Nokia & HCL's joint venture for mobile VAS in India

Nokia has tied up with, HCL Infosystems (HCL already distributes Nokia's mobile phones in India), this joint venture is to offer mobile value-added services like navigation, music and other entertainment to Indian consumers. Nokia may also look at other partners to offer the services to consumers.

The services are likely to be offered under the Ovi brand that Nokia uses for its online services, as told by Nokia India spokeswoman on Wednesday.

The company also has a program to offer services and content customized for rural consumers in India. The channels for the services will be different.

India added 10.81 million mobile subscribers in December, taking the total number of mobile subscribers to 347 million, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) said on Wednesday. The country added 10.35 million new subscribers in November.


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