VNL

NEWS & PRESS RELEASES

• VNL Wins in the m-Business & Commerce Category for the 2010 South Asia mBillionth Award July 23, 2010
• VNL Shortlisted in the m-Business & Commerce Category for the 2010 South Asia mBillionth Award June 28, 2010
• VNL’s Solar Powered GSM Base Stations to Be Part of ITU School and Community Network Initiatives in South Asia June 7, 2010
• VNL at East Africa Com, Nairobi, Kenya: April 27 & 28, 2010 April 6, 2010
• Live from Mobile World Congress: VNL Wins Green Mobile Award for Best Green Programme Product or Initiative February 17, 2010
• VNL at Mobile World Congress February 17, 2010
• VNL named one of Fast Company’s “Fast 50: The World’s 50 Most Innovative Companies” February 16, 2010
• VNL’s Solar-Powered GSM Base Station Shortlisted for Two GSMA Awards at Mobile World Congress; To Announce Deployment Progress in India, Africa and South East Asia at Show February 15, 2010
• Time Magazine’s “Tech Pioneers That Will Change Your Life” January 22, 2010
• VNL at Mobile World Congress, Barcelona, Spain: February 15 – 18, 2010 January 12, 2010
• VNL Named Technology Pioneer 2010 by World Economic Forum December 3, 2009
• VNL Nominated for Three Awards at Africa Com 2009 October 21, 2009
• VNL Selected as One of Light Reading’s 2009 Top Picks October 19, 2009
• Rajiv Mehrotra Interviewed by TelecomTV from the Floor of ITU Telecom World October 15, 2009
• News About VNL from ITU Telecom World 2009 October 15, 2009
• NDTV Interviews Rajiv Mehrotra at ITU Telecom World 2009 October 15, 2009
• ITU Telecom World 2009 Wrap Up October 15, 2009
• Meet VNL at Africa Com, Cape Town, South Africa: November 11 – 12, 2009 October 14, 2009
• Rajiv Mehrotra Named in List of 100 Most Powerful and Influential People in the Telecoms Industry September 30, 2009
• ComputerWorld Colombia: “Mobile Telephony to Rural Remote Areas with Minor ARPUs to US$2 per Month” September 29, 2009
• Meet VNL at North Africa Com, Cairo: October 27 – 28, 2009 September 27, 2009
• Topcommbiz: “INNOVACIÓN - Estaciones Base GSM Autónomas, una Solución para áreas Rurales” September 17, 2009
• Wall Street Journal Names VNL’s Solar Powered GSM as Best Wireless Innovation and Overall Bronze Winner in its 2009 Technology Innovation Awards September 15, 2009
• TyN: “ARPUs Remote Rural Areas with Less than U.S. $ 2 per Month” September 14, 2009
• Meet VNL at ITU Telecom World, Geneva, Switzerland: October 5 – 9, 2009 September 11, 2009
• San Francisco Chronicle: “The Next Billion Cell Phone Users” August 18, 2009
• E-Thesis: “Solução de Energia Solar Aumenta ARPU de GSM em áreas Rurais” July 4, 2009
• PRESS RELEASE: Sistema Appoints Rajiv Mehrotra to its Board of Directors During Annual General Meeting of Shareholders July 1, 2009
• Teletime: “Fabricante Indiano quer Trazer Modelo de “Microtelecomunicações” para o Brasil” July 1, 2009
• APAC’s Green Power Play: June 23, 2009 June 25, 2009
• Telecoms.com: “Tough Market Conditions Force African Operators to Innovate” June 25, 2009
• PRESS RELEASE: Zero Opex Now Commercially Available in the Americas June 24, 2009
• Green Revolution: Vendors Push Low-Energy Gear June 23, 2009
• Comms Day International Edition: June 18, 2009 June 23, 2009
• Rajiv Mehrotra Interview with CNBC June 22, 2009
• Green Planet Episode 4: The Green Telecoms Network June 3, 2009
• Upcoming June Trade Shows June 3, 2009
• COMMUNICATIONS AFRICA: “Rural Communications Finds Its Place in the Sun ” May 27, 2009
• Meet VNL at CommunicAsia, Singapore: June 16 – 19, 2009 April 30, 2009
• PRESS RELEASE: VNL Solar-Powered GSM Base Station Takes Second Place at 2009 CTIA Emerging Technology Awards April 17, 2009
• PRESS RELEASE: VNL’s Solar Powered GSM Base Station Short-Listed at 2009 CTIA Emerging Technology Awards March 25, 2009
• PRESS RELEASE: Zero Opex Network Unveiled February 17, 2009
• MWC DAILY: “The Dawn Of Microtelecom” February 17, 2009
• Meet VNL at Mobile World Congress February 14, 2009
• Dagens Industri: “Ericsson Veteran Makes Base Stations à la IKEA” February 13, 2009
• VNL Wins Best Technology Foresight Award November 27, 2008
• Youcanhearmenow.com: “Microtelecom for the Next Billion Users” November 25, 2008
• Atanu Dey: “Telecommunications and Rural India” October 20, 2008
• Telesemana.com: “Infraestructura Para Zonas Rurales: Realmente sin Cables” September 24, 2008
• GSMA Mobile Briefing: “Green with Envy? Base Station Minnows Take on Big Guns” September 12, 2008
• VNL Shortlisted for Prestigious International Telecom Award September 4, 2008
• Reuters: “Spanco Tele board oks buying up to 15 pct in Vihaan Networks” August 2, 2008
• BusinessWeek: “Making Mobile Networks Cheap and Green” August 1, 2008
• Voice & Data: “Let’s Green Telecom” August 1, 2008
• America’s Network: “India’s VNL brings solar-powered GSM for rural areas” July 25, 2008
• TMCnet.com: “VNL Debuts First Microtelecom Solution” July 25, 2008
• Unstrung: “Sun Powers Startup’s GSM System” July 25, 2008
• Kamla Bhatt Blog: “VNL’s Solar Powered End-to-End GSM Network” July 23, 2008
• Cellular news: “Solar Powered GSM Platform Launched - Trials in India” July 22, 2008
• Techradar: “Solar powered mobile networks on the way” July 22, 2008
• IDG: “The mobile network inspired by Ikea” July 22, 2008
• Wall Street Journal: “Start-Up May Aid Telecoms’ Reach” July 22, 2008
• PRESS RELEASE: “First commercial solar-powered GSM system launched to serve remote and rural areas” July 22, 2008
• The new VNL website March 12, 2008