No further relaxation in new bulk SMS norms, says Trai“The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India will accept no reason, give no consideration and no extension to all those who have not streamli...
01 Apr, 2021, 08.55 AM IST
Top banks in TRAI list of defaulters of pesky SMS normsThe Authority has ordered telecom companies to resume filtering of messages and block non-compliant traffic from April 1, as “consumers can...
26 Mar, 2021, 10.31 PM IST
Telemarketers tear up as Telcos hike commercial bulk SMS fees by 25-30% from next monthAlmost 50,000 telemarketers, third-party aggregators and resellers of messaging services who pay 9-10 paise/SMS to telcos now will be hit b...
28 Jul, 2020, 08.08 AM IST
Largest hike ever: Telemarketers cry foul as telcos hike bulk SMS fees by 25%-30%“This is a fairly steep hike by telcos and may directly impact marketing budgets in almost every sector such as banking, retail, e-commerce...
27 Jul, 2020, 02.11 PM IST
Way2SMS pivots to news aggregation and curation app Way2Way2SMS, the world's largest online peer-to-peer messaging platform with 45-million strong user base, has pivoted its business model to pro...
30 Dec, 2015, 08.19 PM IST
Vinay Aggrawal of Unicel Technologies: The man who delivers the messages that matter!The Bangalore-based Unicel Technologies counts among its clients companies like Flipkart, HDFC Bank, IBM, HP and Unilever.
23 Oct, 2014, 03.03 PM IST
Pesky callers hide in small towns with Chinese gear to evade checksThe crackdown on pesky calls last month seems to have failed to make much impact as there is no let up in the flow of unsolicited calls & m...
12 Jun, 2013, 10.11 AM IST
ValueFirst Digital Media acquires clk2c.comEnterprise messaging service provider ValueFirst Digital Media has acquired mobile video service clk2c.com for an undisclosed amount, accor...
14 Mar, 2013, 04.45 AM IST
- ValueFirst Messaging buys Way2Online for Rs 200 crore
ValueFirst Messaging, an enterprise mobility and communication services company, has acquired Way2Online that owns way2sms.com and 160by2.c...
23 May, 2012, 12.47 AM IST
Pesky SMSes back in the mask of transactional SMSesTelemarketers have found transactional SMS, such as banking transaction and flight schedule alerts, as a safe and cheap mode of sending the...
21 Feb, 2012, 01.06 PM IST
- Seven SMS biz firm to stop using SMSes originating abroad
In a move that would limit circulation of pesky SMSes originating from destinations abroad, seven large mobile messaging business companies...
12 Jan, 2012, 10.43 PM IST
- ValueFirst acquires Cellnext
Mobile VAS player ValueFirst on Wednesday announced the acquisition of Escorts Group's mobile value added services (m-vas) company Cellnext...
01 Oct, 2009, 09.20 PM IST
- Cellphone users bombarded with political info
Telecom & allied sectors to earn crores of rupees in additional revenues as call volumes soar.
10 Mar, 2009, 04.09 AM IST
- VAS raises $6 million from US firm
Mobile value added services company ValueFirst Messaging has raised $6 million(Rs 30 crore) from the US-based venture capital firm New Ente...
11 Feb, 2009, 08.07 PM IST
- Vote 4 me: 60 million cell users get spammed as politicos go tech savvy
Here' one mobile phone application that most users might find too bugging-political SMS campaigns via cell phones. Online music leaks I iPh...
10 Dec, 2008, 07.20 AM IST
- Lok Sabha treads tech path
The Lower House of the Parliament -- Lok Sabha has tied up with enterprise mobile messaging services provider ValueFirst for staying in tou...
31 Aug, 2008, 03.03 PM IST
- Value First targets revenue of Rs 250 cr
Riding high on its overseas business, mobile solutions provider Value First is eyeing a revenue of Rs 250 crore by 2008-09 and will invest ...
17 Jan, 2007, 01.20 PM IST