Saturday, January 15, 2011

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SMS Delivery After Loss of Signal Top
SMS is a pretty resilient service as messages are first stored on a server and then delivery is attempted. When the mobile is switched-off when an SMS is to be delivered, the network is aware of the fact and the message is stored right away. But what about mobiles leaving the coverage area for a while? If they later-on "re-surface" again in the same location area and the periodic location update timer has not yet expired, no communication takes place with the network. So how long does it take in this case before a stored SMS is delivered? The only way the SMS can be delivered in a timely fashion in such scenarios is that the network periodically retries to deliver the SMS. The periodicity is not standardized so it depends on the network operator how quickly another delivery attempt is made. In the network I used for testing, the retry period must be in the order of around 2-3 minutes when the mobile only leaves the coverage area for a few of minutes. Specifically, I tested "out of coverage times" from 5-12 minutes. At some point the periodicity is increased. When I put the mobile out of coverage for around 50 minutes, it took about 10 minutes after regaining coverage before the SMS was delivered. Still, a pretty good value in my opinion.
 
OS Watch: iPhone Steals Moto's Thunder Top
 
Verizon iPhone's Muted Enterprise Reaction Top
 
Mobile VoIP is Big and About to Get Much Bigger Top
 
LTE and Cable TV interference highlight femtocell advantage Top
 
SK Dropping WiMax for LTE Top
 
Verizon's iPhone: Angst for Android Top
 
India's telecoms ministry allows video phone calls Top
India's telecoms ministry said on Thursday it has allowed mobile carriers to offer video calls on their third-generation networks, on condition that they would provide interception capabilities by July 31. The government had earlier asked operators to stop services such as video calls as security agencies were not able to intercept them. Source
 
India OKs Qualcomm Investments In Wireless Broadband Ventures Top
India has approved U.S. chip maker Qualcomm Inc.'s (QCOM) proposals to invest in four local joint ventures, which were formed to offer wireless broadband services. The approval will help Qualcomm to enter India's still nascent wireless broadband segment, at a time when the government has been pushing to increase broadband Internet usage in a country where just over 10 million of its 1.2 billion people have access to such connectivity. A notice on Foreign Investment Promotion Board website showed that the proposals for investment by the U.S. company in Wireless Broadband Services (Haryana) Pvt. Ltd., Wireless Broadband Services (Delhi) Pvt. Ltd., Wireless Broadband Services (Kerala) Pvt. Ltd. and Wireless Business Services Pvt. Ltd. were approved. Source
 
ICICI Bank-Vodafone Essar ink pact for financial inclusion Top
ICICI Bank Ltd, India's largest private sector Bank and Vodafone Essar Ltd, one of the largest Mobile Network Operators in India, today announced a joint initiative to drive financial inclusion in the country. Under this tie-up, both entities will offer a bouquet of financial products such as savings accounts, pre-paid instruments and credit products through a mobile phone based platform. This partnership is expected to bring the un-banked and under-banked population into the organised financial services framework and assist in furthering the electronic payments market in India. ICICI Bank will leverage the distribution strength of Vodafone, which manages over 1.5 million retail points for acquiring customers and servicing them. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has over the past few years come out with various measures to facilitate banks to achieve the financial inclusion agenda. RBI has allowed banks to appoint for-profit' companies as Business Correspondents (BCs). This tie-up between ICICI Bank and Vodafone is a step in that direction. The Indian government has been actively pursuing the agenda for inclusive growth to ensure that benefits of the exponential growth phase reach all the sections of the society. To this effect, financial inclusion has been an important goal that aims to provide access to basic financial services to each and every individual across the country. Such access is essential to initiate growth in the hitherto un-banked sections of the society, eventually resulting in improvement in the per capita household income and the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of the country. Speaking on the alliance, Ms. Chanda Kochhar, Managing Director & CEO, ICICI Bank Ltd said, "We are very excited about the partnership with Vodafone, which will help ICICI Bank in deepening its base within the country. Mobile penetration is growing exponentially in the country of which the rural market forms a major contributor. There is a huge potential for offering mobile banking in these regions, which will facilitate access to the financially excluded parts of the society and ensure that benefits from various welfare and growth programs of the government reach them along with other financial services and products. Vodafone, with its innovative and customer focus initiatives, is an ideal partner who will help in furthering the cause of financial inclusion in India". Mr. Marten Pieters, Managing Director & CEO, Vodafone Essar, commented "the RBI move to allow for-profit companies to be Business Correspondents is a welcome move that will enable the population better access to financial services. With our reach and ability to connect to customers, we are uniquely positioned to aid the financial inclusion agenda of the Government of India and RBI. We are pleased to work with ICICI Bank, which has always strived to offer innovative products to its customers." Both parties will work out the specific arrangements in the coming few weeks and chart out a go-to-market plan.
 

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