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Thursday 17 November 2011

Aakash Gets 3 Lakh Pre-Orders


New Delhi: low-cost tablet, Aakash, in the world of 3000 rupees was approximately 3 lakh reservation for its commercial version, which goes on sale next month.

Subsidized model this tablet made by the United Kingdom by Datawind already is distributed free in schools and colleges. Aakash retail orders exceeds approximately 250000 tablet PC market India is dominated by Apple, Samsung and props.

Aakash orders was done without any money received in advance. We define an operator for the data plan on 99 rupees a month, "said Datawind CEO Suneet Singh Evliâ, who claimed that data streaming technology provided by his company can make Internet access cost almost for free.

"We hope to make free Internet on our devices with this technology. Evliâ experiments with the technology that can stream 700 MB file is compressed in the 25 MB on tablets. Mobile phone can be likely operator, said the leaders of the two companies, requesting anonymity.

Datawind has about 10000 tablets for the Mission of the national Government for education costs Rs 2250. These devices are students from colleges, such as the IITs, bits Pilani, RECS, Teri University and others.

Aakash, in its next version will be upgraded with a capacitive touchscreen and a dual-processor speed. Datawind plans to ship 400 attachableRs keyboard, turning device in PC-lookalike at Rs 3400.

The Government also is considering a proposal to purchase the next lot called Aakash 2, with the faster processor 700 Mhz, while at the same price. Evliâ said that invitations from other countries for their programmes, digital technology, seeing the success of India.

"The Government of Mexico, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Egypt, Thailand, Brazil had asked us to participate in programs like India. No, although it came out with a tender for the supply of inexpensive devices now, "said Evliâ. KPMG Telecom Manager Jaideep Ghosh, however, said that the low cost Tablet success may not be as specatcular, and mobile phones.

"About 185 million new phones sold this year in India. But the number of pills a year will range from 250000 to 500000 units. Low price is attractive only to students and young people seeking to buy new products, "he said.

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The tablet market is expected to see a price war as reliance and Bharti Group also prepared to offer cheaper data plans on tablets. RIL may have to cut the cost of data load as low as Rs 10 GB on its upcoming Rs 6000 tablet. Data loads cost about RS 100 per GB for most operators now.

Also a Delhi based Bharti Group Beetel. "We were the first tablet (Magiq) at Rs 9999, this year. In January we will be launching the third version of fullsteam and pen, "said Vinod Sawhny, Chief Executive of Beetel Teletech. Samsung India is also launching a third model tab Galaxy next month.

According to KPMG, Samsung has about 80% market share, and then Apple with 5% of the shares. Head of reliance communications for marketing and branding Sanjay Behl said that the tablet market has doubled in the year. "Reliance tab become the third largest after Apple and Samsung pills".

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