Study On 3G Data Card Usage Trends

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A COMPREHENSIVE STUDY OF CONSUMER SATISFACTION
TOWARDS RELIANCE NETCONNECT+
(A CASE STUDY OF “VISAKHAPATNAM”)
A PROJECT REPORT SUBMITTED TO GITAM UNIVERSITY IN
PARTIAL FULLFILLMENT FOR THE AWARD OF THE DEGREE
OF
MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
SUBMITTED BY
RAJESH. A
1225110102
UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF
PROF. M.V. RAM PRASAD
GITAM INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT
(A NAAC accredited ‘A’ grade institution)
GITAM UNIVERSITY
(Declared as Deemed to be University Us 3 of the UGC Act, 1956)
VISAKHAPATNAM.

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DECLARATION
I, Rajesh Aluru hereby declare that this project report is the record
of authentic work carried out by me in Reliance Communications,
Visakhapatnam during the academic session of MBA 3rd
Trimester
2011.
I have completed my project under the guidance of Prof. M.V. RAM
PRASAD, GITAM Institute of Management, GITAM University,
Visakhapatnam.
I hereby declare that this project report has not been submitted to
any other University or Institute for the award of any
degree/diploma.
VISAKHAPATNAM Rajesh.A
DATE: 1225110102
MBA – 3rd
Trimester
GITAM Institute of Management

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CERTIFICATE BY GUIDE
This is to certify that Mr. Rajesh Aluru (Regd. No. 1225110102) is a
bonafide student of GITAM University.
He has prepared and submitted a project report titled
“A COMPREHENSIVE STUDY OF CONSUMER SATISFACTION TOWARDS
RELIANCE NETCONNECT+” in Reliance Communications,
Visakhapatnam.
This Project report is in partial requirement for the award of MASTER
IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION, for the academic year 2010-2012
under my supervision & guidance.
VISAKHAPATNAM PROF. M.V. RAM PRASAD
DATE:

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
No work can be done in vacuum; the accomplishment of this project would have
not been possible individually without the assistance and valuable support from
various sources.
As a student of GITAM Institute of Management, I am indebted to the learned
faculty members of the institute. As a pupil of Prof. K. Siva Rama Krishna
(Dean & Principal), Prof. P. Sheela (Vice- Principal) & Mrs. K.V. Uma Devi
(Programme Co-ordinator) I pay my gratitude and respect for their hard work,
support and meticulous attention at every stage of my education in the
institute.
I also thank Prof. M. V. Ram Prasad, whose mentoring, guidance and
encouragement enabled me to complete this report in a fruitful manner. I am
highly grateful to Ram Prasad Sir who supported me by teaching, guiding and
providing different materials needed for the project.
I extend my special thanks to Mr. K. Chinappa Reddy, CEO Vizag Cluster,
Reliance Communications, Vizag and Mr. Shafi Shaikh, Team Lead (Data &
Devices) for selecting me and guiding me throughout this project.
I am thankful to all my faculty members for their guidance regarding the
subject matter of the training, their explanation regarding different technical
terminology related to the topic, which helped me understand the main
philosophy of the project.
At last, I am thankful to my friends, family for all the direct and indirect support
extended to me during the project work.
Rajesh. A
1225110102
MBA 3rd Trimester
GITAM Institute of Management

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
SECTION 1: THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK
Page No.
Introduction 7
USB Description 8
History of USB 9
Reliance USB Net Connect + 9
SECTION 2: METHODOLOGY
Importance of the Study 11
Objectives of the Study 11
Scope of Study 12
Research problem 12
Research methodology 12
SECTION 3: ORGANISATION PROFILE
Reliance Communication 15
Competiton 16
TATA Photon+ 16
MTS MBlaze 17
3G USB Net Providers 17
SECTION 4: ANALYSIS
Observation and Analysis 19
SECTION 5: FINDINGS, SUGGESTIONS & CONCLUSIONS
Findings 24
Limitations 24
Suggestions 24
Conclusions 25
Annexure
Questionnaire 27
Bibliography 29

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Section- 1
THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK

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INTRODUCTION
In the globalised world we live in today, the internet offers immense
opportunities for people & businesses to grow and prosper. A computer without
an internet connection is like a mobile phone without a sim.
With technology changing rapidly & increased awareness among consumers,
Internet service providers (ISP’s) are increasing infrastructure capacities to offer
better speeds and aggressive marketing to provide consumers with different
schemes and offers.
This study aims to know the customer perception towards the use of Reliance
Net Connect devices with respect to its primary competitors, TATA Photon &
MTS MBlaze.
The objective of this project is to analyse customer tastes & preferences & the
customer satisfaction levels of Reliance Net Connect and its competitors in
market namely MTS MBlaze & Tata Photon in the CDMA category and IDEA,
AIRTEL & BSNL in the 3G GSM Category.
My study will be based on the consumer perception about the internet service
provided by these companies focussing primarily on the CDMA category. The
scope of study is limited to the city of Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh.

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WHAT IS UNIVERSAL SERIAL BUS (USB)?
In information technology, Universal Serial Bus (USB) is a serial bus standard
to connect devices to a host computer. USB was designed to allow many
peripherals to be connected using a single standardized interface socket and to
improve plug and play capabilities by allowing hot swapping; that is, by
allowing devices to be connected and disconnected without rebooting the
computer or turning off the device. Other convenient features include providing
power to low-consumption devices, eliminating the need for an external power
supply; and allowing many devices to be used without requiring
manufacturer-specific device drivers to be installed.
USB is intended to replace many varieties of serial and parallel ports. USB can
connect computer peripherals such as mice, keyboards, PDAs, gamepads and
joysticks, scanners, digital cameras, printers, personal media players, flash
drives, and external hard drives.
For many of those devices, USB has become the standard connection method.
USB was designed for personal computers, but it has become commonplace on
other devices such as PDAs and video game consoles, and as a power cord
between a device and an AC adapter plugged into a wall plug for charging. As
of 2008, there are about 2 billion USB devices sold per year, and about 6 billion
total sold to date.[1] The design of USB is standardized by the USB Implementers
Forum (USB-IF), an industry standards body incorporating leading companies
from the computer and electronics industries. Notable members have included
Agree (now merged with LSI Corporation), Apple Inc., Hewlett-Packard, Intel,
NEC, and Microsoft.
USB Universal Serial Bus
Year created: January 1996
Created by: Intel, Compaq, Microsoft, Digital, IBM, Northern Telecom
Width in bits: 1
Number of devices: 127 per host controller
Capacity 1.5 to 480 Mbit/s (0.2 to 60 MByte/s)

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HISTORY
The USB 1.0 specification was introduced in 1994. USB was created by the core
group of companies that consisted of Intel, Compaq, Microsoft, Digital, IBM,
and Northern Telecom. Intel produced the UHCI host controller and open
software stack; Microsoft produced a USB software stack for Windows and co-
authored the OHCI host controller specification with National Semiconductor
and Compaq; Philips produced early USBAudio;and TI produced the most widely
used hub chips. USB was intended to replace the multitude of connectors at the
back of PCs, as well as to simplify software configuration of communication
devices.
The USB 2.0 specification was released in April 2000 and was standardized by
the USBIF at the end of 2001. Hewlett-Packard, Intel, Lucent (now LSI
Corporation since its merger with Lucent spinoff Agree Systems), Microsoft,
NEC, and Philips jointly led the initiative to develop a higher data transfer rate,
480 Mbit/s, than the 1.0 specification of 12 Mbit/s.
The USB 3.0 specification was released on November 17, 2008 by the USB 3.0
Promoter Group. It has a transfer rate of up to 10 times faster than the USB 2.0
version and has been dubbed the Super Speed USB. Equipment conforming with
any version of the standard will also work with devices designed to any previous
specification (a property known as backward compatibility).
Reliance USB Net connector
Reliance Netconnect+ Advantage
Wireless broadband for laptops and desktops
SPEED - Download speeds up to 3.1 Mbps and upload speeds up to 1.8
Mbps
MOBILITY – Access Internet anywhere anytime. Simply plug and play
COVERAGE - Connectivity across 24,000 towns and 6 lacs villages, as well
as along major highways, railway routes, airport lounges and remote
locations in India
The Reliance Net connector is a simple plug and play option for Laptops and
Desktops. The wireless broadband recorded the fastest uploads at a speed of
up to 1.8 Mbps and download speeds of upto 3.1 Mbps. Further the Indian
telecom major offers a seamless network across 24000 towns and 4.5 lakh
villages.

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IMPORTANCE OF THE STUDY
• This type of study helps organization to differentiate between realistic &
unrealistic customer expectations.
• It helps the organization to delight the customer.
• This study helps determine the factors responsible for increase in
customer expectations.
• It helps the organization to know what customers expect actually.
• It helps the organization to set benchmarks & standards.
• It may help the organization to deliver the desired level of service
• It helps the organization to set the quality control goals.
• It helps avoid vague or undefined service designs.
OBJECTIVE OF THE STUDY
This research is conducting for knowing the customer perceived satisfaction
towards the service quality of Reliance Netconnect +.
Reliance was the first Telecom Company in India to start this service.
It presently enjoys a significant market share owing to the Early Mover
Advantage. So with the help of Gap Model the emphasis on the research is to
know the gap of perceived Service Quality and the actual Service Quality of the
Reliance Netconnect+. The objective of this research may be as follows:-
• To know whether customer is satisfied by the service quality of Reliance
Netconnect+.
• To know whether Reliance Netconnect+ service quality is up to the mark
according to the industry standards.
• To know the gap between perceived customer satisfaction and the
customer expectations towards the service quality of Reliance
Netconnect+.
• To search the factors that will help Reliance Netconnect+ exceed
customer expectations.
• To know how Reliance Netconnect+ may reach or exceed customer
expectations.

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SCOPE OF STUDY
The scope of this study is limited to the geographical area of the city of
Visakhapatnam and includes suburbs of Visakhapatnam like Gajuwaka &
Gopalapatnam.
RESEARCH PROBLEM
The research problem is a crucial part of any Research activity. It is often said
that if the nature of the problem is clear, half the problem is solved.
The main problem in this type of study is that it is a tough task to accurately
measure the gap between customer expectations and the services of Reliance
Netconnect+ across a country as large as India. The quality of service often
varies from circle to circle
Therefore it becomes difficult to ascertain the exact zone of tolerance.
• Not knowing what customers expect actually.
• It is hard to convince the customers to give fair response.
• It is tough to measure the exact customer satisfaction levels.
• Few customers may have expectations that may be either higher or lower
than the standards set by the organization or Industry standards.
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY USED IN THE STUDY
Research methodology is a description, explanation and justification of various
methods of conducting research.
TYPE OF RESEARCH USED IN THE STUDY
CONSUMER RESEARCH
Consumer research is a unique subset of marketing research, which merits the
utilization of specialized research methods that collect customer data and also
enhances the company’s relationship with its customers.
Really, marketing research comprises a form of applied sociological study,
which concentrates on understanding the behaviours, whims and preferences,
mainly current and future, of consumers in a market based economy.

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SAMPLING
The sampling plan for the study decides the work area that is the population,
which has to be surveyed. A Brief idea about the sampling for this research
consisting of its different parameters is given below:
TYPE OF SAMPLING METHODS USED IN THE STUDY
JUDEGEMENTAL SAMPLING
In this type of the sampling the researcher uses his judgment to select
population members who are good source for accurate information.
SAMPLING UNIVERSE
This study is conducted in Visakhapatnam and suburban areas. So it will be true
for Visakahapatnam region as follows.
SAMPLE SIZE
In this study the sample size is of 100 people due to time constraint
METHOD OF DATA COLLECTION
The research was carried out through survey method with the help of a
QUESTIONNAIRE consisting of close ended question. Due to its flexibility,
questionnaire method is ideally suited for collection of primary data.

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SECTION 3
ORGANISATION PROFILE

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RELIANCE COMMUNICATIONS
Reliance – Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group, an offshoot of the Reliance Group
founded by Shri Dhirubhai H Ambani (1932-2002), ranks among India’s top
three private sector business houses in terms of net worth. The group has
business interests that range from telecommunications (Reliance
Communications Limited) to financial services (Reliance Capital Ltd) and the
generation and distribution of power (Reliance Infrastructure Limited).
Reliance – ADA Group’s flagship company, Reliance Communications, is India's
largest private sector information and Communications Company, with over
100 million subscribers. It has established a pan-India, high-capacity, integrated
(wireless and wireline), convergent (voice, data and video) digital network, to
offer services spanning the entire infocomm value chain.
VISION
By 2015, be amongst the top 3 most valued Indian companies,providing Information,
Communication & Entertainment services, and being the industry benchmark in Customer
Experience, Employee Centricity and Innovation.
MISSION
RCOM will create world-class benchmarks by:
• Meeting and exceeding Customer expectations with a segmented approach.
• Establishing, re-engineering and automating Processes to make
them customer centric, efficient and effective.
• Incessant offering of Products and Services that are value for money and
excite customers.
• Providing a Network experience that is best in the industry.
• Building Reliance into an iconic Brand which is benchmarked by others and
leads industry in Intention to Purchase and Loyalty
• Developing a professional Leadership team that inspires, nurtures talent
and propagates RCOM Values by personal example

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COMPETITORS PROFILE
Reliance communications faces competition in the CDMA Internet Providers
category from TATA Photon+ and MTS MBlaze.
TATA TELESERVICES LTD
Tata Teleservices Limited spearheads the Tata Group’s presence in the telecom
sector. The Tata Group includes over 90 companies, over 350,000 employees
worldwide and more than 3.5 million shareholders.
Incorporated in 1996, Tata Teleservices is the pioneer of the CDMA 1x
technology platform in India. It has embarked on a growth path since the
acquisition of Hughes Tele.com (India) Ltd [renamed Tata Teleservices
(Maharashtra) Limited] by the Tata Group in 2002.
It launched mobile operations in January 2005 under the brand name Tata
Indicom and today enjoys a pan-India presence through existing operations in
all of India’s 22 telecom Circles. The company is also the market leader in the
fixed wireless telephony market. The company’s network has been rated as the
‘Least Congested’ in India for six consecutive quarters by the Telecom
Regulatory Authority of India through independent surveys.
The Tata Teleservices Limited bouquet comprises four other brands as well—
Virgin Mobile, Walky (which is the brand for fixed wireless phones),
the Photon family (the company’s brand that provides a variety of options for
wireless mobile broadband access, and T24.
Today, Tata Teleservices Ltd, along with Tata Teleservices (Maharashtra) Ltd,
serves over 84 million customers in more than 450,000 towns and villages
across the country, with a bouquet of telephony services encompassing Mobile
Services, Wireless Desktop Phones, Public Booth Telephony and Wireline
Services and enterprise solutions.
SISTEMA SHYAM TELESERVICES (MTS)
Sistema Shyam TeleServices Ltd (SSTL) is the fastest growing telecom company
in the competitive Indian market, with over 11 million voice subscribers and
over 7 lakh mobile broadband customers. SSTL has tied up with Mobile
TeleSystems OJSC, a JSFC Sistema company of Russia, to bring the globally
acclaimed telecom brand – “MTS” to India.

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Millward Brown in its 2011 report on Most Valuable Global Brands has ranked
MTS 80th with a brand value of $10.9 billion.
Sistema Shyam TeleServices Ltd. (SSTL) is a joint venture between Sistema {LSE:
SSA} of Russia, the Russian Federation and the Shyam Group of India. The
Russian Federation holds a 17.14% stake in the company. Sistema is the
majority shareholder with a 56.68% stake, Shyam Group holding a 23.98% stake
and the remaining 2.2% being held by the public.
• MTS, the mobile telecom service brand of SSTL, has over 11 million
customers’ in India.
• MBlaze, the high-speed mobile broadband service, launched in November
2009 has clocked over 700,000 satisfied mobile broadband customers in
a very short span of time.
• SSTL was the FIRST telecom company in India to launch mobile
broadband internet services with speeds up to 3.1 Mbps in the state of
Jharkhand in April 2010.
OTHER COMPETITORS
Apart from MTS & TATA several GSM companies are now launching USB Internet
Devices using the 3G technology. IDEA, Airtel & Vodafone are some private
competitors, while BSNL remains a dominant Government affiliated Service
Provider.

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OBSERVATION
1. Which broad band net connector are you using.?
Consumer Response Frequency In Percentage (%)
Reliance Netconnect+ 40 40
TATA Photon + 50 50
MTS MBlaze 7 7
Others 3 3
INFERENCE:
Among the 100 sample size considered for the survey, the above data indicates
that TATA Photon+ enjoys the maximum no. of users. The data considered was
for those subscribers who had an active USB based net connector for a
minimum period of 4 months.
2. Is your broad band net connector giving you fast access?
Yes 30 30
No 60 60
Sometimes 10 10
40
50
7
3
Market Share
Reliance Netconnect+
TATA photon+
MTS Mblaze
Others
30
60
10
Access Speed
Yes
No
Sometimes

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3. Are you satisfied with your Present Service provider?
Yes 43 43
No 54 54
Partly 3 3
INFERENCE:
As the Chart above indicates most Service provider companies faced the
problem of dissatisfied subscribers. The following chart is perhaps an indicator
for the reasons behind subscribers not being satisfied. USB based net
connectors are yet to match their wired counterparts in terms of both speed &
tariff.
4. What are the important features you look for in a Net Connector?
High Speed 72 72
Economic tariff 25 25
Ease of Use 3 3
0
10
20
30
Reliance
Netconnect+
Tata Photon+ MTS Mblaze Others
Satisfied
Not satisfied
72
3
25
Determinants to buy
Speed
Ease of use
Economy

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INFERENCE:
72% of all respondents said speed is a primary determinant to buy a USB Net
Connector.
5. Is there any difficulty faced while using broad band net connector?
Yes 27 27
No 45 45
Partially 28 28
6. Is net connector successful in the Rural Areas?
Yes 21 21
No 45 45
Partially 34 34
INFERENCE:
Most of the participants in the survey are urban dwellers. As such t
E efficiency of USB based Net connectors in rural areas remains an untested
area. Reliance has good network coverage but MTS and several others have no
coverage outside urban centres.
7. Do you think Land Line based broad band schemes are more economic?
Yes 77 77
No 23 23
Partially 0 0
21
45
34
Rural Area Efficiency
Yes
No
Partially

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INFERENCE:
77% of all users perceive that USB net connectors are more expensive to buy
and cost more per month than a fixed wire landline based internet connection.
As per market tariff rates as on 1.06.2011 this perception is found to be true is
almost all cases.
8. Do you think that use of the broad band net connector improves your work
efficiency?
Yes 81 81
No 3 3
Partially 16 16
INFERENCE:
815 of all respondents believe that a USB based net connector offers greater
mobility leading t better work efficiency. Its utility value is clearly established.
Hence the data reveals that as a product the USB net connector offers great
potential and opportunity to the telecom companies in future.
Economy
YES
NO
PARTIALLY
81
3 16
Work Efficiency
Yes
No
Partially

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SECTION 5
FINDINGS, SUGGESTIONS & CONCLUSIONS

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FINDINGS
• Reliance Communications, has lost the early mover advantage losing its market
leader status to TATA Photon+
• 72% of all respondents said speed is a primary determinant to buy a USB Net
Connector
• 60% of respondents were not satisfied with the speeds of their USB Net
Connectors.
• 54% of respondents expressed a desire to shift to another Service Provider
LIMITATIONS
• It depends on the customer willingness to give good and fair response.
• Results of this study and findings are applicable only for Visakhapatnam
city and nearby areas. The results may be different in other parts of India.
• The sample size considered was 100 owing to Time constraints;the
results were extrapolated.
• Absence of professional researchers was another limitation of the study.
SUGGESTIONS
• Reliance Communications should focus on emerging markets especially
in rural areas where its infrastructure gives it an edge over others.
• Focus on marketing & awareness programmes to show the utility value of
a USB Net Connector for first time buyers
• Focussing on existing wired Broadband customers especially business
people to show the utility value of USB net Connector as an additional
device to be used while travelling.
• Trying to achieve Economies of scale to bring tariff rates down further to
be more competitive.

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• Reliance should try to expand its prepaid user base by poaching
subscribers from TATA, MTS by offering better tariffs and schemes as
this is a intensely
• competitive area.
• To ensure product differentiaton by adopting unique designs, colours
and features like memory card slots, wi-fi routers etc to target specific
segments of markets like youth, office goers, business men etc.
• Offer additional roaming benefits especially international roaming
features for business travellers.
CONCLUSION
In terms of Product differentiation there is very marginal difference between
Reliance Netconnect+ and its competition. The speeds are not comparable to
the speeds of fixed landline based broadband providers. However Reliance
Communication has several advantages over its competitors
• Ready availability of Infrastructure
• Capital Infusion capacity
• Strong Pan-India presence of distribution channels
The competition from 3G based service providers is negligible today but it will
increase in future. The need of the hour is to bring down prices, increase
speeds and provide qualitative features like designs, colours etc in the USB
Dongles that will ensure product differentiation and diversification which will be
the major success determinants in future.

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QUESTIONNAIRE
This questionnaire is prepared to study the project titled “The comparative
study of the consumer satisfaction towards broad band services provided by
Reliance and Tata Indicom U.S.B. net connector” as a compulsory part of M.B.A.
program.
NAME:-…………………………………………………….
AGE :- ……………………………………………………...
GENDER :- ………………………………………………..
CONTACT No :- ………………………………………………………….
1. Which broad band net connector are you using.?
(a) Reliance Netconnect
(b) Tata Indicom Photon.
(c) MTS MBlaze
(d) Other:
2. Is your broad band net connector giving you fast access?
(a) Yes
(b) No
(c) Some times
3. Are you satisfied with your Present Service provider?
(d) Yes
(e) No
(f) Partly
4. What are the important features you look for in a Net Connector?
(a) High speed.
(b) Economic Tariff
(c) Ease of Use
5. Is there any difficulty faced while using broad band net connector.?
(a) Yes
(b) No
(c) Partially
6. Is net connector successful in the Rural Areas.?
(a)Yes
(b)No
(c)Partially

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7. Do you think Land Line based broad band schemes are more economic?
(a)Yes
(b)No
(c)Partially
8. Do you think that use of the broad band net connector improves your work
efficiency?
(a)Yes
(b)No
(c)Partially
9. Do you have any suggestion for the improving service quality of net
connector?
○………………………………………………………………………………
○………………………………………………………………………………
○………………………………………………………………………………
○……………………………………………………………………………

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BIBLIOGRAPHY
1. Online resources
• www.wikipedia.com
• http://reliancenetconnect.co.in
• http://www.tataphoton.com/
• http://www.mtsindia.in
2. Marketing management – Philip Kotler
3. Research methodology – C.R. Kothari
4. Strategic management & Business Policy – Prof. K. Siva Rama Krishna

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