Even as 3G entry in India on a mass commercial scale remains to be in waiting for some more time, players are already working towards cashing on the expected demand for the services. In one such development, Haier Mobile’s parent company, Olive Telecommunication today announced the launch of what it claims is India’s first Netbook compatible with 3G data speeds.

In India, the Netbook branded as NetBook X107H makes use of Qualcomm’s QSC 6085 chipset and will be available over HSIA (High Speed Internet Access) compatible network of Tata Teleservices (TTSL).

It has a 1.6 GHz processor, 1GB DDR memory and 160 GB 2.5 HDD storage. It will be available at Tata Indicom as well as other retail outlets across the country.

“I am very grateful for the opportunity to be a first mover in a space that will surely heat up in the near future, and thank our technology partner Qualcomm as well as telecom partner TTSL for all their support. The Netbook, bundled with Tata Teleservices’ data packages, will bring to the consumer the convenience of connectivity ‘Anytime, Anywhere’. We look forward to surprising the Indian consumer with data-enabling devices that will make lives easier and empower greater numbers of Indians to connect to the Net conveniently. TTSL has been a partner since our inception in the telecom sector and we are proud to be associated with them in this new initiative too,” said Mr Arun Khanna, Chairman, Olive Telecommunication.

“The Olive Netbook powered by Tata Photon Plus heralds a new era in versatile computing access, and is in keeping with TTSL’s endeavor to provide affordable and ubiquitously accessible high-speed Internet access,” Mr Anil Sardana, Managing Director of Tata Teleservices Limited, said. “The unique advantages of our high-speed Internet access service get compounded by the feature-rich and attractively-priced Netbook, which will be on offer with an exclusive range of tariff offerings, designed to bring the best of both worlds to the market,” he added.

“We congratulate Olive Telecommunication and Tata Teleservices for launching India’s first 3G-embedded Netbook. Computing and wireless are fast converging to enable a compelling mobile broadband experience for consumers worldwide,” Ms Peggy Johnson, Executive Vice-President of the Americas and India, Qualcomm, said. “We are pleased to collaborate with our partners to bring to the Indian market an innovative solution that offers a world-class computing experience and ubiquitous broadband connectivity.”