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AIRTEL:

WEBSITE:   http://airtel.in/

Airtel comes to you from Bharti Airtel Limited, one of Asia’s leading integrated telecom services providers with operations in India and Sri Lanka. Bharti Airtel since its inception, has been at the forefront of technology and has pioneered several innovations in the telecom sector.

The company is structured into four strategic business units - Mobile, Telemedia, Enterprise and Digital TV. The mobile business offers services in India and Sri Lanka. The Telemedia business provides broadband, IPTV and telephone services in 95 Indian cities. The Digital TV business provides Direct-to-Home TV services across India. The Enterprise business provides end-to-end telecom solutions to corporate customers and national and international long distance services to telcos.

AIRCEL:

WEBSITE: http://www.aircel.com/

The Aircel group is a joint venture between Maxis Communications Berhad of Malaysia and Sindya Securities & Investments Private Limited, whose current shareholders are the Reddy family of Apollo Hospitals Group of India, with Maxis Communications holding a majority stake of 74%.

Aircel commenced operations in 1999 and became the leading mobile operator in Tamil Nadu within 18 months. In December 2003, it launched commercially in Chennai and quickly established itself as a market leader – a position it has held since.

VODAFONE:

WEBSITE: http://www.vodafone.in/Pages/index.aspx

Vodafone Essar is the Indian subsidiary of Vodafone Group and commenced operations in 1994 when its predecessor Hutchison Telecom acquired the cellular license for Mumbai. The company now has operations across the country with over 85.82 million customers.

Over the years, Vodafone Essar, under the Hutch brand, has been named the ‘Most Respected Telecom Company’, the ‘Best Mobile Service in the country’ and the ‘Most Creative and Most Effective Advertiser of the Year’.

Vodafone is the world’s leading international mobile communications group with approximately 315 million proportionate customers as on 30 June 2009. Vodafone currently has equity interests in 31 countries across five continents and around 40 partner networks worldwide.

IDEA:

WEBSITE: http://www.ideacellular.com/IDEA.portal

IDEA Cellular is a leading GSM mobile services operator in India with over 53 million subscribers, under brand IDEA. It is a pan India integrated GSM operator covering the entire telephony landscape of the country, and has NLD and ILD operations.

A frontrunner in introducing revolutionary tariff plans, IDEA Cellular has the distinction of offering the most customer friendly and competitive Pre Paid offerings, for the first time in India, in an increasingly segmented market. From basic voice & Short Message Service (SMS) services to high-end value added & GPRS services such as Blackberry, Datacard, Mobile TV, Games etc - IDEA is seen as an innovative, customer focused brand.

LOOP MOBILE:

WEBSITE: http://www.loopmobile.in/

BPL Mobile has had the privilege of serving the communications needs of the financial capital of India for the last 13 years. It gives us great pleasure to inform you, that BPL Mobile is being has been rebranded as Loop Mobile in Mumbai.

Our new identity, Loop Mobile, represents growth with continuity. While we constantly work towards giving our subscribers a better network, innovative products and a superior mobile telephony experience, our subscribers can be assured of the same focus and commitment in providing the best network coverage, billing accuracy, and an unmatched personalized customer service

SPICE TELECOM:

WEBSITE: http://www.spiceindia.com/spice/home.asp

Spice Telecom, the brand name of Spice Communications Limited is presently operating Cellular Phone Services in the states of Punjab and Karnataka.

TATA DOCOMO:

WEBSITE: http://www.tatadocomo.com/

Tata DOCOMO is Tata Teleservices Limited’s (TTSL) telecom service on the GSM platform-arising out of the Tata Group’s strategic alliance with Japanese telecom major NTT DOCOMO in November 2008. Tata Teleservices has received a pan-India license to operate GSM telecom services, under the brand Tata DOCOMO and has also been allotted spectrum in 18 telecom Circles. TTSL and has already rolled out its services in various circles.

The launch of the Tata DOCOMO brand marks a significant milestone in the Indian telecom landscape, as it stands to redefine the very face of telecoms in India. Tokyo-based NTT DOCOMO is one of the world’s leading mobile operators-in the Japanese market, the company is clearly the preferred mobile phone service provider in Japan with a 50 per cent market share.

NTT DOCOMO has played a major role in the evolution of mobile telecommunications through its development of cutting-edge technologies and services. Over the years, technologists at DOCOMO have defined industry benchmarks like 3G technology, as also products and services like the i-modeTM, mobile payment and a plethora of lifestyle-enhancing applications. Today, while most of the rest of the industry is only beginning to talk of LTE technology and its possible applications, DOCOMO has already started conducting LTE trials in physical geographies, not just inside laboratories!

RELIANCE GSM:

WEBSITE: http://www.reliancemobile.com/webapp/Communications/jsp/telcom/index.jsp

Our business encompasses a complete range of telecom services covering mobile telephony and data services along with an exhaustive range of value-added services and applications.

• RTL(Reliance Telecom Ltd.) is one of the oldest licensees of CMSP.
• Its license dates back to 12.12.1995.
• RTL launched its GSM services during October 1997.
• With the merger of RISL now RTL is operating in 8 Telecom circles.

Our constant endeavour is to achieve customer delight by enhancing the productivity of the enterprises and individuals we serve.

Reliance Mobile (formerly Reliance India Mobile), launched to mark the auspicious beginning of Dhirubhai’s dream of ushering in a digital revolution in India. Today, we can proudly claim that we were instrumental in harnessing the true power of information and communication, by bestowing it in the hands of the common man at affordable rates.

We endeavour to further extend our efforts beyond the traditional value chain by developing and deploying complete telecom solutions for the entire spectrum of society.

BSNL:

WEBSITE: http://bsnl.co.in/

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd. formed in October, 2000, is World’s 7th largest Telecommunications Company providing comprehensive range of telecom services in India: Wireline, CDMA mobile, GSM Mobile, Internet, Broadband, Carrier service, MPLS-VPN, VSAT, VoIP services, IN Services etc. Presently it is one of the largest & leading public sector unit in India.

BSNL has installed Quality Telecom Network in the country and now focusing on improving it, expanding the network, introducing new telecom services with ICT applications in villages and wining customer’s confidence. Today, it has about 47.3 million line basic telephone capacity, 4 million WLL capacity, 49.76 Million GSM Capacity, more than 37382 fixed exchanges, 46565 BTS, 3895 Node B ( 3G BTS), 287 Satellite Stations, 480196 Rkm of OFC Cable, 63730 Rkm of Microwave Network connecting 602 Districts, 7330 cities/towns and 5.5 Lakhs villages.

BSNL is the only service provider, making focused efforts and planned initiatives to bridge the Rural-Urban Digital Divide ICT sector. In fact there is no telecom operator in the country to beat its reach with its wide network giving services in every nook & corner of country and operates across India except Delhi & Mumbai. Whether it is inaccessible areas of Siachen glacier and North-eastern region of the country. BSNL serves its customers with its wide bouquet of telecom services.

NEW GSM PLAYERS:

UNINOR:

WEBSITE: http://www.uninor.in/Pages/Home.aspx

We are a new mobile operator, with a localized approach to the Indian market. We combine the force of India’s second largest real estate company, Unitech Ltd and Norway-based Telenor, the 6th largest mobile communications group in the world. Now we’re bringing our services and innovation in communications to all of India

The Telenor Group has proven itself to millions of customers around the world over a long period of time. With over 150 years of telecom experience, the group is now present in 13 countries worldwide with over 168 million mobile subscriptions as of Q2 2009 and 40,000 employees across the globe. A dominant position in markets most similar to India, means the group brings existing competencies in distribution, targeted offerings, customer lifecycle management and organization culture to our operations in India.

As India’s second largest diversified real estate major with over 30 years of presence across locations nationwide, the Unitech Group comes into this joint venture as a partner with decades of consumer facing experience in the Indian market. Unitech is the only Indian partner (among the new operators) to be listed on the Indian Stock Exchanges, and provides in-depth insights into business- as well as consumer marketing in the diverse Indian market. This unique partnership gives us the advantage of the most extensive and the most relevant experience to rollout services in India.

ETISALAT DB TELECOM:

WEBSITE: http://www.etisalat.ae/index.jsp?lang=en

Etisalat DB India Pvt. Ltd has been awarded the Unified Services Access License in 15 circles including Andhra Pradesh, Delhi, Gujarat, Haryana, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Mumbai, Punjab, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu (including Chennai), Uttar Pradesh (East), Uttar Pradesh (West), Madhya Pradesh and Bihar.

These licenses enable the Company to provide a full spectrum of telecom services covering a population of over 900 million across India. The services will include national & international long distance telephony solutions, full range of prepaid & postpaid products, national & international roaming and Value Added Services which includes Voice Mail, Audiotex services, Video Conferencing, Videotex, E-Mail, Closed User Group. Under the license the Company can also provide Internet Telephony, Internet Services and Broadband Services.

DATACOM SOLUTIONS:

WEBSITE: http://www.datacomsolutions.in/

Datacom Solutions Pvt Ltd. offers telecommunication services. The company is based in India. Datacom Solutions Pvt Ltd. operates as a subsidiary of Videocon Industries Ltd

S TEL:

WEBSITE: http://www.stel.in/

India’s privately owned STel Ltd. is planning to roll out its mobile phone services in the fourth quarter of this year.

STel is in “final negotiations” to outsource its network and technology requirements and is also in talks with various tower companies to share infrastructure, he said. He didn’t name the companies STel was talking to. New telecom service providers in India opt to share passive infrastructure such as telecom towers and outsource non-core activities such as network and technology management, to reduce costs and roll out services faster, analysts say.

STel has licenses to provide mobile phone services in the eastern states of Bihar and Orissa, the northern states of Jammu & Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh, India’s northeastern region and the state of Assam.

Aadinath Telecom
They are the dealers of Nokia GSM Mobile Phones, CDMA Reliance IndiaMobile, Orange (Mumbai), Computer Hardware & Perepherials, etc.

Aircel
Popular provider in Tamil Nadu

Airtel
Bharati-AirTel is a GSM mobile phone service provider in worldwide and the surrounding areas. It offers various pre-paid and post-paid plans, as well as value added services.

Alcatel
Alcatel provides communications solutions to telecommunication carriers, Internet service providers and enterprises for delivery of voice, data and video applications to their customers or employees. Alcatel brings its leading position in fixed and mobile broadband networks, applications and services, to help its partners and customers build a user-centric broadband world.

ASC Enterprises Limited (ASCEL)
ASCEL is a multi venture corporate heralding the “convergence” era in our country, focusing on nationwide retailing of TIME (Telecom, Information & Learning, Media, Entertainment) products & services, satellite and digital wireless communication ventures for provision of infrastructure, services and solutions among other initiatives.

Bharat Sanchar Nigam
BSNL is the largest Public Sector Undertaking of India and its responsibilities include improvement of the already impeccable quality of telecom services, expansion of telecom network, introduction of new telecom services in all villages and instilling confidence among its customers.

Bharti Enterprises
Established in 1985, Bharti has been a pioneering force in the telecom sector with many firsts and innovations to its credit, ranging from being the first mobile service in Delhi, first private basic telephone service provider in the country, first Indian company to provide comprehensive telecom services outside India.

BPL Mobile
Having started its services in 1995, BPL Mobile operates in Mumbai, Maharashtra, Goa, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry- with a network spanning across 209 cities currently. Today, BPL Mobile, India’s premier mobilephone service provider serves over 2 million happy and satisfied wirefree citizens across all our markets.

BPL Telecom
It provides cutting-edge solutions, services and products in the broader areas of Enterprise Communications, Digital Consumer Electronics and Information Technology, with a dedicated focus towards hardware and software solutions for highly competitive global markets.

Britco & Bridco Pvt. Ltd.
Britco & Bridco Pvt. Ltd. focus the scope of the mobile industry and put maximum effort to develop skilled manpower to satisfy the industrial needs. The main objective of the company is to create and co-ordinate technical people, to update them as per the ever-changing technology and to bring them ‘one step ahead’.

BSNL Ernakulam
Ernakulam Telecom has introduced Internet services in all Exchanges in the SSA. ISDN ( Integrated Services Digital Network ) which permits transmission of high speed data, voice and video using existing Telephone Network through digital phone is available in Exchanges.

Cellnext Solutions Limited
Cellnext Solutions Limited, is an established market leader in providing complete wireless IT & internet solutions and services to all leading telecom operators and enterprises.

COMMSOUTH
CommSouth was founded in Chennai, in the mid nineties, CommSouth has grown steadily and established sound positions in the Mobile Telephony and Telecom Management software market.

Essar Group
The Essar Group is one of India’s largest corporate houses with interests spanning the manufacturing and service sectors in both old and new economies: steel, power, shipping, constructions, oil & gas and telecom.

Fibcom India Limited
The company designs and manufactures optical networking equipment and management systems under license from Tellabs Denmark A/S. The company has emerged as a leader & major contributor to the broadband revolution in India and provides SDH & DWDM system solutions to all major telecom operating companies all over India.

H.J. Electronics
H .J. Electronics manufactures headset for telephone and wireless operators. The company also offers line status indicator for P&T lines, automatic reversal Switches; main distribution frames monitoring units for E 10B and alkatel exchanges; lockable and dust-proof covers for fax machines, computers and telephones.

Hamirpur Telecom
This website provides information about Hamirpur Telecom and its various services.

Handygo
Handygo is a leading global wireless solution provider offer diversified entertainment related services and mobile space based solutions.

Himachal Futuristic Communications Ltd.
HFCL’s vision is to provide cost effective futuristic telecom solutions. HFCL is focused on developing the state-of-art technologies and intellectual property to maintain a competitive leadership and a sustained long-term growth.

Hutch
One of the bigger players in India

Idea Cellular
Servicing Mumbai

IndusMobile Communications
IndusMobile provides technology, media and consulting to help companies effectively communicate with mobile consumers. They also provide Bulk SMS Gateway Solutions.

JP Mobile, Inc.
JP Mobile is a solid, well-established company, a true pioneer in the enterprise mobility market. They are a privately held company with solid financial backing. They offer SureWave Mobility Suite, a comprehensive wireless mobility solution for enterprises, carriers, system integrators and independent software vendors.

MTNL Delhi
MTNL was set up on 1st April, 1986 by the Government of India to upgrade the quality of telecom services, expand the telecom network, introduce new services and to raise revenue for telecom development needs of India’s key metros - Delhi, the political capital and Mumbai, the business capital of India.

Nokia
A world leader in mobile communications, Nokia has established itself as the leading preferred brand in many markets, Backed by its experience, innovation, user-friendliness and secure solutions, Nokia is the world’s leading supplier of mobile phones, fixed, mobile and IP networks.

Openera Technologies, Inc
Openera is delivering advanced mobile IMS client solutions - an extensible client architecture that works on the broadest array of IMS handsets, delivering a rich suite of IMS applications.

Reliance Infocomm
Reliance Infocomm will offer a complete range of telecom services, covering mobile and fixed line telephony including broadband, national and international long distance services.

Sektra Infosystems Pvt Ltd
It is associated with M/s.Hutchison Max Telecom Ltd, into direct selling Orange subscriptions & Nokia GSM mobiles phones in Mumbai (India). It specializes into corporate sales.

Shyam Telecom
Shyam Telecom is pioneer in telecom industry. It has revolutionized the industry with development of innovative products. Shyam group commenced its operations in 1974 to introduce up-to-date telecommunication technology.

Sony Ericsson
Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications offers mobile multimedia consumer products for people who appreciate the possibilities of powerful technology.

Tata Indicom
Tata Teleservices ltd offers its products and services to customers across India under the name of “Tata Indicom”. TATA Teleservices limited is India’s leading Private Basic Service Operator.

An Innovative application developed by Robosoft Technologies Inc for iphone users.You can now offer virtual prayers to Lord Vishnu and Goddess Durga with the help of your iPhone.This innovative application targets business visitors as well as hindu devotees.The application can be downloaded from itunes stores at a reasonable price of $1.99 for each application(Shri Vishnu Prarthana app & Shri Durga Prarthana app ).The basic purpose of these two applications is to let a person pray anytime, anywhere.

 

Shri Durga Prarthana app is a tribute to the Protector and Savior of mankind and universe, Goddess Durga. And Vishnu Prarthana app is a tribute to the Preserver and Protector Lord Vishnu. Both of these apps are divided into two parts:

Durga and Vishnu Chalisa:

In this part, you listen to the Durga and Vishnu Chalisa and chant along.

-Both Chalisa text and Chalisa meaning can be viewed in Hindi and English

-Pictorial representation of Chalisa Text

-Rich-quality, soothing and devotional Chalisa audio

-Chalisa text, Pictorial representation and Chalisa meaning synchronized with Chalisa audio

-Easy swipe gestures for Fast Forward and RewindDurga and Vishnu Aarti:

 

In this part, you pay tribute to and worship Goddess Durga and Lord Vishnu

-High-quality, soothing and devotional Aarti audio

-Perform Puja starting with touching the bell to start Aarti

-Touch the lamps to light them

-Touch the incense sticks to light them

-Touch the flower bowl to shower flowers over the deity

-Apply tilak on the deity

-Offer fruits to the deity

-End the Puja by performing Aarti

-Creates an ambience of devotion

For further information on these Apps, you could also visit its webpage:

http://www.robosoftin.com/products/shridurgaprarthana.html

http://www.robosoftin.com/products/shrivishnuprarthana.html

As Indian Premier League (IPL)Second season which is scheduled to begin on April 18 in South Africa, India games, a Mumbai-based gaming company is attempting to induce the cricket fever further by launching its new game ‘Cricket Super Sixers’ for iPhone users abroad.

The new 3D fast-paced game is meant for iPhone users in the U.S., UK and Australia.

“We are in all probability the first Indian company to publish titles on the iPhone. Starting with cricket, Indiagames will launch more games based on Bollywood movies,” says Vishal Gondal, CEO, Indiagames. Indiagames sees iPhone App Store as a very competitive market place. More than 6,000 games are now available on the Store.

Stepping into a new platform, Indiagames see a huge opportunity in this space as there are many people in the U.S., who are keen on playing these kind of games on iPhones.

“iPhone is an exciting handset, which has changed the mobile gaming scene throughout the world. It has made other handset manufacturers to think about their products again and make more user friendly experience like the iPhone. One of its main features is the use of the touch screen, which has been fully utilized in this cricket game,” explains Srinivasan, Indiagames’ lead programmer for the Cricket T20 Super Sixers game.

The game enables the players to slash and slide across the screen and play the favorite cricket shots. It also offers real life player animation with the game based in Durban. Using your fingers, you can play the favorite cricket shots with gesture controls.

Brimming with terror threats, India aims to launch a spy satellite to control infiltration and terrorist operations. The satellite to be launched by Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) would primarily keep an eye on India’s borders round-the-clock.

The 300-kg radar-imaging spy satellite, which is built by Israel, will be launched on April 20. It is set to blast-off with India’s home-grown rocket ‘Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) onboard’. “The satellite will be positioned 550 km above the earth, this remote-sensing advanced imaging satellite, has all-weather capabilities, including under cloud cover, a capability that Indian satellites do not have,” an anonymous ISRO official told PTI. He also pinpoints that the satellite also has good application in the area of disaster management and in managing cyclones, floods and agriculture-related activities.

The spy satellite, which will primarily be used for used for defense and surveillance, would carry Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) payload, which can take images during day and night.

Driving attention to the telecom sector, major telecom players have proposed for deployment of mobile broadband financed by private players, which would create 25 million jobs. Global GSM players like AT&T Mobile, Ericsson, Alcatel Lucent, Orascom, MTN Group and Sunil Bharti Mittal of Bharti Airtel have submitted the proposal to PM Manmohan Singh, to endorse it at the G20 meet.

The proposal also highlighted that the move will boost global GDP by around four percent. “The initiative is centered on replicating the success story of GSM and making access to the Internet via mobile broadband devices ubiquitous. The broad economic impact of this is well established in research. In emerging economies, a 10 percent increase in mobile penetration boosts annual GDP growth by 1.2 percent,” said the letter.

Highlighting the efficacy of the mobile firms, the companies provide voice and basic data services to over four billion consumers, on networks that cover over six billion. A 10 percent increase in mobile penetration will boost annual GDP growth by 1.2 percent. In return for this, the mobile industry has asked for two key enabling actions from the G20 governments.

Washington: In a message that may not be music to Indian outsourcing firms, U.S. President Barack Obama has served notice that he would end the tax breaks for corporations that ship jobs abroad.

Giving his first speech to a joint session of the U.S. Congress Tuesday, Obama said: “We will restore a sense of fairness and balance to our tax code by finally ending the tax breaks for corporations that ship our jobs overseas.”

If Obama follows through with the announcement in the budget, whose outline he would present Thursday, the move may hurt India’s BPO sector as without the tax breaks, U.S. companies may find it less attractive to outsource jobs to India.

After passing a $787 billion stimulus plan free of earmarks, or pet projects introduced by lawmakers in any legislation, Obama told the Congress: “I want to pass a budget next year that ensures that each dollar we spend reflects only our most important national priorities.”

Recalling that at a fiscal summit Monday he had pledged to cut America’s deficit in half by the end of his first term in office, he said: “My administration has also begun to go line by line through the federal budget in order to eliminate wasteful and ineffective programmes.”

“In order to save our children from a future of debt, we will also end the tax breaks for the wealthiest two percent of Americans,” he added.

Noting that his recovery plan provides a tax cut for 95 percent of working families, Obama said to preserve America’s long-term fiscal health, “we must also address the growing cost in medicare and social security”.

“Comprehensive health care reform is the best way to strengthen medicare for years to come, and we must also begin a conversation on how to do the same for social security, while creating tax-free universal savings accounts for all Americans,” Obama said.

“Finally, because we’re also suffering from a deficit of trust, I am committed to restoring a sense of honesty and accountability to our budget,” he said announcing that for the first time the budget will reflect the full cost of fighting the war in Iraq and Afghanistan.

“For seven years, we’ve been a nation at war. No longer will we hide its price,” Obama said.

From:IANS

Technology prowess of Indian brain will be more eminent in U.S. if the Obama Administration zeroes in on one of the Indian-born technology executives as the federal Chief Technology Officer (CTO). Padmasree Warrior, CTO of Cisco Systems and Vivek Kundra, who holds the same title in the government of Washington, D.C. are the two leading candidates for the newly created post.

The President-elect is expected to announce his pick for CTO in a matter of days. One of the sources says the selection is being held up because it’s not yet clear how the person selected as CTO will interact with the government’s chief information officer, a position now held by Karen Evans, and with the new cyber-security czar, another position that has not yet been filed, as reported by Business Week.

Warrior, who previously was CTO at Motorola, represents hard-core technology expertise, while Kundra has a reputation for using technology to make government more open and inclusive and advises Obama’s transition team on technology issues. Neither the Obama transition team nor the two executives would comment on their potential selection by Obama.

While Warrior declined to comment on her candidacy, she gave a brief e-mail statement to BusinessWeek: “Cisco is committed to working closely with the Obama Administration on their plans to deploy digital infrastructure to grow our economy and create jobs. Smart networking technologies and IT play a critical role in transforming government, energy, education, and health care. President-elect Obama and his team fully understand the importance of digital infrastructure to further our technology leadership as a nation.”

Infosys has made it clear that they will not hire anybody from Satyam. “We will not touch such a tainted company,” said Infosys Founder and non-executive Chairman N R Narayana Murthy,while commenting on speculations over the firm’s plan to takeover Satyam. 

 The company has also instructed their recruiting staff to avoid employing any Satyam employees. “We have asked our recruitment staff not to poach anybody from Satyam as the company is in the middle of a crisis and people will jump ship,” said TV Mohandas Pai, HR head at Infosys. The company has even advised its staff against entertaining calls from Satyam employees. The decision comes as a major roadblock to all employees who have begun hunting for other jobs. 10,900 Satyam employees have posted their resumes on the top job portals since one month. Amidst such turbulence, Infosys also said that the company will not hire any domain experts or project managers from the fraudulent firm, reports Economic Times.

Although Satyam’s top management put up a brave face, saying it has assured employees of their future, the flood of messages at job portals and frenzied blog postings tell a different story. Addressing a conference on Thursday, Satyam’s interim CEO Ram Mynampati said that the company had taken care of employees’ December salaries but faced a cash crunch.