Bharti enterprise subsidiary, Beetel announced the launch of a new 3G phone named TD590 built on MediaTek chipset/

The model has a front VGA camera for video calling, 3.2 mega pixel camera, supports dual SIM, has motion sensing and has widgets for social networking sites.

“We decided to enter the mobile phone business because of it huge potential and the belief we have in being able to penetrate the market. Our latest offering TD590 is a feature packed 3G phone with twin cameras. A 3G phone with video calling at this price might be unheard of in the market till now and this is an example of the advantage offered by the Beetel brand. Our partnership with MediaTek will go a long way in the TD590’s success” said  Vinod Sawhny – Executive Director and CEO, Beetel Teletech Limited.

Further elaborating on the technology benefit to the consumer, Arun Gupta, Director, Business Development, MediaTek said “TD 590 is one of the few handsets in the market that offer high-end features at low end prices. It supports 3G with video calling among other heavy duty multimedia functions. All of these require high end processing power which is enabled by our processor running at the heart of this phone. It is based on the ARM 9 technology.”

TD 590 would be available at all leading multi-brand electronic stores and Beetel outlets at an MRP of Rs. 6999/-