Jayalalithaa says it is Raja who tried to influence HC Judge
Union Communications Minister, A Raja’s surfaced out in the open over the controversy surrounding the disclosure by Chennai High Court that a union Minister tried to influence him to pass on a favourable judgement to two petitioners involved in a forgery case.

3G issue put to rest for another three months
India’s long wait for entry of 3G and wireless broadband internet is set to be more prolonged as the Communications Ministry forwarded the draft guidelines to a Group of Ministers (GoM) for a final review. The government said that the GoM will take about 3 months to complete its review.

Kavveri acquires Canadian firm
Kavveri Telecom said that it has acquired Montreal-based Trackcom Systems International for an undisclosed amount.

MTS sets foot in Bihar; earmarks $ 180 mn investment for the circle
SSTL’s MTS Brand announced the launch of its mobile services in Bihar circle marking its launch in 6th circle. The company also announced a investment of $ 180 million to be made in the circle.

Huawei’s Indian R & D centre receives SEI CMMi Ver1.2 Level 5 Certification
Huawei Technologies announced bagging a SEI CMMi Ver 1.2 Level 5 certification, the appraisal being conducted by KPMG in accordance with the SCAMPI Methodology and HTIPL been assessed at the Maturity level-5 of the Software Engineering Institute Carnegie Mellon University, USA.

Virgin Mobile unveils new VLink data services
Virgin Mobile introduced a new data service for its subscribers branded ‘VLink’ and positioned as a data service.

Future Axiom offers free goodies to customers on Nokia handset purchase
Future Axiom, the mobile handset retail arm of Future Group announced new offers for customers on purchase of any Nokia phone priced Rs 5000 upwards with a guaranteed gift on every purchase. The offer will be available across all One Mobile and Axiom stores from July 01 to July 31st 2009.

Airtel’s ‘Value Magic’ recharge ushers in Karnataka
Bharti Airtel Karnataka unveiled a new ‘Value Magic’ recharge offer for its subscribers which the company claims has been designed taking into account usage patterns of three key segments namely youth, rural and urban.

Samsung comes up with ‘Samsung Marine’ for the adventurous
Samsung India announced the launch of ‘Samsung Marine’ handset which is positioned as a model targeted towards those who live their life outdoors meaning those who are adventurous and require a robust handset.