[MobileRatty] tag: tata

Tata halts construction of Nano plant, promises electric car for Norway within a year

Thu, 04 Sep 2008 13:03:00 +0000

It looks like Tata Motors is taking one step forward and one step back this week, with it announcing plans to launch an electric version of its Indica hatchback in Norway within a year while also letting out word that it has abruptly halted construction of the plant in Singur, India that was to have built its budget-priced Nano compact. That latter development was apparently the result of a long-standing dispute with farmers, who are demanding the return of some of the land that was seized by the state government, and had previously caused construction of the plant to be postponed for five days. For its part, Tata says it is now apparently considering relocating the construction site, which would likely cause the planned October launch of the Nano to be delayed.

Read - Reuters, "India's Tata to launch electric car in Norway in 1 yr"
Read - Tech-On, "Tata Suspends Construction of 'nano' Plant"

[Thanks, Samit]

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Shyam-Sistema gets pan-India CDMA license

Thu, 04 Sep 2008 07:03:05 +0000

We’ve already reported Russian giant Sistema is entering the Indian mobile market. Now they [Sistema] along with their newly acquired company, Shyam Telecom, became the first new telecom operator to get pan-India start-up spectrum to offer mobile services.

India’s Communication and IT Minister A Raja has signed the file for allotting CDMA spectrum to Shyam Telecom for 21 circles except Rajasthan where the company is already offering services under the Oasis brand.

Shyam-Sistema has started rolling out network in various parts of the country and is hoping to start the services soon. They will be the third private CDMA-based pan-India operator apart from Anil Ambani’s Rcom and Tata Teleservices.

Other new telecom operators like Datacom, Unitech, Loop Telecom and Swan Telecom got the GSM frequencies in six circles and the government is looking at the availability of spectrum in other circles, too.

[Via: Business Standard]

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Acer Aspire One says Namaste

Wed, 13 Aug 2008 08:18:42 +0000

Acer today announced the availability of their netbook Aspire One in India. The netbooks will be exclusively available at all Tata Croma outlets from today. Aspire One has an 8.9-inch screen, Atom processor, option of Linpus Linux Lite or Windows XP Home, 120GB hard drive and 1GB RAM. Acer is the fifth company in India to offer netbooks after HCL, Asus, ACi and MSI.

It will be available in five SINGULARLY colors of Sapphire Blue, Pink, Brown, Black & White at a price tag of ~~Rs. 23,000 ($539)~~ Rs. 22,000 ($516) for Windows & Rs. 20,000 ($469) for Linux plus taxes.

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Tata's Nano to begin production this Fall, eco-friendly version on the way?

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 05:49:00 +0000

Filed under: Transportation

Your dreams of riding in the ultimate cheapo deathbox have just gotten a little bit more real. According to a report, Tata will begin production of its diminutive, ultra-affordable Nano car this Fall. The $2500 vehicle is generally known as the cheapest car in the world, though worries over inflation suggest that its price-point may move above the intended figure. In other news, sources say that Tata plans a "greener" version of the vehicle in addition to the original model, which -- if it happens -- will likely be a real knockout punch for penny-pinchers with an Earth-hugging mindset. Still, you'll probably have to ship it from India, which would burn a lot of fossil fuels, which would be bad for the environment... oh just buy an old Yugo.

[Via Autoblog Green]

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Huawei Helps PCCW Deploy Hong Kong's First CDMA2000 1xEV-DO Rev. A Network

Mon, 09 Jun 2008 06:50:00 +0000

Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. ("Huawei"), a leader in providing next generation telecommunications network solutions for operators around the world, has announced that it has been selected by PCCW, Hong Kong's leading telecommunication provider, to help deploy Hong Kong's first CDMA2000 1X/1xEV-DO Rev. A Network. This means that travelers to the city will be able to roam on PCCW's network and experience seamless CDMA roaming and mobile data services.

Under the terms of agreement, Huawei will provide its fourth generation CDMA Base Transceiver Station (BTS) solution to help PCCW construct a CDMA2000 1xEV-DO Rev. A network. Huawei's fourth generation BTS features multi-standard convergence, high integration, All-IP, energy conservation & environmental protection, and fully meets PCCW's business requirement for long-term development as it reduces the operator's operational costs and ensures it can evolve smoothly beyond 3G in the future.

"We are delighted that PCCW has chosen to use our fourth generation BTS products," said Mr. Zhao Ming, Vice President of Wireless Product Line, Huawei Technologies. "Operators nowadays are increasingly looking for long-term partners who are able to help them build their future-oriented CDMA networks. Huawei has a great deal of experience in developing CDMA technologies and is committed to providing mobile operators with customized solutions under the concept ‘Green, Convergence, Broadband and Evolution'."

As of March 2008, Huawei has won 84 EV-DO commercial contracts and has served leading CDMA operators such as China Unicom, Leap in North America, Reliance and TATA in India, and Telkom in Indonesia.

Huawei Helps PCCW Deploy Hong Kong's First CDMA2000 1xEV-DO Rev. A Network

Thu, 05 Jun 2008 08:27:00 +0000

Hong Kong, 5 June 2008] Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. ("Huawei"), a leader in providing next generation telecommunications network solutions for operators around the world, has announced that it has been selected by PCCW, Hong Kong's leading telecommunication provider, to help deploy Hong Kong's first CDMA2000 1X/1xEV-DO Rev. A Network. This means that travelers to the city will be able to roam on PCCW's network and experience seamless CDMA roaming and mobile data services.

Under the terms of agreement, Huawei will provide its fourth generation CDMA Base Transceiver Station (BTS) solution to help PCCW construct a CDMA2000 1xEV-DO Rev. A network. Huawei's fourth generation BTS features multi-standard convergence, high integration, All-IP, energy conservation & environmental protection, and fully meets PCCW's business requirement for long-term development as it reduces the operator's operational costs and ensures it can evolve smoothly beyond 3G in the future.

"We are delighted that PCCW has chosen to use our fourth generation BTS products," said Mr. Zhao Ming, Vice President of Wireless Product Line, Huawei Technologies. "Operators nowadays are increasingly looking for long-term partners who are able to help them build their future-oriented CDMA networks. Huawei has a great deal of experience in developing CDMA technologies and is committed to providing mobile operators with customized solutions under the concept ‘Green, Convergence, Broadband and Evolution'."

As of March 2008, Huawei has won 84 EV-DO commercial contracts and has served leading CDMA operators such as China Unicom, Leap in North America, Reliance and TATA in India, and Telkom in Indonesia.

Huawei Maintains Worldwide No.1 Position in Mobile Softswitch

Mon, 02 Jun 2008 11:19:26 +0000

Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. ("Huawei"), a leader in providing next generation telecommunications network solutions for operators around the world, has announced that it remains as the market leader in mobile softswitches and that it increased its worldwide market share of mobile softswitches in 2007 from 31.2%.to 43.7%

According to a recent In-Stat report ("Global Mobile Softswitch Market 2008 Update: Big Growth, New Value"), more than 85% of newly-built cellular networks (2G/3G) are using softswitch platforms and an increasing number of service providers in North America, Europe, Middle East and Asia Pacific have begun to upgrade their mobile core networks using softswitches.

Huawei’s softswitches are used by China Mobile to run the world’s largest All-IP mobile softswitch network and Huawei’s comprehensive experience extends to all areas of the IP core network. As a leading proponent of All-IP core networks, Huawei continues to add new technologies and new features to its solutions, such as MSC Pool, embedded IMS functions and fixed-mobile convergence capabilities.

Huawei mobile softswitches provide services to 730 million subscribers in over 90 countries, for to more than 140 operators, including Vodafone, Orange, Telefonica, KPN, China Mobile, China Unicom, Reliance, TATA and Etisalat.

About In-Stat

In-Stat is the leading provider of actionable research, market analysis and forecasts of advanced communications services, infrastructure, end-user devices and semiconductors.

For more details of the report, please visit http://www.in-stat.com/press/08/softswitch.asp?ID=2313&sku=IN0804111SI

Huawei Named Vendor of the Year and Broadband Equipment Vendor of the Year by Frost & Sullivan

Tue, 27 May 2008 19:37:00 +0000

Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. ("Huawei"), a leader in providing next generation telecommunications network solutions for operators around the world, today announced that it has been named Vendor of the Year and Broadband Equipment Vendor of the Year at the 2008 Frost & Sullivan Asia Pacific ICT Awards, based on its outstanding performance in the region in 2007.

"We are delighted and honored to receive these prestigious awards from Frost & Sullivan," said Mr. Victor Wang, President of Huawei Technologies Asia Pacific, "We would like to thank our customers for their strong support over the years and we will continue to focus on bringing innovative, customized solutions to operators throughout the region with the vision to enrich peoples' lives through communication."

Frost & Sullivan industry manager Jay Tan said, "Huawei has firmly established itself as a leading global provider of wireless, fixed and next-generation network solutions in recent years, and is today recognized for its world-class technology. Its key strengths in winning customers' confidence are its comprehensive product portfolio in providing end-to-end network solutions and the flexibility to offer customised solutions that promptly address customer requirements.

"The company's growing influence in the market is underscored by its increasing traction among major service providers outside its home market, in other geographies across Asia Pacific, and even Europe," added Tan.

In 2007, Huawei won many significant 3G/UMTS, NGN, broadband and optical contracts in Asia. In the mobile network field Huawei works with the likes of StarHub in Singapore, Optus in Australia, NZ Communications in New Zealand, EMOBIE in Japan, Reliance and TATA Indicom in India, Bharti Airtel and Mobitel in Sri Lanka, Telkom in Indonesia, Digitel in Philippines, and Camshin in Combodia.

In the broadband network field, Huawei offers comprehensive broadband solutions including DSL and optical access solutions. According to Gartner, Huawei ranked No.1 in the global IP DSLAM market as of the fourth quarter of 2007, with products deployed in more than 96 countries around the world, and serving about 150 million users. In optical access sector, Huawei has invested heavily in innovative and advanced End to End Fiber to the Home (FTTH) network solutions, which has been deployed in large scale by world leading operators, including Telecom Italia, Etisalat, China Telecom and China Netcom etc.

Huawei has established 16 branch offices across Asia Pacific, with its products deployed in over 20 countries in the region.

About Frost & Sullivan

Frost & Sullivan, the Growth Partnership Company, partners with clients to accelerate their growth. The company's TEAM Research, Growth Consulting and Growth Team Membership empower clients to create a growth-focused culture that generates, evaluates and implements effective growth strategies. Frost & Sullivan employs over 45 years of experience in partnering with Global 1000 companies, emerging businesses and the investment community from more than 30 offices on six continents. For more information about Frost & Sullivan's Growth Partnerships, visit www.frost.com

About the Frost & Sullivan Asia Pacific ICT Awards

The Frost & Sullivan Asia Pacific ICT Awards is held annually to recognize outstanding performance by companies and individuals in the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) industry in Asia Pacific. The awards are presented to companies that demonstrate best practices and superior performance in areas such as market leadership, innovation and business strategies. It has, over the years, attracted some of the leading names in technology on a single platform to compete for the most coveted titles in ICT. Benchmarked against the highest standards of measurement criteria, the recipients of these awards indeed represent the best-in-class in Asia Pacific. For more information on the awards, research and judging process, and past recipients, please visit www.ict-awards.com

Virgin Group launches Virgin Connect, WiMAX Network covering 20 cities in Russia

Fri, 23 May 2008 09:19:30 +0000

Richard Branson's Virgin Group announced its first business in Russia, a WiMAX network called Virgin Connect and which covers 20 cities in Russia. The new Virgin venture is launched through an agreement with Swiss based telecoms investors, Trivon, a company which holds the required licenses and frequencies for WiMAX-based services.

Virgin Connect will provide broadband Internet connectivity, voice and value added services to residential, small and medium businesses, and larger corporate customers.

Commenting on the announcement, Sir Richard Branson said: "We have entered Russia with Virgin Connect because we believe the potential for growth in the Russian broadband market is extremely exciting… Virgin Connect will demystify the complex tariff jungle and bureaucracy seen in the market over the last years. We will provide a fresh and human customer experience to Russians and believe that Trivon is the ideal partner to deliver this. Virgin Connect plans to gain a market share of 10% within 5 years in this promising market."

[Via: Cellular News]

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AirCar - runs on compressed air

Sat, 17 May 2008 04:05:54 +0000

After that apocalyptic scenarios related to the global warming began to interest scientists, the authorities and not in the last place producers of polluting technologies, already begin to appear results of exploration in the field of energy economy and some other ecological technologies. In June 2007 Popular Mechanics announced that India, specifically Tata Motors, had begun production of the first car moved by air. This year, Zero Pollution Motors (ZPM) announces that production of the similar model, destined for USA market is expecting to begin till the end of 2009, or at least 2010.