BANGALORE: MyDuniya Networks on Tuesday announced the launch of an service which will allow mobile users to send emails, save and retrieve personal information and share contact details just by sending an SMS and without having to access the Internet.
Currently available for Airtel subscribers in Karnataka, the service will be expanded nationally and to other telecom operators soon, the Bangalore-based startup founder and chairman Jagdish Kini said.
The SMS-based application also supports interactive group messaging and allows files to be sent to e-mail addresses. Commonly-used files such as brochures can be stored on the company’s server and data up to one megabyte can be sent to e-mail addresses using the SMS shortcode 53695. “There is a digital divide between mobile users and web users. This service is a way to bridge this divide,” Mr Kini said.
MyDuniya also has a platform for enterprises and web portals to allow access to customers through the mobile phone. The company says the platform supports two-way interactions and can be leveraged to provide personalised information.
“The goal of the service is consumer convenience and the mobile market is our biggest market. We have launched our initial service on the SMS platform considering that SMS is the most widely used non-voice service” CEO Ganapathy Subramanian said.
With 260 million subscribers, India has the world’s second biggest mobile user base. The country has some 3.9 million broadband connections and about 32 million active Internet users.
BSNL to add 100 million landlines with 25 million in Karnataka circle by 2010
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) announced to increase the capacity of landlines by 100 million across the country by 2010, including 25 million alone in Karnataka, which is the maiden circle to have attained ISO 9001 : 2000 certification.
BSNL chief managing director CMD Kuldeep Goyal said that the company is in the process of inviting tenders for 93 million new lines. “We have decided to push the capacity building program and will plan to set up five million new lines for South India in the next six months”, he added.
Further the company is planning to add three million broadband users in the current year to take its market share from 42 percent to 50 percent, aiming to have 10 million broadband subscriber base.
BSNL also aims to hike its value added services revenue from Rs 700 crore during 2007-08 to Rs 2,000-crore by 2010, for which it is planning to introduce managed network services targeting the enterprise sector.
BSNL chief managing director CMD Kuldeep Goyal said that the company is in the process of inviting tenders for 93 million new lines. “We have decided to push the capacity building program and will plan to set up five million new lines for South India in the next six months”, he added.
Further the company is planning to add three million broadband users in the current year to take its market share from 42 percent to 50 percent, aiming to have 10 million broadband subscriber base.
BSNL also aims to hike its value added services revenue from Rs 700 crore during 2007-08 to Rs 2,000-crore by 2010, for which it is planning to introduce managed network services targeting the enterprise sector.
Reliance Leading the WiMAX Charge in India
The Indian Broadband market is expected to expand almost exponentially over the next five to six years according to a report published recently and it would appear that the use of WiMAX (short for World Interoperability for Microwave Access) is leading the charge with usage expecting to rise to over 21 million users by 2014. WiMAX where installed correctly is designed to provide greater efficiency, development and utilisation of broadband services.
This echoes further additional reports that confirm that the Indian economy is flourishing and the demand for telecommunications networks and services has finally outpaced the availability provided for by what are euphemistically described as conventional legacy wired telecommunications.
It would appear that within the Indian marketplace that vendors, operators and system integrators are all coming together to engineer a bandwidth revolution, the like of which has never been seen before.
Leading the charge in this particular telecommunications sub sector would appear to be Reliance Technology Ventures; the VC (Venture Capital) subsidiary of Mumbai based Reliance AD Group.
One of reliance technology ventures sister companies reliance communications is at present one of India's largest CDMA (code division multiple access) suppliers and is now serving its intention to move into the GSM marketplace.
It has achieved this by its recent funding of a large undisclosed investment in E-Band, a San Diego based manufacturer and designer of multigigabit wireless communications systems.
Given the current rate of growth within the Indian marketplace industry experts are predicting with current levels of investment and expansion we may be at the beginning of what could possibly be one of the world's top three WiMAX marketplaces.
At the forefront of this expansion have been major carriers such as Reliance Technologies who are already running commercial WiMAX services in Bangalore. Should these initial tests prove to be successful and if you want to go on initial criteria and that would certainly be the case, they are predicting that by 2014 the accumulated WiMAX subscriber base in India alone will reach 21 million.
Partly because of its rapid expansion equipment costs the general market costs are dropping whilst revenues are rising. Costs in India are being driven down faster than in any of the major worldwide marketplace.
At present industry analysts state the penetration of broadband throughout India at present lies at an extremely low figure of .2%. With the new technologies and investment rapidly being made available for the industry, experts are predicting the market to double within the next couple of years.
It cannot be denied that globally, investment in emerging wireless technology services such as WiMAX is growing certainly more than any other similar mobile technology.
It is one of those things that you can get a rough estimation of how mature technology marketplace is when you sit back and analyze the number of hardware equipment manufacturers who are prepared to "jump in with both feet," desperate to claim vital market share.
Elsewhere in Asia, WiMAX is expanding and it would appear that from other marketplaces, certain Asian telephone companies are planning to run controlled tests of these services based on WiMAX technology in the United Kingdom next year.
Certainly it would appear that the initial WiMAX tests run by Reliance WiMAX in Bangalore are going well and that the costs of the Reliance Data Card are expected to drop accordingly.
Stephen Morgan writes on many technical issues and more on the above can be found at Reliance WiMAX and http://www.broadbandforum.co.in
This echoes further additional reports that confirm that the Indian economy is flourishing and the demand for telecommunications networks and services has finally outpaced the availability provided for by what are euphemistically described as conventional legacy wired telecommunications.
It would appear that within the Indian marketplace that vendors, operators and system integrators are all coming together to engineer a bandwidth revolution, the like of which has never been seen before.
Leading the charge in this particular telecommunications sub sector would appear to be Reliance Technology Ventures; the VC (Venture Capital) subsidiary of Mumbai based Reliance AD Group.
One of reliance technology ventures sister companies reliance communications is at present one of India's largest CDMA (code division multiple access) suppliers and is now serving its intention to move into the GSM marketplace.
It has achieved this by its recent funding of a large undisclosed investment in E-Band, a San Diego based manufacturer and designer of multigigabit wireless communications systems.
Given the current rate of growth within the Indian marketplace industry experts are predicting with current levels of investment and expansion we may be at the beginning of what could possibly be one of the world's top three WiMAX marketplaces.
At the forefront of this expansion have been major carriers such as Reliance Technologies who are already running commercial WiMAX services in Bangalore. Should these initial tests prove to be successful and if you want to go on initial criteria and that would certainly be the case, they are predicting that by 2014 the accumulated WiMAX subscriber base in India alone will reach 21 million.
Partly because of its rapid expansion equipment costs the general market costs are dropping whilst revenues are rising. Costs in India are being driven down faster than in any of the major worldwide marketplace.
At present industry analysts state the penetration of broadband throughout India at present lies at an extremely low figure of .2%. With the new technologies and investment rapidly being made available for the industry, experts are predicting the market to double within the next couple of years.
It cannot be denied that globally, investment in emerging wireless technology services such as WiMAX is growing certainly more than any other similar mobile technology.
It is one of those things that you can get a rough estimation of how mature technology marketplace is when you sit back and analyze the number of hardware equipment manufacturers who are prepared to "jump in with both feet," desperate to claim vital market share.
Elsewhere in Asia, WiMAX is expanding and it would appear that from other marketplaces, certain Asian telephone companies are planning to run controlled tests of these services based on WiMAX technology in the United Kingdom next year.
Certainly it would appear that the initial WiMAX tests run by Reliance WiMAX in Bangalore are going well and that the costs of the Reliance Data Card are expected to drop accordingly.
Stephen Morgan writes on many technical issues and more on the above can be found at Reliance WiMAX and http://www.broadbandforum.co.in
49 Million Indians Log on to Internet in 2008
NEW DELHI: Internet users in India have risen to over 49 million this year. Urban users account for a bulk of it, 40 million, with rural net users numbering 9 million. Regular net users, defined as anyone accessing the net at least once a month, number around 35 million (30-million urban and 5-million rural), says online research & advisory firm JuxtConsult’s ‘India Online 2008’ - an offline survey of over 12,500 households across 40 cities and 160 villages countrywide to gauge the online behavior of Indians.
The data indicate that every one in 10 urban Indians (12 percent) is now net connected. And interestingly, over 70 percent Internet users prefer to access the net in Indian languages, with English users dwindled down to 28 percent from 41 percent in 2007.
Internet penetration (as percent of population) has crossed double-digit mark in urban India at 12 percent, up 3 percent from 9 percent last year, and rural penetration stands at 4.5 percent, India’s net user demographics cuts evenly across socio-economic class (SEC) A, B and C, and extends beyond metros (which account for under a third, 30 percent, of all users now, down 6 percent from 2007’s 36 percent). A majority, over three-fourths of users (77 percent), are between 19 to 35 years of age, up 10 percent from 2007.
Surprisingly women account for less than a fifth, just 17.6 percent, of the 49 million odd Indian netizens. The females’ net representation is just marginally higher for urban India at 18.2 percent.
The survey says that over half of all net users (51 percent) in the country are salaried employees in the corporate world. The number of urban netizens has increased by 33 percent in the last one year, from 30 million to 40 million. Of the total number of urban users, 75 percent (30 million) are regular urban users while rest, 25 percent (10-million), are occasional users.
The data indicate that every one in 10 urban Indians (12 percent) is now net connected. And interestingly, over 70 percent Internet users prefer to access the net in Indian languages, with English users dwindled down to 28 percent from 41 percent in 2007.
Internet penetration (as percent of population) has crossed double-digit mark in urban India at 12 percent, up 3 percent from 9 percent last year, and rural penetration stands at 4.5 percent, India’s net user demographics cuts evenly across socio-economic class (SEC) A, B and C, and extends beyond metros (which account for under a third, 30 percent, of all users now, down 6 percent from 2007’s 36 percent). A majority, over three-fourths of users (77 percent), are between 19 to 35 years of age, up 10 percent from 2007.
Surprisingly women account for less than a fifth, just 17.6 percent, of the 49 million odd Indian netizens. The females’ net representation is just marginally higher for urban India at 18.2 percent.
The survey says that over half of all net users (51 percent) in the country are salaried employees in the corporate world. The number of urban netizens has increased by 33 percent in the last one year, from 30 million to 40 million. Of the total number of urban users, 75 percent (30 million) are regular urban users while rest, 25 percent (10-million), are occasional users.
India to issue WiMAX and 3G guidelines in June
Speaking at a recent industry conference in Delhi, Raja said the licence conditions would allow for foreign participation. Under Indian law, up to 74 per cent of an Indian company can be held by a foreign company.
The Indian government expects the rollout of WiMAX and 3G networks to start by January 2009; it has also set a target of 20 million broadband subscribers by 2010. The country currently only has around 4 million broadband subscribers.
The initial WiMAX plans laid out by the Indian government include the auction of three 2.5GHz WiMAX licenses with a 10MHz allocation each for the winners. State-owned BSNL has already been handed 20MHz of spectrum in the 2.5GHz band for mobile WiMAX rollout.
It is still not clear whether the 2.5GHz licence winners will be able to offer mobile services or not. However, the new guidelines should clarify this issue.
Despite all the WiMAX optimism displayed by the Indian government, Gartner is downbeat on the technology's prospects in the country. In a recent report entitled "Beware of WiMAX Hype in India", Gartner forecast there would only be 6.9 million mobile and fixed WiMAX connections in use in India by the end of 2011. Of that number, Gartner estimates the overwhelming majority will be for fixed and nomadic applications
The Indian government expects the rollout of WiMAX and 3G networks to start by January 2009; it has also set a target of 20 million broadband subscribers by 2010. The country currently only has around 4 million broadband subscribers.
The initial WiMAX plans laid out by the Indian government include the auction of three 2.5GHz WiMAX licenses with a 10MHz allocation each for the winners. State-owned BSNL has already been handed 20MHz of spectrum in the 2.5GHz band for mobile WiMAX rollout.
It is still not clear whether the 2.5GHz licence winners will be able to offer mobile services or not. However, the new guidelines should clarify this issue.
Despite all the WiMAX optimism displayed by the Indian government, Gartner is downbeat on the technology's prospects in the country. In a recent report entitled "Beware of WiMAX Hype in India", Gartner forecast there would only be 6.9 million mobile and fixed WiMAX connections in use in India by the end of 2011. Of that number, Gartner estimates the overwhelming majority will be for fixed and nomadic applications
MP urges BSNL to improve broadband service in Nagercoil district
BSNL authorities have been asked to improve the broadband services offered in Nagercoil district by MP, A.V.Bellarmine. According to the MP, the two divisions of Nagercoil district, Kuzuthurai and Nagercoil are unable to offer customers the best service.
Bellarmine pointed out that there is huge backlog of waiting list in Nagercoil Secondary Switching Area. Around 400 people who have applied long time back have still not received the connection so far.
Bellarmine wanted BSNL to reduce the landline phone tariff and keep a flat rate through out the Nagercoil SSA.
Bellarmine pointed out that there is huge backlog of waiting list in Nagercoil Secondary Switching Area. Around 400 people who have applied long time back have still not received the connection so far.
Bellarmine wanted BSNL to reduce the landline phone tariff and keep a flat rate through out the Nagercoil SSA.
BSNL To Provide Broadband Access To 23,000 District Headqrs. In 2008-09
With roll out of 3G guidelines in June 2008 as committed by Union Communication & IT Minister, on Friday, the Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd. (BSNL) has geared up for next generation network to connect rural India with wireless communication linkages to provide broadband access initially to 23,000 district headquarters, panchayats etc. in 2008-09, its CMD, Mr. Kuldeep Goyal announced here today.
Speaking on the 2nd day ASSOCHAM organized Global Telecom Summit, Mr. Goyal said that BSNL would provide broadband linkages by going for next generation network from moving on equipment driven technology to software driven technology.
The next generation network would first be laid to all district headquarters, panchayats and thereafter to district boards and zila parishads and over 6 lakh villages across the country, he informed.
The BSNL would also provide broadband facilities through fiber lines and also complete voice over internet protocol (VoIP) by 2015 and quickly adopt 3G networks to provide telecommunication linkages to entire country.
Mr. Goyal also said that Nigam would also adopt WiMax facilities with the introduction of 3G services. The Chairman BSNL also promised that his Nigam swould be able to meet all its commitments for 2010 target laid out for it by the Deptt. of Telecom under Ministry of Communication & IT.
According to him, the next challenge for the Nigam would be to further reduce the telecom cost by extending telecom linkages at war footing for which the intensive efforts are being made within the organization in consultation with other relevant departments as per the commitment given to people by UPA government.
Speaking on the 2nd day ASSOCHAM organized Global Telecom Summit, Mr. Goyal said that BSNL would provide broadband linkages by going for next generation network from moving on equipment driven technology to software driven technology.
The next generation network would first be laid to all district headquarters, panchayats and thereafter to district boards and zila parishads and over 6 lakh villages across the country, he informed.
The BSNL would also provide broadband facilities through fiber lines and also complete voice over internet protocol (VoIP) by 2015 and quickly adopt 3G networks to provide telecommunication linkages to entire country.
Mr. Goyal also said that Nigam would also adopt WiMax facilities with the introduction of 3G services. The Chairman BSNL also promised that his Nigam swould be able to meet all its commitments for 2010 target laid out for it by the Deptt. of Telecom under Ministry of Communication & IT.
According to him, the next challenge for the Nigam would be to further reduce the telecom cost by extending telecom linkages at war footing for which the intensive efforts are being made within the organization in consultation with other relevant departments as per the commitment given to people by UPA government.
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