Thursday, July 22nd, 2010
Good news regarding Android fragmentation. More and more devices are running Android 2.1. And while that isn’t the latest version, it’s still in a whole different class compared to 1.6 or 1.5, which at this point should really be on the way out. That is, of course, unless phone manufacturers insist on bringing other new Android 1.6 devices to market. Google should still probably impose an end-of-life for each version, to prevent its hardware partners from releasing products with obsolete versions of the OS, but the situation seems to be more or less taking care of itself, albeit very slowly.
55.5% of Android devices are currently on 2.1. Only 3.3% are on Android 2.2 (at this point, that’s only the Nexus One). 1.5 and 1.6 together still represent 41% of the total, but at least they’re not the majority anymore. Android’s version fragmentation issue is very real, there’s no denying that. However, given time, the situation might not be as bad as some anticipated. The true test will be in Q4, when the next version of Android is due out. 1.5 and 1.6 will clearly still be around, and then the charts have the potential to become a lot more messy.
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Thursday, March 25th, 2010
At CTIA Wireless 2010, Nokia Siemens Networks has unveiled an upgrade to its core mobile network technology that lets operators provide faster, more efficient mobile Internet services. The upgrade allows operators to offload Internet traffic at an optimal point in the network – typically close to an Internet peering point – in order to minimize the distance it is transmitted. This saves transport and traffic processing costs.
“Operators typically need to deploy relatively costly servers to process mobile data traffic,” said Matti Palomaki, head of Packet Core product management at Nokia Siemens Networks. “Our new approach allows a high volume of Internet traffic, or any operator-specified traffic, to bypass these processing servers and legacy packet core gateway nodes (GGSNs). In the era of smartphone-induced data growth, such “offloading” of traffic can deliver significant savings in next-generation HSPA and LTE networks.”
Traffic offload can be deployed across Nokia Siemens Networks’ Flexi Network Gateway (NG) and as a simple software upgrade to the Serving GPRS Support Node (SGSN). The Flexi NG and SGSN are key elements of Nokia Siemens Networks’ evolved packet core (EPC). Traffic offload can be deployed in both distributed and centralized gateways in 2G, 3G or LTE networks. The first phase of traffic offload is already available.
The network architecture for traffic offload is the simplest possible. As offloading takes place in the Flexi NG mobile gateway, it does not require additional network elements along the signalling and data paths. The solution supports subscriber mobility in an optimal manner and can reduce delays in data transmission to improve the experience for people using real-time applications over mobile networks. In instances where an operator has distributed Internet peering points, the Flexi NG can easily be deployed as a distributed gateway at each of these points to reduce transport network costs, while the SGSN intelligently selects which of the distributed mobile gateways is closest to the subscriber.
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Thursday, March 11th, 2010
Indian Premier League (IPL) and its licensing partner Global Cricket Ventures (GCV) have tied up with July Systems, to launch an IPL mobile internet service, designed for the Indian market. Users can access the service from their mobile phone by calling MiX (Mobile internet eXperience (MiX) platform toll-free number 08 123 123 123 or by accessing m.iplt20.com.
During the television broadcast of IPL, the phone number 08123123123 will be displayed on TV screens. The IPL service is initiated by calling this simple toll free phone number, which results in a SMS being sent to the user, with the link to IPL mobile internet service. Users click on this link to watch real-time video clips IPL videos on their mobile phone.
[Via: news.unwireindia]
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Tuesday, February 9th, 2010
S Tel which recently launched services in Himachal Pradesh, Orissa, Bihar and Jharkhand, is betting big on the launch of mobile number portability (MNP) to further its fortunes in India’s crowded telecom arena. New entrants will be the biggest beneficiaries of MNP as it allows them to target the best post-paid customers of existing incumbents. A review of the circles in which S Tel operates shows upto seven to eight operators competing for customers.
Speaking to TOI, S Tel’s CEO Shamik Das said, “We are ready to take the MNP route to win in the marketplace . Another key priority for us is to participate in 3G auctions when they happen but for selective circles alone”. S Tel’s subscriber base was over 5 lakh at the end of December 2009. It was awarded six C-category licences in early 2008 of which it is yet to launch Assam and Jammu and Kashmir.
S Tel is battling the DoT in the High Court for licenses for a remaining 16 circles which it was denied after telecom minister A Raja arbitrarily cut off the date of award of licences to September 25, 2007 from the earlier October 1, 2007 deadline.
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Friday, November 27th, 2009
Samsung India has launched the C5130 in Indian market. Designed specially for users with active social life, the handset’s homescreen comes with 8 favorite SNS shortcuts including Orkut, Picassa, Facebook, and YouTube. Owing to its integrated full HTML browser and 3G capability, users can easily surf internet on their devices, at a faster speed. With this capability, users can access favorite sites for news, weather updates and various blogs.
“The C5130 mobile is clearly targeted at the youth who are looking at staying connected with their friends at all times, need fast and easy internet access and good multimedia features in their phones, all features being made available to them in an attractively priced package, as indeed the C5130 does”, states Ranjit Yadav, Director -IT & Telecom, Samsung India Electronics Pvt. Ltd. The Samsung C5130 offers a 1.3 megapixel camera with image editor functionality to edit images and customize them as well. It supports Bluetooth that allows users to upload and share images with their loved ones.
The C5130 packs in MP3 player and FM Radio which entertain users while on the go. Users can customize the look of their devices as it is pre-installed with three types of user interface. The handset supports expandable memory up to 8GB, mobile tracker and talktime up to 13 hours. Users need to shell out Rs. 6,200 to purchase the stylish Samsung C5130 slider handset.
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Friday, November 27th, 2009
Reliance Communications , India’s largest and only nationwide operator offering both GSM and CDMA mobile services, today initiated a radical move in the Indian telecom industry by making SMS’s more affordable to all mobile customers in India. Reliance Mobile customers can avail of two revolutionary SMS tariff plans:
- ONE PAISE PER SMS
- UNLIMITED SMS’s @ Re. 1 PER DAY
The new SMS tariff plans are add-on plans and are applicable for all Reliance Mobile customers irrespective of CDMA or GSM network as well as prepaid and postpaid customers.
“SMS continues to grow every year with more and more innovative ways of utilizing its potential coming in the forefront. Indians are using SMS as a mode of communication to keep in touch with friends and family. With select subscriber groups, SMS is a preferred communication mode over voice calls. On account of significant tariff disparity in the recent months, it has lost its due share of attention. Considering this, Reliance Communications with its 1st in the industry initiative, aims to revitalize SMS usage in the country”, said Mr. Mahesh Prasad, President – Reliance Communications.
“Like our earlier Simply Reliance offerings of Local, STD and Roaming calls at 50p/min and 1p/sec from any Reliance mobile to any phone on any network, yet to be matched by any competitive offering. With this best in the industry initiative, we offer significant value not only to our existing 9 Crore CDMA and GSM customers, but are also aimed at gaining new acquisitions from high SMS usage groups of the GSM community such as young professionals and the youth across India”, he added.
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Friday, November 27th, 2009
Nokia the worlds leading mobile phone giant today announced the launch of Nokia 6700 Slide and Nokia 7320 . The Nokia 6700 Slide and Nokia 7230 GSM mobile phones are compatible with UMTS/3G network and also optimized for social networking direct from the mobile phone over the internet.
The Nokia 6700 Slide features include 5 mega pixel camera with Carl Zeiss optics, Dual LED flash and capture key, Internet browsing with HSDPA and HSUPA and support for email and Ovi chat, FM radio and music player and support for up to 16GB microSD memory card. The phone packs S60 based operating system and it comes with 3G/UMTS connectivity. Its functions are useful in the way they should be. There are sufficient features to makethe phone an interesting alternative and viable option compared to many other handsets.
According to the Nokia the phone will be available in six colours including pink, red, petrol blue, aluminum, lime and purple. The Nokia 6700 Slide will retail in India for Rs.11000 and will be available in early 2010.
The another slider Nokia 7230 3G GSM mobile phone features include a 2.4-inch display, 3.2 mega pixel camera, FM radio, Bluetooth, Xpress audio messaging and 2GB memory.The phone will run on S40, OS and its comes in Colors-Graphite and Hot Pink. The Nokia 7230 is enable with 3G/UMTS connectivity at 384 kbps. The Nokia 7230 will retail in India for Rs.7000 and will be available in early 2010.
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Tuesday, November 24th, 2009
Indian consumers who want style in their mobile phone at an affordable price can now go out and buy one after Nokia announced the launch of its new slide phone – Nokia 6600i Slide . Priced attractively at Rs 13,000, the phone has dimensions of 93.0 x 45.0 x 14.2 mm and weighs just 110 grams.
The new slide phone also has the capability of doubling as a modem. Some of the best features in the 6600i include Nokia Xpress audio messaging, and speed dialing for SMS sending. Nokia 6600i is equipped with a TFT screen of 2.2″ , which supports a resolution of 320 x 240 pixels (QVGA). It also has a 5 megapixel camera with autofocus and double LED flash.
The Nokia 6600i has an in-built Nokia Music player and offers support for mp3, .wma, .aac, eAAC, eAAC+ formats. Furthermore FM radio users can access channels from 87.5-108 MHz with RDS support. Coming to the e-mail features, the Nokia 6600i supports IMAP4, POP3, SMTP formats. Nokia also said that e-mail attachments are also supported by the phone. Web browsing is made easier with the Nokia Browser, while Nokia Maps application offers GPS and navigation support.
The Nokia 6600i has 20 MB internal user memory, which is expandable to 16 GB via the micro SD slot. The new phone is available in black and silver colors and has a talk time of four hours on GSM networks. Nokia 6600i also offers seamless network connectivity support for 3G, EDGE, GPRS, GSM, 3G, EDGE, GPRS, GSM, HSCSD, UMTS (3G) networks, 850,900, 1800, 1900, 2100 services.
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Tuesday, November 24th, 2009
Nokia E72, the much awaited device has finally arrived in India. Nokia E72 device is considered the successor to the very famous E71. Nokia E72 brings a rich mobile email and instant messaging experience right out of the box, making it the perfect device for people that want to be productive in both their personal and professional lives.
Ilari Nurmi, Vice President at Nokia said, “Despite the outstanding market performance of the Nokia E71, we still continually look for ways to enhance the device,” “So we included the desktop like email experience from the Nokia E75 and gave it a new optical navigation key for more intuitive scrolling through menus, emails and fast panning of images. We also upgraded the camera to 5 megapixels and added a standard 3.5 mm audio jack.”
The phone also comes pre-installed with Nokia Messaging and a host of Office Productivity Suites. For the first time, users will be able to set up instant messaging (IM) accounts provided by Nokia Messaging direct from the home screen. In just a few steps, device owners will be able to connect to their favorite IM accounts such as Yahoo! Messenger, Google Talk and Ovi, amongst many others.
Other notable features include A-GPS and compass with integrated Maps, including lifetime walk and 10 days of turn-by-turn navigation if activated within the first three months. Conversations are also clearer with active noise cancellation, and a torch can be activated with a single press of the spacebar key. Nokia E72 has more or less everything that the E71 fell short of. The phone has been priced at Rs. 22,989.
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Monday, November 23rd, 2009
Tata DoCoMo , the GSM brand of Tata Teleservices Ltd, today extended its per-second-billing scheme to roaming calls, intensifying the tariff war in India’s fast growing wireless telecom market. On Friday, Bharti Airtel, the country’s largest telecom operator by subscriber base, launched a new billing scheme that slashed roaming rates by nearly 60 per cent.
“We are delighted to announce yet another industry- defying offer to our subscribers-a transparent and pack-free roaming tariff plan of one paisa per second for all incoming and outgoing calls, both local and long distance, to all networks and types of phones (mobile or landline),” Tata DoCoMo, President, Deepak Gulati, President said in a press release.
“Tata DoCoMo subscribers will need no special packs or pay any hidden charges to avail this offer,” he added. From Monday, subscribers across all 15 circles where the company has GSM services, will have to pay just 1 paisa per second while on a roam call, regardless of the network or type of phone the call is made to.
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