Acer india and Tata Teleservices have announced the launch of a Next-Generation Netbook—the Aspire One AOD 260. Embedded with Tata Photon Plus, Aspire One will offer high-speed Internet access for connectivity on the go, at broadband speeds.

 The Netbook is packed with powerful features and performance capabilities, to boost productivity and enhance the mobile computing experience.

Tata Teleservices Limited also announced a strategic alliance with Acer India, wherein the new device—Aspire One—would be made available at all TTSL retail outlets in Mumbai and Delhi, in the first phase of launch.

 This is the first time, ever, that Acer India has inked a strategic alliance with TTSL to offer a high-end Netbook with advanced features and an embedded Photon Plus device, which will offer access speeds of up to 3.1 Mbps.

 Speaking at the event S. Rajendran, Chief Marketing Officer, Acer India opined, “Acer, known to break  new  ground  in  launching fresh technology, has yet again brought a consumer  friendly netbook AspireOne D260 which provides embedded broadband connectivity at ease. This smooth and slender lightweight netbook is a great solution for Internet mobility.”

 “Partnering with Acer India enables us to provide customers with a compelling proposition—that of accessing the Internet at blazing speeds on the Photon Plus platform, making for a new and invigorating computing experience on the feature rich Aspire One,” Lloyd Mathias, President, Corporate Monitoring Group, Tata Teleservices Limited, said.

 The product is priced at Rs 17,999 + taxes and will be available in Delhi and Mumbai in the initial launch phase.