TRAI issues Consultation Paper on Review of measures to protect the interest of consumers in telecom sector
Aug 2, 2010
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) issued a consultation paper on ‘Review of measures to protect the interest of consumers”.
The consultation paper will review current provisions that are practiced to inform the subscribers about different tariff plans available and subsequent charges, so as to protect their interest.
TRAI had earlier issued a Pre - Consultation Paper to address these issues on 11.5.2010 seeking the comments of the stakeholders on various areas relating to protection of consumer interests and to identifying various fields where specific focus is required for consumer protection.
In order to initiate focused discussion on all the pertinent issues, the Authority has issued this consultation paper. Stakeholders are requested to send their comments on the consultation paper by 1st September 2010. Comments will be posted on TRAI’s website as and when they are received. Counter comments, if any, to the comments received may be sent to TRAI by 10th September, 2010.
TRAI recommends service providers to pay for excess 2G Spectrum
July 29, 2010
TRAI in its recommendations on Spectrum Management and Licensing Framework dated 11 May 2010 has recommended that all the service providers having spectrum beyond the contracted quantum should pay excess spectrum charges at the current price.
TRAI further recommended that the 3G prices be adopted as the current price of spectrum in the 1800 MHz band and the current price of spectrum in the 900 MHz band be fixed at 1.5 times that of the 1800 MHz band.
Subsequently, on 18 May 2010, in continuation to their recommendations dated 11th May, 2010, TRAI suggested the Government to await further recommendations on the issue of payment of excess spectrum charges at the current price as the Authority is separately initiating an exercise to further study this subject and Department of Telecom is yet to receive these recommendations.
Indian mobile handset sales to reach 138.6 million in 2010: Gartner
July 29, 2010
Mobile device sales in India are forecast to reach 138.6 million in 2010, an increase of 18.5 % over 2009 sales of 117 million units, according to Gartner, Inc.
The Indian cellular market is very dynamic. New carriers and many new local mobile device manufacturers have entered this already crowded mobile device market. This intense competition has led to very low call rates and low-cost devices from multiple manufacturers in the market. This market was previously dominated by just a few vendors such as Nokia, Motorola, Reliance and Vodafone.
India, contributing approximately 10 % of worldwide sales, is an important market for manufacturers with aspirations to grow their global market share. Due to its sheer size and open market (mobile devices being sold independently of cellular connection), it has attracted many global mobile device manufacturers. The market is also supported by many local manufacturers.
Viva mobile launched in Delhi
July 31, 2010
Viva Mobile Technologies Private Limited, a virtual manufacturer of mobile phones under the brand name VIVA® with an initial focus on mid-end mobile phones. The company subsequently plans to reposition itself to provide a full range of mobile products and services across all critical segments in mobile telecommunications.
Viva is launching with a range of 11 models in July 2010, and around 12 new models are expected to be there by October 2010. Currently all are dual sim phones on the GSM platform. Viva is working on some unique prepositions of dual CDMA and GSM+CDMA, which are expected to be done before Dec 2010.
In the current range some exclusive features are SIM Lock, Personal Information Lock (SMS, Phone book), WiFi, Video Chat, applications like MSN, Yahoo, Twitter, Facebook, e-buddy, Orkut, Java, Operamini, and Office. All the phones come with heavy duty battery back up, latest processors from MTK like the 6253 which enhances speed as well as reduces the battery consumption. Standard / universal charging ports, battery sizes makes life of the customers easy on availability of these external spares.
Siemens becomes global partner of DHL Innovation Initiative
Aug 4, 2010
Siemens, the world's leading electronics and technology group, has become a global partner of the DHL Innovation Initiative and from now on will support DHL with comprehensive know-how and state-of-the-art technologies.
The driving force of this initiative is the DHL Solutions & Innovations (DSI) unit, which is responsible for all the Group's research projects and innovations in the global DHL network. The two partners identified the development of integrated transport solutions and the freshly launched Megacities Program as first areas of cooperation.
Siemens and DHL want to further improve the performance of the SmartTruck, the intelligent delivery vehicle that is already run by DHL in Berlin, by using intelligent traffic management systems as part of a dynamic route planning.
As a Global Technology Innovation Partner, Siemens joins other renowned companies such as IBM, Intel, Motorola, Oracle, SAP and T-Systems.
astTECS to offer Integrated Dialer Technology with GSM Gateway in India
July 26, 2010
astTECS, a provider of highly innovative next generation telecom technology offering Asterisk based open source telephony solutions, announced, that it has successfully integrated its asterisk based Predictive Dialer technology with the GSM Gateway to provide Domestic call centres seamless operational compatibility, increased call centre productivity and huge cost savings.
The integrated, single platform product suite is easy to customize and offers best in class unified technology to customers and ensures optimal resource utilization.
The new quick and easy to deploy "ast GSM Gateway-Dialer " from astTECS would allow customers to help optimize contact center performance, reduce costs and ultimately increase agent productivity & sales.
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