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Top Story Google abides by Government of India’s internet censorship In response to the tightening of rules on internet censorship by the government, Google India has agreed to remove ‘offensive’ web pages and content from their websites. Previously, the government had asked around 22 internet service providers including Facebook and Google to remove images, photographs, videos or texts which fall under the category of ‘anti‐religious’ or ‘anti‐social’. INR 50 bn provision in budget for dedicated defense network The Government of India is all set to make a provision of INR 50 bn in the budget to build a dedicated network for defense services. The objective is to vacate 2G and 3G telecom spectrums which were being used by the defense services. DoT assigned Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd. (BSNL) with the responsibility to deploy the alternative network. Cabinet had already approved earlier expense of INR 91.7 bn including INR 10.8 bn for an Air Force network and INR 81 bn for Army and Navy networks. Additional expenses of INR 50 bn has been approved by an inter‐ministerial group and announcements will be made accordingly in Budget 2012‐13. The defense ministry and the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) in 2009 to vacate 25 MHz and 20 MHz of 3G & 2G spectrum respectively and in return DoT would establish a dedicated network for defense services. The defense ministry vacated 15 MHz 3G spectrum and it was auctioned in 2010. Later it also vacated 15 MHz 2G spectrum which was allocated to new telecom operators. The remaining 10 MHz of 3G and 5 MHz of 2G spectrum will be vacated in phases in respect to completion of the dedicated defense network. Senior officials shared that final funds approval and setting up of the network are likely to take two years and following the successful spectrum vacation, another 3G spectrum auction is a possibility. News Update
General ESDS launches ‘eNlight’ ESDS has launched its indigenously developed cloud computing platform under the brand name ‘eNlight’. The company has focused mainly on making the solution highly
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robust in nature. The company has specifically focused on lowering the requirements of IT infrastructure and cost components. The company anticipates that the solution, with its auto scaling and pay per consumer features, is capable of consuming 50% less power. Being developed on a cloud platform, the solution will further eliminate the need of IT infrastructure, thereby lowering the cost components further by large extent. Cloud based ‘etutor Tablet’ unveiled by GoI Government of India has unveiled the first cloud based Tablet Pc for students, ‘e‐tutor Tablet’. The Tablet is being developed jointly by two Kerala based IT firms, ‘e‐tutor’ and ‘Oztern Technology’ and is dedicated for students ranging between class 1 – 12. The Tablet PC is equipped with a comprehensive set of learning content, being designed and developed by ‘e‐tutor’, while Oztern has taken care of the overall technology quotient in the device. It is expected that the Tablets will hit the market in April and will be priced at INR 7,500. Viewsonic launches its lowbudget Tablet PC Consumer electronic manufacturer, Viewsonic has recently launched its Tablet PC under the brand name ‘Viewpad 7e’. The company has strategically priced the device at INR 13,000. Viewpad 7e comes with a shatter proof glass and rubberized grip for better ergonomics. The company has designed the Tablet especially for reading ebooks on it. It runs on Android 2.3 operating system with a 7 inch screen and features a 4:3 aspect ratio. Some of the other features comprise of dual cameras, HDMI output, 1 GHz processor, 4GB of internal memory storage which can be expanded up to 32GB. Microsoft to focus on mobile based enterprise applications Microsoft has announced about the launch of their mobile based CRM application software, mobile Dynamics CRM. The application will be compatible with iOS, Blackberry, Microsoft Windows Phone as well as Android operating systems. The launch of this mobile enterprise application is anticipated to bring forth substantial opportunity for Microsoft to garner a better foothold in the industry. Indiabulls in association with Manhattan Software, to bring real estate solutions to India Indiabulls Real Estate has collaborated with Manhattan Software, wherein they plan to introduce Manhattan’s real estate solutions in India. Apart from India, the solutions will be introduced in Middle and South‐eastern markets as well.
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As of now, it is expected that Indiabulls will implement Manhattan’s Integrated Workplace Management System (IWMS) and Computer‐aided Facility Management (CAFM) software. This project will enable Manhattan to showcase their real estate property portfolio in a better manner to prospective clients from various corporations and the government sector. Post implementation, the company also expects a steadily reducing in total cost of occupancy, increased visibility, improved collaboration and enhanced productivity. TCS signs JV with Mitsubishi Corp. Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has entered into a joint venture with Japan based Mitsubishi Corp. to provide IT services to Japanese companies. TCS’s Japanese arm will withheld 60% share while Mitsubishi Corp. will have the remaining 40% stake. The deal will be capitalized at 350 mn yen. Primarily, the JV will focus on the development and operations of Enterprise Resource Planning systems (ERP) and Cloud Computing. Belkin India moves to eCommerce to drive sales Belkin India is association with BenefitsPlus, has taken the route of e‐Commerce to drive its sales in India. It has launched its e‐Commerce portal, Belkin.BenifitsPlus.in, wherein it will showcase its own range of products. Eyeing the burgeoning opportunities in e‐Commerce market, Belkin India has shifted its focus on e‐Commerce by a large extent. It has also launched digital campaign under the tag name ‘Feb Dhamaka’. The campaign is designed to run on a wide range of platforms such as smart handheld devices, laptops, notebooks and desktops. The campaign covers an extensive range of verticals, some of which includes lifestyle, business, finance, technology, travel and entertainment amongst others. For this purpose the company has tie‐up with esteemed websites such as Sulekha.com, Yahoo.com, and MakeMyTrip.com, Indiatimes.com, Shaadi.com, Tech2.com, Ebay.in, BookMyShow.com, NDTV.com and Naukri.com. Google targets Android with its new Chrome application Google has launched its latest Chrome browser application for the latest Android platform. The browser will be compatible for both Smartphones and Tablet PCs operating on ‘Ice Cream Sandwich’. As a part of their strategy, Google is keen on enhancing its product portfolio for the mobile devices segment. With its latest Chrome browser for Android, it has focused on enhancing the speed of mobile browsing and has provided seam‐less sign‐in and synchronization features. IT, Telecom and Electronics – Monthly Update
Punjab Kesari in association with Limelight to provide online video publishing and media delivery Punjab Kesari has selected Limelight’s cloud based services and platform so as to manage its rapidly growing video library and maintain optimal performance levels of its website. It will primarily adopt the online video publishing and media delivery services from Limelight Network. The media publisher is keen on enhancing its video and image quality, streamlined uploading, managing, publishing, delivery of on‐demand and live video streams, incorporate pre‐roll ads and ensure optimal site performance. Universities to adopt cloud computing in curriculum Six universities including Rajiv Gandhi University, Manipur University, Tripura University, Mizoram University, Tezpur University and North East Hill University (NEHU), have planned to adopt cloud computing and mobile technology as a part of their syllabus in graduate, post‐graduate and diploma levels. The universities will primarily incorporate Microsoft Azure for cloud computing for their upcoming July and August curriculum. Apart from cloud computing, the universities will focus on mobile technology, especially on Windows based Smartphones. IDG Ventures and SAIF Partners jointly invests in Brainbees IDG Ventures in association with SAIF Partners have invested an amount of INR 680 mn in Brainbees Solutions Pvt. Ltd. This round of investment happens to be the second investment for SAIF Partners, wherein it had invested an amount of INR 182.84 mn, earlier in 2010. Brainbees is anticipated to utilize the funding for its marketing, incorporating newer business segments, expansion of warehousing space, recruit employees so as to enhance its existing supply chain facility. The Pune based e‐Commerce company currently operates two websites, namely, First Cry and GoodLife. Through its First Cry website, the company offers a wide array of products infant accessories (diapers, toiletries, baby food, stroller and furniture), apparel, footwear, books, toys etc. for children up to the age of 15 years. It also offers health, wellness and beauty products through it online portal GoodLife.com. Infibeam launches online footwear portal Leading B2C e‐Commerce retailer has opened its new online footwear store. The online portal will feature some of the esteemed brands such as Puma, Reebok, Adidas, Lotto, Lee Cooper, ID, Fila and Provouge. Additionally, it will also showcase footwear from the house of Unistar and Shorty Capone. Infibeam is one of the established e‐Commerce players in the Indian market, wherein it offers its customers with the option to select items and commodities from a massive IT, Telecom and Electronics – Monthly Update
array of 120 lakh products spread across diverse segments such as books, media, lifestyle, gifts, electronics and automobiles. The company has also marked its presence in the web‐store technology and IaaS to leading vendors such as NDTV, Crossword, K Sera Sera, Hidesign, TTK Prestige to name a few. Atos, EMC and VMware to jointly offer open cloud computing platform Global IT behemoths, Atos, EMC and VMware have announced their business alliance, wherein they will roll out open cloud computing service for their customers. The services are intended to provide improved reliability, data integrity and security. Additionally, Atos has set plans to establish a new company under the brand name ‘Canopy’ which will be focused to deliver a dynamic range of high speed cloud computing based services. VMware and EMC are expected to invest in Canopy’s successful adoption I the cloud computing market. Photography behemoth Kodak backs out from digital camera segment Kodak has announced that it will pass over its digital camera brand license to other players in the digital camera market. Owing top the heavy looses in incurred the company has decided to step out of the digital camera segment and rely solely on the digital printer business. Initially, the company has stopped the manufacturing of film cameras in 2004 after witnessing a significant decline in the demand for film cameras. Eventually, as the lower end digital camera market came under the grasp of Smartphones, the market shares of the company went down by as low as 90% in 2011. Landmark launches online store Landmark, the book and music retail subsidiary of the Tata Group, has selected London based, Tangent Snowball to re‐build their online website www.landmarkonthenet.com. Eyeing the massive popularity of online shopping, the company plans to drive its sales particularly in the music downloads and e‐books categories. The company has especially focused on key aspects such as the look and feel, back‐ end functionality and the overall CMS system. It has incorporated a better search functionality which has been designed for the Indian audience in particular. The website has also been optimized in accordance with Google so as to get the maximum traffic. Apart from these, additional features such as customized payment options including cash by cheque or cash on delivery. The company is also expected to develop a mobile version of the website in early 2012. 9X Music enters eCommerce market in India Indian entertainment channel 9X Music has forayed into the e‐commerce market with its launch of its website, www.mezza9x.com. The company has specifically targeted IT, Telecom and Electronics – Monthly Update
the young consumer group and has maintained a relevant product mix. It will primarily collaborate with smaller vendors to source the products. As of now, the company will showcase 9 categories comprising of merchandises and decoration accessories for bar, car, couch, desk, fridge, table and wall. Apart from these, merchandise such as T‐shirts, bags, clocks, stationery and accessories to crockery items such as coffee mugs, dinner plates and soup bowls. It also features products in vogue like flip flops, bags and table twisters and ash trays are also available online. Mahindra Satyam in association with Japan’s SBI Holdings to setup technology investment fund Leading computer services vendor, Mahindra Satyam is expected to enter into an alliance with Japan’s SBI Holdings, wherein the companies will establish a technology investment worth INR 2.5 bn. The fund will be used to invest in the global ICT market. This investment initiative by Mahindra Satyam comes as the second investment in this month. Earlier, it invested an amount of INR 350 mn in Dion Global. Co‐ incidentally, this also happens to be the second such investment by Japan’s SBI Holdings, wherein earlier it had joined hands Carlyle‐backed Edelweiss Financial Services Ltd to invest around INR 1 bn in the Indian small and mid sized public companies. Policybazaar.com goes mobile India’s largest insurance portal has launched its mobile website. Owing to the increased number of visitors from mobile phones, the company intends to cater to about 5,000,000 visitors per month. The website has been built on HTML, CSS3 and will be compatible on major mobile operating systems including the likes of iOS, Android, Blackberry and Symbian. The company has specifically focused on the optimization, device compatibility, operating systems and customer experience. As of now, the website features only on life insurance products, however diversified segments on other products are expected to be rolled out by March. UIL selects SAP HANA Usha International Limited (UIL) has selected SAP HANA for its Business Warehouse in order to enhance its visibility in the market. With the implementation the company anticipates to enhance its operations and attain better business results. Apart from SAP HANA, the company has also adopted SAP Advanced Planner and Optimizer (APO), SAP ERP along with SAP Business Objects (BO) and SAP BusinessObjects Planning and Consolidation (SAP BPC). IT, Telecom and Electronics – Monthly Update
Cisco to handle the smart city project Cisco S+CC Advisory Services has been selected by the Delhi Mumbai Industrial Corridor Development Company (DMICDC) for developing a master ICT plan for a project worth INR 4.45 tr. The project will primarily focus on to create a global manufacturing and trading hub with the aide of state‐of‐the art digital infrastructure and will cover around 24 cities spread across 6 India states. GoDB Tech announces the launch of mobile POS for Reliance General Insurance Leading software product firm, GoDB Tech has announced the launch of its mobile insurance POS (Point of Sales) for Reliance General Insurance. As of now, the M‐POS features the GoDB Tech mobility platform and is designed to run on Android based devices, which in turn will help the Reliance sales force to sell products directly on the field. Further, the solution will facilitate instant generation of quotations and cover notes for policy. Insuringindia.com launches its mobile application Insuringindia.com has recently launched its mobile application for its customers. The application is intended to facilitate seamless comparison of health and term insurance. The company basically intends to increase its market penetration and reach out for the prospective customers in cities with a population less than 5 lakh. Currently, the mobile application is compatible with all browser supporting mobile phones and can be used to compare insurance products. Going forward the company plans to roll out newer versions which will house more sophisticated features. The website can be accessed wither by typing the URL or scanning the QRCODE on the company website. Half Cookie targets retail and eCommerce in India Mumbai based SOLOMO (Social, Location, Mobile and e‐Commerce) company Half Cookie has launched an array of products for retail and e‐Commerce industries in India. With its latest products, the company anticipates to facilitate batter and faster ROI of its customers. It has already begun the process of SOLOMO deployment with some of the leading retail brands in India. Aspect in association with Sell to provide unified communication services Aspect, one of the leading unified communication player has collaborated with Dell to deliver Microsoft based services for contact centres. The services can be availed from Dell’s unified communication product and services portfolio. IT, Telecom and Electronics – Monthly Update
The collaboration of the companies will primarily focus on providing an enhanced and effective customer interaction solution. It will also facilitate enough flexibility and scalability options so as to customize their private branch exchange (PBX) and contact centre solution. ELCOT boosts ICT in education across Tamil Nadu Electronics Corporation of Tamil Nadu (ELCOT) has taken an initiative to stimulate the ICT adoption in education sector across the state of Tamil Nadu. Recently, the corporation has selected HCL Infosystems Ltd. for the supply of 9 lakh units of HCL ME laptops to government and state run schools and colleges. The project will be carried out through a span of five years and the corporation has shelled out around INR 2.78 bn for this project. As of now, HCL will supply a total of 2 lakh units across 7 districts including 24 taluk offices in the first year. The company will also establish their service centres across these regions. IBM opens data centre for Tulip Telecom International Business Machines Corp. has opened its Bangalore based mammoth 900,000 sq ft. data centre on behalf of Tulip Telecom. As of now, it is claimed to be the biggest data centre in India. It is expected that the half of the data centre will be utilized for computing services, whereas the remaining portion of the data centre will be reserved for support services and power services. Tulip Telecom is also expected to continue the opening of yet another data centre in Mumbai, with IBM. It has also plans to set‐up the largest data centre for Range Technology, in China. Gemini Communication bags contract to power 1,000 telecom towers Chennai‐Based Gemini Communication Ltd. has secured a contract to power 1,000 telecom towers in India in 2012‐13. The deal size is estimated around INR 600 mn. An undisclosed leading telecom operator is said to have selected Gemini to solar‐power the telecom towers after the recent regulatory recommendation. Monthly cost of a solar powered telecom tower is around INR 50,000, while a diesel powered ones typically cost INR 80,000. The company predicted more of such conversion in the coming years, with more than 100,000 telecom towers requiring mandatory migration to meet regulation. Additional 200,000 towers which are not under the mandate may go through similar change considering solar powered tower’s future‐ proof and cost efficiency aspects.
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Samsung wants 60% of the smartphone market in India, focuses on dualSIM smartphones Samsung India Electronics has expressed its intention to capture 60% of the country’s smartphone market in the fiscal year 2012‐13 from the current 41%. The company launched 3 new dual‐SIM smartphones owing to the growth in the segment from 27% to 45% of the total smartphone sales between 2010 & 2011. The company also shared that revenue from mobile phone business contributed half of the company’s total business revenue. Vodafone India sells additional 5.5% stake to Piramal Healthcare Piramal Healthcare has doubled its shareholding in Vodafone India Ltd. paying INR 30 bn for fresh 5.5% stake in the company. Primal spent INR 59 bn in total to acquire 11% stake in the country's third largest mobile service provider. This deal resulted complete exit of Essar from the Vodafone joint venture. British telecom giant, Vodafone PLC owns 64% stake in Vodafone India along with Analjit Singh & IDFC who hold another 25% stake. Piramal expects 17‐20% return on its investment in the company. Reliance reaches 2.8 mn active 3G users The second largest mobile service provider in India based on subscriber base, Reliance Communication has claimed to reach 2.8 mn active 3G users. In terms of number of active 3G subscriber, it is the highest in the country. Reliance is followed by Idea Cellular and Bharti Airtel with 2.25 mn and 2.1 mn active 3G users respectively. Reliance provides 3G services in more than 333 towns in the 13 circles which they won in spectrum auction. Total 3G subscriber base is expected to be around 10‐12 mn in India. Mobile wallet service in India by Airtel Bharti Airtel is all set to launch a mobile money service in India called ‘Airtel Money’. It will be available across 300 cities in the country from late February. The service will allow users to transfer cash to mobile devices and use it for a number of tasks such as pay utility bills, recharge various services, shop from more than 7,000 merchant outlets and transact online amongst others. The service will also allow users to instantly transfer money from an Airtel Money wallet to another Airtel Money wallet and bank accounts across the country. Two types of accounts are available on Airtel Money, express account and power account. The Express service users can enjoy services such as paying bills with the restrictions of maximum transaction of INR 10,000 per day. While the Power account offers additional services such as shopping at merchant outlets. The service was initially test‐deployed by Airtel in Delhi NCR and Chennai in 2011. IT, Telecom and Electronics – Monthly Update
RealNetworks to provide Ringback Tones in India with Idea Cellular Third largest mobile services operator in India, Idea Cellular has appointed RealNetworks for Ringback Tone or RBT service in India. US‐based RealNetworks India Pvt Ltd. is a digital entertainment services company. The agreement is long term in nature and RealNetworks bagged the deal via a competitive open bidding with a number of global and domestic mobile VAS companies. The company will provide the service to one‐third of Idea Cellular’s total subscriber‐base based in ten key circles which includes Gujarat, Rajasthan, UP West & East, Bihar, Orissa, WestBengal, Kolkata, Assam, and North East. CRM solution for telecom industry by Ericsson Ericsson in strategic alliance with Microsoft has launched a Customer Relationship Management (CRM) solution specifically for telecom industry. The new product called Ericsson Telecom CRM comes with integrated features of a CRM and a billing solution. The feature will allow seamless rendering of valuable billing and subscriber data and function intuitively while conversing with customer. This will enable operators address the needs of customers efficiently during support calls. Ericsson and Microsoft entered in a strategic alliance in 2011 and it was formally announced at the event Mobile World Congress 2011. BlackBerry Messenger services now via domestic server Research in Motion (RIM) has a deployed server in India to provide messenger services via domestic server. After years of pressure from Indian security agencies, RIM decided to set up domestic server for the convenience mobile messaging platform monitoring by Department of Technology (DoT) and other government organizations. RIM was unable to set up local server for BlackBerry Enterprise services such as e‐mail thus DoT has decided to directly monitor the 5,000 odd corporate servers in the country. DoT is expected to establish similar monitoring control over other mobile based platform‐exclusive messaging services for enhanced National Security. DoT shared that the local BlackBerry Messenger server has been tested for monitoring ability and the results were satisfactory. India’s first online movieondemand service, BigFlix+ Reliance Group’s digital entertainment business, BigFlix has launched online video on demand or movie on demand services in India. It is a first of it kind in India. The service, named BigFlix+ enables users to click and play over 500 blockbuster movies for a monthly subscription fee of INR 249 and it can be accessed via PCs, tablets and mobile phones. It also offers some movies which can be viewed for free. The company discontinued its physical movie rental business in 2011 and migrated to subscription‐ based digital content service. BigFlix recently tied up with UTV Motion Pictures to make the later’s movies available on BigFlix+. BigFlix already partners with Bharati Airtel and Samsung to offer video‐on‐demand services on mobile devices exclusive to Airtel and Samsung user respectively. The company aims to be the ‘Netflix’ of India. IT, Telecom and Electronics – Monthly Update
Social media not to be censored in India Indian Minister of Communication and IT, Kapil Sibal told in the presence of IT summit that India will not censor social media. After weeks of debates and protests against government intent of censorship of social media sites such as Facebook, Tweeter and YouTube, social network users are relived by the news. The minister shared that although it won’t be censored, social media sites will be monitored occasionally to ensure laws of the country are obeyed by them like all the other medias such as print and electronic media. Earlier 19 internet firms including Google, Yahoo and Facebook have been held responsible for content posted by users of their platforms and cases were lodged against them. In response, experts shared that it is almost impossible to monitor billions of social media activity occurring everyday across multiple social networking sites, hence selective censoring is an absolute impossibility. AdIquity reaches 14 bn monthly mobile ad requests Bangalore‐based digital media company, AdIQuity is now serving 14 bn ad requests per month in over 220 nations. The new milestone has helped the company to achieve the growth rate of 600% in the last 9 months. The company’s optimization platform and worldwide mobile ad network of more than 1500 mobile publishers has helped achieve the new high. AdIQuity offer mobile ad for various mobile application platforms including iOS, Android, BlackBerry, Java, Symbian, Windows, Bada, WebOS, Palm, Brew and PlayStation Network. The firm’s mobile app contributes to 32% of the overall traffic with South Asia, Europe and Middle‐East being the most ad‐served regions. It recently launched Asia’s first RTB (Real time bidding) exchange for mobile ads. Dhingana to integrate social networking features in apps with ‘Open Graph’, focuses on mobile app consumers Online music streaming portal, Dhingana is all set to embrace Facebook’s ‘Open Graph’ to integrate social networking features in their mobile apps. This will enable users to share music contents of the mobile application to be easily share with other users and auto publish updates associated with the user’s app activity. The company intends to focus on mobile users with in‐app social integration features. The California‐based digital media content firm witnessed an increase in mobile traffic and engagement in India by 300% in the last 8 months. Recently, the company launched a BlackBerry application, triggering 100,000 downloads in just 40‐50 days of launch. It is targeting mobile app stores and smartphones to have their app pre‐ loaded on it with various manufacturers. It shared that around 60% of Dhingana web portal users and mobile app users are from India. The company offers more than 300,000 licensed digital music tracks from studios such as T‐Series, Saregama and others in 35 different languages. It has mobile apps for various mobile platforms such as Android and iOS & it is in process to launch a Symbian application as well. IT, Telecom and Electronics – Monthly Update
LG to enter tripleSIM mobile phone segment LG Electronics India will soon launch a triple‐SIM mobile phone in the country. It will sport a 2.2‐inch display with the resolution of 176x220 pixels. It will house a 1.3 mega‐pixel rear camera with flash and 1500 mAh battery. It is believed that the featurephone will cost INR 4,900 approximately and will be targeted at consumers with low‐income. At present brands such as Micromax, Spice, Zen Mobile, G'Five and Intex offer Triple‐SIM phones with basic features. This will be LG’s first attempt in the triple‐SIM mobile phone segment. Mobile based enterprise applications from Microsoft Microsoft has announced about the launch of their mobile based CRM application software, mobile Dynamics CRM. The application will be compatible with iOS, Blackberry, Microsoft Windows Phone as well as Android operating systems. The launch of this mobile enterprise application is anticipated to bring forth substantial opportunity for Microsoft to garner a better foothold in the industry. Wireless data service for Notebooks by Matrix Cellular A leading international telecommunication services provider, Matrix Cellular (International) Services Pvt. Ltd., has launched data service for laptop users. This new country‐specific data cards provide 3G connectivity up to the speed of 1.8 MBPS. The service is targeted at business and casual travelers with cost efficient data solutions even when on international roaming. The service can be opted for a minimum price of INR 750. Matrix Cellular provides telecommunication solutions for Indian consumers traveling abroad with postpaid and prepaid International SIM cards for students, business and casual travelers amongst others. It provides services all around the world. Nokia Asha 303 to be released in March in India Nokia India is all set to launch another mobile phone in the ‘Asha’ series. The new addition, Asha 303 will be launched in March with the price tag of INR 7,000 approximately. Nokia Asha 303 is a touch and type device, based on Symbian S40 operating system. It is equipped with a 1 GHz processor and boasts of a 2.6 inch capacitive touchscreen display of the resolution 240 x 320 pixel. The phone supports up to 32 GB expandable memory while the internal memory is 100 MB. It sports a 3.2 megapixel rear camera and has usual smartphone features such as video player, music player, and FM radio, GPRS/Edge, 3G, Bluetooth, WiFi and USB connectivity. The phone also comes with built‐in apps and games. Angry Birds app now on Facebook Finnish mobile game developer, Rovio released Angry Birds game on social networking website Facebook. Angry Bird is a highly popular mobile game which became most‐downloaded mobile app in the year 2011. ‘Angry Birds’ is available on multiple platforms such as Android, iOS, Windows Phone OS as well as Windows PC. IT, Telecom and Electronics – Monthly Update
It was downloaded more than 700 mn times since its launch in 2009. With the objective to reach 1 bn users, Rovio decided to unleash ‘Angry Birds’ on Facebook. The objective of the game remains the same where players fling colourful birds from a slingshot at an army of egg‐stealing pigs. But the new app allows players to compete with other Facebook friends, send gifts and purchase new ‘power‐ups’ which can be used in the game. Paid mobile apps for free, Samsung says ‘Happy Valentine’s Day’ Korea‐based consumer electronic company, Samsung offered a collection of paid applications free of cost as a Valentine’s Day gift to its customers. The offer was applicable to all the Android or Bada based smartphone owners in India. Additionally, the company will also offer gift vouchers to lucky few which are worth INR 250 each and can be redeemed to purchase apps of user’s choice. The limited time offer will be valid till 21st Feb and the vouchers will be awarded after 6th of March. Samsung smartphone users in other countries which have access to Samsung App store are eligible for these promotional offers as well. Nokia Lumia 800 in new colours Nokia is all set to introduce Lumia 800 in new colours, green and red. Initially the Finnish company launched Lumia 800 with three colours, cyan, black, and fuchsia. Nokia has already launched accessories for Lumia series in various colours matching the devices. It is expected the accessories will be made available in India as ell by Nokia. The 12.1 mm thick Lumia 800 sports a 3.7 inch capacitive display of the resolution 480 x 800 pixels and it houses a 1.4 GHz processor, 512 MB RAM and 8 megapixel rear camera with a dual LED flash. It runs on Windows Phone Mango 7.5 operating system. 25 android smartphones in India are confirmed to receive 4.0 ICS update by early 2Q 2012 Major smartphone manufacturers have confirmed Android 4.0 Ice‐Cream Sandwich (ICS) update for total 25 devices by early 2Q of this year. The new forward iteration of Google’s mobile operating system (OS) is believed to be the best version so far with elegant interface, improved and bug‐free operations, and finally common platform for smartphones and Tablets using Android OS. The companies which confirmed ICS updates for their smartphones are HTC, LG, Motorola, Samsung and Sony‐Ericsson. The companies also assured ICS update for their Tablet PC offerings around the same time. LG launches Optimus Sol & Optimus Hub in India LG Electronics has launched two new Android powered smartphones, Optimus Sol and the Optimus Hub in India. Both the devices run on the latest version Android, 2.3 Gingerbread. The LG Optimus Sol boast of a 3.8‐inch Ultra AMOLED display and 1.4GHz processor while LG Optimus Hub on the other hand has a 3.5‐inch capacitive display and is based on a 800MHz ARM processor. The devices will cost INR 19,000 IT, Telecom and Electronics – Monthly Update
and INR 14,500 respectively. Both the models share connectivity features such as Wi‐ Fi, Bluetooth, GPRS, EDGE and 5 mega pixel rear camera. rice cuts in Motorola’s rugged smartphone, DEFY Plus Motorola has reduced the price of its water and dust resistant smartphone ‘DEFY+’ or ‘DEFY Plus’. The Android based smartphone is the successor or widely successful Motorola DEFY and it was launched in India in Nov 2012 for the price of INR 18,000. The recent price cut brings the price tag down to INR 15,990. Motorola DEFY Plus sports a 3.7 inch capacitive TFT touch screen of the resolution of 480 x 854 pixels, 1 GHz processor, 512 MB RAM and a 5 mega pixel rear camera with LED flash. It has 2 GB internal memory whcich can be extended up to 32 GB via MicroSD card. The device has no rear camera for video calling or chatting. The display is protected by scratch resistant rugged Corning Gorilla Glass. It runs on latest version of Android, 2.3 Gingerbread. The 1700 mAh battery is capable of providing talk time of more than 7 hours. Android, BlackBerry and iOS application launched by Naukri.com India’s no.1 job portal, Naukri.com launched a job searching app for multiple smartphone platforms including an HTML5 site for mobile web. This mobile app is available on Apple iOS, Google Android and RIM BlackBerry platform. The objective of the company is to utilize the mobile app to reach target audience using additional platform. The app has features which enable jobseekers to filter jobs by location, keywords, functional area, professional experience and expected salary. The users can also set 5 custom job alerts on the basis of the self‐defined search criterion. Nikon equips COOLPIX AW series with NAVTEQ maps Leading camera manufacturer, Nikon has used NAVTEQ maps for it COOLPIX AW series digital cameras. The map and location content will take advantage of the onboard GPS, electronic compass and map display of the camera. The AW100 is the company’s first waterproof, shock‐proof and cold‐resistant compact digital camera and it is targeted at users who travel a lot or have a passion for extensive outdoor photography in varied and extreme environments. NAVTEQ is a renowned global digital map, traffic and navigation solution provider. The compact digital camera will cost INR 16,500 in India. Topmanagement level restructuring in Vodafone Major mobile operator, Vodafone India is exercising major restructuring in top management. The company has created two new posts of Chief Operating Officer (COO) and Chief Commercial Officer (CCO). The company also intends to create a post of Director of External Affairs. The Chief Marketing Officer position for India operation is expected to be dissolved as the previous professional, holding the position was promoted to handle Asia operation and the same remains vacant till date. The changes are also accompanied by 12‐15% salary hikes for top management. IT, Telecom and Electronics – Monthly Update
According to sources Sunil Sood will hold COO position from director business operations of West and South regions and Sanjoy Mukerji will become CCO, from the position of director, North and East.
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ICT to boost Indian education system Department of school education, Haryana has completed the first phase of the master education plan, wherein it states that around 30% of the student curricula will be dedicated to information technology by 2016. It further proposes to provide broadband connectivity across all government run schools, teacher training and tax exemptions for procuring IT infrastructure. Primarily, the education plan comprises of three phases including the first phase till 2016, the second phase in 2021 and the final phase ends at 2025. Collectively, these phases are planned especially to enhance the usage of ICT in the education sector. UPRPCB is planning for a ‘model system’ to dispose ewaste The UP Regional Pollution Control Board (UPRPCB) is planning to bring forth a ‘model system’ which will help residents to dispose e‐waste in a better and environment friendly manner. Primarily, the pollution board will initiate a survey to compile the amount of e‐waste generated by the IT companies, educational institutions and government offices in Noida and Greater Noida. It is after this that the board will engage in discussions with electronic goods companies to begin the collection of old and obsolete electronic components from consumers. The board will also conduct workshops across educational institutes so as to create awareness about the hazards of e‐waste. It is also expected that the board will set‐up special collection centres and recycling centres. Kerala State UMH and NCRB to jointly provide ICT training to police personnel The Kerala State Union Ministry of Home (UMH) and the National Crime Records Bureau will jointly promote the usage of ICT for law‐enforcement. These bodies will primarily train and provide adequate knowledge about CCTNS, to the police force. For the project, Kozhikode Cyber‐Crime Inquiry Cell will also provide assistance in the project. CCTNS is basically a ICT oriented tool which will facilitate enhanced flow of information and data amongst the law‐enforcement and investigatory agencies. The IT, Telecom and Electronics – Monthly Update
solution will feature a centralized database which will eliminate the need to maintain manual records. The database is expected to be shared amongst courts, immigration offices, passport office, forensic labs, transport department, mobile companies and central agencies in a phased manner. New mobile radiation norms in India from September Indian telecom sector will abide by new mobile radiation norms, effective from 1st Sep 2012. The new norms mandate maximum Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) value of 1.6 which is similar to US rules regarding the same. The Department of Telecommunication (DoT) has approved a report by an internal committee to draft this policy. SAR is the method of measuring the amount of radio frequency energy absorbed by a human body during mobile phone usage. SAR value of 1.6 watts per kg averaged over a 6 minute period and taken over a volume containing a mass of one gm of human tissue will be the maximum permissible limit under the new guidelines. Also handset manufacturers will have to specify SAR value clearly on handset package and handset with higher SAR value will not be allowed to be sold in retail market. TRAI recommends capping foreign holding in telecom tower companies Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has recommended of limiting foreign holding in domestic telecom tower companies. TRAI suggested capping it to 74% similar to foreign holdings mandate in mobile network companies. The telecom tower market, which is highly fragmented, is largely driven by top six companies with combined control of nearly 90%. TRAI will send the final draft of recommendations to the government once all opportunities and challenges are explored by consulting the industry experts. Spectrum sharing restricted to 2G, Department of Telecoms (DoT) directive Highest decision‐making authority of the Department of Telecoms (DoT) in India has approved of spectrum sharing, but has imposed restrictions to dissolve any geographic benefit of sharing bandwidth. Only operators who both hold airwaves in same telecoms circle are allowed to share spectrum It will ensure that deals does not enable players to leverage on advantages of rival networks. Operators sharing spectrum has to pay one‐time charges for companies holding bandwidth excess of 4.4 MHz for GSM or 2.5 MHz for CDMA, as proposed by the DoT. In situation where combined spectrum holding exceeds these limits, players will be subject to pay. The Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT) is due to hear the appeals of three operators, Bharti, Vodafone and Idea regarding the 3G roaming deal amongst them. Auction of 700Mhz spectrum band likely The government is likely to initiate auction of 700‐Mhz spectrum band which are used for 4G broadband services. The Department of Telecom (DoT) has directed Policy Group & the Wireless Planning and Coordination (WPC) wing and other internal units to assess the sales proposal. At present, this spectrum is held by the Ministry of IT, Telecom and Electronics – Monthly Update
Information and Broadcasting,, which had intention to use it for mobile TV services. But the National Frequency Allocation Plan has assigned the channel for wireless broadband, following international standards. DoT has asked its policy group to seek Telecom Regulatory Authority of India’s (TRAI) recommendations on various aspects of the proposed auction including reserve price, usage charge, eligibility criteria for bidders amongst others. This policy group will also assist in selecting the auctioneer. The objectives of the fresh auction are to generate revenues and reduce the rapidly increasing fiscal deficit. Supreme Court verdict: Cancel all the 2G Unified Access Service (UAS) licenses issued in Jan 2008 The Supreme Court of India ordered all the 122 UAS licences issued in January 2008 following 2G spectrum auction. The companies whose licenses were scrapped are Uninor, Sistema Shyam, S Tel, Videocon, Idea Cellular, Tata Teleservices, Loop Telecom and Etisalat DB. These eight companies invested a total of INR 350‐400 mn to acquire 2G license. The court also ordered Tata Teleservices, Unitech Wireless Group and Etisalat DB Telecom to pay INR 50 mn and Loop Telecom Ltd, S Tel Ltd, Allianz Infratech Ltd and Sistema Shyam Teleservices Ltd to pay INR 5 mn as fine each. The cancellation of licenses will release 470 MHz of 2G spectrum across India. Supreme Court also asked Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) to prepare fresh recommendations within two months, to grant license and allocate 2G spectrums in 22 service areas via auction, similar to previous 3G auction. UTV Interactive launches audio contentbased mobile Value Added Service (VAS) in Bihar The digital media content arm of UTV, UTV Interactive launched mobile service ‘Divya Kathayein’ in Bihar. It is an audio content service offering Indian mythological stories to mobile phone subscriber. The service is available on Airtel, BSNL and Reliance network. The service offers short 10 minute mythological stories of desired deity on‐ the‐go in seven different Indian languages which include Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Oriya and Bengali. The company aims to reach to remotest corners of India. The service is available for INR 30 per month and is updated with a new story every fortnightly. The one‐time payment enables subscribers to call unlimited number of times in a month. Bharti Airtel in talks to expand mobile services in Cameroon Indian telecom giant, Bharti Airtel is racing against Britain's Monaco Telecom and Vietnam's Vietel to acquire license for operation in Cameroon’s mobile phone sector. The telecom companies are in talks with ministry of telecommunications of Cameroon. The new third operator will join MTN Cameroon and Orange Cameroon to operate in the country. At present these two operators provide services to estimated 7 mn subscribers among 20 mn citizens of the nation. IT, Telecom and Electronics – Monthly Update
RIM to expand BlackBerry operations in 120 cities across India BlackBerry maker, Research in Motion (RIM) has decided to expand its business across 120 cities in India. With growing popularity of BlackBerry services and competition from the likes of Samsung & Nokia, the company has finally decided to increase its footprint from the current 80 cities in India. BlackBerry users are also expected to receive operating system updates to version 10 from the company soon. RIM started its operations in India in 2004 and more than 4,000 retail points of presence. Redington India, Brightpoint India and Ingram Inc. are the three national distributors of the company. Leading Chinese mobile marketing company enters Indian market China’s largest mobile solutions and ad network company, Madhouse has entered India. Ever‐growing gigantic mobile subscriber base in the country, huge commercial opportunity and rising demand of mobile marketing activity have enticed the company to enter the lucrative market. Mad house has worked with over 120 clients such as HP, Intel, Coke, KFC, Unilever and VW, and agency groups like such as Aegis, GroupM, OMG, Vivaki & associated agencies. The company offer mobile marketing and promotional service with precise targeting by geography, demographics and psychographics of consumers, maintaining minimal bandwidth wastage. It is hopeful of increasing the country’s overall mobile marketing business to INR 10 bn affair by 2015‐16.
News Update Expansion Plans
TCS selects Silicon Valley for expansion Leading IT service provider in India, TCS has set up a new customer collection centre in Santa Clara, California. The company will utilize this centre as the headquarters for the TCS Mobility Solutions unit, wherein it will focus on TCS’s Next Gen Solutions. Primarily, the brand new facility in Silicon Valley will look after emerging technologies such as big data, analytics and enterprise mobility for all industry verticals. Currently, the company has more than 20 offices in the region. Amazon enters India with its market place Global online retail giant, Amazon.com has marked its entry in the India e‐Commerce market, with its new online retail portal ‘Junglee.com’. Currently, the website is in its Beta phase and has a dynamic collection of more than 120 mn products from over 14,000 Indian and global brands. The website features an impressive array of 25
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product segments ranging from mobile phones, cameras, toys & games, baby products, music, movies & TV, clothing, jewellery, kitchen & home products. Owing to the restrictions in FDI in multi brand retailing in India, the company will not indulge in direct sales. It has basically designed a market place, wherein prospective clients will be redirected to the websites of sellers. KPMG opens data centre in Bangalore KPMG India has opened its data centre in Bangalore’s World Trade Centre. The company is keen to utilize the prevailing talent pool in India and thereby enhance its IT solution and develop business applications. Currently, the data centre hosts esteemed solutions form companies such as Oracle, SAP, Hyperion, Primavera, Business Intelligence and Siebel. As of now, the new data centre will offer solutions in the areas of business intelligence to governance, risk and compliance and data analytics. The data centre will further feature a segment on technological solutions for KPMG’s advisory services comprising of tax, compliance and regulatory and performance reporting. VMware expands footprint in India VMWare Inc. is all set to tap the teeming potential of cloud computing and virtualization in western India from its new office in Ahmedabad. The new office of the company will cater to the increasing demands for cloud computing and virtualization in that region. Primarily, the company will focus on major industry verticals such as manufacturing, BFSI, education, healthcare, auto, mining and pharmaceutical sectors in Gujarat. Further, it is also keen on marking its footprint in the government as well as the fat emerging SMB sector. Since 2004, the company has managed to carve a strong market presence for itself in India. Currently, it operates in India with its offices in Bangalore, Pune, Chennai, Hyderabad, Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata and Ahmedabad with an employee strength of more than 1500 people across India. The company is further expected to set‐up its second R&D facility in Pune as well. Ricoh Innovations enters India Ricoh Innovations Ltd. has announced the opening of its new R&D facility in India. The company will operate as Ricoh Innovations Pvt. Ltd. and will be based in Bangalore. Primarily, the Bangalore centre will focus on providing a pivotal support for advanced technology oriented projects in the field of healthcare, education, finance and media and entertainment. IT, Telecom and Electronics – Monthly Update
Unisys enters Indian security solutions market US based IT company, Unisys has entered in the India security solutions market. This move from the company comes as a strategy to garner a larger international market share and generate better revenue. The company through its India subsidiary will primarily target key industry verticals including transport and security solutions, wherein it will cater to the needs of road, air and water based transport infrastructural establishments. It will mainly provide integration of CCTV camera footage to a cloud based storage system and biometric security solutions. VMware strengthens its network in India Cloud computing and virtualization provider, VMware has signed pacts with about 40 service providers in the country, under the VMware Service Provider Program (VSPP). With the aide of VSPP, the company intends to enhance the sales of its cloud computing products in India. VSPP will enable companies to adapt the VMware virtualization solutions so as to meet their specific business requirements while maintaining appropriate control and proper security of their data. Industry Expert Speak Same Objective but a faster Momentum! – Vineet Sood, Director Channel & Alliances, WW Sales and Field Operations, Adobe Systems India Pvt. Ltd. “India does witness rampant use of software which is not legally procured. We have certainly taken some measures to combat the evil of piracy. One is to increase the awareness about the proper use of the Adobe software and the second is to make our software available widely and we are also trying to talk to people who are not using the proper copy and make them aware of all kinds of advantages of using the proper copy and we are also taking one‐to‐one interaction with our end‐customers.” DLink aiming big with IP Surveillance – Tushar Sighat, CEO, DLink India Ltd. “IP video surveillance is a key business tool for ensuring smooth operations, general security, preventing loss and controlling mischievous activity. It is steadily emerging as one of the most compelling investment areas, creating a whole new market for networking resellers and integrators. The current technology trend in the surveillance space and some of the recent market reports suggest that IP video surveillance equipment market globally was estimated to be at over $800 million in 2010‐11 and over $45 million in India alone. As per industry estimates, the market is
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projected to grow at a CAGR of 30.2% approximately over the next five years and is likely to be worth over $3 billion by 2015 globally.” HP's Pride: Channel Network of 3,500 Partners – Gurpreet Brar, Director, SMB & Commercial Channel Personal Systems Group, HP India “We feel that the opportunities for the channel partners are immense. HP as a channel‐friendly company is continuously trying to find ways and means to help the partners increase their profitability and drive business growth. HP's channel ecosystem is the backbone of the company's growth in India ‐ it helps us expand our customer base across newer geographies. HP's focus on channel partnerships has been consistently intense and our partners contribute to over 70 per cent of our total revenues. With businesses growing and spread across the length and breadth of the country, and operating in such competitive environment today, it becomes imperative to have consistent partners, which not only help us improve day‐to‐day business but also bring reliability and wider reach to our operations.” EMC's strategy revolves around Channel Enhancement and Enablement – Alok Tandon, Director Channel & Strategic Alliances , EMC India & SAARC “EMC believes the role of the channel is central to its success. Channel partners are instrumental as they are closest to the customer and can play an advisory role. EMC believes that along with having leading‐edge products, it is essential to enable the partners so that they are skilled enough to gauge the market and decide how to sell and where to sell. We are also working on enhancing partner relations to support the SMB market, align our incentives program to promote more VAR recruitment, and make training simpler (through online modules). A key to this is also to improve partner policies, processes and systems. We will also invest in demand generation for partners.”
IT: Transactions (December 2011– February 2012)
Date
Buyer
16th Feb 2012
Norwest Venture Partners Videocon and AEC Partners Mahindra Satyam Computer Services Ltd.
10th Feb 2012 10th Feb 2012
Target
Deal Size (INR mn)
% stake
Deal Status
Type of Transaction
Manthan Systems
732.75
NA
Completed
PE Funding
Nivio
1025.85
NA
Completed
PE Funding
Dion Global Solutions Ltd.
341.95
16
Expected
M&A
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Date
Buyer
Target
Deal Size (INR mn)
% stake
Deal Status
Type of Transaction
9th Feb 2012
Flipkart.com
Letsbuy.com
NA
NA
Completed
M&A
9th Feb 2012
Tiger Global and Others
Myntra.com
977
NA
Completed
PE Funding
6th Feb 2012
Persistent Systems
Openwave Systems Inc
NA
NA
Completed
M&A
24th Jan 2012
IMS Health
PharmARC
NA
NA
Completed
M&A
19th Jan 2012
Sequoia Capital
Knowlarity
353.34
NA
Completed
M&A
4 Jan 2012
IBM
Green Hat
NA
NA
Completed
M&A
23rd Dec 2011
Securities Trading Corporation of India Ltd
Tulip Telecom Ltd
NA
5.34
Completed
M&A
13th Dec 2011
Global Angels
ShopClues.com
93.46
NA
Completed
PE Funding
12th Dec 2011
Nokia Growth Partners MobileWave Group plc
Innovis Telecom
NA
NA
Completed
PE Funding
Ariose Software
57.07
100
Expected
M&A
th
12th Dec 2011
Telecom: Transactions (December 2011 – February 2012) Date
Buyer
Target
Deal Size (INR mn)
% stake
Deal Status
Type of Transaction
8th Feb, 2012
Sky City Foundation L
STel Private Ltd.
8725
42.7
Completed
M&A
6th Feb, 2012
Piramal Healthcare Ltd
Vodafone India Ltd.
30615
5.5
Completed
PE Funding
3rd Feb, 2012
Persistent Systems
Openwave
N.A.
100
Completed
M&A
2nd to 8th Jan 2012
Way2Online Interactive Media
160by2.com
N.A.
100
Expected
M&A
IT, Telecom and Electronics – Monthly Update
Date
Buyer
Target
Deal Size (INR mn)
% stake
Deal Status
Type of Transaction
23rd Dec 2011
Securities Trading Corporation of India Ltd
Tulip Telecom Ltd
N.A.
5.34
Completed
M&A
13th Dec 2011
Global Angels
ShopClues.com
100
N.A.
Completed
PE Funding
12th Dec 2011
Nokia Growth Partners
Innovis Telecom
N.A.
N.A.
Completed
PE Funding
12th Dec 2011
MobileWave Group plc
Ariose Software
60
100
Expected
M&A
IT: Annual Financial Results – Revenue (INR mn) Companies
FY ‘08
FY ‘09
FY ‘10
FY ‘11
3i Infotech Ltd.
12,052.6
22,856.4
24,485.4
25,697.5
Accenture Plc *
1,106,226.9
1,134,103.0
1,084,959.8
1,254,814.9
Alcatel‐Lucent, S.A. *
1,153,637.6
1,008,149.6
956,757.1
N.A.
2,970.4
5,557.5
6,730.5
7,149.3
Amazon.com, Inc *
931,668.9
1,137,462.7
1,525,669.4
N.A.
ASUSTeK Computer Inc. *
984,494.9
884,975.9
657,499.0
N.A.
727.7
1,174.6
2,163.1
N.A.
AVG Technologies N.V. *
5,533.9
8,445.1
9,689.0
N.A.
Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. *
39,301.1
42,902.2
48,970.4
66,171.3
1,672,087.3
1,740,839.4
1,857,856.0
1,908,723.0
Allied Digital Services Ltd.
Avast Software B.V. *
CISCO Systems Inc *
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Citrix Systems Inc *
76,967.6
74,909.8
83,619.3
117,082.2
Cognizant Technology Solutions *
136,901.9
152,162.8
204,843.5
N.A.
D Link Corp *
48,984.3
44,989.0
51,793.5
N.A.
Epicor Software Corporation *
23,716.0
19,010.7
19,638.8
N.A.
F‐Secure Oyj *
7,673.8
8,323.8
7,782.7
N.A.
1,059,514.5
1,097,642.9
1,307,863.2
2,011,428.8
75,627.8
102,294.1
121,362.9
157,304.3
5,849,371.3
5,381,653.1
5,599,646.2
6,194,286.7
iGate Corporation *
10,635.9
8,961.7
12,516.0
41,371.9
Infosys Ltd.
166,987.8
236,369.8
215,747.6
269,277.6
5,037,506.2
4,444,128.9
4,454,701.4
5,673,497.5
JDA Software Group Inc *
18,974.2
17,905.0
27,530.6
N.A.
McAfee Inc *
77,780.0
89,447.5
92,100.7
N.A.
2,594,465.0
2,815,202.5
2,901,444.5
3,126,452.1
MicroStrategy Inc *
17,518.9
17,533.1
20,276.4
N.A.
Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc *
831,190.9
512,830.5
511,173.3
693,241.2
Mphasis Ltd. *
32,683.2
42,638.8
50,365.2
50,677.0
Netgear Inc *
36,134.3
31,864.9
40,236.0
N.A.
NetSuite Inc *
7,411.9
7,729.1
8,615.4
N.A.
Oracle Corporation *
952,456.3
1,097,610.6
1,243,509.3
1,609,402.0
Qlik Technologies *
5,748.9
7,303.0
10,104.0
N.A.
Google Inc * HCL Technologies Ltd. * Hewlett‐Packard Company *
International Business Machines Corp *
Microsoft Corporation *
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Ramco Systems Ltd.
2,030.988
1,876.5
1,730.001
2,092.353
Salesforce.com *
29,440.8
52,579.2
60,298.3
76,087.5
4,668,021.5
5,426,752.7
6,153,179.1
6,630,125.5
786,231.5
709,835.2
745,500.1
981,125.1
Sify Technologies Ltd.
6,006.2
6,162.2
6,710.2
6,886.6
Sonata Software Ltd.
14,330.0
15,981.2
13,893.7
14,049.5
Sybase Inc *
55,023.7
54,326.1
N.A.
N.A.
Symantec Corporation *
233,142.0
307,146.4
267,170.4
275,331.2
Tata Consultancy Services
228,001.9
281,539.7
304,885.1
379,620.2
Teradata Corporation *
85,651.7
79,314.7
86,355.3
N.A.
Trend Micro Inc *
54,530.7
48,035.9
52,442.4
N.A.
TVS Electronics Ltd.
2,149.307
1,950.14
1,996.19
1,828.515
VMware Inc *
91,437.7
93,930.9
127,451.8
199,900.9
Wipro Ltd.
197,428.0
255,837.0
271,115.0
309,535.0
Zenith Infotech Ltd.
1,307.4
2,229.7
3,130.2
3,670.1
Zensar Technologies Ltd.
7,857.2
9,080.8
9,527.6
11,382.9
Samsung Electronics Ltd. * SAP AG *
* Change in Financial Year Ending * Financials of Zenith Infotech Ltd. for FY 11, exhibit figures as of 30th September 2011
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IT: Annual Financial Results – Income (INR mn) Companies
FY ‘08
FY ‘09
FY ‘10
FY ‘11
3i Infotech Ltd.
1,765.7
2,820.1
334.6
2,525.1
Accenture Plc *
73,930.4
77,820.7
83,655.2
104,488.4
(354,228.7)
(34,853.2)
(19,977.3)
N.A.
435.6
769.1
966.0
466.8
Amazon.com Inc *
31,353.8
41,861.8
51,385.0
N.A.
ASUSTeK Computer Inc *
24,390.9
18,100.8
25,223.4
N.A.
274.0
405.2
767.6
N.A.
AVG Technologies N.V. *
1,427.6
2,435.8
2,583.2
N.A.
Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. *
15,748.1
16,592.6
20,198.3
28,865.6
CISCO Systems Inc *
340,507.0
295,658.8
360,388.8
286,630.8
Citrix Systems Inc *
8,666.1
8,865.1
12,358.5
18,908.2
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation *
20,943.6
24,827.6
32,719.6
N.A.
D‐Link Corp *
1,779.2
742.0
1,868.7
N.A.
Epicor Software Corporation *
(167.8)
(57.5)
(269.1)
N.A.
F‐Secure Oyj *
1,328.1
1,246.9
912.0
N.A.
Google Inc *
205,476.6
302,593.2
379,365.5
516,693.9
HCL Technologies Ltd. *
10,514.1
13,196.3
12,591.9
16,465.1
Hewlett‐Packard Company *
411,606.7
359,866.8
389,251.2
344,362.3
1,502.3
1,326.2
2,308.5
2,731.1
Alcatel‐Lucent S.A. * Allied Digital Services Ltd.
Avast Software B.V. *
iGATE Corporation *
IT, Telecom and Electronics – Monthly Update
Infosys Ltd.
46,505.5
64,934.5
58,966.8
66,817.9
International Business Machines Corp *
599,561.9
623,054.3
661,626.0
841,345.6
151.9
1,222.4
790.3
N.A.
8,371.2
8,048.4
8,212.3
N.A.
759,231.0
701,861.6
871,120.6
1,034,805.0
2,033.5
3,473.2
1,953.3
N.A.
(144,324.6)
(62,282.2)
(3,836.0)
(13,213.2)
Mphasis Ltd. *
5,064.6
9,086.8
10,907.5
8,218.0
Netgear Inc *
877.4
433.1
2,270.8
N.A.
NetSuite Inc *
(771.2)
(1,081.5)
(1,225.1)
N.A.
Oracle Corporation *
234,441.0
264,017.6
284,449.3
386,153.5
Qlik Technologies *
145.6
318.4
602.9
N.A.
Ramco Systems Ltd.
104.883
20.208
18.784
23.076
721.8
2,120.6
3,728.0
2,960.3
Samsung Electronics Ltd. *
212,664.9
381,024.8
628,688.4
N.A.
SAP AG *
125,457.4
116,266.1
108,320.0
237,146.6
Sify Technologies Ltd.
(4.7)
(900.6)
17.0
(519.5)
Sonata Software Ltd.
585.2
765.7
798.7
856.1
Sybase Inc *
6,233.7
7,612.0
N.A.
N.A.
Symantec Corporation *
16,273.1
(338,909.8)
31,873.0
26,554.6
Tata Consultancy Services Ltd.
50,260.2
52,564.2
70,006.4
90,680.4
JDA Software Group Inc * McAfee Inc * Microsoft Corporation * MicroStrategy Inc * Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc *
Salesforce.com *
IT, Telecom and Electronics – Monthly Update
Teradata Corporation *
12,152.6
11,788.1
13,426.1
N.A.
Trend Micro Inc *
10,319.4
8,793.9
6,993.0
N.A.
TVS Electronics Ltd.
378.892
(78.096)
(1.12)
14.897
VMware Inc *
14,103.5
9,147.3
15,943.6
38,415.7
Wipro Ltd.
32,241.0
38,761.0
45,931.0
52,977.0
Zenith Infotech Ltd.
400.5
496.2
39.0
141.2
Zensar Technologies Ltd.
640.3
865.6
1,275.6
1,317.3
* Change in Financial Year Ending * Financials of Zenith Infotech Ltd. for FY 11, exhibit figures as of 30th September 2011
IT: Quarterly Financial Results – Revenue (INR mn) Companies
JanMar 2011
AprJun 2011
JulSep 2011
OctDec 2011
3i Infotech Ltd.
6,516.10
4,793.90
4,977.00
3,501.50
Accenture Plc *
293867.3
325,492.80
329,110.60
395,999.70
236,418.50
253,305.40
250,571.90
286,092.60
1,400.10
1,442.40
1,416.50
1,368.70
Amazon.com Inc
439,375.80
443,111.10
533,739.70
924,976.00
ASUSTeK Computer Inc
124,035.00
123,982.40
178,042.40
NA
847.8
846.5
NA
NA
NA
NA
3,492.70
NA
Alcatel‐Lucent S.A. Allied Digital Services Ltd.
Avast Software B.V. AVG Technologies N.V.
IT, Telecom and Electronics – Monthly Update
Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.
12,537.80
13,438.80
15,130.30
18,931.40
CISCO Systems Inc *
480,766.20
494,427.20
547,717.00
567,416.60
Citrix Systems Inc
21,881.30
23,726.30
27,744.50
32,866.70
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation
61,123.60
66,390.30
78,566.80
88,284.60
D‐Link Corp
11,800.80
12,429.60
13,756.20
NA
Epicor Software Corporation
5,005.10
NA
NA
NA
F‐Secure Oyj
2,155.60
2,291.00
2,415.30
2,757.50
Google Inc
382,230.60
403,462.20
477,009.00
561,586.90
HCL Technologies Ltd.
40,779.00
41,784.30
49,183.00
52,452.00
1,399,557.80
1,377,462.20
1,563,699.00
1,485,430.40
iGATE Corporation
3,393.50
7,617.60
13,040.40
14,205.90
Infosys Ltd.
71,409.10
74,693.70
85,685.00
95,835.40
1,096,857.00
1,191,970.20
1,283,654.80
1,564,674.60
7,292.70
7,259.70
8,419.50
9,242.50
NA
NA
NA
NA
732,278.10
776,304.90
852,530.90
1,108,262.50
5,439.40
6,175.30
6,954.10
8,504.50
Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc *
134,863.40
148,579.90
159,935.40
182,331.30
Mphasis Ltd. *
12,335.00
12,570.60
12,936.30
12,835.00
Netgear Inc
12,402.00
12,967.50
14,810.80
16,405.30
NetSuite Inc
2,382.10
2,585.10
2,991.60
3,401.10
Hewlett‐Packard Company *
International Business Machines Corp JDA Software Group Inc McAfee Inc Microsoft Corporation MicroStrategy Inc
IT, Telecom and Electronics – Monthly Update
Oracle Corporation *
395,869.90
486,814.50
384,157.30
458,766.60
2,809.10
3,309.70
3,705.40
5,733.90
598.2
547.2
519.8
653.4
22,315.60
24,114.20
28,441.80
31,251.30
1,505,563.60
1,651,135.50
1,714,942.80
2,162,648.90
191,157.60
214,170.60
224,967.00
310,083.00
Sify Technologies Ltd.
1,737.80
2,267.60
1,820.70
1,805.00
Sonata Software Ltd.
3,324.90
3,340.00
3,849.20
5,262.50
NA
NA
NA
NA
Symantec Corporation *
74,415.00
73,599.80
82,495.10
91,006.50
Tata Consultancy Services Ltd.
104,020.10
107,798.50
110,028.30
134,142.80
Teradata Corporation
22,554.90
25,970.70
29,543.20
35,712.70
Trend Micro Inc
12,899.40
13,487.30
15,285.80
16,596.80
476.208
NA
NA
NA
VMware Inc
37,608.90
41,178.10
46,221.90
56,264.90
Wipro Ltd.
82,455.00
84,673.00
89,769.00
98,488.00
Zenith Infotech Ltd. *
1,119.50
931.9
849.4
467.7
Zensar Technologies Ltd.
3,742.60
3,987.80
4,089.60
4,808.30
Qlik Technologies Ramco Systems Ltd. Salesforce.com * Samsung Electronics Ltd. SAP AG
Sybase Inc
TVS Electronics Ltd.
* Change in quarter IT, Telecom and Electronics – Monthly Update
IT: Quarterly Financial Results – Income (INR mn) Companies
JanMar 2011
AprJun 2011
JulSep 2011
OctDec 2011
3i Infotech Ltd.
630.90
460.30
252.40
‐1,375.20
Accenture Plc *
22,721.30
28,373.60
28,072.40
33,504.00
Alcatel‐Lucent S.A.
‐632.1
2,790.70
12,802.50
59,838.20
Allied Digital Services Ltd.
‐362.90
51
54.2
46.4
Amazon.com Inc
8,959.60
8,537.70
3,091.70
9,392.50
ASUSTeK Computer Inc
5,174.40
5,571.00
7,531.40
NA
514.3
513.4
NA
NA
NA
NA
326.8
NA
Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.
5,442.20
5,721.20
6,579.70
8,480.40
CISCO Systems Inc *
79,950.70
54,411.30
86,468.80
107,408.90
Citrix Systems Inc
3,276.40
3,662.90
4,523.50
5,768.10
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation
9,286.20
9,299.60
11,145.90
12,742.30
375.2
429
370.7
NA
‐81
NA
NA
NA
240.2
194.7
323.4
317.1
Google Inc
80,145.80
111,973.50
133,925.70
143,487.80
HCL Technologies Ltd.
4,613.00
4,657.10
5,251.00
5,727.00
101,940.50
85,061.80
11,634.50
72,599.90
Avast Software B.V. AVG Technologies N.V.
D‐Link Corp Epicor Software Corporation F‐Secure Oyj
Hewlett‐Packard Company *
IT, Telecom and Electronics – Monthly Update
iGATE Corporation
803.1
178.8
699.5
810.7
Infosys Ltd.
17,919.10
17,164.80
20,169.80
24,303.80
International Business Machines Corp
127,618.20
163,780.80
188,398.90
291,326.80
2,029.40
452.3
824.6
‐75.9
NA
NA
NA
NA
233,216.40
262,567.80
281,592.40
351,502.60
50.5
129
241.5
477.6
Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc *
‐3,602.90
‐2,493.40
‐1,570.40
‐4,245.20
Mphasis Ltd. *
2,266.70
2,173.20
1,948.00
1,830.10
Netgear Inc
942.5
917.1
1,312.60
1,211.70
NetSuite Inc
‐342
‐437.7
‐340
‐404.1
95,579.70
144,982.60
84,410.00
114,378.60
‐203.8
‐97
111.6
829
Ramco Systems Ltd.
9.8
5.4
‐35.7
14.3
Salesforce.com *
23.4
‐188.5
‐182.8
‐201.7
Samsung Electronics Ltd.
110,506.10
144,727.90
137,122.30
182,931.80
SAP AG
25,475.00
38,096.40
82,556.10
82,656.60
Sify Technologies Ltd.
‐131.7
‐85.4
‐68.2
‐73
Sonata Software Ltd.
230.5
88.4
90.8
‐68.7
NA
NA
NA
NA
7,472.60
8,504.30
8,931.70
12,735.60
JDA Software Group Inc McAfee Inc Microsoft Corporation MicroStrategy Inc
Oracle Corporation * Qlik Technologies
Sybase Inc Symantec Corporation *
IT, Telecom and Electronics – Monthly Update
Tata Consultancy Services Ltd.
26,229.30
23,767.00
21,064.70
28,027.70
Teradata Corporation
2,897.40
4,604.10
4,269.50
5,200.40
Trend Micro Inc
2,149.00
2,180.50
3,526.30
2,669.80
7.099
NA
NA
NA
VMware Inc
5,608.10
9,841.10
8,712.70
10,635.70
Wipro Ltd.
13,755.00
13,349.00
13,009.00
14,564.00
7.3
49.7
53.4
0.8
378.2
270.7
400.5
522.9
TVS Electronics Ltd.
Zenith Infotech Ltd. * Zensar Technologies Ltd.
* Change in quarter
Telecom: Annual Financial Results – Revenue (INR mn) Companies
FY ‘08
FY ‘09
FY ‘10
FY ‘11
2ergo Group plc
2,591.9
1,808.5
1,544.9
1,318.7
524.2
585.8
660.0
718.2
N.A.
1,600.1
1,355.1
1,316.0
77,461.0
80,016.1
88,555.9
114,736.1
Apple Inc.
1,742,338.0
2,057,080.2
2,946,865.6
5,346,418.0
Avaya Inc.
240,177.6
199,656.5
227,775.9
272,219.0
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd.
328,423.0
301,694.2
279,134.4
N.A.
Bharti Airtel
270,249.3
369,615.5
418,472.0
594,672.0
N.A.
3,372.6
5,149.0
8,702.8
255.2
565.5
636.1
744.5
Advanced Micronic Devices Ltd. Aksh OptiFibre Ltd. American Tower Corporation
BS TransComm Ltd. Compucom Software Ltd.
IT, Telecom and Electronics – Monthly Update
Dell Inc.
2,392,164.9
2,983,592.4
2,443,278.8
2,817,962.6
45.0
11.1
83.6
51.5
165,987.9
137,038.9
121,436.0
132,693.1
GTL Infrastructure Ltd.
1,245.8
2,208.4
3,479.5
10,075.7
Hathway Cable & Datacom Ltd.
4,145.6
6,630.2
7,331.8
8,826.1
HTC Corporation
225,808.8
209,585.5
426,440.3
753,508.9
Idea Cellular Ltd.
67,199.9
101,312.9
123,978.8
154,384.0
IOL Netcom Ltd.
209.5
371.3
88.0
8.7
2,435,350.8
2,208,983.8
2,218,601.9
2,291,078.0
Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd.
47,757.1
41,837.0
35,513.0
36,778.0
Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc.
831,190.9
512,830.5
511,173.3
693,241.2
Navteq Corporation
36,431.4
N.A.
N.A.
N.A.
Net 4 India Ltd.
1,351.6
1,606.7
1,951.4
3,035.7
3,444,474.9
2,726,001.4
2,538,791.6
2,665,072.9
Northgate Technologies Ltd.
5,512.5
5,603.4
744.6
1,296.7
Palm Inc.
55,996.2
34,736.8
49,193.8
N.A.
Reliance Communications Ltd.
188,273.9
225,245.4
214,963.8
224,303.5
Reliance Infratel Ltd.
14,566.2
49,198.2
N.A.
N.A.
Research in Motion Ltd.
240,300.7
564,929.1
686,866.1
901,787.1
4,668,021.5
5,426,752.7
6,153,179.1
6,630,125.5
Sify Technologies Ltd.
6,006.2
6,162.2
6,710.2
6,886.6
Smartlink Network Systems Ltd.
3,204.7
1,588.9
1,681.5
1,926.6
Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB
763,737.4
451,505.8
376,445.4
359,304.7
Tata Communications Limited
84,150.0
100,718.9
110,255.6
119,319.9
Tata Teleservices Ltd.
17,748.8
20,469.4
22,395.6
22,724.6
Encore Software Ltd. Garmin Ltd.
LG Electronics Inc.
Nokia Corporation
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd
IT, Telecom and Electronics – Monthly Update
Tejora Technologies Ltd.
81.8
48.2
219.5
350.2
Tulip Telecom Ltd.
12,189.8
16,144.0
19,664.0
23,510.5
Vodafone Group Plc
2,818,469.3
2,985,386.3
3,030,479.5
3,282,688.8
43,755.3
41,262.2
39,477.3
46,183.7
Vonage Holdings Corporation
*Change in financial year
Telecom: Annual Financial Results – Income (INR mn)
Companies
FY ‘08
FY ‘09
FY ‘10
FY ‘11
2ergo Group plc
201.8
‐14.7
‐35.6
‐191.4
Advanced Micronic Devices Ltd.
10.4
14.9
2.6
17.4
Aksh OptiFibre Ltd.
N.A.
‐320.8
‐131.4
‐489.8
American Tower Corporation
16,879.8
11,444.5
16,634.8
13,489.0
Apple Inc.
284,371.3
394,827.1
633,107.4
1,280,287.6
Avaya Inc.
‐64,818.7
‐40,749.2
‐39,343.1
‐42,351.7
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd.
30,093.9
5,748.5
‐18,226.5
N.A.
Bharti Airtel
67,008.2
84,699.1
89,768.0
60,467.0
BS TransComm Ltd.
N.A.
123.7
235.4
509.6
Compucom Software Ltd.
48.7
85.2
93.5
120.4
115,317.6
121,002.0
66,183.1
120,748.9
‐37.8
‐63.2
3.8
‐25.8
34,814.3
32,740.7
26,391.9
24,114.5
GTL Infrastructure Ltd.
‐594.7
28.1
‐25.8
‐3,780.2
Hathway Cable & Datacom Ltd.
‐668.1
‐916.1
‐801.0
‐312.7
HTC Corporation
42,441.6
32,794.1
60,477.3
105,902.4
Idea Cellular Ltd.
10,423.1
8,815.8
9,539.4
8,987.1
Dell Inc. Encore Software Ltd. Garmin Ltd.
IT, Telecom and Electronics – Monthly Update
IOL Netcom Ltd.
‐246.8
‐140.5
‐216.6
‐125.4
LG Electronics Inc.
16,877.1
91,059.9
48,824.3
‐25,605.2
Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd.
5,664.0
‐1,430.0
‐25,553.0
‐32,895.0
‐144,324.6
‐62,282.2
‐3,836.0
‐13,213.2
6,969.0
N.A.
N.A.
N.A.
94.8
84.0
115.0
211.3
270,884.8
59,263.8
110,652.7
‐80,243.8
728.5
‐2,954.4
‐1,469.8
10.5
Palm Inc.
‐4,476.5
‐34,562.9
‐9,177.8
N.A.
Reliance Communications Ltd.
54,011.4
60,449.3
46,550.0
13,456.5
Reliance Infratel Ltd.
4,212.6
15,850.2
N.A.
N.A.
Research in Motion Ltd.
51,738.5
96,648.1
112,862.3
154,518.3
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd
212,664.9
381,024.8
628,688.4
530,649.8
‐4.7
‐900.6
17.0
‐519.5
291.4
69.3
178.7
159.1
‐4,951.1
‐55,594.0
5,411.1
‐17,027.7
103.0
3,158.0
‐5,977.4
‐7,769.0
‐1,257.4
‐1,699.4
‐3,180.0
802.3
6.5
‐0.5
7.1
24.8
Tulip Telecom Ltd.
1,871.2
2,497.8
2,304.4
3,053.3
Vodafone Group Plc
529,088.6
224,029.5
589,100.9
570,056.3
‐3,139.1
‐1,977.0
‐3,731.9
21,705.9
Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc. Navteq Corporation Net 4 India Ltd. Nokia Corporation Northgate Technologies Ltd.
Sify Technologies Ltd. Smartlink Network Systems Ltd. Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB Tata Communications Limited Tata Teleservices Ltd. Tejora Technologies Ltd.
Vonage Holdings Corporation * Change in financial year
IT, Telecom and Electronics – Monthly Update
Telecom: Quarterly Financial Results – Revenue (INR mn) JanMar 2011
AprJun 2011
JulSep 2011
OctDec 2011
2ergo Group plc
402.6
250.3
N.A.
N.A.
Advanced Micronic Devices Ltd.
277.4
114.3
130.0
N.A.
Aksh OptiFibre Ltd.
N.A.
N.A.
653.2
647.4
American Tower Corporation
N.A.
25,082.1
26,696.4
30,937.0
Apple Inc.
1,100,518.2
1,285,837.9
1,396,255.3
2,458,660.6
Avaya Inc.
61,959.2
61,328.4
69,637.4
73,601.2
Bharti Airtel
162,654.0
169,749.0
172,698.0
184,767.0
3,359.9
2,449.9
2,804.2
2,670.2
180.1
N.A.
N.A.
169.4
Dell Inc.
664,427.2
691,535.6
747,660.9
N.A.
Garmin Ltd.
22,657.0
30,337.8
32,942.8
N.A.
GTL Infrastructure Ltd.
3,902.5
1,405.2
1,342.3
1,359.8
N.A.
N.A.
N.A.
1,276.6
HTC Corporation
157,542.6
192,774.9
218,502.4
158,908.7
Idea Cellular Ltd.
41,987.1
45,158.3
46,078.1
50,203.7
IOL Netcom Ltd.
2.0
‐4.6
1.9
1.9
535,452.7
602,241.4
535,882.8
631,549.8
N.A.
8,131.8
N.A.
8,521.0
134,863.4
148,579.9
159,935.4
182,331.3
916.6
761.9
1,167.2
N.A.
657,357.2
601,949.2
592,608.8
689,724.4
821.6
1,764.8
1,536.1
7.3
Companies
BS TransComm Ltd. Compucom Software Ltd.
Hathway Cable & Datacom Ltd.
LG Electronics Inc. Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd. Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc. Net 4 India Ltd. Nokia Corporation Northgate Technologies Ltd.
Reliance Communications Ltd.
71,987.5
49,401.0
50,402.0
50,521.0
Research in Motion Ltd.
251,676.4
221,694.4
192,374.0
270,080.2
1,505,563.6
1,651,135.5
1,714,942.8
2,162,648.9
1,737.8
2,267.6
1,820.7
1,805.0
550.3
191.3
N.A.
186.1
Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB
72,379.5
77,425.9
104,663.4
88,792.1
Tata Communications Limited
30,688.3
32,570.6
33,736.1
36,041.0
Tata Teleservices Ltd.
5,778.5
5,899.6
N.A.
6,305.5
Tulip Telecom Ltd.
6,379.7
6,538.8
7,029.5
6,865.9
Vodafone Group Plc
832,798.8
844,249.6
902,387.6
N.A.
9,799.4
9,757.3
10,625.1
11,445.6
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd Sify Technologies Ltd. Smartlink Network Systems Ltd.
Vonage Holdings Corporation
*Change in financial year
IT, Telecom and Electronics – Monthly Update
Telecom: Quarterly Financial Results – Income (INR mn)
JanMar 2011
AprJun 2011
JulSep 2011
OctDec 2011
2ergo Group plc
‐3.1
‐92.5
N.A.
N.A.
Advanced Micronic Devices Ltd.
N.A.
8.9
1.7
0.6
Aksh OptiFibre Ltd.
N.A.
N.A.
1.2
49.5
American Tower Corporation
N.A.
4,093.9
5,149.9
‐770.5
Apple Inc.
267,110.0
328,896.5
327,110.0
693,241.2
Avaya Inc.
‐19,256.4
‐6,794.4
‐4,858.4
‐1,379.7
Bharti Airtel
14,006.0
12,152.0
10,270.0
10,113.0
BS TransComm Ltd.
‐88.7
142.4
134.9
115.8
Compucom Software Ltd.
30.3
N.A.
N.A.
20.6
Dell Inc.
41,811.5
39,306.8
43,453.4
N.A.
Garmin Ltd.
4,259.9
4,927.0
7,427.3
N.A.
GTL Infrastructure Ltd.
‐1,712.6
‐839.5
‐2,084.8
‐14.3
N.A.
N.A.
N.A.
‐182.8
HTC Corporation
22,435.5
27,156.4
30,043.8
19,172.7
Idea Cellular Ltd.
2,745.2
1,772.6
1,057.6
2,009.8
IOL Netcom Ltd.
‐28.1
‐3.9
‐28.4
‐28.4
‐1,224.5
4,094.6
‐17,624.5
‐5,166.1
N.A.
‐8,500.4
N.A.
‐9,297.7
‐3,602.9
‐2,493.4
‐1,570.4
‐4,245.2
58.9
55.0
95.3
N.A.
21,745.4
‐23,883.3
‐4,487.5
‐73,901.5
13.7
8.5
8.9
1.0
Companies
Hathway Cable & Datacom Ltd.
LG Electronics Inc. Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd. Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc. Net 4 India Ltd. Nokia Corporation Northgate Technologies Ltd.
Reliance Communications Ltd.
1,685.5
1,574.0
2,521.0
1,862.0
Research in Motion Ltd.
42,322.9
31,393.1
15,185.0
13,846.2
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd
110,506.1
144,727.9
137,122.3
182,931.8
‐131.7
‐85.4
‐68.2
‐73.0
Smartlink Network Systems Ltd.
48.2
3,663.8
N.A.
5.8
Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB
695.3
‐3,245.0
0.0
‐14,270.2
Tata Communications Limited
‐846.0
‐2,182.3
‐1,652.0
‐1,530.6
‐1,898.8
‐1,193.2
N.A.
‐1,446.2
Tulip Telecom Ltd.
816.0
772.2
870.7
772.6
Vodafone Group Plc
15,238.7
239,742.5
256,252.0
N.A.
941.1
972.1
787.0
18,580.5
Sify Technologies Ltd.
Tata Teleservices Ltd.
Vonage Holdings Corporation
*Change in financial year
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IT, Telecom and Electronics – Monthly Update
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IT, Telecom and Electronics – Monthly Update