NetXcell, Wipro Net in strategic alliance

BANGALORE: NetXcell.com, India’s first m-business portal, has tied up with

Wipro Net Limited. Under this tie-up, NetXcell.com will enable Wipro’s

Internet service NetKracker with WAP services for providing news, stock info and

airlines, restaurants and hotel information to the subscribers of NetKracker.com.

Using NetXcell.com's WAP enabled services, NetKracker subscribers will now be

able to access information and transactional services, such as restaurant and

hotel information, stock trading, banking services, directory services, exchange

rates, flight schedules and train and bus timetables.

NetXcell.com facilitates wireless data transmission from anywhere at anytime

to anyone regardless of the device they are using, the network they have access

to, or the type of information they want. Netxcell.com is designed to speed and

simplify the entire process on the mobile devices - be it information,

entertainment or transactions. The service can be deployed with connections to

multiple wireless operator SMS and WAP gateways and information providers.

Announcing the tie-up, NetXcell chief executive officer K Ramakrishna said,

"NetXcell.com enables users of mobile devices to access a variety of

information. Our alliance with Netkracker.com, India's first mobile ISP, will

facilitate a new business revenue model for ISP businesses."

To provide SMS and WAP services to its customers, NetXcell.com has also

entered into strategic agreements with content providers and information service

providers.