Aircel iPhone 4S Zero Rental Plans

Aircel now offers zero rental plans for the 16GB, 32GB and 64GB iPhone 4S. This would offer Rs 18,000 worth free usage on 3G and Rs 15,000 worth free usage on 2G for 1 year. The free usage include, free voice calling, 3G / 2G data , Wi-Fi data and SMS. They announced the price for the iPhone 4S on 18th November and it went on sale on 25th November.  They also offer 0% EMI for ICICI and HDFC bank credit card holders.
Aircel iPhone 4S zero rental 3G plans

  

Aircel iPhone 4S zero rental 2G plans

 

After free usage all the local and STD calls would be charged at 1p/sec, SMS would be charged at Rs. 1, Rs.1.50 for local and national SMS. Data charges at 10p/10kb. The free Wi-Fi data could be accessed via Aircel Wi-Fi zones in select cities across India.
Will you get the iPhone 4S from Aircel with the Zero rental plans?

 

Aircel - Innovating to Grow

Aircel proves to be the most sought after and unbeatable telecom operator when it comes to offering innovative and customer driven schemes for subscribers; and the fastest pan-India launch of GSM services.

Aircel has fast moved from a mere spoke in the wheel to a company to watch out for in the telecom arena and retained the 8th position in the annual V&D100 survey. Aircel has grown to `5,392 crore in terms of revenue in FY11 (from `3,743 crore in FY10) showing a remarkable growth of 44.1%. It captured a market share of 2.9%.

On the subscribers front, Aircel added over 48 mn subscribers in FY11 as compared to 36.86 mn in FY10.

Aircel, last fiscal, aggressively launched its GSM operations in all its circles and completed its pan-India footprint. Aircel currently operates in all 23 telecom circles. With a subscriber base of over 48 mn, Aircel extended its services across Rajasthan, its 23rd circle.

Aircel acquired 3G licenses for 13 telecom circles and plans to launch 3G services in other circles through strategic alliances. The operators expects 30% of their subscribers to shift to 3G platform in the next 3-4 years.

In terms of investment, Aircel's commitment to the market is underlined by the investment of over $8 bn that it has already been made and plans to spend a further $3 bn in the next 3 years' time frame. The operator is already following planned promotion model for its 3G services in India. Aircel launched a 3G experience zone in Chennai for consumers to get a first-hand feel of 3G mobile telephony and its wonders.

Aircel tied up with INQ Mobile last year and launched social mobile INQ CHAT 3G and INQ MINI 3G which offers social experience of being connected with friends, family and loved ones 24x7. INQ on Aircel offers Facebook and Twitter experience as it is deeply integrated in the handset. It's not Facebook 'ON' your phone , but its Facebook 'IN' your phone, the application is always on and always connected. INQ CHAT 3G and INQ MINI 3G is now available in 55 cities and is sold from Aircel retail outlets.

Aircel positioned itself as the company which connects with the youth in innovative ways such as offering INQ-the first social mobile in the country, Aircel unlimited dialer tunes, etc. Aircel smartly targeted this community which comprises 51% of the total population, increasing its market share significantly in a short span.

Apps Store

Operators commercially launched the mobile application store dubbed as 'Pocket Apps Store' for its postpaid and prepaid subscribers across India in the last fiscal. The apps store is a centralized hub for mobile applications developed specifically for mobile phones.

Aircel also tied up with Blyk, a UK based organization and launched 'Blyk on Aircel' in India. Blyk sends the content by way of messages (SMS and MMS) across categories like entertainment, sports, lifestyle comprising travel, fashion, wellness, gadgets etc, and other activities such as city specific events, dating and relationship tips, comics and career advice.

Strengthening its hold on data services, Aircel introduced the first telehealthcare delivery on mobile in association with Apollo Hospitals Group. This service is providing a structured medical advice and a disposition based on the symptoms and is available round-the-clock from qualified Apollo Clinicians.

Among new applicatons, the company launched a detective mobile series-Kriminal Kaun-introduced by New Media,the digital entity of Balaji telefilms Ltd. This series or 'audiosodes' are available in both, Hindi and Tamil language.

Aircel, Huawei complete LTE field trial in India

NEW DELHI: Telecom operator Aircel and telecom equipment maker Huawei announced to complete field trial of LTE-TDD technology in combination with two existing wireless technology namely GSM and UMTS using chipset from Qualcomm.

"Aircel is pleased to be the first telecom service provider to have successfully experienced LTE-TDD functionality using multimode devices based on Qualcomm chipset in our GSM,UMTS, LTE-TDD network provided by Huawei at Hyderabad," Mallikarjun Rao, CTO of Aircel said.

Aircel is a pan India operator. It has 3G spectrum in 13 circles and BWA spectrum in eight circles.

GSM, UMTS and TDD LTE come under category of 2G, 3G and 4G technology, respectively.

Huawei spokesperson told PTI that during trial peak data transfer speed of 245 megabyte per second during was achieved.

"The peak rate was achieved both in fixed and mobile condition of device moving at speed between 3 to 5 kilometer per hour," Suresh Vaidyanathan, spokesperson, Huawei India said.

This means that a person moving at speed of 3 to 5 km per hour can download content of compact disc like a bollywood movie in 3 seconds. A compact disc can generally store 700 to 800 megabyte of data.

After completion of this trial, Huawei said it is now ready to deploy commercial LTE-TDD network for GSM and UMTS mobile operators for mobile broadband in India.

"This first inter operability test on an existing UMTS network will stimulate the mobile broadband market in India, and show the way forward for the LTE industry," Deng Taihua, the president of Huawei's WiMAX, TD-SCDMA and LTE-TDD product line.

In India, most telecom operators have indicated to adopt Long Term Evaluation (LTE) Technology for rolling out Broadband Wireless Access (BWA) services.

Though FDD version of LTE is available in some countries, Indian telecom operators for some technical reason can only deploy Time Division Duplex (TDD) version of LTE.

However, non-availability of TDD LTE chipsets and equipments commercially had kept roll-out of BWA services by private telecom companies on hold in the country, even though BWA spectrum was allocated to companies in October, 2010.

How costly is iPhone 4 overseas?

Apple's iPhone 4, which was released by Airtel and Aircel in India 11 months after its international launch, is more expensive here than anywhere else on earth.

There was a time when handset giants used to launch their products in international markets first and then bring the products to India after one or two years, but now things are changing, with companies increasingly launching their handsets in India simultaneously or within a couple of months of the product's international launch.

Users in India would have loved to see the iPhone 4 launched in India at the same time as abroad, but better late than never: Apple iPhone 4 was released here courtesy Airtel and Aircel on May 27, almost a year after it was launched in international markets.

Aircel and Airtel are following an interesting strategy to market the phone, which amounts to a reverse subsidy. The iPhone 4 is priced at Rs 34,500 for the 16 GB model and nearly Rs 40,900 for the 32 GB model. You will have to pay the full price of the phone upfront; but can recover its cost if you stick to the same carrier (Aircel or Airtel) for two years.

You can, however, choose another carrier if you so desire. You can insert a micro-SIM card from carriers who provide it, such as Airtel and Aircel in India. At the same time, only GSM cards are supported by iPhone 4.

USA

The iPhone 4 was launched by AT&T in the USA in June 2010. New users could get the iPhone without a contract for about $600 (Rs 27,000) or $700 (about Rs 31,500), for the 16 GB and 32 GB versions, respectively.

However, existing customers of AT&T can get the 16 GB version of the iPhone 4 for just $200 (Rs 9,000), or 32 GB for $300 (about Rs 13,500). This offer is also available for those users who already have an iPhone but want to upgrade to iPhone 4. Upgraders will have to pay more than $400 (about Rs 18,000) or $500 (about Rs 22,500), and will be bound by a two year contract with AT&T.

Users can also buy their iPhone 4 through Verizon at similar price points. Verizon's network is CDMA(Code Division Multiple Access) based, hence data and voice cannot be used on the phone simultaneously.

Europe

In European countries such as the UK, France and Germany, the 16 GB version of the iPhone 4 is priced at 500 pounds (about Rs 37,000); whereas the 32 GB version costs 600 pounds (about Rs 44,500). These prices are for unbundled iPhone 4 devices, which means users can pick the carrier of their choice and choose their data plan accordingly. There are some bundled plans as well.

Australia and Japan

Just like in the rest of the world, iPhone 4 has become quite a rage in Australia as well. Users there have to pay Australian $860 (about Rs 41,500) for a 16 GB iPhone 4, and Australian $1,000 (about Rs 48,000) for 32 GB.

But here the iPhone 4 is not only available unlocked; it is also the telecos that are offering it without any contract, thus making it more expensive in India than anywhere else in the world. The major companies offering iPhone 4 in Australia are Vodafone, 3 and Telstra.

Japanese users have the option of paying 57,600 Yen (about Rs 32,000) for the 32 GB model or 46,080 Yen (about Rs 25,600) for the 16 GB model. The carriers offering iPhone 4 in Japan include NTT Docomo, Softbank and eAccess.

Aircel launches iPhone-4 in Hyderabad

GSM mobile network operator Aircel, a 74:26 JV between Maxis Berhad of Malaysia and the Apollo Hospitals Group, launched the much-awaited iPhone 4 from the Apple’s stable in Hyderabad today.

Speaking to mediapersons after the launch at Technovision multi-branded mobile store here, Hamir Bakshi, regional business head (south), Aircel, said the company’s tie-up with Apple offered an important combination of Aircel’s 3G network and iPhone 4’s video calling features.

“Our association with Apple has just started. We have not set any specific targets in terms of sales numbers but are looking at the tie-up as an access point to a new profile of customers,” he said.

The 16GB Apple iPhone 4 will retail for Rs 34,500, and the 32GB version for Rs 40,900. It has two cameras – on the front which focuses on the user, and one on the back, which focuses on everything else.

Bakshi said 3G services could give PCOs a facelift with its owners offering features like video calling at cheap rates. “Video calling at PCOs offers a real value preposition. We, however, are not looking at it (PCOs) right now but are expecting the entrepreneurs to take a cue from our 3G networks and go for it,” he added.

Aircel iPhone 4 Price – Prepaid & Postpaid Tariff Plans

Aircel iPhone 4 is now available in India @ price of Rs. 34,500/- for 16GB and Rs. 40,900/- for 32GB Model. Aircel flexi postpaid and prepaid plans for iphone 4 customers offers up to 100% money back.

Aircel iPhone 4 Prepaid Plans:

Aircel iPhone 4 Postpaid Tariff Plans:

50% Moneyback Advantage Plan:

• for 16GB Iphone 4: Monthly Net payment – 399/- , Free Local Minutes – 1250, Free SMS – 500, Free Data – 350 MB
• for 32GB iPhone 4: Monthly Net payment – 499/- , Free Local Minutes – 1500, Free SMS – 500, Free Data – 500 MB

100% Moneyback Premium Plans:

• 16GB Iphone 4: Monthly Net payment – 699/- , Free Local Minutes – 2000, Free SMS – 1,000, Free Data – 750 MB
• 32GB iPhone 4: Monthly Net payment – 800/- , Free Local Minutes – 2250, Free SMS – 1,000, Free Data – 1 GB

Mr. Sandip Das, Director, Aircel stated “We are very proud to bring iPhone 4 to Aircel customers in India,” “We always endeavour to bring to our consumers a world class experience and offer the best in innovation and service. With a robust roll out of Aircel ’s 3G services in 13 circles across India, the launch of iPhone 4 will allow our consumers to truly savour the 3G experience. With our incredible new price plans, we aim to make iPhone more affordable than ever.”

Aircel Offers free iPhone 4 with 2 year plans!

Ok, iPhone 4 is not exactly free, but close to it… Lets find out how!

iPhone 4 is coming to India when consumers worldwide are getting ready for iPhone 5. Although, for iPad 2, India has been given better treatment, when it comes to iPhones, India still looks like a dumping ground.

When iPhone 3G came to India last year, Apple had tied up with Vodafone and Airtel, but this time Aircel seems to have been the preferred telecom operator along with Airtel, who will be launching iPhone 4 in India.

Also, unlike last year, both Airtel and Aircel are giving lot of freebies on iPhone 4 purchase to attract customers – I am sure they don’t want to repeat the same thing that happened last year– Earlier iPhone launch was a super flop in India.

While, Airtel is offering 50% discount on iPhone 4, if user’s bill is above Rs. 2000 monthly – Aircel has gone ahead and is offering even better plan. It plans to offer discount equivalent to price of iPhone over a 24 month period !

How much does iPhone 4 cost ?

While Airtel is offering iPhone 4 for Rs. 35k (for 16gb) and 41k (for 32gb), Aircel has announced slightly lower prices – Rs. 34.5k (for 16gb) and 40.9k (for 32gb).

Aircel offerings on iPhone 4 purchase

If you are a pre-paid customer – sorry, you have no discounts, just take the iPhone at face value and forget about it, but if you are a post paid customer, and are a heavy mobile user (i.e: if you mobile bill is in the range of 2-3k), you stand to save a lot of money on iPhone 4. Here are the details:

Aircel Plans for iPhone 4

So, if you opt for premium plans, you end up saving 100% of your iPhone 4 costs. At the end of 2 years a consumer will essentially pay about Rs. 51,336 for 16GB iPhone 4 + voice calls + data and similarly and Rs. 60,240 for 32 GB iPhone 4 ++. 

We will have to obviously wait and see how many consumers will lap this up, but according to me the prices are just too high even with all the discounts and freebies offered ! This will be another flop is what I can say 

Aircel to launch iPhone 4 in India - http://www.indiaeveryday.in/

At least mobile operator —  Aircel — on Monday announced plans to launch     

Apple's iPhone 4 in the country in the coming months, without giving any details on either its pricing or their tariff plans for the smartphone.In their statements, Aircel said iPhone 4 was the most innovative phone in the world, featuring Apple's stunning retina display and FaceTime, which makes video calling a reality.U.S.-based Apple will introduce the iPhone 4, which is equipped with a sharper screen and video-chat features as it attempts to ward-off competition from devices running Google's Android software. The iPhone 4 will have a 3.5 inch display with 640 X 960 pixel resolution, and a 5-megapixel camera with built-in LED flash.

http://www.indiaeveryday.in/

MapMyIndia Powers Aircel’s Pocket Finder - Location Based VAS

Indian GIS company MapMyIndia has launched a maps and location service with telecom operator Aircel, called PocketFinder. It’s a white labeled service for Aircel which allows users access to maps, points-of-interest like ATM’s, Cafe’s and restaurants, and more interestingly, “friend-finder” services and location specific deals. The subscription based service, priced at Rs. 10 per month (with data charges extra) is available as an application, on USSD, WAP and SMS, and it requires GPRS and/or 3G to work. Alternatively, of course, there’s Google Maps, which is free (albeit, also with data charges).
Friend Finder

The service has a Friend Finder application (SMS in the format <10 digit mobile number of friend> to 54654), similar to the Buddy Finder service which Airtel piloted over a year ago, which allows users to permit specific Aircel users to find them. In the application, one can get directions to the friend, but not on WAP. If the phone is switched off or not in network coverage, then the last known location is displayed. Chhavi Gupta, AVP at MapMyIndia, told MediaNama that it’s a little clumsy to draw on WAP. Gupta declined to comment on how much MapMyIndia has invested in this initiative, but said that they’re getting a revenue share on the subscription fees.
It’s worth noting that the service works only with Aircel users, and is not carrier-independent, which limits the functionality of the Friend Finder service. Gupta doesn’t expect a carrier-independent service to be possible in the short run. “We aspire to do that, but the LBS ecosystem is complex. It won’t happen like the “press star to copy” service with ringtones.” MapMyIndia currently provides maps data to MTNL, Aircel, Virgin, Tata Indicom, MTS, either directly or through other application providers.
Deals/Offers
Gupta says that Aircel and MapMyIndia have just started working with a few partners to offer deals on PocketFinder, where they will surface sales in nearby locations initially. “The offers is not the main functionality of the service right now, but we’ll build it up with partners, from both us and Aircel”. Gupta feels that surfacing sales is hard to monetize, but it will help build stickiness; the monetization will come from couponing. Note that Bangalore based Taazza surfaces location specific deals and news, using Google Maps.
PocketFinder can extend the deals functionality to a pull based couponing service, which provides location sensitive and category specific deals to users. They can surface deals both within the application, as well as on WAP, say as a footer to Restaurant Search. A question remains – why hasn’t Google Maps launched deals yet?
Comparison with Google Maps
- Accuracy: Gupta says that the service is GPS independent, and uses cell ID data for identifying a users location. Aircel’s website suggests that the accuracy is between 400 to 500 meters, but Gupta says that with repeaters, it can be up to 150 meters, and in some areas it can go up to 1 KM. That kind of a variance has also been seen in Google Maps, though it has improved.
MediaNama readers might recall that the Indian government has asked telecom service providers to improve accuracy. Gupta says that it’s not feasible to provide location information for 50 metres in one shot, but “it will require iterations from telecom service providers, from service providers like us, and from the government. Whatever is the network based location, it will improve the location awareness for all of these applications.
- Access: Gupta says that given that the application uses cell ID, it is applicable to phones that cost less than Rs. 7000, the cheapest phone with GPS, a limitation which Google Maps face. Additionally, location based services in Aircel Pocket Finder are available on WAP, USSD and SMS as well
- Always on: Unlike Google Maps, the friend locator works even if a user doesn’t have the application on, because it is Cell ID based triangulation, and doesn’t depend on GPS. This has both pluses and minuses: for locating her child, a mother might want it to be always-on, but there are instances when you don’t want to give access.

Aircel Introduces 3G Pocket Finder-Location Based VAS

Always wondering where your nearest and dearest is? Eager to locate a friend (in a way that doesn’t violate their privacy)? Yes! AIRCEL’s exciting new Value Added Service Dubbed as 3G Pocket Finder, your ‘liked’ or loved one is always just few clicks away!

The service is just similar to another MTNL’s Friend Finder Service, However Aircel added some more features and social networking (FaceBook / Twitter) integration.

The AIRCEL Pocket Finder service is only for 3G circles only or where Aircel launched its 3G service and cost Rs. 10 per month + SMS and 3G Data charges.

Aircel Pocket Finder can serve following way:

Find Me: It will let you know your current position & you can share your position with Facebook/Twitter.

Local Serach: This helps you to search for information on petrol pumps, ATMs, hospitals, restaurants etc. You can get driving directions to them, look for their location on the map, or simply get their contact information.

Friend Finder: The most useful tool in this service. Using this application you can get the current positions of your friends. You can directly call/SMS them according to your requirement.According to Aircel the location is accurate to between about 400 to 500 meters.

To subscribe this service one have to send a SMS by typing “FM” to 54654. After subscribing there is 4 ways to use this service:

(i)Via WAP: Goto 3g.pocketinternet.in and choose “Services” and after that “Pocket Finder”.

(ii). Via USSD: Simply dial the *567# and get the pocket finder menu. On the menu you can then opt for the service as per the format stated in the return string. All services are available on the return string.

(iii)Via SMS:

1.To find a friend, SMS in the format ‘FF 10 digit mobile number of friend’ to 54654.

2.The recipient mobile number will get a SMS from 54654 with the text “Your friend your 10 digit mobile number wants to add you as a friend. SMS “Yes” to accept and “No” to reject.”

3.If your friend accepts, you can then track their location.

4.For local search SMS in the format ‘FIND’ Name to 54654 where ‘Name’ is what you are looking for e.g. Bank, ATM etc.

Via Mobile Application: Simply SMS “Finder” to 54654 or 5800000 and you will receive an SMS with a link to download the application. On clicking the link the application downloads to the phone and you can access all of the services.

CHARGES: Rs. 10/Month and usage (SMS/DATA charges extra as applicable )

For unsubscribe SMS “Unsub” to 54654. For more details contact Aircel Customer Care: @121(toll-free)

Spectranet partners Aircel To provide high-speed Internet access to Aircel customers

Spectranet on Monday said it has partnered Aircel to offer high-speed Internet access to the latter's customers on Wi-Fi. The company also announced plans to invest Rs.500 crore over the next five years to expand its services across 50,000 hot-spots and reach over 50-lakh households across the country.

Spectranet, as preferred partner of Aircel, will deploy and manage core as well as access service infrastructure for Wi-Fi services enabling seamless authentication solution for both post-paid and pre-paid subscribers. This service will enable seamless Internet access for Aircel subscribers across Aircel GSM/3G network and Spectranet Wi-Fi network.

According to Spectranet Managing Director Udit Mehrotra, “We have deployed Wi-Fi network at over 1,000 hot-spots across six major cities — Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata, Bangalore and Hyderabad — and plan to add three more cities by this year-end. In the next five years, we will reach 40 cities…we are building India's largest Wi-Fi network across commercial and residential areas and see tremendous growth opportunity in this segment.”

Pointing out that it was the first-ever deployment of 2G and 3G mobile data offload to Wi-Fi within India, Mr. Mehrotra said: “Our Wi-Fi service can be accessed by Aircel subscribers on all kinds of Wi-Fi enabled devices, including mobile phones, laptops and tablets.

Our mobile data offload platform enables seamless traffic handover between GSM and Wi-Fi networks.

Mr. Mehrotra further said that Spectranet was building its own optical fibre network. “We have so far laid over 2,000 route km of optic cable and plan to expand it to 6,000 km. We are building our own fibre infrastructure because we believe the data requirement is only going to go up from this point. In India, not only are we looking at a rapid increase in penetration but we are also looking at a rapid increase in the usage per person or usage per household,” he added.

Aircel (Kolkata) 3G Service – Review and Speed Test

AIRCEL launched its 3G services on 24th Feb in Kolkata circle as we shared on Aircel3g Blog. The operator offers free trial of its 3G services – 250 MB data on 3G network and 50 minutes of video call. This free offerings will be valid till 1st March, 2011.

We officially tested the Aircel 3G / HSPA+ network and data speed in Kolkata telecom circle. Note that Aircel has licenses for offering 3G services in both Kolkata & West Bengal circle, till now Aircel officially rolled out 3G services in Kolkata metro area.

Aircel 3G Plans

Aircel 3G – Following are the observations :

It is interesting Aircel does not allow any users to use its 3G network by setting network mode as 3G/UMTS rather users have to activate Aircel 3G first on their mobile no. Activation of Aircel 3G is done when you opt for Aircel 3G Trial Offers. To use Aircel 2G Pocket  Internet you have to send STOP 3G to 121 to deactivate 3G, otherwise data charged will be deducted from your main balance. You can check your GPRS & video call balance anytime dialing *126*1# (for main balance dial *125#)

Though some subscribers reported activation of Aircel 3G takes too much time, I found it was a matter of 2 minutes. I suggest to activate Aircel 3G you should send the sms START 3G to 121 from a 3G mobile phone. Then use it on data card.

Our first hands on with Aircel 3G is done with Samsung Galaxy 3 which is a HSDPA 3.6Mbps supported android phone. I tested with Speedtest.net Android App:

When We tried Aircel 3G on my PC with ZTE MF190 data card (HSPA 7.2Mbps) network detected HSPA i.e. Aircel installed HSPA of 7.2Mbps BTS in my area. Signal strength is quite good – 5 bars of signal (RSSI of -83dBm). All speedtest is done in indoor environment, outdoor network is expected to be better.

Aircel is not providing blanket coverage, as I found some areas of my home place Barrackpore is not covered with Aircel 3G. May be because in sub-urban areas Aircel installed 1-2 3G nodes. In selected locations Aircel installs 21Mbps HSPA+ BTS but speed will be restricted at maximum 7.2Mbps as Aircel has no 3G data plans offering more than 7.2Mbps bandwidth right now.

Speedtest Results :

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Aircel launches 3G services in Kerala

KOCHI: Aircel launched its 3G service in the Kerala market today, with hopes that 10 per cent of its customer base in the state will switch over to the new system.

"We are targeting 10 per cent of customer base all-India and Kerala to shift to 3G," Aircel National Head-Operations and Customer Support Vipul Saurabh told reporters here.
The 3G service will be available in 10 towns in the state from today. The aim was to convert existing customers to 3G, besides bringing in new subscribers, including students and youth, he said.

Aircel has over 5.5 crore customers across India, including 20 lakh subscribers in Kerala, he said.

Aircel to launch 3G services in all 13 circles

Aircel today said the company will launch 3G services before start of world cup cricket in all 13 telecom circles where company has won spectrum for the services.

“We expect 3G presence in all circles where we have bagged spectrum before world cup begins on 19th February,” Gurdeep Singh, chief operating officer, Aircel said today.

When asked about the tariff, Mr. Singh said it will be competitive.

Talking about broadband wireless access (BWA) services, Mr. Singh said the high speed internet services will be launched by end of this year.

“We want to roll out 3G services first and see the response before launching BWA services which will be available by end of this year. By March, we should be able to decide whether we are going for LTE or wimax for BWA,” Mr. Singh said.

He declined to comment on investment the company will put in for marketing of 3G and BWA services.

Aircel won 3G spectrum in 13 circles in auction for Rs. 6499.46 crore and BWA spectrum in eight circles for Rs. 3,438.01 crore.

Aircel 3G service coming within a month

Aircel Limited is all set to roll its 3G service in India within the next 30 days as per report of the company’s chief operating officer. The sources have also told that the company was waiting for the mobile number portability services to touch the market which was launched earlier today.As per report of the sources, the private telecom company which is 74% owned by Malaysia’s Maxis Communications Bhd., with the balance owned by India’s Apollo Hospitals group has operations in all of India’s 22 telecom service areas, but has licenses for 3G services in 13 areas.

Well, it looks like the 3G market across the country is likely to get crowded soon and thus will bring the 3G service to customer at a more nominal price at which it is present today.

Chairman of the company Gurdeep Singh said that once mobile number portability, where subscribers can switch operators without changing numbers, is launched across the country from Jan. 20; Aircel expects to attract high-paying users from rivals.

Regarding the newly implemented MNP, Mr Singh told that in Haryana since the implementation of MNP in November 2010 just below 1% users had switched their operators from Aircel and he expects similar response in all areas across the country.

Aircel 3G Experience Zones at Aircel stores

Aircel 3G will be launched in Chennai in a few weeks. You can explore 3G at any of the Aircel 3G Zones at Aircel stores in:

Chennai

Spencer Mall
Citi Centre Mall
Express Avenue Mall-Fun City
COCO – PH Road

Hyderabad

Inorbit Mall
Prasads Imax Mall
GVK One Mall
COCO – Paradise Road

Cochin

Oberon Mall
Bay Pride Mall
COCO – Vytella

Coimbatore

KG Theatre Complex
COCO – RS Puram


Bangalore

Garuda Mall
Forum Mall
Mantri Mall
COCO – Indranaga