Micromax and MTNL Launch "Very Affordable" 3G HSPA Handset

With MTNL launching 3G Services long time back, the company has launched India's first operator branded handset along with MicroMax. The Micromax H360 is India's first operator branded 3G HSPA handset, which is optimized to make use of the high-speed 3G services available on MTNL. The handset will be available in Delhi and Mumbai first. Being a 3G handset, the H360 comes pre-loaded with Internet based services, wireless business solutions, social networking support, mobile TV and video calling applications. This is a big leap towards operated branded handsets by MTNL and Micromax. Being a 3G handset, users can catch up with all the latest happenings over the Internet at high speeds. Mobile TV gives you an option of watching live shows and serials on your mobile phone. The 3G speeds of MTNL are supposed to reach 3.6 mbps on this device, in real world we need to see. Other features include a 3 meg snapper, dual camera options for video calling, 8 GB memory support, Facebook/Orkut and Nimbuzz Social Networking Application. A high cost factor has always been attached to the 3G technology but the Micromax H360 will be retailing at a jaw dropping price of INR, 5,499, which I think is a killer pricing for the operator branded handset game.