Sms

TRAI’s NDNC for SMS – Not at all SME Friendly?

By sinha 11 Comments

[In conversation with a mobile startup] The recent TRAI guidelines about UCC (Unsolicited Commercial Communication) is causing more grief than doing anything useful to strengthen the regulatory framework to curb UCC. While the motive is good, implementation sucks. What’s the … Read More »

ndnc, politics, sms, spam

29 May

MyDuniya – Send File attachments, Email via mobile (sans GPRS)

By sinha 7 Comments

Constraint breeds creativity and MyDuniya’s services are a good example of that – if you want to apply for a job or need to send an important email, you need Internet connection (or gprs, if you are using mobile). While … Read More »

Indian Startups, mobile, sms

08 May

This 15 year old kid scores a revenue of $165bn!

By sinha 6 Comments

SMS, the 15-year old technology is forecasted to reach revenues of $165bn (globally) by 2011, delivering 6,000% RoI. If you look at SMS as an app, the most important factor behind the growth is that it’s bundled with every mobile … Read More »

mobile, sms