About Reliance Telecom.

3. Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) is an Indian conglomerate
holding company headquartered in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
The company operates in five major segments: exploration and
production, refining and marketing, petrochemicals, retail and
telecommunications. In 2002 Reliance Industry went on to trigger
a revolution on mobile telephony
Reliance Communications Ltd. (commonly called RCOM) is an
Indian Internet access (commonly called "broadband") and
telecommunications company headquartered in Navi Mumbai,
India. RCOM is India's second largest telecom operator, only
after BhartiAirtel. It is the 15th largest mobile phone
operator with over 150 million subscribers. Established in 2004, it
is a subsidiary of the Reliance Group.
The Late Dhirubhai Ambani dreamt of a digital India — “Make
the tool of information and communication available to people at
affordable cost”.

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Communication
Other Segment
Broad Band
Global Segment
Wireless Segment
Investment Segment

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Reliance
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Reliance
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Reliance
Globalcom
Reliance
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8.  Aircel, Airtel
 BSNL
 Idea
 Loop Mobile
 MTNL
 MTS
 Ping Mobile
 S Tel
 Tata DoCoMo
 Tata Indicom
 Uninor
 Videocon
 Virgin Mobile (GSM & CDMA) and
 Vodafone.

9. Pricing Strategy
 Challenged conventional cost structures in the telecommunications
industry
Broke the mould with a tariff that can be described as the most
ambitious ever listed by a telecom company in India.
Other operators aimed for the higher value market.
Reliance realized that there is a market in driving volumes and created
a completely new market.

10. Offers
free digital mobile phone
unlimited free incoming calls
billing at 15-seconds pulse rate, for a one-time
fee of Rs 3000
Value Added Service
voice mail
call waiting
call hold
call divert
call identification
call conferencing
dynamic locking and text messaging were
offered for free.
Free Internet service

11. Biggest entry barrier : Handset prices
Minimum handset cost – Rs 7500
This meant dealing with two suppliers:
one for the service
another for the handset.
Access to a fancy handset without the initial price barrier
And dealing with just one supplier

12. Built-in contract of three years for every customer
guaranteed cash flows
Exclusive agreements with handset vendors like LG and
Samsung.
High volumes : Rock bottom
costs
Reduced the choice available to the customer to just
two models per brand
ensuring mass production : further reduction in
prices.

13. “No charge” for incoming calls
Other competitors charged incoming calls at almost half the rates of
outgoing calls
No implementation of CPP(Calling party pays)
High rental of Rs 600
But 400 mins. Talktime
Low pulse rate
15 secs. Compared to existing 1 min.
RIM to RIM
40 paise / min

14. Post-Paid to Pre-Paid.
Cash is collected beforehand
Cost of collecting bills - which is 1 to 3 per cent of revenue –
vanished
Pay Rs. 3,500 = Handset + Free Reliance Prepaid connection +
Recharge vouchers worth Rs. 3,240
Automatic Roaming – No Extra Cost

15. Centralized Operations
“80 per cent of our administration and operation is centralized. Compared
to the best telecom networks in the world we have deployed only half the
number of people per 1,000 lines making our human resources the highest
productive resource.”

16. Optimum Utilization of Network
Reliance landline
Broadband Internet
Leased Line
VPN (Virtual Private Network)
IPLC (International Private Leased
Circuit)
IDC (Internet Data Centre) services
Centrex

17. While others saw weaknesses of India as a market – widespread
poverty and low levels of telecommunication penetration –RIM
realized that these actually were strengths which it could tap into.
RIM managers saw that telecommunications would be much
valued by the poorer sections of society if it could be used to
create opportunities and offered at affordable prices.

18. Reliance targeted internally as it looked around for the first set of
customers. Officials of Reliance
Infocomm realized that an employee base of more than 50,000 and a
shareholder base of about 3.3 million was the best place to start as far
as customers are concerned. Every employee was offered 10
connections at a discounted rate.
Provide better Customer care support

19. Dhirubhai Ambani Entrepreneurship Programmed – A New Way to Market
The Dhirubhai Ambani Entrepreneur Programmed began with an aim of
enrolling 200,000 individuals who are committed to acquiring new
customers and creating a new experience for them, based on flawless service
and feelings of satisfaction.
As a tribute to Dhirubhai Ambani, the acknowledged icon of a new
entrepreneurial wave in India, Reliance Infocomm fostered a new breed of
entrepreneurs, as channel partners, an unparalleled event in the history of
Indian enterprise.

20. Advertising was definitely a marketing strategy which complemented
the unconventional channels of Reliance Infocomm. The Reliance
mobile brand was branded as India Mobile to cash in on patriotic
feelings. Bundling of handsets along with the service – a first time in
India – allowed Reliance Infocomm to resort to a co-branding exercise
with the handset makers.
The advertisements announced that Reliance IndiaMobile was 'Kabhi
mobile, kabhi computer' (Sometimes Mobile, Sometimes Computer).

21. Firstly Reliance built a huge public relations exercise around the launch
of the product. The public relations gave much leverage to the advertising
and gave rise to a word of mouth campaign.
Secondly Reliance Infocomm utilized every media vehicle effectively.
Thirdly, Reliance Infocomm relied on the passions of India, while
framing advertisements.

22. Another important marketing strategy that Reliance Infocomm resorted to
was the clear differentiation of the product by relying on data applications in
addition to voice.
Through RWorld– an inbuilt Java enabled data feature of all Reliance phones
- the company guaranteed download speeds of up to 144 kbps, from an
applications suite which has over 120 applications ranging from interactive
Guides such as TV programm guides and City Guides, Live News and TV
news clips from channels like NDTV, CNBC, Aaj Tak and India TV to
contests, video songs, Ring Tones, Cricket Information, Women's World and
KidzWorld.
Product Innovations: Connecting with Every Section of the Society

23. Branded as IndiaMobile to cash in on patriotic feelings.
 Bundling of handsets with service.
 Reliance Infocomm branded mobile phone instruments.
 Advertisements based on Bollywood movies and cricket – pulse of India.
Co-branding with mobile instrument makers – reduced ad and promo spend.
 Signages on Reliance Infocomm owned telecom towers.