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.

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

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.