MUMBAI: MTS, the mobile telephony services brand of Sistema Shyam TeleServices Limited (SSTL) has unveiled Buzz, Alive and Ivory - a new range of internet enabled smartphones for the trendy and technology oriented mobile subscribers, especially the college going youth and young professionals.

Enabled with state-of-the-art futuristic CDMA 2000 technology platform, all three lifestyle phones support high quality voice and net enabled data services with best of tariff plans.

Sporting stylish designs, the range provides direct access to as much as 15 social networking sites including facebook, twitter, windows live messenger, yahoo and Google search to its subscribers. These smart life style devices offer fast internet connectivity with speeds up to 3.1 Mbps in ideal conditions 

With the launch of these smartphones, MTS has extended the high speed mobile broadband connectivity to these mobiles  MTS will provide 20 GB free for first two months for every subscriber of these devices, as an inaugural offer.

Ivory, the sleek life style phone has broadband internet access with speed up to 3.1Mbps. It can access TV featuring up to 60 channels, and has a 3.2... WQVGA full touch screen for enhanced mobile TV experience. It has Microsoft exchange push mail access to Facebook, Twitter, Orkut, MSN, Yahoo Messenger, GTalk, Picasa, Cricinfo and more. It is also Wi-FI enabled with 2 MP camera, Bluetooth and expandable memory up to 4 GB.

Buzz is stylishly designed dual mode (CDMA/GSM) messaging and social networking optimized handset. It is an ultra slim QWERTY phone with a unique tattoo for youthful appearance. The social networking sites can be experienced through the large 2.4... screen. It also facilities Internet surfing with Yahoo and Google. It has a stereo FM radio with MP3 player, a 1.3MP camera and expandable memory up to  GB. Buzz is available in white and black colours.

MTS Alive is 3G-CDMA touch screen phone with access to over 15 social Networking, entertainment and information sites like Facebook, Twitter, Orkut, MSN, Yahoo Messenger, G-Talk, Cric Info, Weather updates and Picasa, News. It also has an in-built opera mini browser, expandable memory up to 8 GB, multi-format music player, 1.3 MP camera with video recording and Bluetooth with A2DP for wireless stereo music streaming.

Speaking on the occasion, SSTL president and CEO Vsevolod Rozanov said, MTS Smartphones are among the most competitive and fully loaded devices which will set a benchmark in the industry with the 3G capabilities. I am confident that MTS smart phones will take smart phone services in India to a new level ensuring further expansion of our subscribers in India....

SSTL chief marketing officer Leonid Musatov added, The MTS Smartphones will  change the way life style mobile devices are  being  used by the young and upwardly mobile professionals in India. Instant Messengers, social networking and MTS TV applications in these smart phones will take the subscribers to a new era of mobile broadband experience. I am positive that MTS customers will enjoy these affordable smart phones and appreciate the new bundled voice and data tariff plans....

MTS will be offering all its smartphone consumers, limited and unlimited tariff plans keeping in the mind, the usage patterns of subscribers from low, medium to heavy. MTS Buzz offers free usage for both voice and data services worth Rs 1,795 whereas Alive and Ivory also offer the free usage of voice and data worth Rs 2,295, both with life time validity. Standard tariff of 1p/second is applicable to all smart phones for all local and STD calls and Rs 2/MB base tariff for data usage  MTS-Ivory will also offer mobile TV experience with free subscription for two months as per offered tariff plans.

These smartphones are available at price ranging from Rs 4,999.