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Tata Indicom Launches New VAS Service

Nokia Mobisight Jul- Dec ’ 12 Unveils Mobile Internet Usage Pattern

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Tata Indicom has introduced a new Value Added Service ( VAS ) called “ Guess a Song ” for its subscribers in New Delhi circle . The service has been launched in collaboration with UBONA Technologies . The service allows subscribers play with their friends an engaging game of guessing the songs which are played on the IVR . There are 15 challenges to be played in a month with 5 songs to guess per game which can be played by the user himself , with friends or by challenging other Tata subscribers . The unique feature of the service lies in the fact that it can be synced with Facebook , where your scores will get automatically updated . Further , while playing if a user likes a song h e / she can download that song as a call me tune immediately . Rishi Mohan Malhotra , Head VAS , Tata Teleservices Limited said , “ Guess a Song service is an innovative service in the music category . The intuitive user experience , engaging content and High quality voice recognition are but some of the features that make this service special and engaging . Besides these we have synced it with Facebook and therefore created an engaging mix of Music , Gaming and Social networking which I am confident will be appreciated and liked by our users .” Tata Indicom Guess a Song can be subscribed by dialling IVR short code of 51122 ( Toll Free ) and through USSD by dialing * 512 #. Subscription charges of Rs 30 / month will apply . “ We have developed a range of innovative products based on our speech and pattern recognition technologies with Guess a song being the latest and first of its kind entertainment and gaming product . We believe this will bring immense value to the consumers of Tata .” said Jyotirmoy Chakravorty , CEO - Ubona Technologies .
Nokia India today released the first edition of Nokia Mobisight for July- December 2012 . This bi-annual customer preference survey is one-of-a-kind report in India on how the nation is using the mobile Internet . Nokia powers a majority of mobile data consumption in India , and Nokia Mobisight reveals that Nokia powered data consumption of 1.67 PetaBytes for July- December 2012 , and 12.7 billion total page views . With the massive amount of data consumption on the Nokia Store and on the Nokia browser , Nokia Asha ’ s goal of connecting the next billion to the Internet is coming to life with the Nokia Asha ’ s pocket-friendly mobile internet experience . Nokia Mobisight has captured the behaviour of mobile internet users , and provides insights on preferences for games , apps , music and more . The survey portrays a paradoxical picture of a country which loves music , gaming and social networking on one hand and also seeks privacy for its online and mobile presence .

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