designed for style conscious consumers who are active on social networks. LAVA A9 is a small mobile computer with silver cues featuring a 2.4 inches TFT display. The product gives the user a truly personal internet experience in a compact handset.
Loop Mobile (India) Limited announce attractive Movie Offer for its customers, Loop Mobile tie-up with Cinemax multiplex and Sterling Cineplex. In this offer Loop mobile customers around Mumbai can watch ‘First Day, First Show’ on every Friday.
Cinemax multiplex has more than 10 cinema halls around Mumbai on first come first serve basis.
In a bid to boost the Blackberry Mobile services, Bharti Airtel India’s largest GSM mobile service operator today announced the launch of Unlimited Chat and Email service over BlackBerry phones just at Rs.99 per month.
Before you jump with joy, let me clarify it-The service is only for new Blackberry service subscribers and available on BlackBerry smart phones with Airtel Postpaid connections. As a promotional offer, the monthly service charge of Rs.99 is for first 6 months from the date of activation and after 6 months the regular BlackBerry plan charge of Rs.299 per month will be applicable.
Acer Smart Handheld Business Group, the mobile devices unit of the Taiwan-based PC maker, today said it plans to launch 10 new models this year as it eyes to enter the top-5 league in the smartphone segment over the next three years.
“Last year, we launched about 10 handsets and this year too, we expect to launch about 10 new smartphones…Our vision is to be among the top-5 players in the segment within the next three years,” Acer Smart Handheld Business Group (SHBG) Country Head (India) Richard Tan told reporters here.
