Dell and Haier Mobile’s parent company, Olive Telecommunication, today  launched embedded 3G Netbooks to tap mobile subscribers interested in subscribing to high-speed wireless access over BSNL’s 3G network.

Post tie-up, select range of Dell’s laptops and netbooks will now come embedded with 3G Ericsson module, GPS and BSNL SIM. Such netbooks will come preloaded with a BSNL 3G prepaid mobile broadband data package with national roaming facility from BSNL. Additionally the bundle package will offer one year unlimited data access package from BSNL. Dell said that the products will be available from Rs 30,000/-. Dell Inspiron Mini 10 netbooks and other models will be offered under this tie-up.

Haier has lined up its Zipbook X107H, with Windows XP Home Operating System for tie-up with BSNL. The model will be offered with 2 months free usage and unlimited and download (capped at 8 GB).

Speaking on the occasion, Sri Kuldeep Goyal, CMD, BSNL said, “We are pleased to collaborate with our partners and are certain that this strategic tie-up will give our discerning customers the unique advantage of high-speed Internet access service combined with the feature-rich and attractively-priced Netbooks, which will be an offer with an all-exclusive range of tariff offerings, designed to bring the best of both worlds to the market”.

Mr. Arun Khanna, Chairman, Olive Telecommunication said, “I am very grateful for the opportunity to be a first mover in this space that will heat up in the near future. The excitement around the low cost computing device, the Zipbook, is palpable. BSNL has been a pioneer since the inception of the rapid growth in the Telecom sector. I’m proud to be associated with them in this new initiative.”

“This partnership is in line with Dell’s objective to provide complete ‘Computing on the Go’ solution to its customers,” said Mahesh Bhalla, Director and General Manager of Consumer Sales, Dell India. 

R. Sivakumar, Managing Director, Sales and Marketing – South Asia, Intel, said, “Intel and BSNL are determined to expand the number of people who can get access to the Internet. Many different areas of our society benefit from broadband internet access, since it gives opportunities for Indians to have 21st century learning and business tools and compete on a world wide scale. Intel is pleased to partner with Dell and Haier to make this a reality in India.”