MTNL launches 3G services in Mumbai

January 15th, 2009 NEW DELHI - State-run telecom operator Mahanagar Telephone Nigam (MTNL) Friday said it will launch its third generation (3G) mobile services in Mumbai next month. 'We will launch 3G services in Mumbai in the first week of February,' MTNL chairman and managing director R.S.P.

April 17th, 2009 State-owned telecom operator Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd (MTNL) Friday said it has postponed the launch of its third generation (3G) mobile services, Jadoo, in Mumbai to May. The response to MTNL's 3G services in Delhi has been lukewarm, forcing the company to delay the launch in Mumbai.

June 2nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Mahanagar Telecom Nigam Ltd (MTNL) Tuesday launched its third-generation (3G) telephony services in the national capital and Gurgaon as part of its second phase of expansion in this area. The state-run company also extended the 3G services to the pre-paid subscriber segment.

February 4th, 2009 NEW DELHI - State-run telecom major Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd (MTNL) Thursday launched its third generation (3G) mobile services, Jadoo, in limited areas of Delhi on an initial investment of about Rs.4 billion (Rs.400 crore). 'We have spent Rs.300-400 crore (Rs 3-4 billion) on the 3G services roll-out so far,' MTNL chairman and managing director R.S.P.

March 31st, 2009 ACTON/DELHI - India's highly promising, recently launched Smart Digivision MyWay IPTV service is taking full advantage of comprehensive software, systems and services from SeaChange International, the proven leader in IPTV and on-demand television solutions. Customers of Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd.

August 27th, 2009 NEW DELHI - An 'Empowered Group of Ministers' (EGoM), constituted by the Government to supervise the spectrum for 3G telephony, on Thursday fixed the reserve price for pan-India 3G spectrum at Rs 3,500 crore. It also decided to allow only five operators to offer the high-speed mobile services in the first phase, where one existing operator - BSNL or MTNL - in their respective circles will be given the spectrum along with four new operators.

January 26th, 2009 BANGALORE - The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has given security clearance to British telecom major Cable & Wireless (C&W) to roll out voice, data and Internet services in India, a top company official said. 'We are the first overseas telecom service provider to secure the DoT approval for launching our multi-services platform (MSP) in India's booming telecom market,' C&W India operations Managing Director Sunanda Das told IANS from Mumbai.

July 20th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Only three telecom operators can roll out third generation (3G) services in Delhi due to a spectrum crunch, Communications and IT Minister A. Raja said Monday.

March 10th, 2009 MUMBAI - The Maharashtra government is examining legal options to censor Google Earth and curb it from showing sensitive locations to prevent terror attacks such as what happened in Mumbai, a minister said Tuesday. 'We want Google Earth censored.

January 18th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The country's leading telecom player Bharti Airtel Monday launched a service that allows subscribers to watch television programmes using the company's Internet broadband facility in Delhi and the National Capital Region. Widely known as Internet Protocol Television (IPTV), the service was launched about a month after the state-run telecom operator, Bharat Sanchar Nigam, announced the launch of its own IPTV service, also in Delhi and the NCR.

September 14th, 2009 Amsterdam (Netherlands)/ TRIVANDRUM - SunTec, the leading provider of convergent transaction pricing and billing solutions for the Communication, Media and Entertainment industry, has partnered with video-on-demand, IPTV and advertising software and systems leader SeaChange International to offer television service providers globally automated provisioning of IPTV consumers and accounts in 'near real time', while supporting complex revenue sharing business rules. The SunTec and SeaChange partnership has already resulted in the integration of SunTec's convergent billing solution, TBMS-T, with SeaChange's TV Navigator IPTV middleware for the Smart Digivision's MyWay (http://www.myway.in) IPTV service.

April 28th, 2009 MUMBAI - InnoPath Software, the leader in over-the-air customer care for mobile operators, is pleased to announce the continuation of the company's global expansion with the opening of a wholly owned subsidiary in Mumbai. The rapid growth and development of the region and in particular India are drivers behind this move, an addition that will place sales and support staff in the country.Customer care delivered via Mobile Device Management (MDM) provides operators with a way to reduce operational expenses, increase customer satisfaction, and deploy new services with confidence.

July 13th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The government has constituted an 'Empowered Group of Ministers' (EGoM) to supervise the spectrum for 3G telephony that will revolutionise the technology through which data is received and transferred from mobile phones. According to reports, there would be nine ministers in the EGoM, which would be lead by Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee.

April 30th, 2009 Alinghi launches 35-foot cats for Cup trainingAmerica's Cup champion Alinghi of Switzerland has launched two 35-foot catamarans on Lake Geneva and will begin training for its showdown with American challenger BMW Oracle Racing next year. American Ed Baird will helm one of the catamarans while Alinghi boss Ernesto Bertarelli, a biotech tycoon with extensive experience sailing multihulls, will steer the other.

February 22nd, 2009 CHENNAI - Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi Sunday inaugurated the third generation (3G) services of the state-run Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL), and said the subscribers of the telecom major would be able to make long distance calls for 50 paise per minute from next month under the proposed 'India-Golden 50' scheme.