You read it right, A Tata Nano slapped with 80 Kg of 22 karat Gold along with 15 KG of silver and loads of gemstones. The top speed of the car boils down to 110 KM/hr and the price goes up to 22 crore. Yup a price that is 2200 times the price of the original car.
The funny thing here remains however, in a country like ours, taking this ride out for a spin would result in the car dropping back to its original value in a couple of hours.
Check out the video below.
Tata Teleservices has announced the new Tata Photon services on REV B. These services will be available in 27 major metros and cities across the country, with the rest of the country to be mapped soon thereafter.
We have been the clear market leaders in the mobile broadband access space for more than a while now, and the launch of Tata Photon on Rev.B is the next step in carrying that legacy forward. Tata Photon on Rev.B will provide our customers with unfettered mobile broadband access and enable them to experience super-fast speeds on their laptops, PCs and other devices. Today’s increasing demand for powerful and faster networks continues to inspire us to continually upgrade our network and maintain our technological leadership—by consistently being amongst the first to introduce game-changing products and services. Tata Photon on Rev.B underlines the superiority of mobile broadband technology and is set to become a rage amongst Internet-users everywhere,”
-Mr Deepak Gulati, Executive President, Mobility Business, Tata Teleservices Limited
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Launch marks historical entry of Next-Gen solution into India
New Delhi, 1 September 2011: Tata Teleservices Limited, India’s fastest-growing pan-India telecom service provider, today created history of sorts by unveiling ‘Tata Photon on Rev.B’, the latest addition to its best-selling Photon family of high-speed mobile broadband access products on the CDMA platform. The move is a logical next step for TTL, whose market leading products and solutions have seen it emerge as the undisputed leader in the broadband access and Enterprise segments. At the time of launch itself, Tata Photon on Rev.B will be available in 27 major metros and cities across the country, with the rest of the country to be mapped soon thereafter.
“We have been the clear market leaders in the mobile broadband access space for more than a while now, and the launch of Tata Photon on Rev.B is the next step in carrying that legacy forward. Tata Photon on Rev.B will provide our customers with unfettered mobile broadband access and enable them to experience super-fast speeds on their laptops, PCs and other devices. Today’s increasing demand for powerful and faster networks continues to inspire us to continually upgrade our network and maintain our technological leadership—by consistently being amongst the first to introduce game-changing products and services. Tata Photon on Rev.B underlines the superiority of mobile broadband technology and is set to become a rage amongst Internet-users everywhere,” Mr Deepak Gulati, Executive President, Mobility Business, Tata Teleservices Limited, said.
TTL’s Next-Gen Rev.B network is capable of scaling up to speeds of 14.7 Mbps across the country.
The Rev.B solution will enable TTL to improve capacities, throughput and latency on its existing network, translating into super-quick and consistent speeds for all Internet needs of its consumers, right from e-mailing, social networking, sharing of photographs, downloading and uploading heavy files, music downloads, video streaming and watching live TV on-the-go. The launch of TTL’s Rev.B network marks the entry of a world-best CDMA platform in India, providing users with a never-before browsing experience, the benefits of Free National Roaming and Seamless In-building Coverage.
Over the last few years, Tata Teleservices Limited has enjoyed a leadership position in the wireless broadband internet, on the back of superior technologies and products, strong OEM alliances and a widespread channel presence. The Tata Photon product portfolio has maintained its leadership position in the market with exciting customer propositions, customer-friendly tariff options and an exclusive customer care wing for data services. The latest launch will help further strengthen TTL’s presence in this space, especially since a dedicated data carrier will ensure that customers with Tata Photon on Rev.B have an unparalleled and unfettered user experience.
“We take immense pride in announcing the forthcoming launch of Tata Photon on Rev.B. With this launch, TTL is further enhancing its end-to-end range of telecom services and bolstering our standing as a key player in the individual and enterprise segments in the access space,” Mr Sunil Tandon, Head, Non-Voice Services at Tata Teleservices Limited, said. “The introduction of the Rev.B solution and products like Tata Photon on Rev.B will enhance TTL’s carrying capacity to lead in a market that is witnessing an explosion in demand for data services, as also provide a stable and reliable high-speed mobile broadband experience to our subscribers,” he added.
The Tata Photon on Rev.B solution is in the final phase of testing, and the product will be commercially available in the market in the second fortnight of September.
About Tata Teleservices Limited
Tata Teleservices Limited is one of India’s leading private telecom service providers, having a pan-India presence across all of India’s 22 telecom Circles. The company offers integrated telecom solutions to its customers under the brands Tata Indicom, Tata DOCOMO, Tata Photon, Tata Walky and Virgin Mobile India, and operates its wireless networks on both the CDMA and GSM technology platforms. Tata Teleservices Limited, along with Tata Teleservices (Maharashtra) Limited, operates in more than 450,000 towns and villages across the country, serving over 90 million subscribers. After its collaboration with Japan’s NTT DOCOMO in November 2008, Tata Teleservices has launched 2G GSM services under the Tata DOCOMO brand name in all the 18 telecom Circles where it received spectrum from the Government of India. Tata Teleservices Limited also became the first Indian private operator to launch 3G services in India under the brand Tata DOCOMO in November last year, with its launch in all the nine telecom Circles where it won the 3G license. In association with its partner NTT DOCOMO, the Company finds itself suitably positioned to leverage this first-mover advantage. The company also has another brand on the GSM platform—T24—in partnership with Indian retail giant Future Group. TTSL’s bouquet of telephony services includes mobile services, wireless desktop phones, public booth telephony and wireline services.
For details, visit www.tatateleservices.com.
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Tata Communications has announced the integration of its India infrastructure into its Next Generation Ethernet (NGE) network architecture. The integration is taking place across 11 Indian cities, covering New Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, Chennai, Gurgaon, Pune, Hyderabad, Kochi, Noida, Ahmedabad and Kolkata. The in-country nodes for connecting the carrier’s domestic NGE network with its international backbone are in Mumbai and Chennai.
Tata also promises higher speed, enhanced security and improved troubleshooting capabilities for those with early subscriptions.
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Tata Communications first to use PBB technology globally
The new NGE network will provide industry-leading network services for both service providers and enterprises, enabling higher speed, enhanced security and improved troubleshooting capabilities. Tata Communications’ high-performance Ethernet services are provided throughout the country together with services connecting India to business centres throughout the world. Much of India’s Ethernet growth will come as a result of the adoption of more sophisticated and efficient multi-point networks. This necessitated the upgrading of the company’s extensive Ethernet network in the country and led to the deployment of the Cisco ASR 9000 platform that enables Provider Backbone Bridging (PBB).
Ravi Pandey, Industry Analyst, ICT Practice, South Asia & Middle East Region, Frost & Sullivan said at the launch event today, ‘For FY 10-11 the Indian Enterprise Telecom market stands at INR 63,400 Cr with around 11% coming from Enterprise Data Services. The data services market which stands at INR 6,660 Cr will continue to grow at a CAGR of 12% for the next five years. Ethernet, which has been witnessing traction from verticals like IT/ITeS, BFSI and Media that run bandwidth intensive applications, will grow at a CAGR of 32% for the next five years.’
‘Ethernet is one of fastest growing segments for the data services market and for FY 10-11 the contribution of Ethernet services accounts for three per cent and stands at INR 202 Cr, however, the segment is poised to grow to INR 800 Cr by FY 16,’ added Pandey.
Large scale data centre build-outs in the last few years have resulted in application centralisation & demand for mission critical data centre connectivity. Scalability along with lower port costs & the ability of Ethernet to ride on legacy based WAN services is driving the demand for Ethernet in India. ‘The primary growth drivers for the Ethernet market in India are IP migration, evolution of borderless enterprises, compliances/regulations, business continuity & disaster recovery centres as well as the convergence of business, residential and wireless networks’ concluded Pandey.
Tata Communications continues to build on its unique and diverse global footprint with the addition of PBB technology, ensuring that its customers have access to a bandwidth-efficient, scalable, carrier grade network, now and well into the future.
‘With the Indian enterprise data market poised to grow significantly in the next five years, fuelled by bandwidth intensive applications, the market is seeking better and more extensive Ethernet services. While Tata Communications already offers multi-point service to its customers globally, the only way to increase multi-point capability and add more innovative Ethernet services and performance guarantees in the future is to move to the new industry standard of Provider Backbone Bridging (PBB), effectively addressing critical limitations of the existing technology,’ said John Hoffman, Head of Ethernet Product Management, Tata Communications.
Tata Communications Next Generation Ethernet with PBB technology allows:
o Greater numbers of customers and higher bandwidth on the backbone
o Better isolation of customers from Denial of Service attacks, ensuring even greater security and reliability
o Improved performance monitoring with latency and packet loss as standard items in the Service Level Agreements (SLAs)
Tata Communications’ new Ethernet network core carries only Ethernet traffic, unlike competing operators who are building converged MPLS and VPLS-based networks to carry a mixture of private, public IP traffic and Ethernet services. As a result, Tata Communications can provide a wide range of unique Ethernet services with native Ethernet Operations Administration and Maintenance (OAM) management throughout. The Next Generation Ethernet core also allows Tata Communications to continue to provide its Ethernet customers with the ability to select specific routes through its network (for diversity, latency or cost reasons),
As a further evolution of Tata Communications’ Ethernet network, the company will also be launching an enhanced multipoint service, burstability with usage-based billing together with a dedicated Ethernet service that can scale from 1,000 – 10,000 Meg in 500 Meg increments. The company is also now able to ensure higher network quality as a result of being able to monitor each and every customer and class of service, independently.
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About Tata Communications
Tata Communications is the leading global provider of a new world of communications. With a leadership position in emerging markets, Tata Communications leverages its advanced solutions capabilities and domain expertise across its global and pan-India network to deliver managed solutions to multi-national enterprises, service providers and Indian consumers.
The Tata Global Network includes one of the most advanced and largest submarine cable networks, a Tier-1 IP network, with connectivity to more than 200 countries across 400 PoPs, and nearly 1 million square feet of data centre and collocation space worldwide.
Tata Communications’ depth and breadth of reach in emerging markets includes leadership in Indian enterprise data services, leadership in global international voice, and strategic investments in South Africa (Neotel), Sri Lanka (Tata Communications Lanka Limited) and Nepal (United Telecom Limited).
Tata Communications Limited is listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange and the National Stock Exchange of India and its ADRs are listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: TCL).
Tata Communications’ Ethernet Services and Network
Tata Communications’ Global Ethernet Services spans more than 50 locations in North America, Asia, Europe, Africa and the Middle East, as well as more than 120 cities across India and through partnerships four cities in China. Further expansion is planned in the coming months to include additional locations in Africa, Europe and the Middle East.
Tata Communications was the first Ethernet provider to be MEF 9 and 14 certified across its entire global network. The portfolio provides both point-to-point and multipoint WAN Ethernet solutions seamlessly and securely across over 35 countries. The portfolio features a wide choice of configurations and protection options, bandwidth from 2 Mbps to 10 Gbps, up to six classes of service with interclass bursting, and unique usage-based options as well. It provides a high quality, scalable and cost-effective Ethernet solution on a truly global scale.
http://www.tatacommunications.com/vpn/ethernet.asp
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Tata DOCOMO has launched its ‘Endless Music’ Service in select parts of the country.
“Mobile phones are the newly evolved 24X7 music stations. Endless Music service offers a reservoir of songs that can be accessed anytime, anywhere. This service enables customers to listen as many musical tracks as they wish on to their mobile phone, at a nominal subscription charge of Rs 2/- per day. Through this service, we at Tata DOCOMO aim at changing the way music is consumed and reinvent the ways our customers experience music every day. With the launch of Endless Music service, Tata DOCOMO customers can access best of the music content.” said Mr Rishi Mohan Malhotra, Head VAS, Tata DOCOMO.
To avail this service, customers have to dial IVR Short Code 59090 (Toll Free). The service is auto renewable on daily basis.
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In step with efforts to bolster its VAS portfolio, Tata DOCOMO, the GSM brand of Tata Teleservices today launched another innovative service — Endless Music, a complete bank of music with various categories and sub categories. Under this service, customers can enjoy and listen to endless music for the entire day and can also download ringtones of their favorite songs by paying a subscription charge of Rs 2/- per day with no extra/hidden cost attached to it. What’s more! With an additional cost of Rs 1/- per day customers will also get the benefit of downloading unlimited Call Me Tunes (CMTs). This service is available for all the Tata DOCOMO post-paid and pre-paid customers across all the circles.
Commenting on this interesting proposition, Mr Rishi Mohan Malhotra, Head VAS, Tata DOCOMO, said “Mobile phones are the newly evolved 24X7 music stations. Endless Music service offers a reservoir of songs that can be accessed anytime, anywhere. This service enables customers to listen as many musical tracks as they wish on to their mobile phone, at a nominal subscription charge of Rs 2/- per day. Through this service, we at Tata DOCOMO aim at changing the way music is consumed and reinvent the ways our customers experience music every day. With the launch of Endless Music service, Tata DOCOMO customers can access best of the music content.”
To avail this service, customers have to dial IVR Short Code 59090 (Toll Free). The service is auto renewable on daily basis.
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About Tata DOCOMO
Tata DOCOMO is Tata Teleservices Limited’s telecom service on the GSM platform-arising out of the Tata Group’s strategic alliance with Japanese telecom major NTT DOCOMO in November 2008. Tata Teleservices Limited has received a license to operate GSM telecom services in 19 telecom Circles and has also been allotted spectrum in 18 of these Circles. It has rolled out its GSM services in Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Orrisa, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh-Chhattisgarh, Haryana-Punjab, Kolkata, Rest of West Bengal, Jharkhand, Bihar, UP East, UP West, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh and Rajasthan, while Tata Teleservices (Maharashtra) Limited has launched GSM services under the Tata DOCOMO brand in the Mumbai and Rest of Maharashtra Circles. Tata DOCOMO has become the first Indian private operator to launch 3G services in India in all the nine telecom Circles where it won the 3G license. In association with its partner NTT DOCOMO, the brand finds itself suitably positioned to leverage this first-lover advantage. With 3G, Tata DOCOMO stands to redefine the very face of telecoms in India. Tokyo-based NTT DOCOMO is one of the world’s leading mobile operators-in the Japanese market, the company is the clear market leader, used by over 50 per cent of the country’s mobile phone users.
For details, visit www.tatateleservices.com, www.tataindicom.com and www.tataDOCOMO.com
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Tata Teleservices has launched a new plan for the entire family. This plan includes services from Tata Walky as well as Tata Indicom. Some of the feeatures of the plan are – One Billing, one pool of minutes and SMS for the entire family,Unlimited Free local CUG, Simplicity in package billing and single uniform bill. Read the Press Release to find out more.
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Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, July 12, 2011 /India PRwire/ — Tata Teleservices Limited, the country’s fastest-growing dual-technology telecom service provider has launched an exclusive ‘Family Plan’ for its new and existing Tata Indicom and Tata Walky post-paid customers. This Family Plan comes with a host of benefits, available in a common “pool” like unlimited free local CUG and pooling of free SMSes and minutes. What’s more? By opting for this plan, customers will be able to receive one single bill for the period of entire month.
“With the launch of Family Plan, we at Tata Teleservices take pride in understanding the individual needs and requirements of our customers and bringing personalized approach towards fulfilling the same. This plan is yet another key step in our constant endeavor to simplify and uncomplicate telecom services. Starting today, all our Tata Indicom and Tata Walky post-paid customers can stop worrying about managing multiple bills, plans, payment datelines, etc. With this plan, they will benefit from buying into telecom as a single unit and eat from a large common pool of minutes and SMSes. We are certain that this plan has enough potential and would truly lure our target segment in a big way,” Oneel Verma, COO, Tata Indicom, MPCG said.
This plan comes with a monthly rental of Rs 499/- for three family members. Customers can add up to 2 more members at an additional cost of Rs 150/- per member. Under the monthly plan, they can avail the benefit of PPS (pay per second) tariff and can make all national calls at 1paise/second. All SMSes will be charged at 50 paise per SMS.
Moreover, all the family members can pool in Rs. 450 worth of local/STD calls and 100 local/STD SMSes every month. Additionally, family members can enjoy free unlimited local CUG amongst themselves. This plan also offers usage control function so that customers can keep complete control over their spending.
Also, in addition to the above an inter family local CUG at Rs 25/- & STD inter family CUG at Rs 100/- per member can also be availed.
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This is it, exclusive news for those waiting to spend up-to 20k on their smart-phones. Apple has just made the choice tougher. The iPhone 3Gs will be re-launched in India and go on sale tomorrow for 20 thousand. Whats more its going to be completely factory unlocked and will work with your carrier of choice.
The iPhone 3GS was originally launched in India in 2010 approximately 10 months after its launch in the United States. the 3Gs was sold locked to Airtel and Vodafone at full pricing. this in turn led to a lot of controversy in Apple’s Indian Market strategy. This year Apple started to sell the iPhone 4, again after 10 months of its US launch, but this time around the device was factory unlocked and ready to use worldwide.
The pricing of the iPhone 3Gs seems very competitive especially when 20 thousand is a decent budget for a smartphone these days.
We will get you more news on this as and when we gather.
Everyone must remember the Tata Nano. Well, they’ve come out with a similar high-tech varient for the european market. It boasts high fuel efficiency, ‘zero turn’ technology for minimal turning radius, built-in integration with tablets and smartphones, and an innovative door design. Measuring three meters (9.8 feet) long, the highly efficient ‘pixel’ combines a 1.2L three-cylinder turbocharged diesel engine with stop-start technology and an aerodynamic design to offer a combined cycle fuel economy of 3.4 L/100 km (69mpg), and producing carbon emissions limited to 89 g/km (0.3 lb/mi). ‘Zero turn’ technology makes use of the vehicle’s toroidal infinitely variable transmission to rotate the outer rear wheel forwards and the inner rear wheel backwards as the front wheels turn, producing a turning circle radius of 2.6 meters (8.5 feet).
We’ll let you decide if they should have launced this in India…
Well like our tipster rightfully said, If you are tired of choosing between Tata Sky HD and Tata Sky Plus. This peice of information might just be a treat for you. We have a picture of the new upcoming TATA SKY PLUS HD. Thats right folks, High Definition Television along with recording.
The picture is a leaked picture of the supposed box of the new system. Looks pretty convincing,We are trying to get more info on this.
Thanks Vaibhav
Tata Sky has finnaly begun offring individual channel selection to their subscribers. Calling it ‘Make My Pack’, now you have the option to choose (and pay for) every individual channels, and not some preset selection of different language channels that they make for you. Click here to check out the pricing for individual channels.
With a minimum cost of Rs. 150 and a minimum 3 month requirement, almost every channel is available for individual selection except Active etc.
Every channel has a different price – some channels like CNN-IBN cost Rs. 5 per month, while some (for instance, Star Movies) can go as high as Rs. 24/month.
To answer any more questions you may have, check out their FAQ page too.
Source : Techtree.com