Bharti Airtel, India’s top mobile service provider, was conferred the top honours at the GSMA Asia Mobile Awards 2008 at Macau for its Music-On-Demand service.
Among tough competition from worldwide leaders including Telstra Corporation, Australia, Geodesic Inc, USA, Artificial Life, Inc, Hong Kong and Gracenote, USA, Airtel received the high-status award in the category ‘Best Mobile Music, TV or Video Service’.
ZTE Corporation, the leading global provider of telecommunications equipment and network solutions, has signed up a 1.33 billion ($194.73 million) RMB deal with China Telecom Corporation Limited for the initial phase of a CDMA network construction project starting this year, which will cover both wireless and service networks.
Alcatel-Lucent has chalked out a plan to expand its business in highly potential Indian market. The company is a leading global communication solution provider, which has already significant presence in the market. It has 5,000 employees in India and would start a recruitment drive to satisfy its manpower needs.
Alcatel-Lucent CEO, Ben Verwaayen said that the company sees a huge potential in India due to availability of resources, talent and big market. The country would grow despite uneven global financial condition and economic slowdown.
Alleged unfair issue of 2G spectrum allocation by department of telecommunication has reached in Delhi high court. Petitioner Mr. Arvind Gupata challenged the First Come First Serve policy of government and alleged that telecom ministry is playing in the hands of some real estate majors and infrastructure giants. PIL alleged that government allotted 2G spectrums at throwaway prices causing huge loss to state exchequer.
Leading Japanese mobile company, NTT DoCoMo would acquire 26% in TATA Teleservices. Tata Teleservices (TTSL) is a subsidiary of TATA group which offers CDMA based services across India having 25 million subscribers in 20 telecom circles. The Japan based company would pay around Rs 12,770 crore to TATA for this acquisition.
DoCoMo valued mobile service provider at Rs 50,269 crore and it would buy six per cent from Tata Sons and other group companies while remaining 20 per cent from the shares issued by TATA Teleservices.
Bharti Airtel, India’s top mobile service provider, was conferred the top honours at the GSMA Asia Mobile Awards 2008 at Macau for its Music-On-Demand service. 
ZTE Corporation, the leading global provider of telecommunications equipment and network solutions, has signed up a 1.33 billion ($194.73 million) RMB deal with China Telecom Corporation Limited for the initial phase of a CDMA network construction project starting this year, which will cover both wireless and service networks.
Alcatel-Lucent has chalked out a plan to expand its business in highly potential Indian market. The company is a leading global communication solution provider, which has already significant presence in the market. It has 5,000 employees in India and would start a recruitment drive to satisfy its manpower needs.
Alleged unfair issue of 2G spectrum allocation by department of telecommunication has reached in Delhi high court. Petitioner Mr. Arvind Gupata challenged the First Come First Serve policy of government and alleged that telecom ministry is playing in the hands of some real estate majors and infrastructure giants. PIL alleged that government allotted 2G spectrums at throwaway prices causing huge loss to state exchequer.
Leading Japanese mobile company, NTT DoCoMo would acquire 26% in TATA Teleservices. Tata Teleservices (TTSL) is a subsidiary of TATA group which offers CDMA based services across India having 25 million subscribers in 20 telecom circles. The Japan based company would pay around Rs 12,770 crore to TATA for this acquisition.
London - British Telecom (BT) announce
