vb86 0 Report post Posted November 16, 2004 Reliance announces Mobile Phase II Plan Tuesday, 16 November , 2004, 19:10 Kochi: Reliance Infocomm today announced the rollout of Reliance India Mobile Phase-II Plan worth Rs 250 crore in Kerala, expanding the network to 236 new towns. Speaking on the occasion, RIM Business Head for Kerala and Tamil Nadu Somasekhar Ganapathy said the network would then cover 337 towns in total and the expansion would be completed in 120 days. Ganapathy said the subscriber-base was growing steadily and crossed 4.8 lakh mark in Kerala. The coverage would be ensured at the pilgrim centre of Sabarimala this season itself, he added. Countering the reports that people were increasingly dumping RIM connections after its initial boom, the official in charge of the State Mahesh Thampi said the drop-out rate was `negligible.' Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
deepu 0 Report post Posted November 17, 2004 TATA Indicom in still not there in Kerala... That has helped Reliance a lot... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Greens 21 Report post Posted November 17, 2004 How is the serive or RIM when comparted to other operators in Kerala...? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ganesh 0 Report post Posted November 17, 2004 Reliance is good in cities.But bad in highway and railway travel in kerala Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hyper 0 Report post Posted November 17, 2004 this is exactly the same case in & around mumbai. ive gone to nahik, shirdi, lonavala, & pune & the highway network totally s**ks..but once ur in a city...ur network beats even the best GSM player. anyways....its a new growing network....so we'll give it more time.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
raccoon 53 Report post Posted November 17, 2004 Don't know about other places but had been to Lonavala and whereabouts recently ...and did get coverage there! City coverage in Poona is quite good too. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
umeshd 0 Report post Posted November 19, 2004 Hey Raccoon, That sounds strange. I have a flat on the outskirts of Lonavala city and I get damn good coverage there whereas my dad's GSM phone keeps switching between operators because it hardly gets coverage. On highways the coverage is poor but I'm ready to live with that. Regards UD Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
raccoon 53 Report post Posted November 19, 2004 (edited) But thats what Im saying - RIM coverage was quite ok in that (Lonavala) area! Between Bombay and Poona (road) there were some small patches where there was zero coverage though... RIM really needs to work on its highway coverage ...esp. since city coverage is so good. Which GSM operator are you talking about? Edited November 19, 2004 by raccoon Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Arun 795 Report post Posted February 17, 2005 Chennai, Feb 16 2005 - PTI Reliance Infocomm today said its network would cover about 600 towns in Tamil Nadu with the completion of the Phase II expansion programme in about two months. "We are currently in the process of setting up towers and other infrastructure facilities under Phase II expansion programme. After this expansion, our network would cover about 600 towns in the state," its business head - Tamil Nadu & Kerala, V G Somasekhar told reporters after launching a new Chennai-Tamil Nadu roaming service. Asked about the investments in the state, he said the company had invested about Rs 1500 crore including the investment made for phase II expansion. After the completion of the Phase II expansion programme, Reliance Infocomm network is expected to cover four lakh villages and 5700 towns across the country, he added. Reliance has a total subscriber base of around 10 lakh in the state, of which 4.7 lakh subscribers are in Chennai circle Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Arun 795 Report post Posted February 17, 2005 Reliance Info to cover 100 towns in UP Thursday, 17 February , 2005, 14:55 Reliance Infocomm targets to cover over 100 towns in Uttar Pradesh by month-end as part of its ambitious phase II network expansion, under which the company plans to reach 546 towns in UP and Uttaranchal. Reliance Infocomm, Circle CEO, V V Singh said here today the CDMA based mobile provider had already connected 64 new towns in Phase II in addition to 41 towns where it was already operating. The company plans to network 36 more towns in February to complete 100 by month end. The towns being targetted this month include 20 in UP (West) Circle and 16 in UP (East) Circle. This would also provide Reliance coverage in about 200 villages falling under the periphery of these 36 towns. Singh said the company would cover about 60 towns every month to achieve the target of taking Reliance network to 546 towns in both the state to reach 4 lakh villages, 5,700 towns and 65 crore people. Prominent towns where Reliance intends to complete its network expansion in February include Varanasi, Allahabad, Sitapur, Saharanpur, Mathura, Ghaziabad, Hathras, Pratapgarh, Aligarh, Azamgarh, Unnao, BaraBanki, Kanpur, Moradabad and Basti. Others town which would be covered this month include Pratapgarh, Mubarakpur (Azamgarh), Mahmudabad (Sitapur), Nawabganj, Bagarmau and Safipur (Unnao), Nandgaon (Mathura), Purquazi (Muzaffarnagar), Ghosi, Khalilabad, Amla, Chandausi, Khurja, Shamli and Lakshar. Importantly, the company would provide Internet access in all towns and villages that are being connected under Phase II. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rakesh5295 0 Report post Posted February 17, 2005 Any news regarding Gujrat Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Arun 795 Report post Posted February 19, 2005 not yet Rakesh, but they are expanding their Punjab network ! Press Trust of India, Chandigarh, Dec 7 : The Reliance Infocomm today announced rolling out its phase-two operations to reach out to 11,800 villages and 372 towns in Punjab and Haryana. The network expansion, part of the company's nationwide phase-two roll out to cover over 5,000 cities and towns by the year-end, is scheduled to be completed by March 2005, Reliance Infocomm's circle CEO Himanshu Kapania told reporters here. "The increased network coverage will result in upgrading quality of telecommunication infrastructure, especially in the agricultural belts of Doaba, Malwa and Majitha," he said. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Arun 795 Report post Posted February 23, 2005 yes Rakesh, Gujrat is next ! Ahmedabad February 23, 2005 - Business Standard Reliance Infocomm, which has eight lakh subscribers in Gujarat circle, plans a massive rural push by adding 16,000 villages under its cellular network by end of this year. It would add 181 new towns during the second phase of its roll out. Reliance Infocomm, which at present lacks proper network coverage on major national highways and even on Ahmedabad-Vadodara Expressway, now would cover all major national and state highways connecting Ahmedabad with major cities in Gujarat and Diu, a union territory. Addressing a media conference here on Tuesday, Vijay Grover, circle chief executive officer, Reliance Infocomm, said, “Post phase-II roll out, Reliance would be covering more than 94 per cent of urban population of Gujarat and 16,000 villages which will help us increase our subscriber base substantially from the current eight lakh. The expansion would also mean that the subscribers in the proposed towns and villages would be able to use the company’s high-speed mobile Internet service R-Connect as our study reveals that people living in villages in Gujarat have a strong demand for Internet services.” At present, Reliance Infocomm provides service in 55 towns in the state which would be hiked to 236 towns once the phase-II roll out is completed which is part of Reliance Infocomm’s second phase national roll out. “With data capability, Internet now will be provided in these 16,000 odd villages and we have also decided to initiate unique marketing campaign targeting the rural population in the state. We also have decided to expand network coverage sectorwise such as religious towns, industrial areas, maritime zones and places of tourist importance under which network will be extended to towns such as Mandali, Alang, Metoda, Mithapur, Atul, Palej, Sikka, Thangadh etc,” said Grover. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Arun 795 Report post Posted February 23, 2005 Reliance Info 2nd phase expansion by December Ahmedabad February 23, 2005 Private sector telecom operator Reliance Infocomm has set a December deadline to complete its second phase roll-out of both CDMA cellular services and data services. In the second phase of its expansion plan, the company is expected to add four lakh villages and 5,700 towns across the country to its network at an estimated investment of around Rs 10,000 crore. According to company officials, the expansion in rural areas may not have any impact on the company’s average revenue per user (ARPU), which stood at Rs 320.39 in the third quarter of the current financial year. “The second-phase network expansion work will cover major national and state highways and railway tracks connecting major cities and towns even as this phase is a part of our Rs 25,000 crore national roll-out programme,” Vijay Grover, circle chief executive officer, Reliance Infocomm, told Business Standard here on Tuesday, on the sidelights of the launch of its phase two expansion plan. Reliance Infocomm plans to cover 85 per cent of Gujarat by September this year. In the second phase, the company will use 80,000 km of fibre cables and 92 per cent of national highways along with 85 per cent of India’s existing railway route. Also, the company is esscriber base to 40 million from 20 million. Sources said it is looking to cover 56 per cent of the country’s six lakh villages and these villages account for over 38 crore population. The company is also targeting to set up 5,000 basic transceiver switches (BTS) which is currently at 4,000 BTS. Reliance Infocomm had witnessed a 12.71 per cent rise in its APRU at Rs 320.39 during the third quarter ended December 2004 against Rs 284.25 in the corresponding period of last year. Only two other Indian cellular operators Idea Cellular and BPL Mobile had reported an increase in ARPU at 3.03 percent and 1.08 percent, respectively, during the quarter. Hutch had reported a 0.80 per cent decline in its ARPU. “The rural expansion would not have any significant impact on our current ARPU as we have always played the volume game and we are confident that a large volume in our rural market will more than compensate for the lower ARPU. That does not mean that we will not look at creating appropriate and sustainable revenue streams out of these markets,” said Grover. He also added that the company would not come out with more amnesty schemes for defaulters. Interestingly, though Reliance Infocomm reported the highest surge in ARPU during the third quarter among cellular operators (BSNL data are not available), its ARPU stands significantly lower than other major players. While its peak ARPU stands at Rs 320.39, Hutch, which witnessed a dip in its ARPU during the period under consideration, posted an ARPU of Rs 484.08 and Bharti’s ARPU dropped 4.52 per cent to Rs 413.76. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chandramauli 0 Report post Posted February 23, 2005 Ahmedabad: RelianceIndiaMobile (RIM) on Tuesday voiced its plan to cover 85 per cent of Gujarat by September 2005 in the second phase of its network expansion by adding 181 new towns to the existing 55. By the end of the phase the it expects to reach out to 65 crore people across 5,700 towns and 4 lakh villages by December 2005. Vijay Grover, RIM’s Gujarat head, said expansion would cover not only major places of general, religious, industrial, maritime and tourist importance but also connect major national and state highways and key rail routes. Commenting on the work-inprogress Grover said: “We have already wired 100 of the 181 new towns and expect to finish off the rest in a months’ time”, adding that, “The idea is to cover 94 per cent of Gujarat’s urban population and 16,000 villages and up the network coverage from 6.8 per cent to 85 per cent”. Reliance hopes to cover Dhuva, Bamanpore, Chitrasani, and pilgrimade centres like Gondal, Somnath, Palitana, Mahudi, Okha, Dakor, Chotila, industrial clusters like Atul, Palej, Sikka, Thangadh, Shaparveraval GIDC, Alang, Mithapur and port towns ofMundra, Bedi, Pipavav and Salaya. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Arun 795 Report post Posted February 26, 2005 Reliance Info to cover 100 towns in UP Thursday, 17 February , 2005, 14:55 Lucknow: Reliance Infocomm targets to cover over 100 towns in Uttar Pradesh by month-end as part of its ambitious phase II network expansion, under which the company plans to reach 546 towns in UP and Uttaranchal. Reliance Infocomm, Circle CEO, V V Singh said here today the CDMA based mobile provider had already connected 64 new towns in Phase II in addition to 41 towns where it was already operating. The company plans to network 36 more towns in February to complete 100 by month end. The towns being targetted this month include 20 in UP (West) Circle and 16 in UP (East) Circle. This would also provide Reliance coverage in about 200 villages falling under the periphery of these 36 towns. Singh said the company would cover about 60 towns every month to achieve the target of taking Reliance network to 546 towns in both the state to reach 4 lakh villages, 5,700 towns and 65 crore people. Prominent towns where Reliance intends to complete its network expansion in February include Varanasi, Allahabad, Sitapur, Saharanpur, Mathura, Ghaziabad, Hathras, Pratapgarh, Aligarh, Azamgarh, Unnao, BaraBanki, Kanpur, Moradabad and Basti. Others town which would be covered this month include Pratapgarh, Mubarakpur (Azamgarh), Mahmudabad (Sitapur), Nawabganj, Bagarmau and Safipur (Unnao), Nandgaon (Mathura), Purquazi (Muzaffarnagar), Ghosi, Khalilabad, Amla, Chandausi, Khurja, Shamli and Lakshar. Importantly, the company would provide Internet access in all towns and villages that are being connected under Phase II. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Arun 795 Report post Posted February 28, 2005 Reliance adds more towns in UP, Uttaranchal Lucknow, Feb 27 - United News of India Reliance Infocomm has connected 102 towns of Uttar Pradesh and Uttaranchal and plans to increase the tally to 546 in the next phase. Company's UP and Uttaranchal Circle CEO V V Singh said here today that under its ambitious Phase II network expansion plan, the company has targetted to cover a total of 546 new towns in the two state, including 284 new towns in UP East and 261 in UP West. Post Phase II roll-out, Reliance would be covering more than 95 per cent of the urban population and about 60-65 per cent of rural population in UP and Uttaranchal. It aims to have 100 per cent network coverage on state/national highways and railway routes in the two states. Reiterating the company's commitment to reach to 4 lakh villages all over the country, the telecom giant, having a total subscriber base of over one crore, would also cover about 25,000 villages in UP and Uttaranchal after completion of the Phase II roll out by this year end, added Mr Singh. During the Phase II network expansion plan, the company will also cover 23 national highways, 51 state highways and 13 railway routes. At the national level, the company’s network has reached 1,000 new towns taking the total number to 2,323 towns. Giving a rural thrust to its Phase II network expansion, it plans to cover 5,700 towns, 4 lakh villages and 650 million people. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Arun 795 Report post Posted March 16, 2005 Reliance Infocomm to expand network to 370 cities in Maharashtra, Goa Press Trust of India Nagpur, March 16, 2005 The largest mobile service provider in the country, Reliance Infocomm would be expanding its network to cover 370 cities and towns in Maharashtra and Goa and with this will reach out to entire state, covering 34 districts, 358 taluks places, 15 national and 34 state highways. At present the company has its presence in 150 towns and cities, which will be expanded in phase II network, Reliance Infocomm CEO for Maharashtra, Goa and Mumbai circle, Athul Jhamb, told reporters, in Nagpur on Tuesday. Over 18,000 villages in Maharashtra and Goa circle will be covered by the company as it was setting up sales and service network, including webworld express outlets. Around 105 additional towns and cities in 11 districts of Vidarbha will be covered under the expansion scheme, Jhamb added. Reliance Infocomm will thus become the first private mobile service provider to offer services in maximum towns and cities in both states and moreover it will be the only company to reach 22 cities in private mobile sector, business head, Dinesh Gulati stated. Some of the important tourist destinations such as resorts of Colvale and Baga beach in Goa, Kihim in Alibaug, pilgrim centres of Ganpatipule, Tuljapur, Pandharpur, Shegaon and Trimbakshwar besides historic places like Panhala, Vaijapur and Buddhist caves temples around Janna and Kamshet will come under phase II network expansion, Gulati added. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chandramauli 0 Report post Posted March 17, 2005 Ahmedabad: RelianceIndiaMobile (RIM) on Tuesday voiced its plan to cover 85 per cent of Gujarat by September 2005 in the second phase of its network expansion by adding 181 new towns to the existing 55. By the end of the phase the it expects to reach out to 65 crore people across 5,700 towns and 4 lakh villages by December 2005. Vijay Grover, RIM’s Gujarat head, said expansion would cover not only major places of general, religious, industrial, maritime and tourist importance but also connect major national and state highways and key rail routes. Commenting on the work-inprogress Grover said: “We have already wired 100 of the 181 new towns and expect to finish off the rest in a months’ time”, adding that, “The idea is to cover 94 per cent of Gujarat’s urban population and 16,000 villages and up the network coverage from 6.8 per cent to 85 per cent”. Reliance hopes to cover Dhuva, Bamanpore, Chitrasani, and pilgrimade centres like Gondal, Somnath, Palitana, Mahudi, Okha, Dakor, Chotila, industrial clusters like Atul, Palej, Sikka, Thangadh, Shaparveraval GIDC, Alang, Mithapur and port towns ofMundra, Bedi, Pipavav and Salaya. 27125[/snapback] Vijay Grover, RIM’s Gujarat head used to work for Idea Cellular Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Arun 795 Report post Posted April 13, 2005 Reliance to add 600 more towns in its mobile service Coimbatore, April 13 (PTI): Telecom service provider major Reliance Infocomm would expand its network in 600 more towns in Tamil Nadu shortly, a senior company official said today. The company, which has 130 towns coverage, has recently expanded its network to 400 towns in the last three months and plans to add 600 more towns, including some villages, Ajay Awasthi, Reliance India Mobile (RIM), Head-Rest of Tamil Nadu, told reporters here. As part of the company's ambitious plan, the company would cover 90 per cent of the villages and habitats of Tamil Nadu by 2006, Awasthi said. Refusing to divulge the details of investment for the expansion, Awasthi said with a subscriber base of over 10 million, even habitats with less than 1000 population would be covered during the expansion. Awasthi was here to launch RIM's 'Blockbuster,' an innovative mega movie promotion platform on the eve of Tamil New Year, in association with the coming Tamil film 'Sachien.' Highlighting the salient features of Blockbuster, he said this was a special entertainment platform brought exclusively to RIM customers through CDMA2001X based data capable handsets showcasing the broadband technology, as an alternate platform for movie promotion. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Arun 795 Report post Posted April 19, 2005 Reliance Info plans big for Karnataka Our Correspondent / Mangalore April 19, 2005 The company’s 80,000 km of terabit optic cable network forms the backbone of its countrywide expansion and will facilitate unlimited and uninterrupted voice, data and video applications. This operation, touching nearly 65 crore Indians will cover nearly two-third of its villages and over 5,700 cities and towns. This expansion involving 8,500 BTS (base transceiver station) towers will also cover 91 per cent of the country’s National Highways and 85 per cent of all the rail routes. As part of its phase II network expansion in Karnataka which has a scope of covering 300 towns, Reliance India Mobile services are now available in 200 towns (inclusive of 47 phase I towns) of Karnataka. The phase II expansion due to be completed soon will entail coverage of 300 towns, 5,860 villages and over two crore people. This initiative will significantly address the communication needs of Dakshina Kannada. This development will significantly contribute to the socio-economic development of the coastal region, according to Vinay Singh, CEO, Reliance Infocomm, Karnataka Circle. Around 20 handsets of different varieties and features are available to customers with prepaid connectivity from a price range of Rs 1,999 upto Rs 10,000. Reliance Infocomm launched its commercial services in May 2003 and currently has 6.68 lakh subscribers in Karnataka and has over one crore subscribers across the country. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Arun 795 Report post Posted April 26, 2005 Reliance Infocomm makes forays into Kashmir GK FINANCIAL DESK Srinagar, Apr 25: Looking Kashmir as a brimming market Reliance Infocomm Ltd has commenced work on setting up its telecom network in Jammu and Kashmir. The company, which recently received regulatory approvals for setting up its CDMA network in Jammu and Kashmir state is planning to connect 125 towns and cities in the state and expects to commence operations by August 15, 2005, Reliance Infocomm sources told a national channel today. The company is planning to install huge infrastructure to cater to the services of the customers in a better way. Sources said the company would bank on the its 80,000 km Optical Fibre Cable (OFC) terra bit cable system, which now spans from Kashmir to Kanyakumari. The company would also employ satellite technology to reach to “difficult terrains” in the state, sources said. Reliance Infocomm intends to offer code division multiple access-based (CDMA 2000 1x) technology to offer wireless and fixed line telephone connectivity in J&K, they said. ”The Reliance Group company would be the first private operator to offer services in the terrorism affected state, and the network is expected to help in maintaining law and order and restoring peace, as communication is one of the major issues confronting the state,” they said. The setting up of the communications network would also help in giving boost to tourism and the economic reconstruction of the state, they added. State-owned Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) had earlier launched its telephony network in the state. Sources said the company has begun identifying properties for setting up Base Transceiver Stations (BTS) and switching stations, equipment needed for providing connectivity, they said. It is also planning to give importance to pilgrimage and tourism destinations, by providing connectivity to these areas on a priority basis, they added. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
prakashkadam 1 Report post Posted April 29, 2005 what is the status of RIM network coverage on and around National highway 17 route and konkan railway from mumbai to goa. -prakash Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
robbyji 2 Report post Posted May 11, 2005 why the rajasthan is been ignored ?? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
