Weekly Buzz in the Indian Internet world [July 30th to Aug 4th]

Here is the weekly recap of events in India Internet/Mobile world:

Interesting developments: Spice and Tata Indicom announced dual handsets – i.e. now you can have two SIM cards in one phone- GSM as well as CDMA.

[August 1- August 4th,2007]

• Calcutta has more active users of internet than in Bangalore, Hyderabad
• Broadband Numbers From Reliance Communications And Airtel
• Google uses locals in India to make more detailed maps of their area

• Think3 forays into India
• Ericsson accepts BSNL’s GSM tender (to supply 13.2 million GSM lines to the state-owned company)

• Cable warns govt on `errant` IPTV players
• Spice Telecom Launches Mobile Radio; Dual Handset
• eBay launches campaign to celebrate India’s 60th year of IndependenceTV18 To Buy 50% Stake In MTV India For Rs. 200 Crore
• Webaroo’s SMSGupshup – sneek peek into their new offerings (free sms/group sms from their website)
• Indiatimes Mail relaunched with unlimited space, collaborative features
• Zee Inks Deal With Idea Cellular For IdeaTV; Plans Four Websites

• Nokia Sets Up First Satellite Design Studio In India
• Govt Of India To Launch E-Commerce Platform On Tourism Site; Ties Up With Travel Portals, Hotels
• Sify’s cyber cafes chain to offer enhanced services, including ATMs
• Fly cheap anywhere to anywhere on iXiGO

[July 30th- August 1st,2007]
Buzz covered here.

Please note that I am traveling (for the next 2 weeks), so expect light postings.