BSNL LAUNCHES BHARAT BERRY EMAIL SERVICES

State-run telecom operator Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd.
(BSNL) has collaborated with Bharat Berry
Technologies to provide push e-mail services for all its
GSM mobile subscribers across India. BSNL is targeting
its new Bharat Berry services for all range of handsets
running on operating systems such as BlackBerry,
Symbian and Android. The Bharat Berry push e-mail
services give an always-on capability by which new
emails are actively transferred. Moreover, users can
create cloud-based backup of contacts, tasks, calendar
and notes. It would also work with Microsoft Outlook
on user's computer.
BSNL is offering one-month free trial of Bharat Berry
services to all its subscribers. "As the mobile data
connectivity is improving and data usage is growing,
more and more customers are looking for push e-mail
solution on their mobile handsets as a productivity tool
and as a means to remain connected," says BSNL
chairman R.K. Upadhyay. "This BSNL and Bharat
Berry partnership will provide its customers with an
easy to use, cost effective solution for their mobile
push e-mail requirements," he adds.
BSNL GSM users can avail this service by sending an
SMS with “SUB BB” to 51123 and follow the basic
steps for activation. To access the full-fledged Bharat
Berry services including personal information manager
and e-mail, sync users will be charged Rs. 80 per
month. The individual services are available for Rs. 50
each per month for both pre-paid and post-paid BSNL
GSM subscribers. The Bharat Berry service is also
available for 2G and 3G customers.