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Winterspeak reader Newley sent me a nice article about cell phone usage in India. Even in rural villages they understand that fancy features like digital cameras just drain battery life, which is a more important feature. Lalid Kishore, 36, said he was shopping for his sixth phone in two years, after having problems with some and trading in others for new features. Kishore said he wasn't in the market for the newest camera phone, though, because the camera would weaken the battery. I saw Jan Chipchase from Nokia talk about his mobile phone research at TED and it was very interesting
Since the latest "in" thing is to make low-cost, budget phones for India and other emerging-market countries, Vodafone (officially the world's largest mobile phone service provider) is jumping on the bandwagon with two new phones: the Vodafone 125 and 225 models.
Semtech Corp. has introduced a series of inductor-capacitor (L-C) protection devices that feature greater attenuation, steeper amplitude roll-off and lower clamping voltage needed for high-performance colour LCD interfaces in GSM and CDMA-based 3G handsets. Expanding the company's EMIClamp protection family, the EClamp239xP series includes the four-line EClamp2394P, the six-line EClamp2396P and the eight-line EClamp2398P.
India is one of the fastest-growing mobile phone markets in the world, adding 6 million new subscribers a month. In a market where 135 million cell phones are already in place and 450 million users are expected by 2010, handset makers are turning their attention to rural markets:
Telsima Corporation, a provider of WiMAX based Broadband Wireless Access (BWA) and Mobility solutions, has secured $50 million in new funding. It includes commitments from the initial investor syndicate: NewPath Ventures, New Enterprise Associates, CMEA Ventures, JAFCO Asia, and other strategic investors. Telsima is rapidly growing its customer base with commercial deployments in emerging markets such as India, and Central and Eastern Europe (CEE). “With several multi-million dollar contracts from Tier 1 operators, Telsima has proven it understands the challenges and opportunities carriers face when deploying WiMAX networks,” said Telsima CEO, Dr. Alok Sharma. “This capital infusion allows continued innovation and deployment of our systems on a global scale � taking Telsima to the next level: a flagship telecom equipment company.”
Reliance, which made heavy investments in 2003 in technology to tightly monitor and control the supply, delivery and dispensation of fuel products throgh its network of petrol pumps, is looking at extending the good experience to its retail venture. Reliance is considering an investment of at least Rs. 1,000 crore in technology, reports LiveMint. Apart from suitable hardware including networking and communication equioment, the company is likely to deploy SAP to run the business and Retalix to manage ‘point of sale’ terminals. Reliance, according to the report, has lined up a battery of consultants, technology providers and systems integrators like IBM, TCS, Satyam, Cap Gemini, Ernst and Young, Technopak.
While we Americans tend to think everything revolves around the United States, let’s not forget Christopher Columbus wouldn’t have even bumped into North America if he wasn’t looking for India in the first place. At least in the business world things are coming full circle as India and other emerging markets are now viewed as THE critical segment for industry growth; a fact acknowledged by Motorola with the launch of the Motorola Radiomoto W209. Tailored specifically to the needs of Indian consumers, the Radiomoto W209 is enabled to read and write in Hindi, and stores up to 500 phone numbers and 750 SMS messages. It also comes included with stereo FM radio, speakerphone, and stereo headset; and is equipped for 469 of continuous talk time.
