Saturday, March 17, 2007
Idea Cellular now available in Rajasthan
Idea Cellular now available in Rajasthan
Idea Cellular has finally announced the launch of its services in the state of Rajasthan. A company official said on this launch: “One of the fastest-growing telecom operators in India, Idea Cellular offers innovative services and a superior network coverage. The launch of Idea in Rajasthan ushers in a new era in mobile services and provides the best choice to customers.”
The company added that their state-of-the-art services would cover the entire state in two phases. They aim to provide services to let the people communicate locally, nationally and internationally.
The phase one of the launch would see them connecting 145 towns and villages including Jaipur, Kota, Udaipur, Ajmer, Alwar, Ganganagar, Bhilwara and major highways like Delhi-Jaipur, Jaipur-Ajmer and Ajmer-Udaipur.
The second phase would include 70 additional towns and villages, major highways and corridors. They plan to offer services like GPRS and MMS, ring tones, MusiCard – sing along service like Karaoke, etc.
Idea Cellular has finally announced the launch of its services in the state of Rajasthan. A company official said on this launch: “One of the fastest-growing telecom operators in India, Idea Cellular offers innovative services and a superior network coverage. The launch of Idea in Rajasthan ushers in a new era in mobile services and provides the best choice to customers.”
The company added that their state-of-the-art services would cover the entire state in two phases. They aim to provide services to let the people communicate locally, nationally and internationally.
The phase one of the launch would see them connecting 145 towns and villages including Jaipur, Kota, Udaipur, Ajmer, Alwar, Ganganagar, Bhilwara and major highways like Delhi-Jaipur, Jaipur-Ajmer and Ajmer-Udaipur.
The second phase would include 70 additional towns and villages, major highways and corridors. They plan to offer services like GPRS and MMS, ring tones, MusiCard – sing along service like Karaoke, etc.
IDEA Cellular – Launches New, Mass-Market Mobile Email Service with Critical Path
Leading Operator in India – IDEA Cellular – Launches New, Mass-Market Mobile Email Service with Critical Path
Powered by Memova® Mobile, IDEA Easy Mail meets increasing mobile email demand in the world’s fastest growing mobile market
SAN FRANCISCO – December 19, 2006 – Critical Path, Inc. (OTC: CPTH), a leading provider of messaging software and services, today announced that IDEA Cellular Ltd., a leading GSM operator in India with more than 12 million subscribers and a network footprint that reaches nearly half of India’s population, has launched Easy Mail – a new mass-market mobile email service, powered by Critical Path’s Memova® Mobile technology. The new push email service is simple to use and works on any GRPS-enabled handset.
With approximately 6 million new mobile subscribers being added each month, India is the fastest growing mobile market in the world. Research shows that much of this growth is coming from the youth market, which represents 60 percent of the country’s population. Tailored to the needs of consumers, prosumers and SMEs, IDEA Easy Mail meets the burgeoning demands of the mass market.
Commenting on IDEA’s latest innovation, Pradeep Shrivastava, Chief Marketing Officer, IDEA Cellular Ltd. said, “Easy Mail is an exciting product for those of us who wish to remain accessible on the move. The product does indeed redefine email access and provides an easy-to-use interface for every IDEA GPRS user. I am certain that Easy Mail will prove beneficial, especially to our small and medium enterprise customers.”
Memova Mobile pushes messages from existing email accounts to everyday mobile phones. As a result, smart phones and/or specialized client software are not required to use IDEA’s Easy Mail service, making it particularly attractive to consumers and small business users with standard mobile phones. Designed for the mass market, the service offers a number of easy-to-use features. For example, since consumers do not necessarily want to receive all of their email on their phone, personalization features enable users to control which messages they receive. Additionally, users can send and receive emails with multimedia content, including pictures, video and audio.
“Considered an early adopter in India, the IDEA brand is associated with innovation and value in the market. Critical Path is excited to work with an operator of this caliber to provide mobile email services in India,” said Donald Dew, CTO, Critical Path.
Powered by Memova® Mobile, IDEA Easy Mail meets increasing mobile email demand in the world’s fastest growing mobile market
SAN FRANCISCO – December 19, 2006 – Critical Path, Inc. (OTC: CPTH), a leading provider of messaging software and services, today announced that IDEA Cellular Ltd., a leading GSM operator in India with more than 12 million subscribers and a network footprint that reaches nearly half of India’s population, has launched Easy Mail – a new mass-market mobile email service, powered by Critical Path’s Memova® Mobile technology. The new push email service is simple to use and works on any GRPS-enabled handset.
With approximately 6 million new mobile subscribers being added each month, India is the fastest growing mobile market in the world. Research shows that much of this growth is coming from the youth market, which represents 60 percent of the country’s population. Tailored to the needs of consumers, prosumers and SMEs, IDEA Easy Mail meets the burgeoning demands of the mass market.
Commenting on IDEA’s latest innovation, Pradeep Shrivastava, Chief Marketing Officer, IDEA Cellular Ltd. said, “Easy Mail is an exciting product for those of us who wish to remain accessible on the move. The product does indeed redefine email access and provides an easy-to-use interface for every IDEA GPRS user. I am certain that Easy Mail will prove beneficial, especially to our small and medium enterprise customers.”
Memova Mobile pushes messages from existing email accounts to everyday mobile phones. As a result, smart phones and/or specialized client software are not required to use IDEA’s Easy Mail service, making it particularly attractive to consumers and small business users with standard mobile phones. Designed for the mass market, the service offers a number of easy-to-use features. For example, since consumers do not necessarily want to receive all of their email on their phone, personalization features enable users to control which messages they receive. Additionally, users can send and receive emails with multimedia content, including pictures, video and audio.
“Considered an early adopter in India, the IDEA brand is associated with innovation and value in the market. Critical Path is excited to work with an operator of this caliber to provide mobile email services in India,” said Donald Dew, CTO, Critical Path.
Idea Cellular IPO price band fixed at Rs 65-75
Idea Cellular IPO price band fixed at Rs 65-75
Aditya Birla’s Idea Cellular is one of the several smaller players in the Indian mobile market. The company is planning to issue an IPO.
The company has fixed the price band for its forthcoming initial public offer between Rs 65 and Rs 75 a share.
This share is likely to be listed on both National Stock Exchange and the Bombay Stock Exchange.
Idea said that the float is being routed through a 100 per cent book-building, aggregating to Rs 2,125 crore. They would be opening up the issue on February 12.
Idea has also concluded a pre-IPO placement of Rs 375 crore to certain of its promoters, directors and certain high net worth individuals.
Aditya Birla’s Idea Cellular is one of the several smaller players in the Indian mobile market. The company is planning to issue an IPO.
The company has fixed the price band for its forthcoming initial public offer between Rs 65 and Rs 75 a share.
This share is likely to be listed on both National Stock Exchange and the Bombay Stock Exchange.
Idea said that the float is being routed through a 100 per cent book-building, aggregating to Rs 2,125 crore. They would be opening up the issue on February 12.
Idea has also concluded a pre-IPO placement of Rs 375 crore to certain of its promoters, directors and certain high net worth individuals.
Idea Cellular to invest USD 2 billion on expanding in India
Idea Cellular to invest USD 2 billion on expanding in India
Aditya Birla Group owned telecom company Idea Cellular has said that they are planning to invest USD two billion dollars in the next two years in the country to expand their service availability.
Idea Cellular CEO Sanjeev Aga said in a statement to the media personals: “Idea plans to invest approximately two billion dollars in the next two years towards network expansion. The telecom sector has extraordinary promise.”
The company’s senior officials also clarified that they have no plans to collaborate with any international mobile service provider in the coming years.
Idea currently operates in 11 circles in India and they have applied to get licenses in nine new circles. The company also has plans to launch their services in Mumbai and Bihar this year.
Aditya Birla Group owned telecom company Idea Cellular has said that they are planning to invest USD two billion dollars in the next two years in the country to expand their service availability.
Idea Cellular CEO Sanjeev Aga said in a statement to the media personals: “Idea plans to invest approximately two billion dollars in the next two years towards network expansion. The telecom sector has extraordinary promise.”
The company’s senior officials also clarified that they have no plans to collaborate with any international mobile service provider in the coming years.
Idea currently operates in 11 circles in India and they have applied to get licenses in nine new circles. The company also has plans to launch their services in Mumbai and Bihar this year.
Wednesday, March 14, 2007
Their Cups Runneth Over
IF you go out on the town with the Hold Steady, be sure to stock up on Advil to battle your hangover the next morning. This is the quintet that takes fierce pride in being dubbed a “bar band,” (from Brooklyn, no less) and whose refrain “gonna walk around and drink some more” from the song “Party ” is often taken as a direct order by the group’s mostly male fan base.
Last Sunday, the band sat around and drank some more — in this case, sake — perched on stools at Momofuku Noodle Bar in the East Village.
“I love your look right now,” Galen Polivka, who plays bass, said jokingly to Tad Kubler, the guitarist. The two men were wearing identical black wool sweaters with collars peeking out.
Mr. Kubler raised one eyebrow from beneath his pink-tinted aviator glasses. “My style icon for the next three years is Robert Redford in ‘Three Days of the Condor,’ ” he said.
A plate of six Canadian oysters on a bed of dark green seaweed appeared.
“I think you can eat that underneath stuff,” Mr. Kubler said, gesturing with one chopstick. “It’s kelp, what whales eat.”
“You’re thinking of plankton,” said Franz Nicolay, the band’s pianist, who sports a mustache that twirls up on each end, similar to the cartoon villain Snidely Whiplash.
After releasing three albums in three years, the Hold Steady struck gold with their release last year, “Boys and Girls in America,” selling more copies (52,000 and counting) than its previous two albums combined. It has been a steady ascent since: the band has landed on Letterman’s stage and was named Blender magazine’s “Band of the Year” in the January-February issue this year.
The band’s success has come at a point when most aspiring rockers are gearing up for a midlife crisis — the average age of its members is 32 — but it works.
“If we were 19, the label would have a much tighter hold on us,” said Craig Finn, the lead singer, who was enjoying his ramen noodle soup with an egg on top. “Because we’re old guys, we can go in any direction musically. We don’t have to answer to anyone.”
Mr. Finn’s style of speak-singing in a nasally growl over powerful guitar chords and beautiful piano melodies is not for everyone, and he admits as much.
“A kid came up to us in Vancouver and asked what it was like to be in a cheesy 70s rip-off band with a lead singer who can’t sing,” he said.
Walking around the corner to Hi Fi, where Mr. Polivka tends bar between tours, the guys erupted in laughter when their song “Stuck Between Stations” began playing.
“Who put on this?” said Bobby Drake, the drummer.
As they passed around Budweisers, talk turned to the antismoking laws in New York. The band had just returned from its first European tour, where Mr. Kubler had been horrified to see people in Germany smoking in restaurants.
“They got ash in their food and went right on eating,” he said.
“I, however, loved it,” said Mr. Polivka, who subsequently ducked outside for a Camel Light.
In a few days, the band would head out on a brief national tour. Though their schedule is picking up speed, the members have yet to quit their day jobs — among them photo assistant and auto mechanic.
“We’ll stay on the road for as long as possible,” said Mr. Finn, taking off his black glasses and squinting at the neon light emanating from a nearby jukebox, “so we don’t have to go back to real work.”
Last Sunday, the band sat around and drank some more — in this case, sake — perched on stools at Momofuku Noodle Bar in the East Village.
“I love your look right now,” Galen Polivka, who plays bass, said jokingly to Tad Kubler, the guitarist. The two men were wearing identical black wool sweaters with collars peeking out.
Mr. Kubler raised one eyebrow from beneath his pink-tinted aviator glasses. “My style icon for the next three years is Robert Redford in ‘Three Days of the Condor,’ ” he said.
A plate of six Canadian oysters on a bed of dark green seaweed appeared.
“I think you can eat that underneath stuff,” Mr. Kubler said, gesturing with one chopstick. “It’s kelp, what whales eat.”
“You’re thinking of plankton,” said Franz Nicolay, the band’s pianist, who sports a mustache that twirls up on each end, similar to the cartoon villain Snidely Whiplash.
After releasing three albums in three years, the Hold Steady struck gold with their release last year, “Boys and Girls in America,” selling more copies (52,000 and counting) than its previous two albums combined. It has been a steady ascent since: the band has landed on Letterman’s stage and was named Blender magazine’s “Band of the Year” in the January-February issue this year.
The band’s success has come at a point when most aspiring rockers are gearing up for a midlife crisis — the average age of its members is 32 — but it works.
“If we were 19, the label would have a much tighter hold on us,” said Craig Finn, the lead singer, who was enjoying his ramen noodle soup with an egg on top. “Because we’re old guys, we can go in any direction musically. We don’t have to answer to anyone.”
Mr. Finn’s style of speak-singing in a nasally growl over powerful guitar chords and beautiful piano melodies is not for everyone, and he admits as much.
“A kid came up to us in Vancouver and asked what it was like to be in a cheesy 70s rip-off band with a lead singer who can’t sing,” he said.
Walking around the corner to Hi Fi, where Mr. Polivka tends bar between tours, the guys erupted in laughter when their song “Stuck Between Stations” began playing.
“Who put on this?” said Bobby Drake, the drummer.
As they passed around Budweisers, talk turned to the antismoking laws in New York. The band had just returned from its first European tour, where Mr. Kubler had been horrified to see people in Germany smoking in restaurants.
“They got ash in their food and went right on eating,” he said.
“I, however, loved it,” said Mr. Polivka, who subsequently ducked outside for a Camel Light.
In a few days, the band would head out on a brief national tour. Though their schedule is picking up speed, the members have yet to quit their day jobs — among them photo assistant and auto mechanic.
“We’ll stay on the road for as long as possible,” said Mr. Finn, taking off his black glasses and squinting at the neon light emanating from a nearby jukebox, “so we don’t have to go back to real work.”
Sunday, March 11, 2007
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