Thursday, December 11, 2008

PM flags off first 3G service in India

Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited (MTNL) has announced the launch of India's first 3G services. The formal inauguration has been by the prime minister of India, Manmohan Singh and Communications & IT minister A. Raja, at India Telecom 2008.

With the launch of these 3G services, MTNL's customers in the metros of New Delhi and Mumbai will be the first to experience new services like high speed data transfers, video streaming and conferencing, mobile TV, video mobile surveillance, and mobile internet broadband.

MTNL has selected Motorola's next-generation 3G network infrastructure that includes radio access network, core network elements and various services like project management, networks deployments, and system integration.

"We are working closely with technology partners like Motorola to provide a suite of advanced mobile applications that are not being offered by any other existing carriers. We believe these services will create a paradigm shift in the mobile experience of the Indian consumer" said, RSP Sinha, chairman and managing director of MTNL.

Source: Agencies

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