Nokia and Airtel join for 3G Network Rollout

Bharti Airtel has selected Nokia Networks to roll out its 3G network in five new telecom circles and network expansion in three telecom circles. In the 4-year contract, Nokia will provide its radio elements and services expertise to power Bharti Airtel's infrastructure.

Abhay Savargaonkar, Director of Network Services Group, Bharti Airtel, said, "We are happy to further extend our long-term association with Nokia Networks towards innovating our network's service delivery mechanism and deliver a host of multi-media apps as well as services for Airtel customers. We see this association underscoring Airtel's constant focus on building a world-class, next-generation smartphone network for its customers."

Sandeep Girotra, Vice-President & Head of India Market, Nokia Networks, said, "With this project, we have further strengthened Bharti's 3G proposition in 8 business-critical circles in India including 5 new circles, adding yet another dimension to our collaboration which continues to gain momentum with such strategic engagements."

Details of the deal at a glance:

Network planning and optimization, network implementation, network operations, project management and care services, including hardware and software maintenance as well as competence development

Compact and energy-efficient Flexi Multiradio 10 Base Station, a software-defined radio platform complemented with Flexi Lite Base Station, a small all-in-one base station optimized for indoor and outdoor micro-cell deployments with superior capacity and coverage in densely crowded areas

Extremely compact, highly scalable and flexible multi-technology, all-IP multicontroller RNC (mcRNC)

NetAct, a cloud-ready virtualized OSS, for effective and consolidated monitoring and optimization

Tata Docomo launches FREE Incoming calls while Roaming

Tata Docomo has announced the launch of an exciting new tariff voucher priced at Rs 775 for all its pre-pay GSM AND CDMA customers in Mumbai with validity period of 6 months. This new Special tariff voucher will allow both GSM and CDMA customers in Mumbai to receive free incoming calls while they are roaming. The outgoing call rate while roaming on Tata Docomo’s national network has been reduced to 80p/min for local calls and Rs.1.15/min for STD calls.

keeping in mind the requirements of professionals in the business capital of Mumbai, the offer is a great value proposition for Tata Docomo pre-pay customers. Customers today need to stay connected in an always – on conversation mode for both professional and personal needs irrespective of their location.  The new Special Tariff Voucher and offers our customers an easy and inexpensive way to stay connected through our seamless network

Speaking on the occasion, Mr Jamshed Gilani, MBU Head, Mumbai, Tata Docomo said that it is theirs effort to regularly update and introduce new products and services based on market demand. Customers are always on the move travelling frequently to other cities. The special tariff voucher priced at RS 775 has been launched keeping in mind the rising market need for affordable roaming tariffs. With Docomos customer-centric focus they plan to continue to provide personalised services to customers that will help them address their increasingly specific telecom needs.

Younger generation known as the utopian are the key drivers of growth in mobile traffic but at the same time they vacillate to avail expensive offers. Millennials are always on the lookout for quality product offerings at pocket-friendly prices. Given that the company has established itself as a youth-centric brand, it has been proactively presenting such affordable offers in all its circles to guarantee greater customer satisfaction.

Experience the power of Airtel 4G in Karnal, Yamunanagar and Hisar

Bharti Airtel Limited launched its 4G services on dongles, Wi-Fi CPEs (customer premise equipment), Mi-Fi and Wi-Fi dongles in Karnal and Yamunanagar in Haryana. Customers can now experience the all new ‘electrifying’ internet browsing experience with the Airtel’s 4G home Wi-Fi solutions.

Customers will be able to connect to the fastest ever internet service and enjoy capabilities like high definition video streaming with zero buffering, download 10 movies in less than 30 minutes, upload full holiday albums in less than 5 minutes by uploading 2 high quality photos per second and connect multiple devices without any experience constraint.

Announcing the launch, Manu Sood, Hub CEO – Upper North, Bharti Airtel (India) said, “We are delighted to launch 4G services in Karnal and Yamunanagar in Haryana.  The much awaited launch of Airtel 4G services fulfills a huge market requirement and will give customers in respective cities a choice to upgrade to cutting edge 4G technology - the most advanced broadband experience available across the globe today. Over the last few months, we at Airtel have made significant investments in building a robust 4G network here. We invite our data savvy customers in Karnal and Yamunanagar to enjoy this world class data experience which we are offering at unbeatable prices.”

Priced at Rs. 2500/-, the home Wi-Fi CPEs has been bundled with a host of affordable 4G plans and are available across select Airtel retail outlets in Karnal and Yamunanagar. Apart from home broadband, customers can now also enjoy Airtel 4G on dongles, Mi-Fi and Wi-Fi dongles. Special demo zones and kiosks have been installed at Airtel Store at 135 Kunj Pura road Karnal and Airtel Store at 106-P, District Sub Center-HUDA, near Kanhayiya Chowk, Yamunanagar. A special pack of Rs. 995/- has also been introduced for heavy data (CPE) users which will offer 10 GB of 4G data.

Earlier in April 2012, Airtel had launched India’s first 4G services in Kolkata. Airtel’s 4G services are now available across India including Bengaluru, Pune, Nasik, Nagpur, Aurangabad, Mangaluru, Chandigarh, Mohali, Panchkula, Ludhiana, Jalandhar, Amritsar, Hoshiarpur, Phagwara, Kapurthala, Moga, Bathinda Patiala and recently launched Ambala (City and Cantt.). Further, 4G trials have been launched for existing Airtel customers in Hyderabad, Vizag, Chennai, Coimbatore and Mumbai.

Idea launches ‘Roll Over 3G’

Fostering data adoption by providing innovative offerings and services to its customers, Idea Cellular, one of the largest telecom operators in India, has launched the first-of-its-kind ‘3G Roll Over’ feature for its postpaid subscribers, in India.This revolutionary new 3G roll over data pack will allow Idea postpaid subscribers to carry forward their unused  3G data balance to next month without any extra charges. 

This is the first time in India that any operator is allowing carry forward benefit on 3G data packs for the postpaid category, which is the highest data consuming category in the country.

Idea’s Roll Over 3G Data pack will enable its postpaid subscribers to get full value for money, by accessing uninterrupted 3G internet from previous month’s data balance by carrying it forward into the next billing cycle.

Speaking on the first-of-its-kind initiative, Mr. Sashi Shankar, Chief Marketing Officer, Idea Cellular said, “Idea’s new ‘Roll Over 3G ’ feature is based on the insight that customers feel anguished when their data pack expires at the end of the billing cycle, without full utilisation. With our new Roll Over 3G data pack, postpaid subscribers will now not lose out on unused data balances at the end of their billing cycle. We believe, this customer centric approach will enhance customer satisfaction and boost data usage amongst our subscribers.”

The roll over benefit is applicable on all Idea postpaid 3G limited data packs offering minimum of 1GB data, on a pan-India level.

Xerox comes up with four new Mobile apps

Business apps are gaining traction in the workplace and are just behind games in terms of number of downloads. Xerox is charging forward and reinforcing its leadership in mobile printing with four new business apps helping employees create, share and process information without servers, middle-ware or IT support.

“Smartphones and tablets open up tremendous opportunities to leverage our office technology, enabling people to be productive whether they are on-site or working remotely. We are already recognized as a leader in office software and solutions, and with these business apps we are delivering new ways to drive productivity and agility,” said Jim Rise, Senior Vice President, Office and Solutions Business Group, Xerox.

Android users can download the Xerox Print Service Plug-in for a range of print options including paper and colour selection, finishing features such as stapling and collating, and a PIN code for a secure release. Free on Google Play, the app identifies and configures the device to Xerox multifunction printers (MFPs), ConnectKey-enabled MFPs and office printers.

For Android users in a mixed vendor print environment, the Mopria Alliance offers a universal plug-in that facilitates two-sided printing, paper size and page range. As a founding member of the Alliance, Xerox actively supports developing standards for simple wireless printing.

With the Xerox Mobile Link App, users can create personalized, one-touch workflows on their mobile device to remotely control a Xerox MFP and transmit documents to the cloud, fax, email or other destinations. Once created the workflows are saved as icons in the app allowing for easy, repeatable use.

The Xerox Print Service Plug-in for Android and the Xerox Mobile Link App are available worldwide.