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DoT to disconnect 25 mn cell phones
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December 20, 2008
Concerned about the terrorist attacks in the recent past, the department of telecom (DoT) has asked service providers to disconnect handsets that do not have an international mobile equipment identity (IMEI) number. |
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Motorola to provide optimizing solutions for BPL Mobile's network
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December 16, 2008
Motorola announced that Mumbai's BPL Mobile has chosen its Multi-Vendor Intelligent Optimization Service (MVIOS) solution with an aim to optimize its network. |
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Telecom war enters 3G, WiMax space
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December 16, 2008
Round one of the telecom technology war has gone to the GSM platform, with CDMA taking the backseat. A second war for supremacy is brewing between the soon-to-be-launched 3G and WiMax technologies. Both are platforms for providing high-speed internet on mobile, enabling video calls, movie downloads and other multimedia applications on mobiles. |
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Power companies see new biz potential in telecom towers
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December 15, 2008
Despite the economic slowdown, stable growth of the telecom sector continues to attract infrastructure companies to it. The latest to be attracted are the mid-sized power companies that are developing a new business model around telecom towers. |
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PM makes the first video call to Telecom Minister
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December 12, 2008
India's first 3G service was inaugurated by a video call between Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Union Telecom Minister A. Raja at the India Telecom 2008 conference, jointly organized by FICCI and DoT. Mahanagar Telecom Nagar Limited (MTNL) in Delhi is the first operator who has rolled out the service for its customers christening it 'Jaadu'. |
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MTNL launches 3G services in Delhi
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December 11, 2008
Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd launched the third generation (3G) mobile service 'Jaadu'. |
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Spam for Votes
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December 10, 2008
Stereotypes like “annoying”, “truant”, “opportunists” etc which are typically associated with politicians was vindicated once again as millions of cell phone users in India were subjected to bothersome text messages from political parties for votes. |
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