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  • Alcatel and ITI launch GSM production facility in India

    BANGALORE: Alcatel has announced the launch of the first production facility for their GSM radio technology in India. This production line is being implemented at the ITI factory in Mankapur with an initial capacity of 2,000 base stations, which is to be doubled shortly. The plan for this technology transfer also includes ITI’s launch of several GSM factories in October.

    ITI is a long time partner of Alcatel and with this transfer of technology will become, with Alcatel’s strong support, one of the largest suppliers of GSM technology in India. ITI and Alcatel delivered their first million GSM lines in February 2005. The two companies are now working on the delivery of the next 3 million lines, mainly with the production capacity of the Mankapur factory. The initial million lines covered the expansion of BSNL’s network in Western India including Gujarat, Maharashtra, MP and Chattisgarh, stated an official release.

    The official release quotes Alcatel chairman and CEO Serge Tchuruk as saying, “We have had a long history with ITI and since the early 1980s, we have been instrumental in providing the first digital technology to ITI for creating a robust Indian Telecom infrastructure. I can say with pride that today over 50 percent of fixed line networks in India are powered by Alcatel solutions. This new GSM manufacturing facility will contribute greatly to the quality of service for GSM subscribers in India and add to overall improvement in the country’s telecom infrastructure. This latest association is a new chapter in a long standing relationship between Alcatel and ITI.”

    ITI chairman and MD Y K Pandey stated, “Through our alliance with Alcatel over the past 20 years, ITI has been able to play a key role in building the telecom infrastructure in India”. He added, “Now, with the introduction of Alcatel’s industry-leading GSM technology, we are able to enter the mobile segment and provide a complete portfolio of mobile solutions to the public and private telecom operators.

  • Alcatel adds new dimension to mobile phone with One Touch 320

    MUMBAI: Alcatel recently unveiled its One Touch 320 feature rich mobile in the Indian market. The phone, which is priced at Rs 3995, captures the simplicity and is easy to use and fun to communicate with. This phone is available in two colours – silver grey and blue.
     
     
    This phone offers a good degree of voice clarity and comes with a loud speaker for hands-free calls. The phone comes with clear, loud ring tone and vice versa.
     
     
    Users can choose their ring tone from 15 polyphonic tunes. Its Lithium-Ion battery gives users upto seven hours talk time and the standby time for the mobile phone is 120 hours.
     
     
    “India has witnessed a proliferation in the number of mobile phone subscribers and as well as in the usage pattern of mobile phones. This market represents a huge opportunity for operators as well as telecommunications vendors as the market for mobile services is growing exponentially. The One Touch 320 comes with a host of user friendly features that enable mobile phone users to do a variety of things using their phones in an easy-to-use manner,” says Alcatel India MD Ravi Sharma.

    The compact One Touch 320, weighs 80 grams and is only 20mm thick. It has an integrated aerial and a high resolution screen (112 x 64 pixels).

    The large, backlit screen is highly readable in any lighting conditions, while the direct-access keys and improved on-screen menu are easy to use. It also comes with a caller group identification function, a built-in clock and calendar, with programmable reminders.

    The phone has an integrated 100-contact directory, in addition to the SIM card’s directory and a dairy for the user to programme alarms. Apart from being light-weight and compact, The One-Touch 320 has keys for quick access to the directory, voicemail service and all other function (audio profile, diary, etc) whose parameters can be set quickly and simply.