My Brand Book - First Brand Book on ICT Industry

Vodafone has announced the launch of its Vodafone SuperNet 4G service in Bareilly in the presence of Dilip Kumar Ganta, Business Head – UP West and Uttarakhand, Vodafone India. Vodafone SuperNet 4G services has also been launched in Agra, Dehradun, Aligarh and eleven other cultural, educational and tourism hubs. Vodafone SuperNet 4G will soon be made available across several other major towns across the circle by March 2017. The state-of-the-art network will enable Vodafone SuperNet 4G customers to access internet via mobile with speeds across a range of smart devices, including Mi-Fi and dongles. Vodafone SuperNet 4G will significantly enhance the mobile internet experience for customers with faster download/upload of videos and music... See More

Google has announced the roll out of Railwire Wi-Fi at Udhagamandalam (Ooty) bringing in high-speed Internet to 100 of the busiest railway stations across India. Over 10 million people who pass through these stations every day now have an access to fast Internet speed to stream an HD video, research their destination or download a new book or game for the journey ahead. With over 5 million monthly users, the Google Railtel Wi-Fi is helping millions of Indians discover the benefits of Internet with 15,000 first time users connecting to the network everyday... See More

LAVA International has announced the launch of Lava X50 Plus. Lava X50 Plus is a testimony to the brand’s value proposition of making aspirational technology accessible by offering reliable products and services. Lava X50 Plus is a holistic smartphone with an excellent combination of space and speed it provides. On this smartphone, mobile application loading is 45% faster, thanks to its 32GB ROM. The smartphone offers faster and seamless mobile apps experience aiding consumers to multi-task easily on their phone. Lava X50 Plus comes at a pocket friendly price of Rs. 9,199/-. Lava X50 Plus is the only device which comes with 32 GB ROM at this price point, which stores three times more data compared to 16 GB ROM providing the consumers with ample storage for music, videos, pictures, applications, and other data... See More LAVA X50 Budget 4G Smartphones Launched in India

ASUS,has announced the availability of Zenfone 3 Max 5.5 (ZC553KL) in India. Priced at Rs.17,999, the stunning smartphone can be purchased on select ASUS Preferred Partner’s retail outlets and all major Online Sales Portals. The 5.2-inch variant (ZC520TL), which was launched along with Zenfone 3 Max 5.5 last month, is already available at Rs.12,999. Keeping in line with ASUS’ “design thinking” philosophy, the beautifully constructed Zenfone 3 Max 5.5 features a 2.5D contoured glass touchscreen in a finely sandblasted full-metal, aluminum-alloy body with brilliant diamond cut chamfered edges. To reduce bulk, the sleek smartphone is surrounded by a 2.25mm bezel that gives it a high 75% screen to body ratio... See More

Airtel Payments Bank today announced that customers will get free Airtel talktime for every rupee deposited. Any customer opening a savings account with Airtel Payments Bank, will get one minute of talk time on his/her Airtel mobile for every Rupee deposited. For e.g. if a customer opens an account with a deposit of Rs 1,000 then he/she will get 1,000 minutes of free talk time on his/her Airtel mobile number. The talk time can be used for calling all over India and this benefit is applicable on first time deposits only. Airtel Payments Bank has rolled out pilot service... See More

Finnish company HMD Global will bring a new generation of Nokia Smartphones in the first half of  2017  , alongside the existing Nokia branded feature phone business. The launch of HMD comes just six months after the company signed a strategic licensing agreement with Nokia, giving HMD exclusive use of the Nokia brand on mobile phones and tablets worldwide for the next 10 years. With a leading position in the feature phone market already, HMD has a significant global foothold including Americas, Europe, Asia, Middle East, Africa, India and China from day one. This scale, coupled with a world-class and highly experienced leadership team positions HMD for a truly accelerated start ... See More

Indus Towers, India’s largest telecom tower company is contributing to Digital India and Smart Cities dream by building NextGen towers. With this focus of putting up a robust NextGen Digital services network, Indus Towers today announced their nationwide initiative of aesthetic sites, a unification of world class technology and innovation, location aesthetics and environmental considerations.... See More

Lava International  is betting big on the growing demand for VoLTE (Voice over Long Term Evolution) enabled devices by offering VoLTE on 77 per cent of its smartphones. The company has 17 VoLTE handsets out of 22 4G smartphones offered to end consumers and has gained a leading position amongst the Indian handset vendors having maximum number of VoLTE enabled smartphones. Lava with its vision to make reliable technologies accessible, has introduced VoLTE on all its recently launched smartphones. Further, all Lava smartphones which were launched even 9-12 months back will be upgraded to VoLTE in a few months’ time... See More

Gemalto, the world leader in digital security, is collaborating with Alibaba Group’s YunOS to provide connectivity and security for YunOS – developed by Alibaba Group. YunOS is a cloud-based, data and services oriented Internet of Things (IoT) operating system, widely integrated into IoT devices, as well as chips and sensors across industries. In this partnership, Gemalto provides its Allynis Trusted Service Hub that allows easy provisioning of security sensitive applications throughout the identity lifecycle management. Security is a paramount component in IoT devices as it provides the peace of mind for YunOS customers, such as drivers of connected cars, and users of smart home appliances and mobile devices. This alliance extends YunOS’ vision of a uniform identity framework for disparate IoT applications....  See More

Zen has launched Cinemax 2+, a  5.5-inch smartphone on  Shopclues  at Rs 3,777. Loaded with premium features such as a 5.5” screen, Android 5.1 Lollipop, 8 GB storage, a 2,900 mAh battery and a whopping 5 MP camera, the device. Operating on a 1.3 GHz quad core processor powered by a 1 GB RAM, the dual-SIM smartphone boasts a good internal storage memory which is further expandable up to 32 GB. With a 5.5” IPS curved display and 3G connectivity, the smartphone offers its consumers a long battery life and a perfect dose of uninterrupted entertainment. The Cinemax 2+ smartphone also promises up to 7 hours of talktime and 200 hours of standby time. The 5 MP primary camera and 2 MP front-facing camera deliver high-quality pictures and even provides video calling experience to the user.... See More

Over 2 billion mobile users will use their devices for banking purposes by the end of 2021, compared to 1.2 billion this year globally says  Juniper Research . The new research,  Retail Banking : Digital Transformation & Disruptor Opportunities 2016-2021, found that the number of  mobile banking  logins are now exceeding that of internet banking logins in many markets. For example, the BBA ( British Trade Association for Banking ) announced that banking app logins in the UK reached a record 11 million per day during 2015, compared to 4.3 million internet banking logins during the same period. Meanwhile, a recent Consumer Survey conducted by  Juniper Research  found that around 65 per cent of  mobile banking  customers in the US and the UK uses an app to conduct banking services..... See More

Gionee has strengthened its P Series portfolio with the launch of the Gionee P7 Max. The all-new P7 Max has a great body endowed with transparent and glittering texture that is sure to catch everyone’s eye along with a heavy-duty processor that can multi-task with ease. P7 Max is powered by MT6595 octa core 2.2 GHz processor and comes with 3 GB RAM providing a seamless experience for its users while watching flicks and playing video games..... See More

As per Guidelines on Implementation of E-waste (Management) Rules, 2016, the  E-waste collection   target for FY2022-23 would be 70 per cent of  E-waste generation . Initially,  E-waste collection  target for the financial year 2016-17 would be 15 per cent of the  estimated E-waste generation , and for the year 2017-18, the collection target would be 30 per cent. These targets would increase to 40 per cent for next 2 financial years between 2018-20, 50 per cent for the financial years between 2020-22 and 70 per cent of the  estimated E-waste generation  for the financial years 2022 – 2023 onwards... See More

Reliance Jio Infocomm  has created a world record by crossing 16 million subscribers in its first month of operations. The company launched Jio Welcome Offer on Teachers Day i.e. September 5 and within 26 days has added 16 million subscribers. Jio has achieved this growth faster than any other telecom operator or start up in the world including the likes of Facebook, WhatsApp and Skype. Mukesh D Ambani, chairman, Reliance Industries , said, “We are delighted and humbled by the overwhelming response across India to the Jio Welcome Offer. Jio is built to empower every Indian with the power of data. We are delighted that people have recognized this and are utilizing our services to the fullest. We are customer-obsessed and committed to improve every day to exceed expectations of our customers.”... See More

National Agriculture Market (NAM) , a pan-India electronic trading portal which networks existing APMC mantis has now connected 250 markets to the portal. The  e-NAM portal  provides a single window service for all APMC related information and services such as: commodity arrivals and prices, buy and sell trade offers, provision to respond to trade offers, among other services. While material flow (agriculture produce) continue to happen through mandis, an online market reduces transaction costs and information asymmetry. Union minister of agriculture & farmers welfare, Radha Mohan Singh has successfully announced the completion of e-NAM first phase and launched  e-NAM Mobile App  in New Delhi... See More

In the spectrum auction,  Idea  has successfully completed its pan-India mobile broadband footprint by acquiring 349.20 MHz 4G spectrum for Rs 12,798 crore. Commenting on the spectrum auction,  Kumar Mangalam Birla , chairman, Idea Cellular said,”‘To fulfil our  prime minister’s Narendra Modi ‘s vision of  Digital India , Idea in this auction completes its pan-India wireless broadband footprint. With an aggregate spectrum holding of over 890 MHz (in FDD and TDD technology bands) including acquisition in the current auction of 349.20 MHz, Idea has filled all of its spectrum coverage requirements, while procuring a substantial part of its broadband capacity needs for the next decade.” “The company will now focus on expanding its wireless broadband presence primarily on 4G LTE technology  to over a billion Indians while offering world class high speed digital customer experience like never before,” added Birla.... See More

Bharti Airtel has acquired 173.8 MHz spectrum across 1800/2100/2300 MHz bands for a total consideration of Rs 14,244 crore in the latest  spectrum auction . The company now has 3G and 4G spectrum in all circles, giving it the widest mobile broadband footprint across the country. It already has 2G spectrum in all circles. Over the past six years, the company has acquired spectrum worth Rs 100,000 crore through auctions and trading. Through strategic buying, in the latest auction, Airtel has built new 4G/3G capabilities in 7 circles. The company has spent Rs 10,340 crore towards enhancing data capacities in 15 circles. It has also spent Rs 321 crore towards completing some of the existing partial blocks in 4 circles, giving it a second carrier for its future needs... See More

Google today announced that it will open a new  Google Cloud  Region in Mumbai and this is expected to be live in 2017. The India cloud region is aimed at offering  Google Cloud Platform  services to Indian developers and enterprise customers. The local region will help make Google Cloud Platform services even faster for Indian customers, enhancing differentiators that are already motivating companies to choose Google as their partner... See More

LeEco today announced the expansion of its e-commerce partnerships to include Amazon India and Snapdeal as part of its multi-platform strategy for its flagship Le Max2. Commenting on the partnership, Atul Jain, COO, Smart Electronics Business, LeEco Indiasaid, “To ensure that more users have access to our Le Max2, we are delighted to announce our partnership with Amazon India and Snapdeal. Through this move, we now have presence on all major ecommerce platforms in India along with our very own LeMall.com.” ... See More

Vodafone India  has launched an unbelievable data offer whereby customers will  pay for 1 GB and get 9 GB free data  for any customers connecting to  Vodafone SuperNet  with a new 4G handset this festive season. As a result, a customer connecting with a new 4G handset can now enjoy 10 GB data at the cost of just 1 GB for up to 3 months. This is being offered in circles where Vodafone offers its own 3G/4G service and can be availed by both prepaid and postpaid customers till December 31, 2016...  See More