BlackBerry Launches its Own Mobile Apps Stores. Joins Apple & Microsoft in the Battle!

This month Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited (MTNL) will launch the MobileVoice Email service powered by One Voice Technologies Inc. The unique service enables wireless and landline subscribers read and send emails from their existing phones. MobileVoice supports most of the popular email service providers (Yahoo! Mail, AOL Mail, Gmail, Hotmail or corporate accounts) putting the [...]

Tata Teleservices Limited’s (TTSL) has become the first Indian telecom operator to have entered Second Life, a 3D virtual world where users can socialise, connect and create using voice and text chat. It looks like the foray into Second Life is an extension of their latest brand campaign ‘Suno Dil Ki Awaaz’ .

Idea Cellular seems to be in a fix. The Department of Telecom (DoT) has asked Idea Cellular to surrender its license held in Karnataka and Punjab. Idea Cellular got hold of licenses in the two circles after its acquisition of Spice Communication in June. The best part is that though Idea Cellular is ready to [...]

The government has been taking keen interest in offering convenience to Indian mobile users (or maybe they are making things more complicated). And this time they are resolving (or complicating) the issue of unsolicited calls made to cell phone users by telemarketing operators.

Govt. Grants Mobile Number Portability Finally we have a mobile service that is going put a smile on lot of faces (including mine). Now mobile users unhappy with their service providers can switch to a new operator without changing numbers. So now you, me and many of us will not have to keep changing our [...]

Reliance Communications (RCom) has added up to their revenue with another $500 in loan from EDC Canada. Recently RCom had loaned $ 750 million from the China Development Bank. With the dominance of SMART, their GSM network, in eastern and central zones RCom is gearing up for a country wide expansion. Now WebWorlds across the [...]

The mobile industry is growing in leaps and bounds. There is constant innovation, acquisitions, and new features been launched literally everyday. And in between all of this Digi Mouth keeps you updated with the latest.

Forget sending money orders to distant villages or visiting an ATM or standing in a queue at a bank. Indian telecom giant Bharati Airtel has tied up with four banks SBI, HDFC, ICICI and Corporation Bank to offer m-banking services to not only the metros but the smallest towns in India. Bharati Airtel aims at [...]

The government’s final verdict on the M&A norms is in favour of startups. The new operators can enjoy the freedom to sell majority stake in their companies. Telecom Secretary Siddartha Behura conformed that the government would not be reviewing the M&A norms.

According to industry sources Sony Ericsson is considering a merger with Indian handset maker Spice Mobile. The BK Modi Group owns 64% of Spice Mobile demanded for Rs. 80-100 per share. This price range would in turn value the company at up to $174 million. Though Spice Mobile sources have agreed that talks are on [...]

Airtel is all set for a new high. This time the telecom operator has tied-up with mCheck to offer mobile value added services. For the ignorant ones, mCheck is a mobile payment platform which lets users pay your mobile bills, insurance premiums; buy air tickets and movie tickets from the convenience of their phone.

TeliaSonera has rejected the $40 billion offer from France Telecom. This instantly affected the Nordic telecom operator’s shares which dropped 135 to 43.30 Swedish crowns. But on the other hand France Telecom shares rose 7.3%. The prime reason of the nullified deal was money. According to a statement France Telecom announced that it had made [...]

The senior government officials have stated that the 3G auction will not happen before November or December this year. A couple of months ago, telecom minister A Raja had assured to announce 3G guidelines by June. But looking at the current situation, the deadline has well passed and the government has failed to keep its [...]

The Indian Government has given a green signal to BlackBerry to conduct its operations in the country, saying that there is no security threat from it. Telecom secretary Siddharth Behura informed reporters on the sidelines of a telecom summit that people are buying Blackberry and there is no threat from its services. Earlier, the Blackberry [...]