Future plans

The UbiSlate 7+ will be launched between January and February 2012.

DataWind is already working on giving the device a capacitive touch screen and 3G connectivity. This version will be priced around Rs.7,000, making it, when it releases, the cheapest 3G tablet in the market. The aim thereafter is to bring down the price - through sheer volume sales - to 3,000.

Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) has announced the plan to launch LTE(4G) Tablet between 3500-5000, with low cost Internet service. This tablet will be an upgraded version of Aakash developed by DataWind.

Indian Govt. HRD has revealed that Aakash 2 will be announced in April 2012, and Datawind may not be its manufacturer Hindustan Computers Limited (HCL), Indian Telephone Industries Limited(ITI), and Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) are Interested in bidding at the Aakash 2 contract auction.

IIT-Rajasthan's specifications are 1.2Ghz CPU and 700 MB RAM. It wanted the tablet to work after steep falls and in Monsoon season, making the cost over Rs 5000. So responsibility of drafting specifications will be shifted to IIT Mumbai, IIT Madras and IIT Kanpur while PSUs are being considered for procurement of the Aakash Tablet. Aakash 2 could have the 1 GB RAM and a front facing camera capable of capturing video, that was announced earlier by Kapil Sibal.