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  • TRAI extends time for responses to issues on availability of free data

    TRAI extends time for responses to issues on availability of free data

    NEW DELHI: Given the complicated issues around net neutrality, stakeholders have now been given more time to reply to a consultation paper on Free Data which also touched on this subject.

    Comments on the paper, issued by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India on 19 May 2016, will have to be sent by 30 June 2016 with counter-comments on 14 July 2016. The earlier dates were 16 June and 30 June respectively.

    Stretching the discussion on net neutrality, TRAI had wants to know whether there is a need to have TSP agnostic platform to provide free data or suitable reimbursement to users without violating the principles of Differential Pricing for Data laid down in TRAI Regulation.

    It also wants to know if free data or suitable reimbursement to users should be limited to mobile data users only or could it be extended through technical means to subscribers of fixed line broadband or leased line.

    The paper says that in the recent past, some data services plans of the Telecom Service Providers (TSPs) came to the notice of TRAI which amounted to discriminatory tariff through offering zero or discounted tariffs to certain contents of certain websites/applications/platforms. The objective of offering such plans was claimed to be the desire of various service providers/content providers or platform providers to enable people of this country, especially the poor, to access certain content on the internet free of charge.

  • LAVA launches its new brand campaign with Mahendra Singh Dhoni

    LAVA launches its new brand campaign with Mahendra Singh Dhoni

    MUMBAI:  Lava International Limited, one of the leading players in the Indian mobile handset industry, launched its latest multi-channel marketing campaign featuring its brand ambassador and India’s most successful national ODI cricket team captain, Mahendra Singh Dhoni. With this campaign, Lava aims to strengthen its brand identity as the most trusted and reliable mobile handset brand in the mobile handset industry. The integrated 12-week long, 360 degree marketing campaign comprises three different television commercials along with out-of-home, retail and digital marketing initiatives.

    Thrilled with the launch of Lava’s new brand campaign, Lava International Limited  vice president  & head – Marketing & Communications Solomon Wheeler said, “We are very excited to launch this campaign with Mahendra Singh Dhoni on board as our brand ambassador. We, at Lava, believe that to build a truly endearing brand one cannot rely on just tactical differentiators; it has to be based on core values which in our case are – Integrity, passion for excellence and adaptability. Put together these values create a culture that ensures we deliver reliable products and services to our customers every time. Also, various industry reports bear testimony to our excellent product quality and after sales service which are unmatched amongst Indian mobile handset brands.”

    Lava recently brought on board Soho Square, part of the WPP group, to take on Lava’s creative mandate. This is their first campaign for the brand.

    On conceptualizing the campaign for Lava, Soho Square  SVP & head of Advertising  Dip Sengupta said, “The story of Lava is the story of reliability. It is something that is hardwired in the DNA of the organization and the great products that come out of its R&D facilities and manufacturing centers. When we delved deep into the products, we realized that the rigour and the drive for excellence that goes into each Lava phone was a story waiting to be told. The campaign with MS  Dhoni was therefore a natural next step. We wanted the code of reliability to come across in an endearing manner and MS Dhoni’s interactions with the Lava representative does that effortlessly.”

  • LAVA launches its new brand campaign with Mahendra Singh Dhoni

    LAVA launches its new brand campaign with Mahendra Singh Dhoni

    MUMBAI:  Lava International Limited, one of the leading players in the Indian mobile handset industry, launched its latest multi-channel marketing campaign featuring its brand ambassador and India’s most successful national ODI cricket team captain, Mahendra Singh Dhoni. With this campaign, Lava aims to strengthen its brand identity as the most trusted and reliable mobile handset brand in the mobile handset industry. The integrated 12-week long, 360 degree marketing campaign comprises three different television commercials along with out-of-home, retail and digital marketing initiatives.

    Thrilled with the launch of Lava’s new brand campaign, Lava International Limited  vice president  & head – Marketing & Communications Solomon Wheeler said, “We are very excited to launch this campaign with Mahendra Singh Dhoni on board as our brand ambassador. We, at Lava, believe that to build a truly endearing brand one cannot rely on just tactical differentiators; it has to be based on core values which in our case are – Integrity, passion for excellence and adaptability. Put together these values create a culture that ensures we deliver reliable products and services to our customers every time. Also, various industry reports bear testimony to our excellent product quality and after sales service which are unmatched amongst Indian mobile handset brands.”

    Lava recently brought on board Soho Square, part of the WPP group, to take on Lava’s creative mandate. This is their first campaign for the brand.

    On conceptualizing the campaign for Lava, Soho Square  SVP & head of Advertising  Dip Sengupta said, “The story of Lava is the story of reliability. It is something that is hardwired in the DNA of the organization and the great products that come out of its R&D facilities and manufacturing centers. When we delved deep into the products, we realized that the rigour and the drive for excellence that goes into each Lava phone was a story waiting to be told. The campaign with MS  Dhoni was therefore a natural next step. We wanted the code of reliability to come across in an endearing manner and MS Dhoni’s interactions with the Lava representative does that effortlessly.”

  • Mobile & computer prices may be affected with withdrawal of special additional duty

    Mobile & computer prices may be affected with withdrawal of special additional duty

    NEW DELHI: The Union Budget for 2016-17 is expected to result in raising the prices of mobile phones as well as personal computers.

    In his budget speech, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said the exemption from basic customs duty, CV duty, Special Additional Duty on charger/adapter, battery and wired headsets/speakers for manufacture of mobile phone was being withdrawn and vary between four to 12.5 per cent.

    But inputs, parts and components, subparts for manufacture of charger / adapter, battery and wired headsets /speakers, of mobile phone, subject to actual user condition was being exempted.

    The exemption from Special Additional Duty (SAD) on populated PCBs for manufacture of personal computers (laptop or desktop) was being withdrawn and would go up to four per cent.

    The exemption from SAD on populated PCBs of mobile phone/tablet computer being withdrawn and the concessional SAD on populated PCBs for manufacture of mobile phone/tablet computer was being imposed at two per cent.

    The Excise duty structure on domestically manufactured charger/adapter, battery and wired headsets/speakers for supply to mobile phone manufacturers as original equipment manufacturer has been changed and will be between two to 12.5 per cent.

    At the same time, the excise duty on inputs, parts and components, subparts for manufacture of charger/adapter, battery and wired headsets/speakers of mobile phone, subject to actual user condition have being exempted from 12.5 per cent at present.

    Specified telecommunication equipment [Soft switches and Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) equipment namely VoIP phones, media gateways, gateway Product/Switch (POTP/POTS), Optical controllers and session border controllers, Optical Transport equipment; combination of one / more of Packet Optical Transport Network(OTN) products, and IP Radios, Carrier Ethernet Switch, Packet Transport Node (PTN) products, Multiprotocol Label Switching- Transport Profile (MPLS-TP) products, Multiple Input / Multiple Output (MIMO) and Long Term Evolution (LTE) Products on which 10 per cent Basic Customs Duty was imposed in 2014-15 Budget has been excluded from the purview of the other exemptions also and goes up to 10 per cent.

    The Basic Customs Duty exemption on preform of silica for manufacture of telecom grade optical fibre /cables has been withdrawn and will be 10 per cent.

    The Minister said the assignment by the Government of the right to use the radio-frequency spectrum and its subsequent transfers being declared as a service so as to make it clear that assignment of right to use the spectrum is a service leviable to service tax and not sale of intangible goods, with effect from date of enforcement of Finance Bill, 2016. It will therefore be 14 per cent. 

  • Mobile & computer prices may be affected with withdrawal of special additional duty

    Mobile & computer prices may be affected with withdrawal of special additional duty

    NEW DELHI: The Union Budget for 2016-17 is expected to result in raising the prices of mobile phones as well as personal computers.

    In his budget speech, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said the exemption from basic customs duty, CV duty, Special Additional Duty on charger/adapter, battery and wired headsets/speakers for manufacture of mobile phone was being withdrawn and vary between four to 12.5 per cent.

    But inputs, parts and components, subparts for manufacture of charger / adapter, battery and wired headsets /speakers, of mobile phone, subject to actual user condition was being exempted.

    The exemption from Special Additional Duty (SAD) on populated PCBs for manufacture of personal computers (laptop or desktop) was being withdrawn and would go up to four per cent.

    The exemption from SAD on populated PCBs of mobile phone/tablet computer being withdrawn and the concessional SAD on populated PCBs for manufacture of mobile phone/tablet computer was being imposed at two per cent.

    The Excise duty structure on domestically manufactured charger/adapter, battery and wired headsets/speakers for supply to mobile phone manufacturers as original equipment manufacturer has been changed and will be between two to 12.5 per cent.

    At the same time, the excise duty on inputs, parts and components, subparts for manufacture of charger/adapter, battery and wired headsets/speakers of mobile phone, subject to actual user condition have being exempted from 12.5 per cent at present.

    Specified telecommunication equipment [Soft switches and Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) equipment namely VoIP phones, media gateways, gateway Product/Switch (POTP/POTS), Optical controllers and session border controllers, Optical Transport equipment; combination of one / more of Packet Optical Transport Network(OTN) products, and IP Radios, Carrier Ethernet Switch, Packet Transport Node (PTN) products, Multiprotocol Label Switching- Transport Profile (MPLS-TP) products, Multiple Input / Multiple Output (MIMO) and Long Term Evolution (LTE) Products on which 10 per cent Basic Customs Duty was imposed in 2014-15 Budget has been excluded from the purview of the other exemptions also and goes up to 10 per cent.

    The Basic Customs Duty exemption on preform of silica for manufacture of telecom grade optical fibre /cables has been withdrawn and will be 10 per cent.

    The Minister said the assignment by the Government of the right to use the radio-frequency spectrum and its subsequent transfers being declared as a service so as to make it clear that assignment of right to use the spectrum is a service leviable to service tax and not sale of intangible goods, with effect from date of enforcement of Finance Bill, 2016. It will therefore be 14 per cent. 

  • WeTravelSolo Launches Mobile App for Solo Travellers

    WeTravelSolo Launches Mobile App for Solo Travellers

    MUMBAI  WeTravelSolo, India’s first solo traveller community cum Interest network has taken a step ahead to bring solo travellers and travel enthusiasts under an easily-accessible forum with its release of a mobile app. The app has been made available for download on all Android enabled platforms. 

    WeTravelSolo, the online Solo Traveler’s community brings the world on the top of your palm. Always a strong believer of the words- there are places to see and people to meet, WeTravelSolo revamps the statement so amazingly that living the reality of those words is as easy as a high-five. It has a feature where you can search for and “Find your true travel soulmate” real quick. Also share all those beautiful pictures, the heart-warming stories, crazy adventures and amazing experiences with people who would love to see and read. Join your Interest Network, meet like-minded people – Make your own trips and Leave to explore the world!

    How? It’s simple

    1. Make your Travel Buckets
    2. Find Travel Soul mate with common buckets as yours.
    3. Visit the Profile of your Travel Soul mates, Choose the one you are Ok with.
    4. Make your Group and Start making Travel plans with your Travel Soulmate

    This app is the version 10.0 of Solo Travelling. A ten times bigger door to enter the unexplored world. There are more people to meet than places to see or vice versa. The app offers you limitless options to travel and meet like-minded people. It brings to you expert advice, guidance and company of people who have traveled the world far and long, as your Trip Crafters. It lets you take trips, explore the world, connect with people you never knew existed and share your travel stories with the whole wide world. With this app, you not merely travel solo but you travel solo, together.

    Shefali Walia, founder and chief traveler, WeTravelSolo comments, “WeTravelSolo is a trend-setter in its concept and has been fondly incorporated in the discussion among travel enthusiasts, especially the solo travellers. With the inception of the company the introduction of this concept on mobile app was impending and we are happy to finally introduce the app. WeTravelSolo, as indicated in its brand name, intends to redefine the concept of solo-travel. With the app, the solo trips no longer have to feel lonely and will be free from the bugs of travelling all on their own. Their adventure now can be free of risks. The fast-growing popularity of this app among solo travellers will not only change the previous concepts of solo-travel but also invite more travel enthusiasts. The growing connectivity is preliminary to bringing the travel enthusiasts together and making the concept work.”
    So, it’s not just any travel app but a Travel Soul Mate.

  • WeTravelSolo Launches Mobile App for Solo Travellers

    WeTravelSolo Launches Mobile App for Solo Travellers

    MUMBAI  WeTravelSolo, India’s first solo traveller community cum Interest network has taken a step ahead to bring solo travellers and travel enthusiasts under an easily-accessible forum with its release of a mobile app. The app has been made available for download on all Android enabled platforms. 

    WeTravelSolo, the online Solo Traveler’s community brings the world on the top of your palm. Always a strong believer of the words- there are places to see and people to meet, WeTravelSolo revamps the statement so amazingly that living the reality of those words is as easy as a high-five. It has a feature where you can search for and “Find your true travel soulmate” real quick. Also share all those beautiful pictures, the heart-warming stories, crazy adventures and amazing experiences with people who would love to see and read. Join your Interest Network, meet like-minded people – Make your own trips and Leave to explore the world!

    How? It’s simple

    1. Make your Travel Buckets
    2. Find Travel Soul mate with common buckets as yours.
    3. Visit the Profile of your Travel Soul mates, Choose the one you are Ok with.
    4. Make your Group and Start making Travel plans with your Travel Soulmate

    This app is the version 10.0 of Solo Travelling. A ten times bigger door to enter the unexplored world. There are more people to meet than places to see or vice versa. The app offers you limitless options to travel and meet like-minded people. It brings to you expert advice, guidance and company of people who have traveled the world far and long, as your Trip Crafters. It lets you take trips, explore the world, connect with people you never knew existed and share your travel stories with the whole wide world. With this app, you not merely travel solo but you travel solo, together.

    Shefali Walia, founder and chief traveler, WeTravelSolo comments, “WeTravelSolo is a trend-setter in its concept and has been fondly incorporated in the discussion among travel enthusiasts, especially the solo travellers. With the inception of the company the introduction of this concept on mobile app was impending and we are happy to finally introduce the app. WeTravelSolo, as indicated in its brand name, intends to redefine the concept of solo-travel. With the app, the solo trips no longer have to feel lonely and will be free from the bugs of travelling all on their own. Their adventure now can be free of risks. The fast-growing popularity of this app among solo travellers will not only change the previous concepts of solo-travel but also invite more travel enthusiasts. The growing connectivity is preliminary to bringing the travel enthusiasts together and making the concept work.”
    So, it’s not just any travel app but a Travel Soul Mate.

  • Publicis90 gets applications from 90 countries; including idea for travel portal in India

    Publicis90 gets applications from 90 countries; including idea for travel portal in India

    MUMBAI: Just two weeks after the launch of Publicis90, the Publicis Groupe’s initiative to celebrate its 90th anniversary has gained a positive momentum.

    The applications come from more than 90 different countries, including primarily the United States, the United Kingdom, India, Brazil, Germany and Israel as well as France, where 29 per cent of entries have been made.

    The range of projects is extremely diverse and reflects the creativity possibilities of the digital world. Mobile, content and ad-tech are the most represented sectors. Among many others, some of the projects submitted are: a travel portal in India, a collaborative art platform in France, an application for taxis in Germany, a new in-store payment solution in the UK and a crowdfunding platform dedicated to mothers in the United States.

    Thanks to the mobilisation of all Publicis Groupe agencies, over 50,000 people have visited the Publicis90 website from all over the world. As of 1 February, close to 1,936 people have registered to enter their projects and 795 have completed their applications to be one of the 90 projects or start-ups that will be selected and funded by Publicis Groupe.

    Two thirds of the entries are pre-existing start-ups. Publicis Groupe employees represent 18 per cent of participants and six per cent are students.

    Entries are open until 29 February and anyone – Publicis Groupe employees, students, start-ups, or anybody with a good idea, can submit his or her application. The 90 projects or start-ups that will be selected will benefit from funding of between €10,000 and €500,000, one year of mentoring with a Publicis Groupe executive in marketing, communication and management, and finally an invitation to participate at Viva Technology Paris, the major digital event organized by Publicis Groupe and Groupe Les Echos from 30 June to 2 July, 2016 in Paris.