7 Mar 2016

Videocon Telecom Continues with its Best-in-Industry Growth Rate in Net Subscriber Addition in Punjab, Secures No.1 Position in Jan’2016



Videocon Telecom, the versatile, friendly and dynamic telecom brand of the Indian conglomerate Videocon Group registered best in industry growth rate in Net subscriber addition in Punjab in Jan 2016, retaining No. 1 position in the circle. The Telco added 50,489 new subscribers during the month.

The Telco which registered the highest Net subscriber addition consecutively in last 2 years i.e. 2014 and 2015 in Punjab telecom circle, continued with its best in industry growth rate in January 2016 as well.

During 2014 (Jan’14 to Dec’14), the industry mobility subscriber base grew by 6.2% over previous year with 18.94 Lac net additions, taking up the total subscriber base to 3.22 Cr, while Videocon Telecom registered a growth of 28% over previous year with 5.55 Lac net subscriber additions, hence the Telco’s share of Industry’s net subscriber additions stood at 29%. Likewise during 2015(Jan’15 to Dec’15), while the industry subscriber base remained flat, Videocon Telecom, with 5.35 lac net subscriber additions registered a growth of 21% over previous year, thus achieving the net subscriber additions of 37%. The Telco’s combined share of industry’s incremental net subscriber addition of 33% for year 2014 and 2015 denotes that every 3rd customer added in Punjab telecom circle was of Videocon Telecom As of January 2016, Videocon Telecom’s customer market share in circle is 9.5%.

Talking about the continued successes in the Indian Telecom Sector, Mr. Arvind Bali, Director and CEO, Videocon Telecom said “We are happy with growth that we are registering in our Customer base and Revenue. Being a new entrant in the industry, our vision was to attain incremental Customer and Revenue market leadership in our operational circles, and as we speak, we are very much getting there. This continuous growth in our net subscriber addition and traction from MNP customers is a testament to the fact that today’s consumers are putting their trust into our brand.”

Our immediate focus is to attain fair Customer and Revenue market shares in our operational circles, and we are not far from there now.”, Mr Bali added.

19 Feb 2016

Videocon Smartphones to Feature Popular Games from Gameloft



Videocon Mobile Phones has joined hands with Gameloft to embed popular games such as Asphalt Nitro, Modern Combat 4: Zero Hour, Nova 3: Freedom Edition and Bubble Bash, in its smartphones.


Gameloft titles available on Videocon handsets will be a mix of full and trial version. Trial version allows the customer to play the game free for 5 times up to 180 seconds each. After the free trial period consumers can purchase the game. One can buy and enjoy these games across all Indian carrier channels.
 

Jerold Pereira, CEO, Videocon Mobile Phones said, "The smartphone has passed that phase when it was only considered as a communication device. Today, the mobile phone gaming has become so popular that it has become one of the major elements of smartphone ecosystem. Gameloft is one of the biggest players in mobile gaming industry and this association will surely boost the gaming experience of Videocon smartphone users."


Gameloft has already extended such tie-ups with all major original equipment manufacturers around the world and is all set to build relationship with Videocon on this front.
 

"At Gameloft, we see an exponential growth in smart device sales and game play usage pattern in emerging markets like India. With the upcoming leaders like Videocon, high quality titles will be more accessible to consumers &will enhance their overall gaming experience," Ashish Gupta, Country Head (India, Sri Lanka & Bangladesh), Gameloft said.

17 Feb 2016

Five Trends for Indian Telecom in 2016



Now in its fifth year, Pricewaterhouse Coopers (PwC) has published its “Five trends for Indian telecom in 2016”–a preview of what the market may expect from one of India’s most dynamic industries of late:
  1. Consolidation towards a 5+1 market: The market will settle on five private sector players, and one state-owned one. Combinations may come in the form of outright mergers, or of spectrum sharing such as recently announced by Idea and Videocon.
  2. Network experience prevails over customer experience: In other words, operators will continue to focus on providing a high quality, consistent network experience offering the speeds and coverage expected by customers.  Differentiating that experience (reference net neutrality debates) is not for India, just yet.
  3. Data monetisation to move away from telcos: This continues a theme from 2015, and predicts that new revenues in the industry generated from data service will flow more and more to data service and applications providers, and not to telecom operators.
  4. OEMs to climb the value chain: Network technology providers are expected to do more to leverage their potential in usage analytics, packet-probing and pushing content-based offerings, all in a bid to protect their challenged revenue base.
  5. More regulatory scrutiny on quality: The regulatory authorities are likely to go harder on ensuring operators keep to their commitments for providing a quality service, and doing so transparently and responsibly.



For 2016, PwC introduces a “big wish” too, dedicated this year to seeing India’s National Optical Fiber Network (NOFN) finally start to show some real, on-the-ground progress.
Wishing you a Happy New Year

5 Feb 2016

Videocon Z45 Dazzle Priced at Rs 4,899 launched; Smartphone Sports Marble Finish

Videocon Mobile Phones launched the Videocon Z45 Dazzle priced at Rs 4,899 on Wednesday; the smartphone sports a stunning marble finish and is available at all leading online and retails stores.

Videocon Z45 Dazzle packs Android 4.4.2 Kit Kat OS, a 1.2 GHz quad core processor and 1GB RAM, Z45 Dazzle offers a 4.5-inch touch screen with 854x480 (pixels) resolution. It supports 8GB (up to 32GB) internal memory and comes with dual SIM, Bluetooth, WI-Fi, GPS, and Radio, G-sensor and proximity sensors.

Videocon Z45 Dazzle features 5MP Auto-focus rear camera to snap pictures and click clear selfies with 2MP front camera.



Powered by 1600 mAh battery, the Videocon Z45 Dazzle offers an extended on-the-go connectivity on 3G network and loads of entertainment on 4.5-inch IPS Capacitive Touch Screen to watch video and internet content. The company will soon come up with new range of smartphones and the Videocon Z45 Dazzle is part of that series - Videocon is looking to cater to a huge demand for design-oriented smartphones.

Videocon Z45 Dazzle supports 8GB (up to 32GB) internal memory and comes with dual SIM, Bluetooth, WI-Fi, GPS, and Radio, G-sensor and proximity sensors.

"The newly-launched Videocon Z45 Dazzle is a perfect combination of innovation and style at an affordable pricing. We will continue to bring the latest software innovation in Indian market at cost-effective pricing," Jerold Pereira, CEO, Videocon Mobile Phones, said in a statement here. Videocon also introduced a new product portfolio of affordable handsets with a large variety of classy design and finishes.