Ericsson to manage push e-mail for Spice Telecom India

Ericsson has been selected by Indian operator Spice Telecom to provide push e-mail and personal information management services via its hosted enterprise solution.

The push e-mail solution provides users with easy-to-use secure, real-time access to e-mail and personal information via a wide variety of mobile devices.

It enables quick and easy access to e-mails, contacts and calendar functions while on the move. E-mails are delivered wirelessly in real-time and all activities, such as writing, deleting or sending messages, are instantaneously reflected in the subscriber’s account. Installation and maintenance of the e-mail solution are designed to be as simple and straightforward as possible, offering low total cost of ownership.

Under the agreement, Ericsson will provide hosting, systems integration and day-to-day management of the service.

Prakash Nanani, CEO, Spice Telecom, says: “This service will enable the consumer to access an e-mail solution that is useful, fast, secure, simple and cost-efficient. Customers don’t need to have any particular handset, as the service is not handset dependent, and shall work on most handsets that support GPRS. We expect this to help Spice to broad base the reach of email service to the masses.”

Spice Telecom, the brand name of Spice Communications Ltd., is presently operating cellular phone services in the states of Punjab and Karnataka in India with over 3 mln customers, and has many firsts to its credit, such as Background Music and Incoming Call Block.

Telekom Malaysia Berhad (TM) has a 49% stake in Spice Communications through TMI India Ltd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of TM’s international investment holding company TM International Sdn Bhd (TMI). The remaining 51% is held by Modi Wellvest Private Ltd, the promoter company. Spice Communications Ltd is proposing to make a public issue of securities and has filed a Draft Red Herring Prospectus with SEBI. The DRHP is available on SEBI website, www.sebi.gov.in.