The TRAI, in its recommendations on Mobile Virtual Network Operators appears to have given the upper hand to Telecom Operators (MNOs), though it hasn’t quite followed through on all the ... Continue_Reading

OnMobile Global has tied up with Vodafone to pilot advertising supported ring-back tones (Ad RBT) in India, and has inked a strategic partnership with media buying agency GroupM to bring ... Continue_Reading

VAS Revenues As per calculations done by MediaNama, based on data given by Reliance Communications in its quarterly performance report, the Non-SMS component of Wireless Value Added Services (VAS) accounts for ... Continue_Reading

OnMobile Global paid as much as 12 Million Euros (around $18.7 Million and Rs. 78.9 Crores) for French speech recognition company Telisma S.A. That’s an amount not too distant from ... Continue_Reading

Update: We’re told that the numbers we’ve calculated for VAS are for the month, and not for the quarter, since ARPU is a monthly figure. We stand corrected. That effectively ... Continue_Reading

Update: We’re told that the numbers we’ve calculated for VAS are for the month, and not for the quarter, since ARPU is a monthly figure. We stand corrected. That effectively ... Continue_Reading

You’re reading it here first: The South Indian Music Industry will never be the same again. BSE listed OnMobile Global has entered the South Indian music business by inking mobile ... Continue_Reading

The gloves came off at the TRAI Open House discussion on regulating Mobile VAS, and despite the sedate start, VAS companies and mobile operators were clearly at loggerheads with each ... Continue_Reading

Cellebrum Technologies Ltd, the Mobile VAS company owned by the BK Modi Group has filed a Draft Red Herring Prospectus (DRHP) with SEBI, which you may download here. We’ve gleaned ... Continue_Reading

Or “We’d like you to be a part of the value chain, but…” A couple of weeks ago, I attended the TRAI open house discussion on the issue of regulation of ... Continue_Reading

It was reported this morning that Webaroo/SMSGupShup has raised $10 million in funding – $5 million each from Helion Venture Partners and Charles River Ventures. Push SMS services services like ... Continue_Reading

So almost six months after struggling handset manufacturer Motorola acquired online and mobile music distribution company Soundbuzz, Motorola has launched music distribution service MotoMusic in India. MotoMusic powers the MOTOROKR ... Continue_Reading