MTNL Delhi to launch affordable Prepaid Broadband

MTNL delhi is going to introduce a very affordable prepaid wireline broadband plan for occasional internet users. MTNLs wireline broadband service is much appreciated one in Delhi & Mumbai but a large chunk of cost conscious customers shun it as it needs a landline connection too. So landline rental is an additional burden if one doesn’t actually need it.

The new prepaid plans come with a landline and there is no additional charges for it .The detail of the plans are :-

Aircel Mobile Health Care Free trial till 28th Feb

Aircel mobile has always been treading on a different route which has helped it in creating a differentiated positioning in the minds of customers. Resultantly now Aircel is a distinct brand known for bringing innovative VAS and quality services to customers. Aircel has earlier launched India’s first ever Mobile health Care service in association with Apollo hospitals. The launch of Mobile health care service makes sense and brings synergy as Apollo group has stake in the company.

Through this service Aircel customers can contact to medical experts over phone for mild problems or during odd times when it’s difficult to visit hospital.

In order to access the service customers need to dial a short code number 55104. The charges include the consultation charges of Rs.45 and call charges of 40 paise/min. The customer gets one free followup consultation and 3 day follow up validity.

Currently The company is running Free Trial Offer wherein the consultation charges of Rs.45 is waived off.

Spice Digital To Launch Voice Based Music Streaming Services

India’s leading Mobile Value Added Services content developer Spice Digital has entered into a historic exclusive arrangement with PPL (Earlier Known as The Indian Music Industry – IMI) to launch Voice based Music Streaming Services over Mobile Phones.

With such an exclusive tie-up with one of the India’s largest music societies having access to over 10 lakh songs, right from 1950’ to date, we will be able to provide much more enhanced and richer music listening experience to all the music loving people.

Spice started Music streaming services four years back and today has made it into the second largest VAS service for most of the operators. As you may recall, Spice Digital launched yet another innovative service “Mirchi Mobile” to provide a unique music proposition for the mobile users.

Get Cricket World Cup 2011 LIVE On Your Nokia N8, For Free

Cricket  is game which requires it`s fans and followers to stay up-to-date with scores in a match. ICC cricket World Cup-2011 around the corner cricket lovers will not miss any of the excitement this world cup. Nokia, along with ESPN, has introduced the ESPN Widget for all Nokia N8 smarkphone users exclusively on the Ovi Store, for free.

With this widget cricket enthusiasts will be able to get latest news and updates — pushed directly on to the homescreen of their Nokia N8. With this widget users can get Live News feeds, Live Scores and ball-by-ball text commentary,Statistics & Expert Comments,Schedules & Standings Points and Video Clips.

The Nokia N8 ESPN Widget is a dynamic, stand-alone mini web-based application that offer focused features and an optimized mobile web experience on the N8 device. The users also have the option of switching the widget off – when on, the widget keeps bringing updates on an ongoing basis. There is no subscription fee for downloading the ESPN Widget on the Ovi Store for N8 (http://store.ovi.com/). The users need to pay only for the data download charges as part of their operator bill.

Jasmeet Gandhi, Head – Services & Devices OPM, said, “The entire nation is abuzz with the World Cup fever and we are happy to be associated with ESPN to reach out to our cricket-loving consumers. The widget will enable cricket lovers to stay on top of their game, providing them with live news feeds, scores, video clips and much more. We will continue to engage with our consumers with services and information relevant to them providing them an enriched mobile lifestyle.”

Spice Intros Entry Level Android Phone MI-310 At Rs. 7500

This entry level power-packed smartphone comes with Android  2.2 (Froyo), 3.15″ HVGA Capacitive  Touch screen with 320 x 480 resolution, 2MP camera, 1200 mAh battery, HSDPA (7.2Mbps), Bluetooth 2.1, aGPS, FM Radio, MicroUSB, and memory card (T Flash, Micro SD, Micro SDHC) support upto 16 GB, USB Tethering & Wi-Fi Hotspot Functionality.

Though hardware details (CPU & RAM) is not revealed, it is certain Spice modifies Android UI for best experience on this low end hardware.

Powered with Android 2.2 the phone can run thousands of applications from Android Market and apps can be installed on external storage. Spice has also pre-loaded made-for-India applications like ibibo, Nimbuzz, Naukri.com, OI Notepad, Spice Gang, and Wapedia.

The phone can be a best buy for those who are on tight budget and like to move to Android! Biggest plus point of the smartphone is Android 2.2 and Capacitative touch screen – which will give you best experience with Android!

India To Adopt International Norms for Radiation Free Mobile Phone

Government of India’s Department of Telecom (DoT) all set to adopt the new policy and regulation on electromagnetic radiation emitted by Mobile Phones in India.

With the adoption of new norms, all the Importers and Local manufacturers of Mobile Phone in India would now be required to follow international norms pertaining to electromagnetic radiation emitted by mobile phones.

Mobile handset manufactured and sold in India or Imported from any other countries should be checked for compliance of SAR limit and No handsets of SAR value above the prescribed standard adopted in India should be manufactured or soldin the country.The manufacturer’s mobile handset booklet should contain various Dos & Don’ts for safe use of cell phones.

Sachin Pilot, Minister of State for Communications & IT said that, “An Inter-Ministerial Committee was constituted by the Department of Telecommunication to examine adoption of safety limits for exposure to radio frequency energy produced by mobile handsets i.e. Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) levels of exposure from a mobile hand-set.

The report has indicated that most of the laboratory studies were unable to find a direct link between exposure to radio frequency radiation and health. The scientific studies as yet have not been able to confirm a cause-and-effect relationship between radio frequency radiation and health. The effect of emission from mobile phone is not known yet with certainty.

Highlights of New Policy for Radiation Free Mobile Phones :

(1) Telecom Commission has adopted International Commission on Non-ionizing Radiation Protection (ICNIRP) guidelines for mobile handsets imposing basic restrictions in terms of SAR (Specific Absorption Rate) value limiting to 2 W/Kg (averaged over 10g tissue) localized for head and trunk in the frequency range of 10 MHz to 10 GHz. Thereafter

i) Indigenous manufacturers of mobile handsets have been instructed to comply with ICNIRP guidelines and furnish self certificate.

ii) Mobile handsets manufacturers have also been instructed to indicate the level of radiation on the product itself and to clearly communicate the potential danger of mobile phone radiation and exposure.

(2) To regulate indigenous as well as imported mobile phones, Bureau of Indian Standard (BIS) has been requested to frame standards for mobile phones under BIS Act 1986.

Inter-Ministerial Committee constituted by the DoT in its report has made the following recommendations:

(i) Adoption of mobile sets having low SAR value of 1.6 W/Kg averaged over a 6 minutes period and taken over a volume containing a mass of 1 gram of human tissue;

(ii) Mobile handsets manufactured and sold in India or Imported from other countries should be checked for compliance of SAR limit and no handsets of SAR value above the prescribed standard adopted in India should be manufactured or sold in the country;

(iii) Display SAR value information in the handset;

(iv) Information of SAR values of different mobile phones made available on manufacturer’s website and Government website; and

(v) The manufacturer’s mobile handset booklet should contain various Dos & Don’ts for safe use of cell phones.

The report of the Inter-Ministerial Committee has been placed on the Department of Telecommunications’ website calling for feedback from stakeholders. Thereafter, it will be examined for appropriate action.

BSNL Introduces 3 New Special Recharge Vouchers for Voice Calls

State run Pan India 3G Mobile Service operator Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) announced the launch of 3 new Special Recharge Vouchers (Voice) at Rs. 77, Rs. 111, Rs. 222 for its 2G and 3G prepaid GSM Mobile subscribers in Tamilnadu telecom circle.

The new Prepaid SRVs provides full talk time which can be used for voice calls to any network and 10,15 and 30 days validity respectively. Full talk value is allowed for the voice calls only in these SRVs with limited validity and will not add to the main account. Hence un-utilized talk time of this SRV will not be carried over to the main account.

These Special Recharge Vouchers (Voice) are allowed for the customers of all plans within the validity available through C Top-up only.The promotional offer will be available up to 31st March 2011.