With aggressive push by Reliance Jio in the past one year, 4G- LTE accounted for nearly 40% of the data subscriber base and 80%+ of data usage in India in the June 2017 quarter. LTE accounted for nearly 81% of the total wireless data consumption of 4.3 bn GB duringContinue Reading
Akash Ambani, Chief Strategy Officer at Reliance Jio Infocomm has selectively dropped hints of the forthcoming 4G VoLTE feature Phone Launch sending shivers down the spine of Airtel and Vodafone executives. When is the Launch of Jio Basic / Feature Phone ? Timing of launch depends on the market segmentContinue Reading
Airtel, Vodafone and Idea Cellular operated like a Big Lobby of GSM Wireless service providers without much focus on the market nor offerings. I’ll discuss this in detail on how Airtel and Idea Cellular miserably failed to innovate and take the first mover advantage in my next article. Currently atContinue Reading
Vodafone India CEO Sunil Sood and CFO Thomas Reisten in an analyst call said that they are comfortable with the current market circumstances. Since Jio started charging for its services, Vodafone has retained its high value mobile broadband customers and has seen a lower rate of revenue decline inContinue Reading
Reliance Jio Infocomm is a grand experiment in extreme capitalism; an experiment where a company, backed by the balance sheet and cash flow strength of the parent’s Oil & Gas business, has unleashed what we call brute force of capital with business strategy which can draw parallels with the operationsContinue Reading
Technology has revolutionized the way we connect with the world. It has enhanced our convenience, which can be attributed to the Internet. The Internet services have, in short, opened up a window to endless opportunities. This online access is only possible if you have a broadband connection or a dataContinue Reading
With the launch of Reliance Jio Infocomm’s Unlimited Calling Plan, entire Telecom industry is gearing to match Jio in offering the same. Jio took a lead over the rest of the industry by directly logging on to the superior 4G Mobile Data and VoLTE Network. Industry interactions suggest that theContinue Reading
The Executive strategy team at Idea Cellular acquired capacity bands, citing two reasons: 1. They wanted to be competitive in their leadership circles and offer best services. 2. In the non-leadership circles, they were able to acquire spectrum by spending a modest Rs. 5-7bn, which enables them a good hedgeContinue Reading
The 800 pound gorilla, Reliance Jio Infocomm’s entry will shake the Mobile Broadband Data Market in India at a much faster pace than it had in the past when Challengers [Aircel, DoCoMo, Uninor, etc] entered the Voice market in India and expect it to repeat but at much faster paceContinue Reading
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