Tata DOCOMO launched 3G in nine circles Date:   Thursday , December 09, 2010 By launching 3G service in nine circles across India last month Tata Docomo became the first private telecom company to do so. "We have chosen Bangalore city as the launch pad for our 3G services, which will also be available across nine circles from Friday in phases. We will complete the nationwide launch by December," said Anil Sardana, Managing Director, Tata Teleservices. Tata Docomo is also in talks with other service providers in circles where it does not have spectrum for 3G service to its subscribers. "We are investing about $500 million ( 2,250 crore) for the 3G rollout in all the nine circles where we have secured airwaves in an all-India bid early this year (May)," Sardana said. Its 3G services would be available in Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh-Chattisgargh, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh (West), Punjab, Haryana and Maharashtra. Tata Docomo offered one-week free trial for its 2G customers to try out its 3G services since the day of launch and a week later announced the tariff plans too. The 3G offering includes applications such as video-SMS, video-streaming, mobile television (50 channels), ultra-high-speed data transfers and route-finder.