ZTE SDR Multimode Station on Record Sales

A variety of multi-band and multi-standard wireless communications systems can be implemented with SDR technology, such as CDMA2000, GSM/UMTS, TD-SCDMA, LTE and WiMAX. Subscribers benefit from a single platform for multiple technical standards

ZTE Corporation (“ZTE”) announced that its SDR base station recorded a total volume shipment of 107,000 units in less than one year: since its latest product advancement in October 2008 through April 2009. ZTE attributes this business achievement to its strong R&D and the growing popularity of SDR (Soft Defined Radio) technology favored by global operators, including those in fast developing mobile markets such as China and India. A variety of multi-band and multi-standard wireless communications systems can be implemented with SDR technology, such as CDMA2000, GSM/UMTS, TD-SCDMA, LTE and WiMAX. Subscribers benefit from a single platform for multiple technical standards, allowing for customisation and access to a variety of new features with an easy upgrade path. With its SDR platform, ZTE takes the lead in achieving multi-mode or dual-mode network solutions, including GSM/UMTS dual-mode, GSM/UMTS/LTE multi-mode, CDMA/LTE dual-mode and TDD/FDD LTE multi-mode, to name a few. As a socially responsible company, ZTE is committed to providing environmental-friendly solutions to the worldwide market. Its SDR’s low power consumption features offer power efficiency up to 45%, highlighting its leading position in driving green technology development. “Innovation, integration and sustainability, along with cost-effective features, have become the key requirements and trends in the wireless industry,” said Zhao Xianming, Senior Vice President of ZTE Corporation. “To date, ZTE’s SDR wireless platform has experienced tremendous success in the market due to our focus on innovation and high product quality. ZTE’s more than 100,000 SDR base station shipments demonstrate that we have entered the ranks of leading wireless equipment providers in the industry.” In October 2008, ZTE’s SDR products won an InfoVision award at Broadband World Forum (BBWF) Europe 2008 from IEC (International Electrotechnical Commission), reinforcing ZTE’s position as a market leader in network innovation. In February 2009 at the World Mobile Congress in Barcelona, ZTE’s SDR solution was also nominated for GSMA's 14th Global Mobile Awards, representing the only nomination for a Chinese company. ZTE earlier this year partnered with CSL Hong Kong to launch the world’s first SDR-based HSPA+ commercial network with download rates of up to 21Mbps, considered the world’s fastest 3G commercial network ever developed. ZTE helped CSL realized its goal as a four-band GSM / UMTS multi-mode network operator. Through its proven track record, the Company is recognized as a reliable and innovative supplier for global operators and equipment providers in the area of SDR base stations.

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Indyarocks is providing 16 free premium channel

Indyarocks has partnered with Nautank.tv to offer 16 Free Premium video Channels including the likes of MTV, Channel [V], TimesNow, ZEE News, Colors, FTV and SimplyBhangra for free (link).

This partnership will offer Indyarocks users free online access to premium video content from Youth Channels (MTV, Channel [V], FTV), News Channels (TimesNow, Zee News),General Entertainment channels (Colors, Star), Movie Based channels (Zoom, Eros, Bollywood Hungama, Lehren) and Bhangra channel.

This is surely a big deal for both Indyarocks as well as Nautanki.tv – a great example of convergence where media publishers, platform owners and content producer have come together.

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RIM Blackberry Planning to Launch.

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Nokia Latest in Pack:- 6208 Classic

Nokia India has announced the launch of its first series 40 touch-input device Nokia 6208 Classic.

The Nokia 6208 Classic, priced at Rs. 13,259, features a pen input along with an alphanumeric keypad and handwriting recognition features. It also features a 2.4-inch QVGA display, 3.2 mega-pixel camera with dual LED flash, Stereo MP3 player and FM radio, 64 MB internal user memory (13 MB free) and a 5-way navi-key.

Vineet Taneja, Marketing Director, Nokia India said, "We are extremely excited to launch the Nokia 6208 Classic truly designed for convenience. This is our first series 40 touch input aimed to give our consumers an enhanced messaging experience. With a 3.2 megapixel camera, dual LED flash and 8x digital zoom, the Nokia 6208 Classic makes capturing memories and sharing moments simple, fun and easy."

The Nokia 6208 Classic is made from materials such as stainless steel and features larger fonts for messaging and browsing as well as viewing pictures and web pages. The Nokia 6208 Classic also supports optional microSD cards up to 8GB.

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Credit Card Details

People dont know much about credit card. how much it cost, what is required, how much benefits are provided by credit card supplier etc.
These site will provide all the information related to all the credit cards from titanium to gold from ICICI to American express card.

http://www.india-creditcards.com/

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Bangalore on winning track

Johannesburg: Jacques Kallis hit an unbeaten 58 and pace bowler Praveen Kumar took three wickets Tuesday to guide the Bangalore Royal Challengers to a seven-wicket victory over the Delhi Daredevils in the Indian Premier League.

Kallis struck two boundaries and two sixes in 56 balls to take Bangalore to eclipse Delhi's 134-7 with one over to spare.

In Images: Kallis scripts Bangalore's seven-wicket win

The South Africa allrounder completed a fine all-around performance having bowled accurately to take 1-17 in four overs.

Kallis shared a second-wicket stand of 70 off 69 balls with Rahul Dravid (38 off 34 balls) after opener Robin Uthappa nicking Yogesh Nayar's outswinger to wicketkeeper Dinesh Karthik to be out for 1 in the first over.

"He (Kallis) is a superb cricketer with a great attitude," Bangalore coach Ray Jennings said. "I respect him as a legend ... I'm privileged to work with four legends - Kallis, (Mark) Boucher, Dravid and (Anil) Kumble."

Nagar, a 19-year-old offspinner playing in his first IPL match, was the pick of the Delhi attack with 2-20 in two overs.

Nagar got his first wicket when he caught Dravid off his own bowling in the 13th over.

Ross Taylor came in and scored briskly, smashing a boundary and three sixes in 12 balls on his way to 25.

He departed in the 15th over trying to hit another boundary off Nagar and was caught at long on by Daniel Vettori.

Kallis and Mark Boucher (10 not out) then took Bangalore home, putting on an unbeaten stand of 39.

Full Coverage: IPL 2009

Delhi stay top of the IPL standings with 18 points.

Captain Virender Sehwag, who continued to underperform after getting out for a duck, was forced to defend his personal form and shrugged off suggestions that his team was losing its early rhythm.

"As long as we are winning, my form is not important," Sehwag said. "It's a team game. If it's not me performing, then it's someone else. It's part and parcel of the game."

"I don't think we have lost momentum ... we haven't lost two games in a row. (The) momentum is still with us. It's just a matter of the openers getting a good start and we will be fine."

Earlier, Kumar took 3-30 in four overs, while captain and legspinner Anil Kumble claimed 2-24 in four overs to restrict Delhi.

Dinesh Karthik top-scored for Delhi with 31.

Source:- Sify

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IPL Points Table

Team Played Won Loss N/R Point R/R Delhi Daredevils 13 9 4 0 18 0.25 Super Kings 13 7 5 1 15 0.93 Deccan Chargers 13 7 6 0 14 0.26 Royal Challengers 13 7 6 0 14 -0.25 Kings XI Punjab 13 7 6 0 14 -0.42 Rajasthan Royals 13 6 6 1 13 -0.36 Mumbai Indians 13 5 7 1 11 0.40 Knight Riders 13 2 10 1 5 -0.89

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IPL Round UP

NEW DELHI: Here's a glimpse of DLF Indian Premier League coverage in the daily newspapers.

It's all down to nerves now. Times Of India writes as the Indian Premier League enters its last week, nail-chomping has all but become a national phenomenon and by the time the semi-finalists are identified, cricket-lovers will have to start looking for something else to chew on. It adds that the last few days have seen so many close matches that even the point's table is now scratching its head. In all likelihood, the teams that fail the nerves-test will not come down to winning matches anymore and it will all be about not losing them.

Everyone was talking about brother Yusuf before IPL II. Quietly, the junior Pathan has come up the ranks and played a big role in the survival of Kings XI Punjab so far. Hindustan Times says that in the world of bubbles that T20 or IPL can sometimes be, players come to the fore by turn. A few good outings bring them under the spotlight for a while before someone else displaces them. There isn't anything constant about it. "I just wanted to play before the tournament started. I hardly played any international cricket last year because other players were doing well. So, before the IPL and looking ahead to the T20 World Cup, I was praying that I get a chance to play regularly. When you perform at crucial times, it makes a big difference to your confidence. For me, it's done a world of good, especially before the T20 World Cup," Irfan tells Hindustan Times.

It was Joginder Sharma a couple of years back. Today, it's Irfan Pathan. He has become a bit of a last over hero for whichever team he plays and it's no different in the IPL either. If he did the job with the bat against the Knight Riders and Team Delhi on Monday, it was Pathan's chance to show what he can do with the ball. Times Of India writes he is the first one to concede that there's an element of luck attached to winning matches in the last over. "It was my luck tonight and I won. If you ask me, I would say the pressure was on them. The key to winning these moments is not to take the pressure on yourself and I guess that worked," Pathan said with a characteristic smile on his face to Times Of India.

Shane Warne and Adam Gilchrist are giving leadership a good name in the IPL and it's not just by accident. Sandip Patil writes in Mid Day that while Gilchrist's leadership for Deccan Chargers is poles apart from that of VVS Laxman last year, Warne has shown that he is numero uno in extracting the best out of his players no matter how talented or limited they are. Gilchrist seems determined to prove that he could soon be on par with the great Victorian in this aspect.

Mahela Jayawardene wants to perfect his swing; Jacques Kallis is wondering why it's difficult to hit the stationary ball; and Mark Boucher is just happy to be wearing knee-length shorts as he makes his way up from a bunker. The Indian Express writes that it may seem that the three have taken a wrong turn and ended up at the Wanderers Golf Course rather than the cricket ground, but in reality the cricketers have a fascination for golf. "It's a very relaxing sport, and great fun," says Jayawardene, as he prepares to embark on the backward journey, after saving par on the ninth. "Even though cricket and family take a lot of time, I try to play golf at every opportunity available - it's a great stress buster."

Amit Mishra has been the Delhi Daredevils' premier spinner in their nine victories (from 12 matches) that helped them secure a semi-final berth. When Daniel Vettori had to sit out in order to allow four other foreigners to play, Mishra more than held his own. By his own yardsticks, though, Mishra has fallen short. Talking to Hindustan Times Mishra, said, "I had set out to get more wickets than I have managed. If you don't take wickets, you cannot put the opposition under pressure. T20 is not always about economical bowling."

Unlike in Tests and ODI, where the path has been paved by years of experience, Twenty20 still remains unchartered territory. Cricketers haven't quite mastered the art of excelling in cricket's shortest format. But, then, it's not just about trying to hit every delivery into orbit; many during the IPL are showing there's scope to construct innings. "In the 120 balls you play, 100 may be really difficult but even if you can take advantage of 20 deliveries then it makes all the difference,'' says AB de Villiers of Delhi Daredevils to Times Of India.

Icon players have had a torrid time in this season of the IPL. Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid had started off brilliantly, only to taper off as the tournament progressed, while Sourav Ganguly has had a woeful run and is now hoping that the tournament ends soon so that he can go back. Sehwag was not even close to being at his best. Barring Yuvraj Singh, who's done it with the ball and not the bat, none of the big boys of Indian cricket have really come to the party. Times Of India writes that the left-hander, along with Sehwag, still has a week left to stamp the mark of the icons on the tournament. It's time for us to wait and watch.

As the DLF Indian Premier League enters its last stage, pressure on players is beginning to tell. Jacques Kallis in his column in Times Of India writes that there are no laws which dictate that certain players will be affected by nerves and others not. "We are seeing more and more effects of pressure on players. We have seen a team score 21 off the last over to win and we have seen a team defend a mere four runs in the final over. Experienced players may react negatively under pressure less often than young players, but it can strike any one of us - at any time. It may be one of the oldest sayings in cricket, but it has never been truer than now in the IPL -- the game is never won until the last ball has been bowled."

In Twenty20 cricket one big thing is not to plan too much, writes Ross Taylor in Times Of India. He says that on his day any batsman can bat unbelievably or any bowler can bowl a great spell, so all your plans can go for a toss. "Planning is important, but be prepared for an element of surprise when you get into a Twenty20 game," writes Taylor, adding that the final week is the time when the fortunes will be decided for good or worse. "Our next rivals Delhi Daredevils have played well right through this year and that will be a big challenge for us going forward. It's a big game, one which we must win to reach the semifinals. It is just basically down to the fact that we need to win our final two league games to make it through to the semi-finals. And if we don' beat Delhi, it is pretty clear that the tournament is pretty much over for us."

Brendon McCullum is a relieved man, at least for the time being. The Kolkata Knight Riders captain revealed in a press conference that he finally felt a lot better and will enjoy the night after his team managed to snap their losing streak in the Indian Premier League against Chennai Super Kings on Monday. According to a report in The Telegraph, McCullum said, "It feels a lot better, having won this match. We have been playing well for the last couple of matches, but we ended up on the wrong side in them. It was better this time."

He is yet to fire in the ongoing Indian Premier League but his side has already qualified for the semi-finals. Virender Sehwag is hoping to find his form ahead of the last-four stage of the tournament. According to agency report in DNA Sehwag feels it was just a matter of time before both he and Gambhir started scoring and if that happened it would be a bonus for his team. "I hope I will get runs in the next couple matches that we have to play before the semi-final. And if Gautam and I manage to find our form, that will be bonus for our team," he said.

Fielding has begun to have a great deal of say in the IPL as it heads into its business end. Ravi Shastri writes in Hindustan Times that as matches are being decided on the final balls and the margin of runs is little, the result is often decided by fielding. "The margin of error in this IPL has been very little. Just imagine if Rohit Sharma, on Sunday, hadn't got out in the final over, the task of 4 runs from 4 balls should have been easy against the Kings XI. Or Mumbai Indians' tail conceding critical run outs in the final over against Rajasthan Royals to end up losing by just two runs. Or that final over of Mashrafe Mortaza when 21 runs couldn't be defended," writes Shastri.

Allan Donald recalls the time South Africa were known as the greatest chokers and has some balm for Mumbai Indians' skipper Sachin Tendulkar. Ironically, Donald was at the centre-stage of the biggest heartbreak in South Africa's cricket history - the 1999 World Cup semi-final defeat to Australia. The Indian Premier League is all about high pressure situations and when you talk to Donald about pressure, his thoughts instinctively go back to that 1999 game. "Being run out on the fourth ball of the last over of the greatest semi-final in the World Cup history was the biggest disappointment of my career. A lot of people blamed me for that. It was the worst period of my career," Donald told Mid Day.

Empathising with Sachin Tendulkar and his team, Donald says, "He's experienced enough and has seen the ups and down. He will be better off for the experience. He's the best batsman I have ever seen. As a teenager, he took to batting as duck to water." Donald felt that Tendulkar would be better off without the extra burden of captaincy. "He has so much pressure of expectations from everyone that it's best he is not burdened with captaincy," he said to Mid Day.

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MTNL 3G in Mumbai

Dolphin inaugurates 3G in Mumbai. Service will be Offered Shortly.

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BenQ Netbook Offer

BenQ has announced a limited period offer on its netbooks - Joybook Lite U101 and U101C. The offer entitles every customer to a free BenQ ultra slim external portable DVD writer with every purchase of its Joybook Lite.

In addition BenQ has further announced a new version of the Joybook Lite U101C. The new Joybook Lite U101C comes in a stylish coffee color and costs Rs. Rs. 22,990.

With this offer, BenQ is aiming at first time PC buyers, who are looking for a complete entertainment package at an accessible cost.

Bundled with Windows XP home edition, BenQ Joybook Lite U101 is equipped with SRS surround sound feature and Bluetooth 2.0, which can be connected to all Bluetooth supported devices.

The BenQ netbooks have a 10.1-inch, 16:9 wide LED backlight screen, weigh approximately 1.3 kg, possess 160GB onwards storage capacity and have a keyboard that is 90% the size of generic notebooks, built-in speakers and a 1.3 mega pixel webcam.

The Joybook U101C costs Rs. 20,990.

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Lenovo New Netbook.

Lenovo has announced the IdeaPad S10-2 netbook, that is slimmer and lighter than its predecessor the S10.

"With the netbook scene rapidly changing, consumers are telling us they want to merge the capabilities of their most commonly used sources of electronic entertainment, such as digital photographs, online TV, music and social networks all into one portable and affordable device," said Dion Weisler, vice president, Business Operations, Idea Product Group, Lenovo. "We've incorporated that feedback into our new IdeaPad S10-2 netbook, giving consumers around the world more ways to connect with options for wireless connectivity, a more portable and expressive design and entertainment-packed features."

Starting at just over two pounds and measuring less than an inch thick, the new IdeaPad S10-2 netbook has an 10.1-inch LED screen and a ring pattern design on the top cover personalized in grey, pink, white or black. While slimming down the netbook's size for increased portability, Lenovo has outfitted the netbook with a keyboard that's nearly 90 percent the size of a standard keyboard, a larger touchpad, three USB ports, a 4-in-1 card reader and a built-in web camera. The netbook runs on the latest Intel Atom processor technology and has a 160 GB hard drive. The company maintains that the S10-2's battery saving software helps it achieve up to 30 percent more battery life than before.

Consumers can go online anywhere with a host of wireless connectivity options and Lenovo has equipped the netbook with Dolby Headphone technology to amplify customers' audio experience. Users can wear any set of headphones to hear surround sound audio from 5.1 channels of sound. With the Lenovo QuickStart application users can listen to music, view photos, send instant messages or make Skype calls without waiting for their operating system to boot. Users will also be able to log into the PC with their face with VeriFace facial recognition technology.

With Lenovo's OneKey Rescue System consumers can recover their data if it becomes corrupted in a few simple steps. The tool can also be configured to run virus scanning before entering the main operating system to restore damaged files and allow users to back up and recover their data.

The IdeaPad S10-2 netbook will be available at the end of May on www.lenovo.com and through business partners beginning at the end of June. Models start at $349.

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Chat with IPL Players

mig33, a social networking platform, together with five DLF IPL teams, Kings XI Punjab, Delhi Daredevils, Royal Challengers, Deccan Chargers, Chennai Super Kings, has managed to bring the real excitement of cricket straight from South Africa to your mobile phone. With the IPL fervor that has gripped fans, mig33 has been engaging its members with real-time chats with players from the five IPL teams. While both registration and chat are free, charges are applicable for data transfer.

Once a member joins a particular fanclub, say Kings Eleven Fanclub, he can enjoy live ball-by-ball commentary, be updated with sports news, buy virtual club merchandise, cheer on his favourite team players, and discuss the match religiously, all while chatting with his fellow Kings Eleven fans. He is alerted before a team coach, cheer leader or a player comes on board to chat and connect via text messages on the screen with the fans.

"Cricket is a social activity and the mobile-phone provides the ideal platform for fans globally to engage directly with one other, as well as chat to their cricket heroes. We are delighted that the IPL teams have established their official mobile fan clubs on mig33 and are using this new communications channel to help build their fan globally," said Steve Boom, chief executive officer, mig33.

Preity Zinta, co-owner, Kings XI Punjab, said, "We are excited with this association with mig33. mig33 has brought our fans across the globe on a common platform. It is amazing to connect with them and be so close to them while sitting in South Africa. Our fans are using this platform to ignite passion and to support the team during the IPL."

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BSNL’s $6-b GSM contract:-Ericsson, Huawei shortlisted

equipment major Ericsson and Chinese manufacturer of telecom gear Huawei have been shortlisted by Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd for its mega 93-million-line cellular project. The project size is estimated to be around $6 billion, making it the single largest contract in the world.

While Ericsson has been shortlisted for North and East zones, Huawei has qualified for West, East and South zones. Other bidders, including ZTE, Nokia Siemens and Alcatel Lucent, have been disqualified on technical grounds. Some of the vendors disqualified, including Nokia Siemens, have supplied equipment to BSNL earlier

Quoting prices

With only one vendor having qualified from three zones, the financial bids submitted by the qualified companies may have lost their relevance. Since there is no second qualified bidder in North, West and South, BSNL will have to give the contract at the price quoted by Ericsson and Huawei respectively. The project envisages both GSM and 3G network rollout.

However, BSNL cannot award the contracts immediately since the Ministry of Home Affairs is yet to give its clearance from the security point of view.

The Ministry had raised concerns regarding some of the foreign vendors, especially about Huawei from China. A committee was set up by the Ministry to evaluate the background of the bidders before the contracts are awarded. This committee is yet to submit its report.

Seeking to open bids

Meanwhile, BSNL has written to the Department of Telecom seeking permission to open the bids submitted by Ericsson in the North zone even before the Ministry submits its report.

BSNL has told the DoT that it was facing acute shortage of GSM capacity and since Ericsson was already an established vendor on its network, the contract for the North zone should be awarded to the Swedish company for this region.

The project is part of a major expansion plan aimed at giving BSNL enough capacity to expand its subscriber base. While private operators have been adding over 2.5 million new users a month, BSNL is adding just over a million.

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Nokia N97 Review

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General	2G Network	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
	3G Network	HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100
		HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - American version
	Announced	2008, November
	Status	Coming soon. Exp. release 2009, June

Size	Dimensions	117.2 x 55.3 x 15.9 mm, 88 cc
	Weight	150 g

Display	Type	TFT resistive touchscreen, 16M colors
	Size	360 x 640 pixels, 3.5 inches
		- Proximity sensor for auto turn-off - Accelerometer sensor for auto-rotate - Full QWERTY keyboard - Handwriting recognition

Sound	Alert types	Vibration; MP3 ringtones
	Speakerphone	Yes, with stereo speakers
		- 3.5 mm audio jack

Memory	Phonebook	Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall
	Call records	Detailed, max 30 days
	Internal	32 GB storage, 128 MB RAM
	Card slot	microSD (TransFlash), up to 16GB

Data	GPRS	Class 32
	HSCSD	Yes
	EDGE	Class 32
	3G	HSDPA, 3.6 Mbps
	WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, UPnP technology
	Bluetooth	Yes, v2.0 with A2DP
	Infrared port	No
	USB	Yes, v2.0 microUSB

Camera	Primary	5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels, Carl Zeiss optics, autofocus, LED flash, video light
	Video	Yes, VGA@30fps
	Secondary	Yes, VGA@15fps

Features	OS	Symbian OS v9.4, Series 60 rel. 5
	CPU	ARM 11 434 MHz processor
	Messaging	SMS, MMS, Email, Push Email, IM
	Browser	WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML, RSS feeds
	Radio	Stereo FM radio with RDS, Visual radio; FM transmitter
	Games	Yes + downloadable
	Colors	White, Brown
	GPS	Yes, with A-GPS support; Nokia Maps 2.0 Touch
	Java	Yes, MIDP 2.0
		- Digital compass - MP3/WMA/WAV/eAAC+/MP4/M4V player - MPEG4/WMV/3gp/Flash video player - TV-out - Voice command/dial - Pocket Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF viewer) - Flash Lite 3 - T9

Battery		Standard battery, Li-Ion 1500 mAh (BP-4L)
	Stand-by	Up to 432 h (2G) / 408 h (3G)
	Talk time	Up to 9 h 30 min (2G) / Up to 6 h (3G)
	Music play	Up to 40 h

Misc	Price group

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Mobile TV will do good in Indian Market

Despite regulatory hurdles and spectrum issues, the world of television or TV on mobiles is making a promising start in India with players like UTV and National Geographic channel joining the increasing number of players like Reliance Communications, MTNL and BSNL.

While the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has approved the access of TV on mobiles, service providers still cannot stream live TV channels on to the handset due to spectrum allocation from the Ministry of Information and Broadcast. However, since the regulations do not allow a direct transmission of TV channels, service providers as well as content providers have started using a technology called Unicast which provides content to end-user on a one-on-one basis. One handset pulls content from a central repository and transmits it through a wireless network.

Public service broadcaster Doordarshan currently offers limited mobile TV services in Delhi. However, the market has seen increased activities from various stakeholders including technology providers, network equipment vendors and mobile service providers.

For instance, UTV New Media — the digital arm of UTV — recently announced the launch of a music video channel on Mobile TV. Branded as UTV@play, this will provide users an exclusive mobile channel where they can access videos and music with a click of a button. With a catalogue of 15,000-20,000 songs, UTV with this launch is expecting to garner at lest 10,000 subscribers in the very first year. T N Prabhu, CEO, UTV New Media feels there are users who are interested in such content. “We have seen that users from India stream video’s from International sites. We are sure there is enough users who are looking for such content on the mobile handsets,” said Prabhu. The National Geographic channel, too, has joined the fray by launching Nat Geo Mobile.

With over 300 million mobile phone users in India, and an addition of almost 10 million users every month, mobile TV does hold a promise. Springboard Research, in a recent report, estimates that mobile TV services market in India could reach $360 million (around Rs 1,780 crore). The report says that in the first year of operation, mobile TV could reach a penetration level of 5 to 6 per cent (of the total mobile subscriber base) in India. If taken at the current subscriber base of 375 million, this would mean that India will have over 20 million mobile TV subscribers within the first year of the launch of service.

Reliance Communication, through its R-world has been providing mobile TV for quite some time now. “While its difficult to quantify the number of users, Reliance has revenues in a few lakhs every month through its mobile TV offering. We are currently offering 11 news channel. A user can watch TV on the handset with a lag of a few minutes as they are not transmitted live,” said Krishna Durbha, Head Business and Marketing, VAS Reliance Communications. But he believes that there are still lot of barriers.

Shiva Bayypunedi, director and founder of Apalya Technologies, provides technology support for mobile TV for service providers like MTNL, BSNL, Spice, UTV among others feels that the Indian mobile TV market is still very nascent. “Other than the spectrum issues, constrain in handset, standardisation of technology platform are some of the barriers for the growth of this segment. Moreover, India is still predominantly a prepaid market. In such a scenario getting the volumes is difficult,” adds Bayypunedi.

A Springboard research indicates that 50 per cent of respondents (base of 1,215 users) said they would be very interested in mobile TV, while another 34 per cent said they would be fairly interested in it if it were available and affordable. Besides, a high percentage (86 per cent) of those surveyed said they would be either among the first to try or would definitely try a new service if somebody showed them how to use it.

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Bharti Airtel Planning launch Virtual Phone.

Telecom operator Bharti Airtel is planning to launch "Virtual Phones", a technology that allows users to use as many as 10 different numbers from a single phone, reports the Financial Chronicle.

Developed by Bharti-owned Comviva Technologies, the application comes embedded with the SIM card and offers users to "opt" for his number whenever the user requires it. The user group will be password protected with each user having his own password to access his phone. Airtel is reportedly undertaking field trials of the service. Comviva, in co-operation with South African operator MTN, already has the service in South Africa. Airtel expects the technology to be operational in two months time and India might see the first services roll out in the rural areas of the country.

According to Airtel, no other operator in India has a similar technology currently and for the same reason, the implementation of this technology will provide Airtel an early head start in this segment.

The idea is to provide subscribers more value with just a single instrument. While there have been cases of one SIM using two numbers, if Airtel's plans bears fruits, it will be the first time that users will get as many as ten numbers from a single SIM and that too, with just one handset. Singapore's SingTel and UAE's Etisalat already have this system in place where users have been assigned two numbers on the same SIM card.

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Bharti & Alcatel-Lucent in JV

Alcatel-Lucent will hold 74 per cent and Bharti the rest.

Bharti Airtel and Alcatel-Lucent, one of the world’s largest manufacturers of fixed-line phone equipment, announced a joint venture to manage the Indian telecom major’s fixed-line and broadband internet businesses.
Alcatel-Lucent will hold 74 per cent in the venture and Bharti Airtel the remaining equity.
Bharti has also signed a five-year $500 million (about Rs 2,500 crore) managed services deal with the new company for five years.
Apart from managing the broadband and fixed-line network, the joint venture will also install the services in consumer premises and upgrade the network. The joint venture will also offer services such as high-speed internet and video conferencing.
Alcatel Lucent will run the joint venture. The bulk of the 4,000 staffers for the joint venture will come from Bharti Airtel and the rest from Alcatel-Lucent. The joint venture will not, however, entail an asset transfer from Bharti and the subscribers and their revenues will be on Bharti Airtel’s books.
This is the second India deal for Alcatel. Last year, it signed a 70:30 joint venture with Reliance Communications for managed services for CDMA and GSM networks, also a five-year $500 million and for five years.
This is the first joint venture that Bharti has signed for managed services. The telecom company has signed several other multi-million dollar outsourcing contracts with Nokia Siemens, Ericsson and IBM. Explaining the reason for the change Manoj Kohli CEO and joint managing director of Bharti Airtel, said: “Unlike in wireless where you have to just put in a passive network and subscribers can roll in, the broadband business is very different. You have to go to consumer homes, install the equipment, explain how it works and that requires a lot more engagement. We thought for such a business a joint venture would be a more effective structure.”
Kohli added that the deal would help Bharti Airtel save costs but he did not quantify the savings. Bharti has only three million broadband customers and fixed-line customers in 95 cities across India and finds the need to scale up the numbers, if the government's target of 20 million broadband subscribers is to be met by 2010 (India has 6.2 million subscribers).

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IPL 2009 Orange Cap & Purple Cap

Orange Cap (Highest-Run Getter) Orange Cap
Player Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave BF SR 100 50 0 4s 6s
ML Hayden 6 6 0 246 65 41.00 153 160.78 0 2 0 32 7
SK Raina 6 6 0 232 98 38.66 160 145.00 0 1 0 20 11
AC Gilchrist 6 6 0 210 71 35.00 135 155.55 0 1 0 23 13
SR Tendulkar 5 5 1 198 68 49.50 157 126.11 0 2 0 19 8
HH Gibbs 6 6 2 191 69* 47.75 147 129.93 0 2 1 19 6
TM Dilshan 6 5 2 189 67* 63.00 143 132.16 0 3 0 17 8
JP Duminy 5 5 2 185 59 61.66 161 114.90 0 2 0 11 6
KC Sangakkara 6 6 1 182 60 36.40 171 106.43 0 1 0 16 3
AB de Villiers 6 5 1 181 105* 45.25 127 142.51 1 1 1 11 7
YK Pathan 6 6 1 169 62* 33.80 105 160.95 0 1 0 17 10

Purple Cap (Highest Wicket Taking Bowler) Purple Cap
Player Mat Overs Mdns Runs Wkts BBI Ave Econ SR 4 5
YA Abdulla 6 19.0 1 146 13 4/31 11.23 7.68 8.7 2 0
RP Singh 6 21.4 1 136 12 4/22 11.33 6.27 10.8 1 0
SL Malinga 5 18.2 1 80 11 3/11 7.27 4.36 10.0 0 0
PP Ojha 6 22.0 0 124 10 3/21 12.40 5.63 13.2 0 0
L Balaji 5 16.2 0 125 10 4/21 12.50 7.65 9.8 1 0
A Kumble 7 27.1 1 152 10 5/5 15.20 5.59 16.3 0 1
IK Pathan 6 20.0 0 136 9 3/35 15.11 6.80 13.3 0 0
A Nehra 5 20.0 0 147 9 3/27 16.33 7.35 13.3 0 0
MM Patel 6 20.0 1 147 9 2/14 16.33 7.35 13.3 0 0
P Kumar 6 23.0 0 169 8 2/7 21.12 7.34 17.2 0 0

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