The government of India has started the tendering process for the latest version of Aakash, its inexpensive tablet project. The finalize specs of Aakash IV indicates that the tablet needs to support SIM cards, and allow talk time of 5 hours minimum (with LCD in standby mode, Audio speaker at a volume of 60dB and WiFi off), apart from also supporting 2G, GPRS, EDGE connectivity. Check tender requirements here.
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