News Coverage

09-DEC-10

Vodafone Essar has launched a dedicated 3G page on its website that will address subscriber's queries and concerns regarding this third generation network. The telecom operator had won 3G spectrum in ten circles of Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh (E) and West Bengal. It plans to roll out services in the first half of 2011.

The 3G page on its website gives an overview of what this technology is and what it can do. It also answers FAQs related to 3G and has a section where subscribers can register for 3G services. The page also enables mobile phone users to check whether their device is compatible with 3G. This it does by maintaining a list of 173 handset brands. However, to our surprise, the list has skipped a few big local handset manufacturers such as Micromax, Lava and Lemon Mobiles.

Vodafone isn't the first operator to create a 3G web page. Tata Docomo had unveiled a website called 3gife.com, which is dedicated to informing consumers about the benefits of 3G. The home page features a global 3G live stream that captures everything being said about 3G on the INTERNET. Integrated across Twitter, Facebook, thousands of blogs, forums and news sites, it provides a real time conversation cloud around 3G. Similarly, Bharti Airtel and Reliance Communications also have launched 3G pages on their websites.

06-DEC-10

Reliance Communications is upgrading R World to deliver mobile INTERNET and data services to its 3G subscribers. R World has been developed by Motricity, a back end provider of mobile INTERNET services. Motricity has also created web solutions for some of the world's largest mobile operators including AT&T, Sprint, Version Wireless, Celcom and XL Axiata.

R World will provide RCom subscribers with personalised access to high speed mobile INTERNET with download speeds of up to 21 Mbps, high definition mobile TV and other features across a range of mobile devices, thus enabling mobile content discovery, mobile commerce, mobile social networking, and mobile marketing campaigns and programs.

New features on R World will include access to multiple email clients, RSS feeds and social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter from a single application on the mobile device.