Update: In an emailed response to MediaNama, Vodafone has said that the app store has around 200 Indian apps, and claims that thousand apps will be launched shortly. The telco ... Continue_Reading

As expected, Vodafone Essar has added a much higher 8.56 million connections in the quarter ended December 2009. In the previous quarter, it added 6.3 million.  The #3 telco had ... Continue_Reading

AdSense On Google Earth Google has introduced advertising for the first  time in its desktop application. The company of late has also emphasized geo-targeted advertising on Google Maps also. Till now ... Continue_Reading

Vodafone Essar and Radio Mirchi 98.3FM have partnered for a new offering -“Vodafone Mirchi Caller Tunes” – which allows listeners of the station in 32 cities to purchase any of ... Continue_Reading

Vodafone India has reported 22.6% year-on-year increase in revenues in the quarter ended September 2009, but down 6.8% sequentially, with voice and data revenue falling and messaging revenue up 4.5%. This ... Continue_Reading

Vodafone Joins Tariff War Vodafone Essar has announced a nation-wide pay per second tariff. There are different plans for different circles and some have an additional deduction of 50 paise per ... Continue_Reading

The Blame Game: Raja Says 3G Spectrum Auction Delay Caused By Defence After announcing the delay in 3G auctioning to post-holiday season, Minister for information and telecommunication A.Raja has written a ... Continue_Reading

The journey to mobile number portability in India has hit its first major hurdle. Established players have demanded a “porting charge” be set up so they can recover their expenses ... Continue_Reading

For the quarter ended June 30th 2009, Vodafone India has reported an increase 23 percent in revenue at constant exchange rates, and 33 percent, taking into account exchange rate fluctuations. ... Continue_Reading

Update: Facebook has since launched a developer contest focused on Indian developers (via @nikhil_kumar). The prizes: $4000, $2000 and $1000 in each of the two categories – Facebook Apps, and ... Continue_Reading

Vodafone Essar has received an approval from India’s Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) for including ‘Internet Service Provider’ as an additional item of activity for its company Vodafone Essar South ... Continue_Reading

Asim Ghosh has retired from Vodafone Essar after being at the helm for 10 years, two years after Vodafone acquired Hutchison shares. He will continue as a non-executive member on ... Continue_Reading