NEW DELHI:The leading mobile
communications association in
India, Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI), has
announced the induction of Facebook India Online Services
as an associate member.COAI’s
associate membership comprises
companies that manufacture or support the
functioning, promotion, research development
and evolution of mobile communications
services. The induction of the Mark
Zuckerberg-led company in COAI will help it in
getting a bigger platform to interact with the
leading mobile operators.
Facebook, public policy director – India and
south Asia Ankhi Das said, “Over 85 per cent of
the world’s population lives in areas with
existing cellular coverage, yet only about 30
per cent of the total population accesses the
internet. Affordability and awareness are
significant barriers to internet adoption.
Facebook believes that overcoming these
barriers and connecting people has immense
value, from empowering people to exercise
their rights to freely express themselves,
promoting transparency and democratic values
and allowing people to access affordable data
services in areas such as health care, education
and information, which they otherwise cannot
afford. Access = opportunity – creating more
economic, social and political opportunities
for everybody.”
She further added, “Joining COAI as an
associate member reflects our focus on mobile
technologies, access and our continued desire
to work in collaboration with the industry to
increase connectivity. We look forward to
playing an active role as a member.”
Founded in 2004, the social media giant
Facebook aimed to is to give people the power
to share and make the world more open and
connected. Facebook has more than 1.32
billion monthly active users globally, including
over 100 million monthly active users in India.
COAI’s other associate members include Alcatel
Lucent India, Cisco Systems India, Ericsson
India, IBM India, GTL Infrastructure, Huawei
Technologies, Indus Towers, Intel Corporation,
Nokia Solutions and Networks, Qualcomm
India and ZTE India.
Commenting on the induction COAI director
general Rajan S Mathews said, “We welcome
Facebook India Online Services to the COAI
family. Social networking, especially Facebook,
has changed the way Indians work, play,
communicate, socialise and do business. We
believe this will further grow to become a
crucial part of and influence the socio-
economic culture in the country. We feel that
Facebook’s active participation in COAI
activities will result in mutual value addition
and bring the much needed synergy of
functioning between the service providers and
the content/VAS players.”
Having started as an association for mobile
service providers, COAI, today, has members
including cellular service providers, telecom
infrastructure companies, and telecom
equipment manufacturers; and still expanding
to include other allied and critical stakeholders
of the sector. http://www.indiantelevision.com/iworld/social-media/facebook-joins-coai-as-associate-member-140807
communications association in
India, Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI), has
announced the induction of Facebook India Online Services
as an associate member.COAI’s
associate membership comprises
companies that manufacture or support the
functioning, promotion, research development
and evolution of mobile communications
services. The induction of the Mark
Zuckerberg-led company in COAI will help it in
getting a bigger platform to interact with the
leading mobile operators.
Facebook, public policy director – India and
south Asia Ankhi Das said, “Over 85 per cent of
the world’s population lives in areas with
existing cellular coverage, yet only about 30
per cent of the total population accesses the
internet. Affordability and awareness are
significant barriers to internet adoption.
Facebook believes that overcoming these
barriers and connecting people has immense
value, from empowering people to exercise
their rights to freely express themselves,
promoting transparency and democratic values
and allowing people to access affordable data
services in areas such as health care, education
and information, which they otherwise cannot
afford. Access = opportunity – creating more
economic, social and political opportunities
for everybody.”
She further added, “Joining COAI as an
associate member reflects our focus on mobile
technologies, access and our continued desire
to work in collaboration with the industry to
increase connectivity. We look forward to
playing an active role as a member.”
Founded in 2004, the social media giant
Facebook aimed to is to give people the power
to share and make the world more open and
connected. Facebook has more than 1.32
billion monthly active users globally, including
over 100 million monthly active users in India.
COAI’s other associate members include Alcatel
Lucent India, Cisco Systems India, Ericsson
India, IBM India, GTL Infrastructure, Huawei
Technologies, Indus Towers, Intel Corporation,
Nokia Solutions and Networks, Qualcomm
India and ZTE India.
Commenting on the induction COAI director
general Rajan S Mathews said, “We welcome
Facebook India Online Services to the COAI
family. Social networking, especially Facebook,
has changed the way Indians work, play,
communicate, socialise and do business. We
believe this will further grow to become a
crucial part of and influence the socio-
economic culture in the country. We feel that
Facebook’s active participation in COAI
activities will result in mutual value addition
and bring the much needed synergy of
functioning between the service providers and
the content/VAS players.”
Having started as an association for mobile
service providers, COAI, today, has members
including cellular service providers, telecom
infrastructure companies, and telecom
equipment manufacturers; and still expanding
to include other allied and critical stakeholders
of the sector. http://www.indiantelevision.com/iworld/social-media/facebook-joins-coai-as-associate-member-140807
