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Vodafone becomes first private telecom to make 3G video call
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Vodafone Essar Ltd., India’s second largest telecom service provider, today demonstrated its 3G services for its customers in India. Marten Pieters, Managing Director of Vodafone Essar Ltd., made the first 3G video call from Mumbai to Delhi. Vodafone Essar is the first private telecom company in the country to showcase a 3G video call. Recently Tata Docomo an Airtel announced to launch their 3G services in coming month but Vodafone Essar will launch 3G services in the first quarter of 2011.
Vodafone acquired 3G spectrum in 10 circles – Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh (E) and West Bengal and is exploring opportunities to tie up with other operators to provide high quality 3G services in other circles as well. (more…)
Vodafone VF247 Solar Power Mobile Phone launched India
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Vodafone Essar Ltd. has launched “VF 247” a solar-powered mobile phone In India targeting India’s rural masses who lack electricity. This mobile is priced at 1,500 rupees ($32), should be available in stores next month. Samsung, who launched a similar solar-powered handset about a year ago failed to gain popularity for Such handsets and now it Vodafone Turn.
The VF 247 needs eight hours of direct sunlight to be fully charged and can support 200 standby hours and 240 minutes of talk time. It also comes with an electronic charger, an FM radio and a powerful torch light. (more…)
Vodafone Essar crosses 100mn subscriber base in india
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Vodafone Essar India’s leading cellular services provider has announced on Tuesday that it has crossed the 100-million subscriber mark in India, becoming the third mobile operator in the country to do so after rivals ” Bharti Airtel” and “Reliance communications”. Also now vodafone Essar is the world’s fifth mobile operator with 100 million customers in a single country after China Mobile and China Unicom along with the other two domestic rivals.
“This is a significant achievement for us and reflects the trust customers have bestowed on the company. In the past three years, we have invested over Rs 20,000 crore to expand our operations to service customers in India,” Vodafone Essar Managing Director and CEO Marten Pieters said.
Starting with about 28 million subscribers across 16 circles in May 2007, Vodafone Essar has 100 million customers and has extended its footprint to all the 23 circles in the country. Now after attaining this milestone is second largest GSM operator in India after Bharti Airtel. Vodafone enjoy a market share of more than 23 % as Feb 2010. According to Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), Vodafone Essar had 97.22 million subscribers at the end of February 2010 from 94.14 million in the previous month.
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