Indianomics

SMS is good but its too difficult to type. Not even the iPhone’s touch screen makes it easier. I really don’t spend much time sending SMS’s from my mobile phone. But still SMS is the best way of communicating something quick and fast.
In pursuit of sending SMS in a better way, I found a very [...]

Airtel has tied up with local search engine Asklaila. Airtel has recently launched SMS2.0 for their search via SMS. This is in addition to that and partners with the local search engine specialist. Asklaila’s ground staff checks and re-checks the listings provided by various sources before they are listed on their site. This collaboration [...]

Reliance Communications (ADAG) group will launch a low-cost smart phone. By low, we mean in the smart phone range. The price would be around 10000 rupees. US based technology firm AnyDay helped design the phone and the phone will be mass produced in China (where else). The phone is packed with all the PDA features [...]

Airtel which is the most favorite telecom brand in India, has launched the voice SMS. Voice mail is famous overseas but not in India. Indians are more inclined to leave an SMS rather than leaving a voice mail. That might soon change. Texting has its limitations. It is extremely difficult, has a character limit and [...]

India does not rank very well when it comes to financial inclusion. Financial inclusion is that facility where every citizen’s banking needs are met. The reasons for this are many folds. One obvious reason is the bank’s reach. Many private banks do not have the will to establish branches in rural areas. Only way out [...]

Mobile subscription from villages for the first quarter this fiscal accounts to 30% of total subscriptions. The main reason for this is the growth in the metros has reached a point of saturation. This has driven the service providers to look beyond metros and towards rural areas and villages. This has led to an aggressive [...]

Tata in collaboration with National Entrepreneurship Network (NeN) is scouting for the hottest Indian startups to find them and fund them. The oldest startup is started in 2003 and the latest in 2008. Several cities have figured in the startup list, with Bangalore topping the list and Mumbai coming up as a close second. The [...]