MTS completes expansion in Goa & Konkan
- Category: MTS India
- Wednesday, 02 June 2010 16:35
- Written by Puneet Jain
MTS today completed its network roll out in the telecom circle of Maharashtra and Goa, offering both voice and data services. MTS had its high speed data service, MBlaze, operational in Goa from January 2010. MBlaze mobile broadband service is already available in the cities of Panjim, across Goa, Kolhapur, Sangli, Solapur, Pune, Nagpur, Amravati, Jalgaon, Aurangabad, Ahmednagar and Nasik.Mr. Subodh Kumar Srivastav, Chief Operating Officer of Mumbai, Maharashtra & Goa, SSTL, said “MTS will have its network presence across the State from the first day of the launch, giving the subscribers the benefit of our special offers of half a paisa per second for all local calls in Maharashtra, Goa & Mumbai; one fourth a paisa per second for MTS to MTS calls, bundled with complete range of value added services. With our presence across State, we hope to reach subscribers through our Branded stores, mass retail outlets & direct sales force with an aggressive strategy for tapping the mass market as well as corporate customers. MTS services are available in 984 towns of the Maharashtra and Goa telecom circle.”
Highlights of special offers for MTS voice subscribers in Goa and Konkan region are:
- Half paisa per second – all Local calls –across Mumbai, Maharashtra and Goa
- Half a paisa per second for all MTS to MTS calls across Mumbai, Maharashtra and Goa
- First Recharge coupons ranging from Rs 49 to Rs148 to suit all budgets
- Top-Up vouchers available from Rs10 to Rs1000 with full talktime on Rs50 & above top-ups
- SMS Packs available from Rs 9 to Rs 32 for Local & National reach
- Hourly local packs from Rs 53 to Rs 199 with 30 days validity
- STD Packs available from Rs 25 to Rs 79 from 15 days to 30 days validity
- ISD Msavers with special tariffs for US, Canada and Gulf region
MTS launches CDMA voice services in Pune (Maharashtra Circle)
- Category: MTS India
- Wednesday, 26 May 2010 11:28
- Written by Mihir Patil
MTS, the mobile telephony services brand of Sistema Shyam Tele Services Ltd (SSTL) launched its voice services in the city of Pune covering the western Maharashtra. The company already has a presence in the data services and with the launch of voice services MTS has completed its roll out in the city and the region. MBlaze service will now be available in the regional towns of Solapur, Kolhapur, Sangli, Jalgoan and Ahmdnagar and a total of 17 cities in the State.MTS also made an inaugural promotional offer of half a paisa per second call charges, promising the best value proposition for its subscribers among the existing operators and competition. MTS subscribers can connect between MTS to MTS network at just one paisa for four seconds with lifetime validity.
Please click here to know the detailed tarrif details of MTS in Pune.
MTS to launch CDMA mobile services in Pune soon
- Category: MTS India
- Saturday, 22 May 2010 12:24
- Written by Mihir Patil
MTS,a joint venture company between Sistema of Russia and Shyam Group of India is achieving greater height every month by reaching their goal of PAN INDIA presense in shorter time and launching trendsetting offers.MTS India will launch their CDMA mobile telephony services in Pune(Maharashtra Cirle) soon after launching their data services back in January.After a huge wait MTS is planning to launch their services in Pune and they have strong plans of letting their presense felt with power-packed tariff.Base tariff includes MTS to MTS local calls at 1 paise/2 seconds and MTS to Others local calls at 1 paise/second,all STD calls are charged at 1 paise/second with a starter kit of Rs.49 having lifetime validity.All local and national sms are charged at 50 paise/sms.Following are the Tariff Details:-
Sim cost- Rs.49
Talktime- Rs.0
Validity- Lifetime
MTS to MTS Local call- 1 paise/2 seconds
MTS to Others Local call- 1 paise/second
All STD calls- 1 paise/sec
Local & National SMS- 50 paise
International SMS- Rs.5
Following First recharge options are available:-
FRC 49
Cost- Rs.49
Talktime- Zero
Tariff Validity- 60 days
MTS to MTS Local cal- 1 paise/4 seconds
MTS to Others Local call- 1 paise/2 seconds
All STD calls- 1 paise/second
Local & National SMS- 50 paise.
FRC 98
Cost- Rs.98
Talktime- Rs.50
Tariff Validity- 60 days
MTS to MTS Local call- 1 paise/4 seconds
MTS to Others Local call- 1 paise/2 seconds
All STD calls- 1 paise/second
Local & National SMS- 50 paise.
FRC 148
Cost- Rs.148
Talktime- Rs.100
Tariff Validity- 90 days
MTS to MTS Local call- 1 paise/4 seconds
MTS to Others Local call- 1 paise/2 seconds
All STD calls- 1 paise/second
Local & National SMS- 50 paise.
MTS has also launched a power packed offer providing a colour handset with lifetime simcard offering following tariff for as low as Rs.599.
Tariff:-
MTS to MTS Local call- 1 paise/4 seconds
MTS to Others Local call- 1 paise/2 seconds
All STD calls- 1 paise/second.
Local & National SMS- 50 paise.
Handset Details:
Model- ZTE S100
65K colour display
32 Polyphonic ringtones
Talktime- 330 minutes*
Phonebook Memory- 500
Sms Memory- 200
We say,MTS has a wide array of offers designed for every customer.Be it On-net or Off-net,MTS has the lowest tariff available in market.The only thing that can stop MTS from reaching the bulk of customers is the CDMA factor and the fact that there is no high end handset provided by MTS.But with lots of open market handsets in the market,people might want to give it a shot!
Stay tuned to know the fate of MTS in Pune.
Stay tuned to know the fate of MTS in Pune.
MTS now in Andhra Pradesh
- Category: MTS India
- Wednesday, 12 May 2010 08:40
- Written by Puneet Jain
MTS India has announced the launch of its CDMA services in Andhra Pradesh. Andhra Pradesh is the 12th Telecom circle in which MTS is providing its services. MTS subscribers in Andhra Pradesh will be able to call any local number across the State at a promotional offer of half paisa per second. With its launch in Andhra Pradesh, MTS is now available in all four South India Telecom circles. On the occassion of launch Mr. Suresh S. Kumar , Chief Operating officer of Karnataka & Andhra Pradesh, said “MTS in Andhra, will have its network presence across the State from the first day of the launch, giving the subscribers the benefit of our special offers between MTS to MTS calls. With our presence in 557 towns in the State, we hope to reach subscribers through our Branded stores and mass retail outlets with an aggressive strategy for tapping the mass market as well as corporate customers.”
MTS India Launches MTS TV on MBlaze Data Services
- Category: MTS India
- Monday, 26 April 2010 12:29
- Written by Sanjay D Bafna
MTS India, the CDMA mobile services of of Sistema Shyam TeleServices Ltd. has announced the launch of MTS TV for MBlaze customers in association with Apalya Technologies .All MBlaze subscribers can now access more than 60 Live and Video On Demand (VOD) channels from news, entertainment, sports, kids, movies and regional language category. The service is available at no extra charges, except the standard data access charges as per the user’s data plan. The customer just needs to download free MTS TV application from the MTS website and switch to selection of the favorite channel for viewing.
The service uses High Speed Broadband platform and is available in all 57 cities of MBlaze presence. At present 60 channels are available and very soon other on demand channels and Live Cricket updates will be available on MTS TV.At present MTS Mblaze subscriber can watch 60+ channels from all categories like News, Entertainment, Sports, Kids, and Movies. All popular TV channels like AajTak, NDTV, ETV, Zoom etc.
Speaking on the launchof MTS TV services, Mr. Leonid Musatov, Chief Marketing Officer, SSTL, said, Increasingly, new forms of content are making their way onto mobile devices - music, in particular, is already booming - and the latest buzz is about television. MTS TV is yet another feather in our cap to offer the best of service to our valued customers. As an emerging industry, mobile TV will require a willingness of operators, regulators, broadcasters and device suppliers to strike new deals. Consumer reaction and usage patterns will help the broadcast and mobile industries understand what content viewers want to see on this exciting new technology.”
The service prohibits users to copy, record and repurposing of any content being streamed. MTS TV uses Windows OS and MAC OS and does not require any other software. The service is also available on roaming with standard data roaming charges in all cities of MBlaze presence.
MTS India Announced Expansion of Mobile Services in Haryana
- Category: MTS India
- Monday, 12 April 2010 18:07
- Written by Sanjay D Bafna
MTS India, the CDMA mobile telephony services brand of Sistema Shyam Teleservices Limited (SSTL), will now be available across Haryana with its half a paisa per second tariff voice services and high-speed mobile Internet service, MBlaze in four of its districts.The operator has a special inaugural offer of a 'Million minutes free' for life (MTS to MTS) on its MCard 498 plan. The half paisa per second offer for all local calls will be available to Haryana subscribers on the FRC99 plan with a validity of 30 days.
MTS Indias MBlaze wireless Internet services will be available on a pre-paid platform in the districts, Panipat, Sonipat, Rohtak and Bahadurgarh. MBlaze was available in Haryana from the last week of 2009. With the expansion voice services, MTS has significantly completed its presence across the State.
MTS India has a large, seamless high-speed mobile data services network in India offering speeds of up to 3.1 Mbps MBlaze service offers 24 hours of free download as part of the inaugural offer and there is no roaming surcharges while using the MTS network across India. Free internet browsing to certain websites like Make MyTrip, Wikipedia, Yahoo India will allow subscribers to stay abreast with the latest in news, sports and fashion.
Mr. T Narasimhan, Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Sistema Shyam Teleservices Limited (SSTL) said, "We are committed to enlarging the presence of MTS in India and this launch reflects our continued commitment as under the well laid out strategy. We provide the highest quality high speed data & voice services based on advanced technology."
MTS Indias MBlaze wireless Internet services will be available on a pre-paid platform in the districts, Panipat, Sonipat, Rohtak and Bahadurgarh. MBlaze was available in Haryana from the last week of 2009. With the expansion voice services, MTS has significantly completed its presence across the State.
MTS India has a large, seamless high-speed mobile data services network in India offering speeds of up to 3.1 Mbps MBlaze service offers 24 hours of free download as part of the inaugural offer and there is no roaming surcharges while using the MTS network across India. Free internet browsing to certain websites like Make MyTrip, Wikipedia, Yahoo India will allow subscribers to stay abreast with the latest in news, sports and fashion.
Mr. T Narasimhan, Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Sistema Shyam Teleservices Limited (SSTL) said, "We are committed to enlarging the presence of MTS in India and this launch reflects our continued commitment as under the well laid out strategy. We provide the highest quality high speed data & voice services based on advanced technology."
MTS India introduces new MSaver Pack for Rajasthan
- Category: MTS India
- Wednesday, 17 March 2010 11:18
- Written by Puneet Jain
MTS India has launched new Super Saver Pack for Rajasthan telecom Circle. It offers local On-Net calls at 1 paisa per 4 seconds and other local calls at 1 paisa per 2 seconds. All STD calls will be charged at 1 paisa / second. The Super Saver Pack is available for all new and exisiting customers in Rajasthan telecom Circle. It is available at Rs. 76 and comes with a validity of 180 days.Thanks Mandeep Sidhu for sharing the details.
MTS India intoduces new STVs for Mumbai. Call @ 1p/4sec
- Category: MTS India
- Tuesday, 09 February 2010 15:04
- Written by Sanjay D Bafna
MTS India today introduced new tariff for Mumbai telecom circle. This new tariff will allow its users to make local MTS to MTS calls at 1 paisa / 4 seconds, other local calls at 1 paisa / 2 seconds and STD calls at 1 paisa / second. To avail the new tariff, MTS India’s pre-paid subscribers need to recharge with the new special tariff voucher priced at Rs.49, Rs.98 and Rs. 148, which comes with the validity of 60 days and 90 days respectively.
Here are the Details :
| Particulars | FRC49 | FRC98 | FRC148 | |
| MRP (Rs.) | 49 | 98 | 148 | |
| Talk Time | NIL | Rs.50 | Rs.100 | |
| Tariff Validity | 30 Days | 60 Days | 60 Days | |
| Call Charges-: | ||||
| Local call | MTS Network | One Paisa for 4 seconds | ||
| Other Network | One Paisa for 2 Seconds | |||
| STD Calls | All Networks | One Paisa for One Seconds | ||
MTS India Crosses 3 Million Subscriber Base
- Category: MTS India
- Monday, 11 January 2010 17:39
- Written by Sanjay D Bafna
MTS India, the mobile telephony services brand of Sistema Shyam Teleservices Limited (SSTL), has crossed the milestone of 3 million subscribers in India.MTS India CDMA Mobile services was launched in India in March 2009 and in less than a year the company has notched up an impressive subscriber base and the numbers continue to grow at an average monthly rate of over fifteen percent (15%).Rajasthan, West Bengal and Tamil Nadu accounted for the fast growth of MTS in India. The recently launched circles of Karnataka and Delhi/NCR have registered an impressive growth in customer additions already crossing 150,000 subscribers. Rajasthan, where SSTL had a presence for few years now has over 1.2 million subscribers. Kolkata & West Bengal accounted for over 700,000 and Tamil Nadu is close to 500,000 MTS subscribers. The telecom circles of Karnataka and Delhi‐NCR have successfully attracted over 150,000 subscribers in the last quarter of 2009.
MTS now has operations in eleven circles which include Tamil Nadu/Chennai , Kerala, Rajasthan, Kolkata, West Bengal, Bihar/Jharkhand, Delhi, Karnataka, Haryana, Mumbai and Maharashtra.
Commenting on this momentous occasion, Mr. Vsevolod Rozanov, President and Chief Executive Officer of SSTL said, “ Industry regulator has adjudged our network as one of the best in quality in the industry. I am happy that more and more subscribers in our telecom circles are endorsing our services. I am extremely happy that MTS services and products have found acceptability among voice and data subscribers equally. Our subscribers will be able to utilize our expanding network anywhere in India, especially in all the main urban centres.”
MTS offers half a paisa per second billing for local calls in many of its circles and is changing the high speed data service market with its innovative MBlaze offer which offers free download of websites including Yahoo with a download speed up to 3.1 Mbps.
MTS now in Pune
- Category: MTS India
- Monday, 04 January 2010 16:02
- Written by Puneet Jain
MTS, the mobile telephony services brand of Sistema Shyam Teleservices Limited (SSTL), has launched its high‐speed mobile Internet service, MBlaze, with download speeds up to 3.1 Mbps in Pune. This is the eleventh circle to be launched by MTS thus further expanding its presence in urban India. Voice services will be available in Pune and rest of Maharashtra in the month of January 2010. The new year offering from MTS to Pune subscribers is a Pre‐paid high speed data service with rates from Rs 2999 onwards. Subscribers in Pune will also be able download 15 GB data worth Rs.1500, free for the first month as part of the inaugural offer. Also there will be no roaming of the inaugural offer. Also there will be no roaming surcharges while using the MTS network.While using MBlaze, subscribers will feel the power of speed while downloading and surfing the net and all this will be available to Pune subscribers for as little as 10p/MB. Free Internet browsing to certain websites will allow subscribers to stay abreast with the latest in news, sports and fashion. Subscribers will be able to shop and also browse certain educational sites for free.
With the Pune launch, MBlaze will be available in 24 towns across India and in all large urbancentres including Kolkata, Chennai, Bengaluru, Delhi and Mumbai.
