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
With the extension of free trial to Mar 2017 and recent announcement of incremental investment of Rs300 bn in the telecom venture, Jio is clearly not pulling any punches. This forces incumbent telcos to speed up 4G rollouts as sunsets on 2G networks which are a drag on the preciousContinue Reading
Airtel, Vodafone and Idea [A-Vo-Id Operators] have come up with a very clever strategy to counter Reliance Jio Infocomm’s Mobile Data revolution. A-Vo-Id lobby will split the Indian Telecommunications services market based on Voice Vs 3G/4G Mobile Data. Justifying their stand, they put up an argument that 2G phones stillContinue 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
Pure Play Wireless Operator, Idea Cellular believes that wireless internet penetration at less than 31%, mobile data will be the next big opportunity for operators. Current data expansion phase is similar to the 2006‐2010 voice expansion phase wherein telecom operators improved coverage and dropped prices to accommodate a substantial jumpContinue Reading
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