iseemedia SMS-based email for Tata, RCom

05-02-2010

Brings lower end GSM and CDMA handsets into the smartphone ambit


Tata Teleservices and Reliance Communications on Wednesday announced the launch of an SMS-based email service across their networks in the country. Both telcos are launching the service in alliance with iseemedia, a Canadian software development company, on GSM and CDMA platforms.

'Push 4 All Mail' from TTSL will help Tata Indicom and Tata Docomo customers access Gmail, Hotmail or Yahoo emails on any type of handset through SMS, TTSL said in a statement. It would eliminate the need for expensive data plans or high-end phones to receive emails and rich attachments and clients would not have to worry about device capability. TTSL users would be charged Rs 15 per month and 50 paise for every SMS sent.

RCom will offer the email service to its prepaid and postpaid users at a subscription fee of Rs 30 and a usage tariff of 50 paise per SMS sent. "iseemedia receives a percentage of revenue from every user transaction" according to RCom




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