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[July 21, 2014]

India : DATAWIND partners with BSNL for free bundled data with Ubislate tablets [TendersInfo (India)]

(TendersInfo (India) Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) DataWind, a tablet maker, has entered into partnership with Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd. (BSNL) to provide free unlimited internet service to its UbiSlate 7Cz and UbiSlate 3G7 tablet buyers.

In addition, DataWind alson inked a retail partnership with UniverCell, in order to market the company s UbiSlate tablets. Till recently DataWind products were primarily disposed through e-commerce and direct-to-consumer channels such as TV home-shopping.

Datawind will be providing its UbiSlate series of models comprising 7Cx, 7C Plus, 7CZ and 3G7. These models are priced between Rs 3,999 and Rs 4,999 with the free Internet access. The tablet maker will now deliver its entire product range of UbiSlate Tablet PCs and PocketSurfer smartphones at UniverCell s over 500 retail outlets spread across southern India.

Suneet Singh Tuli, chief executive at DataWind, stated The relationship with UniverCell significantly expands our distribution by adding a significant player from the retail channel to support our tablet sales. Association with BSNL for bundled internet service to our customers is a major breakthrough. This unique partnership validates our technology and belief in low cost internet connectivity sans barriers.

He further commented We ship around 2,500-3,000 devices a day now and in the first quarter of the year, we were the largest supplier of tablets in India. We sold a million units in the last one year (15 months) plus one-lakh units (of Aakash) to the Government.

According to Tuli, Datawind will also take part in the bidding for the 22-lakh Aakash-4 project which will be coming out in mid-December. In addition, the company is also aiming to enter overseas markets including UK, the US and Canada. Datawind already has presence in 13 countries including Mexico, Nepal, Bangladesh, Zambia, Tanzania, Uruguay and Sri Lanka.

(c) 2014 Euclid Infotech Pvt. Ltd. Provided by SyndiGate Media Inc. (Syndigate.info).

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