MobME’s partners and clientele include major Indian Telecom Operators like Vodafone, Airtel, Aircel, Idea, Tata Indicom, BSNL and MTNL, Media Companies like NDTV, Network 18, Dainik Bhaskar, Mid-day, and Mathrubhumi, as well as Enterprises like Kolkata Knight Riders, Kingfisher, A1 Team India and Café Coffee Day.  MobME also works closely with closely with the State Governments of Kerala, Goa, Nagaland and Central Government departments like the Department of Science and Technology (Govt. of India).

MobME effectively uses Open Source technologies to build scalable platforms, allowing the company to provide technology solutions of very high quality standards at extremely competitive prices. MobME’s line of work can primarily be classified into three – Mobile Value Added Services, Core Network Solutions, and Enterprise Solutions.

From India’s first peer to peer Mobile Content Sharing platform (Mobshare) to the Nation’s Largest GPRS based subscription service (Picture Posts), MobME is a uniquely positioned player in the Mobile Value Added Services industry. With a slew of new products in the making and expansion of services to more Telecom Operators, MobME continues to fuel its exponential growth in the domain.

MobME is one of the key players in the Core Network Solutions space with live Telecom systems across the length & breadth of the country. The company serves several leading Telecom Operators with a wide range of Innovative Platforms on SMS, Voice and USSD. These platforms have been revolutionary in terms of effectiveness, flexibility as well as pricing models and have continued to stand the test of time. The Company’s flagship product ZULO (Zero-User-Latch-On Alerts), is the first of its kind in India and has helped clients sustain & grow revenues in-spite of the tough competition they face in the cluttered Indian telecom-space.

The Enterprise Solutions Division offers a range of Information and Communication Technology Solutions to Brands, Businesses, Banks and Government Institutions with an extensive set of hosted solutions to fulfill their communication needs over SMS, Voice, Data & other Mobile Technologies.

One of the major focus-areas of the company is Mobile Governance, popularly known as M-Governance. MobME works very closely with Central and State Government Departments, Nodal Agencies, Telecom Network Operators & Regulatory Bodies for empowering the citizens of the country. M-Governance is part of a broader phenomenon of mobile-enabled development, taking electronic services and making them available using devices such as mobile phones. M-Governance has the potential to help make public information and governance services available “anytime, anywhere” to citizens and officials and provides the much needed last-mile-connectivity for e-Governance systems in developing countries like India.

MobME is a pioneer in Mobile Governance initiatives in India. The Company was awarded the first comprehensive M-Governance project in the country by the State Government of Kerala. As the execution agency, MobME has also been vested with the responsibility of formulating the M-Governance strategy for the state. A comprehensive and integrated Service Delivery Platform using Voice, Signaling and Data has been created to roll out the various services. Following the success of the ongoing M-Governance Project in Kerala, MobME has also been awarded M-Governance projects in several other states like Goa and Nagaland.

MobME thrives on Innovation. In 2006, MobME was among the finalists at the Lockheed Martin India Innovates Program and was rated as one of India’s 100 Innovative Startups by Nasscom. In 2007, MobME became the youngest team to be featured in the list of Nasscom 100 IT Innovators, a list which included Companies like Texas Instruments, HP and Infosys. MobME was also featured in the Wall Street Journal list of “10 Startups to watch for in India” and voted by Nasscom as India’s Most Innovative Startup in 2008. In 2009, MobME was featured by Nasscom as one of the “50 Emerging IT Companies in India”. Former President of India, Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam is among the strong supporters of this young and enterprising company and had personally invited the founders to the Rashtrapathi Bhavan during his tenure.

One of the key highlights on how MobME is able to influence the society at large is that after being the first Technology Business Incubated Company at Technopark, the state-Government owned IT-park in Kerala, the company is now partnering with Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India to setup the first PPP (Public Private Partnership) Model Technology Business Incubator in India. This incubator would focus on the Telecom-sector. This creates a unique model of sustainable entrepreneurship and the mandate is to incubate the next 100 campus-startup companies over a period of five years.

The vision of the founders is to herald the dawn of a silicon coast in India. With a country that is growing at an amazing pace and an economy expected to become one among the top three globally, MobME aims to be the front runner of the classic Silicon Valley story of ‘Campus to Corporate’ and IPOs. The company is growing at over 200% annually and is in the process of raising further investment for a proposed IPO between 2013-2014.

This company profile was written by Aaron Goerge, candidate for a MPhil in Technology Policy at Judge Business School, University of Cambridge

KPIT Cummins has developed a technology for an intelligent, plug-in, parallel hybrid solution that will enable both existing and new vehicles to dramatically increase fuel efficiency and engine performance, while significantly decreasing green house gas (GHG) emissions. This solution for automobiles will be manufactured through a joint venture (JV) between Bharat Forge Limited and KPIT Cummins Infosystems Limited.

REVOLO is an indigenous & innovative solution that has been conceptualized, developed and frugally engineered in India. It allows more than 35% savings in travel costs with over 60% increase in efficiency during city driving conditions.  The system also enables a reduction in Greenhouse Gas Emissions (GHG) of more than 35%. The solution can be retrofitted into existing vehicles and can also be offered to OEMs to build into vehicles.

Immediately it has the potential to benefit automotive aftermarket, as the service stations will now be able to offer their customers an opportunity to convert conventional vehicles into eco-friendly hybrids, regardless of the fuel they run on, in a matter of 4-6 hours. It offers car owners the best of both worlds – the ability to go green and save money, while achieving greater power, better acceleration & greater performance.

Existing retrofit hybrid technology costs upward of 20,000 USD and also involves changing original parts /transmission systems. REVOLO’s innovative technology makes the solution cost in the range of INR 65,000 – 1,50,000 (approximately 1500 USD), thereby setting new standard of value that frugal engineering can deliver to both auto manufacturers and drivers around the world. The solution doesn’t interfere with manufacturers’ in-vehicle systems, is battery chemistry agnostic, is compact yet delivers high peak power.

Current solutions are expensive and offer an incremental solution to the energy challenge; thus there was a need for a solution that would deliver revolutionary results on fuel efficiency while being affordable and fast to implement in order to be suited for mass adoption.

Solution Overview

As a parallel hybrid, this solution will enable the motor and engine to work simultaneously. Unlike an electric vehicle, the car will operate as a conventional fuel vehicle even if the batteries are completely drained.  As a plug-in, the vehicle can be charged through a standard external electricity source such as a domestic power outlet. The solution can be adopted to work with various types of batteries such as lead acid batteries or Lithium Ion batteries. It works without any interaction or interference with the existing Engine Management System (EMS) of the vehicle. The system is thereby also adaptable to vehicles without EMS and without electronic engines.

Key components include:

• Electric motor
• Electronic motor controller
• Battery pack
• Mechanical assembly & coupling
• Proprietary software for control algorithms of the motor & batteries
• Intelligent battery management system that enhances battery performance and battery life

Solution Details

• ‘Plug-in’ – The batteries used in the solution can be charged from a standard external electricity source such as a domestic power outlet.
• ‘Parallel hybrid’ – The motor and engine work simultaneously at all times. The vehicle will never work like an EV (electric vehicle) only and hence will continue to operate as a conventional fuel vehicle if the batteries are fully discharged.
• The load sharing between the motor and engine is seamless and does not need any user intervention.
• The batteries are recharged through opportunity based regeneration and regenerative braking thereby enhancing the range per charge.
• The solution also includes an inbuilt Stop-Start feature, which improves the fuel efficiency in ‘stop & go’ traffic situations.
• The solution also has in-built intelligence which recognizes driving patterns and self-adjusts to provide optimum efficiency. 
• Similarly the solution can also adjust performance based on user provided range selection.
• The solution is battery-agnostic, in other words, it can be adopted to work with various types of batteries such as lead acid batteries or Lithium Ion batteries.  The test results being discussed here are using a lead acid battery based solution.
• The solution currently uses ‘Valve Regulated Lead Acid’ batteries. These batteries can withstand high ambient temperatures without compromising on safety or performance. They are gel-based which do not require top-ups using distilled water et al. Since they are sealed and gel based, fumes are not emitted thereby avoiding hazardous situations. Suitable mechanical safety has also been addressed.
• The solution works without any interaction or interference with the existing Engine Management System (EMS) of the vehicle. The system is thereby also adaptable to vehicles without EMS and without electronic engines.
• The solution requires low maintenance and has a reliable three phase AC induction motor.
• This solution can be made available as an Original Equipment Manufacturer integrated solution or even retrofitted on vehicles as an aftermarket solution.
• 11 global patents have been filed in areas such as integrated system, motor design, motor mounting, and control system and battery management.

Benefits

• Fuel efficiency improvement of over 40% as observed during tests at ARAI. The solution however provides 60% to 80% improvement during city driving conditions & above 50% during highway driving.
• Solution is capable of reducing GHG emissions by over 30%.
• Solution provides more pep & additional power to the vehicle.
• Solution improves driving pleasure.
• Solution increases the life of the engine and reduces maintenance cost.
• For commercial applications when the vehicle is used for higher mileage (>55,000 kms), the breakeven is expected to be less than 1.5 years.
• Since the consumption of fuel will go down on account of the hybrid solution, the government would be able to save through the reduction in subsidy and foreign exchange outflow.
• The reduced GHG emissions will also significantly contribute to the voluntary target for emission reduction.
• Retro-fitment of this solution can be expeditiously done in 4 to 6 hours.
• Solution does not require additional infrastructure investments from the government.

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