VARINDIA IT MAGAZINE

Reliance Industries Limited (“RIL” or “Reliance”) will acquire an open telecom solutions provider Radisys Corporation (“Radisys” or “the Company”) for US$1.72 per share in cash. Radisys provides open telecom solutions to service providers worldwide. Headquartered in Hillsboro, Oregon, Radisys has nearly 600 employees with an engineering team based out of Bangalore, India, and sales and support offices globally. Radisys delivers value to service providers and telecom equipment vendors by providing disruptive open-centric software, hardware and service capabilities that enable the migration to next-generation network topologies. “Reliance and Jio have been disrupting legacy business models and establishing new global benchmarks. Radisys’ top-class management and engineering team offer Reliance rapid innovation and solution development expertise globally, which complements our work towards software-centric disaggregated networks and platforms, enhancing the value to custom...

Reliance Retail has come up with LYF smartphones – LYF Wind 6 and LYF Flame 1. Both the devices are affordable and superior entry-level smartphones in the Indian market. The devices come equipped with technologies such as VoLTE and VoWi-Fi, which will deliver a True 4G experience when used on a VoLTE supporting network. LYF Wind 6 and LYF Flame 1 come attractively priced, in the sub-Rs.7K category and are everyone’s gateway to a Digital Life. VoLTE and VoWi-Fi features, implying Voice over Long-Term Evolution and Voice over Wi-Fi, will ensure a true 4G experience for the user when used on a VoLTE network... Read more

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Reliance Globalcom  has appointed  William (Bill) Barney as CEO  of its three offshore businesses, comprising FLAG, Yipes and Vanco. Barney’s  career  spans  more  than  15 years in Asia. During his 10-year tenure as CEO of Pacnet, Barney led the company's successful acquisition of regional ISP, Pacific Internet, which operationally merged with Asia Netcom and re-launched as Pacnet in January 2008. Prior to Pacnet, Barney served as Asia Pacific  President  and CEO for MCI Worldcom  (Verizon) where  he ledthe company through a three-digit growth phase. Anil D.Ambani,Chairman, Reliance Communications  stated, “We are delighted to have Bill join us to lead Reliance Globalcom into an accelerated phase  of growth  anddevelopment,  leading  to enhanced  unlocking  of value for the benefit of all our stakeholders. Bill’s track record and abi...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Aiming to provide its 3G and prepaid GSM customers with unlimited live streaming of all the  ICC Champions Trophy 2013  matches,  Reliance Communications  has announced partnership with Star Sports. With this partnership, Reliance customers by subscribing for a tournament pass of Rs. 301, will be able to access all the matches of the ongoing tournament on their smartphones, without paying any additional data consumption charges. The customers will be able to enjoy this video experience without any delay and buffering on their mobile screens anytime, anywhere across the country. Nilanjan Mukherjee, Chief Revenue Officer, Reliance Communications  said, "We are delighted to offer the first of its kind seamless experience of unlimited live streaming of all ICC Champions Trophy 2013 matches to our customers powered by Star Sports with no additional data consumption charges. Our exclusive global partnersh...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd  and  Reliance Communications Ltd  have announced the signing of a definitive agreement for sharing of  RCoM’s nationwide telecom towers infrastructure . Under the terms of the agreement, Reliance Jio Infocomm will utilize up to 45,000 ground and rooftop-based towers across RCoM’s nationwide network for accelerated rollout of its  state-of-the-art 4G services . The agreement provides for joint working arrangements to configure the scope of additional towers to be built at new locations to ensure deep penetration and seamless delivery of next- generation services. This agreement follows the inter-city optic fibre sharing agreement already signed in April 2013 as part of a comprehensive framework of business cooperation between Reliance Jio Infocomm and Reliance Communications...... See More

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Reliance Communications  has announced ambitious plans to expand its pan-India network significantly through strategic 2G GSM Intra-Circle Roaming agreements with existing operators, offering its customers wider coverage and uninterrupted service across the country. Once in place, RCOM’s 2G GSM customers will be able to roam seamlessly on all partner networks, free of any additional cost. These ICR agreements will increase RCOM's national 2G GSM network footprint by 10,000 base stations and bring in an addressable market of over 150 million customers, adding up to a market opportunity of over Rs.10,000 crore. All agreements with existing telecom operators are likely to be completed by the end of the second quarter of the ongoing financial year. "We are already in advanced stages of talks with several operators across the country to put these agreements in place, and are delighted to announce the first of many such allian...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Reliance Communications  has signed an eight-year full-scope managed services agreement with  Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC)  for  US$1 billion to operate and manage the wireline and wireless networks  for Northern and Western states of India. Ericsson will be responsible for improving network performance and ultimately service quality, with the goal of increasing customer satisfaction and retention. Ericsson will also work closely with Reliance Communications to identify opportunities to introduce new services and expand its existing businesses to help realize the full potential of its network. According to the partnership, Ericsson will manage the day-to-day operations across wireline and wireless networks and will take over responsibility for field maintenance, network operations and operational planning of Reliance Communications 2G, CDMA and 3G mobile networks. This partnership will allow Reliance Commun...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Keeping into consideration the increasing Facebook population in the country, Reliance Communications  has launched their first-of-its-kind prepaid plan  “Facebook Messenger Plan”  for all Reliance GSM subscribers.  Reliance GSM customers  can now enjoy unlimited usage of Facebook messenger across the country at a nominal fee of Rs.16 per month only without paying any extra data consumption charges.  “Facebook Messenger Plan” offers unlimited access of Facebook to all prepaid Reliance GSM customers in the country for just Rs.16 per month without paying any extra data consumption charges. The “Facebook Messenger Plan” is available with a validity period of 30 Days from the date of recharge and the plan is auto-renewed every 30 days unless unsubscribed..... See More

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Ciena Corporation  has announced that Reliance Globalcom has selected Ciena’s WaveLogic coherent optical 100G networking solutions to upgrade its FLAG Europe-Asia (FEA) submarine network. Based on Ciena’s OPn architecture, the 100G network will bring immense capacity increases to a route that connects Egypt and Jordan to satisfy customer demand for high-bandwidth services, while using its existing fiber infrastructure to support growing bandwidth requirements. As part of the network upgrade, Reliance Globalcom will deploy a 100G DWDM system with Ciena’s 6500 Packet-Optical Platform equipped with WaveLogic coherent optical line interfaces.... See More

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Reliance Communications  has announced their exclusive partnership with  WhatsApp  in India. Through this partnership Reliance Communications has launched first of its kind prepaid plan ‘WhatsApp Plan’ for all Reliance GSM subscribers and ‘ My College Plan ’ for students across the country.  Reliance GSM customers can now enjoy unlimited usage of WhatsApp and Facebook across the country at a nominal fee of Rs. 16 per month only without paying any extra data consumption charges... See More

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Reliance Communications has bagged multiple orders from the Central and State Government of India. As part of this multiple orders, Reliance will also provide MPLS VPN Connectivity for Karnataka and Chhattisgarh DISCOM and will manage the complete IT infrastructure for BMC across Mumbai. In addition, the Department of Post has chosen Reliance for hosting their servers over a 3,000- sq. ft. space at Dhirubhai Ambani Knowledge City in Navi Mumbai.... more For More Details See www.varindia.com

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Reliance Globalcom has announced that it is upgrading its European Network with coherent 100G technology.  Reliance Globalcom, which boasts international subsea cable assets spanning over 73,000 Route Kilometers, will be using Ciena's 6500 Packet Optical Platform and WaveLogic coherent optical processors to deploy the 100G network.  Part of the European network connecting Marseilles, London, Paris and Frankfurt is planned to be upgraded with 100G wavelength technology by the end of 2012. The upgraded network will enable Reliance Globalcom to support the surge in high-bandwidth intensive applications that encompass cloud computing, video conferencing, business continuity/disaster recovery, data center connectivity, and storage area networking, in addition to ever-increasing Internet traffic. It will also enable Reliance Globalcom to offer more flexibility and improved performance to its customers. The new 100G technolo...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Reliance Globalcom has announced availability of 10G LAN PHY, a dedicated Ethernet point-to-point service, as a standard service offering across all the major destinations on its global network. 10G LAN PHY services are now available across 19 global cities on Reliance Globalcom's FA-1, FNAL, Falcon, FEA and Hawk cable systems that will enable its wholesale customers to interconnect their Internet routers with less-expensive 10G Ethernet / LAN PHY interfaces. 10G LAN PHY service uses ITU-T G.709 standard and operates at a line rate of 10.31 Gbps against 9.95 Gbps on a standard 10G, thereby also offering a higher user data speed. "We have successfully upgraded our global network and built capability to support 10G LAN PHY services across our network, which offer a significantly lower cost alternative to our customers compared to the legacy SDH/SONET-based 10G interfaces. It enables our customers to utilize the new-gener...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Reliance Communications has launched 'Reliance CeleBlog', a platform that follows 'Sachin Tendulkar'. The new voice blog will be available in Sachin Tendulkar's own voice and is accessible to Reliance subscribers nationally.  This offering from Reliance notifies the subscriber via SMS every time Sachin adds a new blog along with facilitating every fan to send messages to him and also share the same with their friends. Kunal Ramteke, Senior Vice President and Head - Value Added Services (VAS), Reliance Communications Limited said, "We are always looking forward to offer innovative services to our customers with an affordable price point. We are excited to launch the first of its kind offering 'CeleBlog' for our valued customers and delight them with an unimaginable experience. For a country where Cricket is considered a religion, every cricket enthusiast would definitely love to avail this once i...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Reliance Globalcom has announced the service launch of the Al-Faw Cable Landing Station (CLS) in Iraq, built in alliance with the Iraqi Telecommunications and Post Company (ITPC).  Rory Cole, COO, Reliance Globalcom, said, "We are delighted at achieving this historic milestone and being the first private service provider to activate submarine capacity in Iraq. Falcon offers seamless connectivity globally and will help connect Iraq to the rest of the world through the reach of our global network. This opens a new opportunity for MNCs around the world to have a better communication with Iraq and operate from this country.”  Mohammed Allawi, Minister of Communications, said, “This is an extremely important strategic initiative undertaken by ITPC and Reliance Globalcom. This will facilitate the connectivity of all the countries in the Middle East region to Iraq and will also significantly improve the quality and speed as ...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Reliance has announced their partnership with BIGFLIX to provide premium full-length movies to all Reliance 3G subscribers at Rs.30/- per movie. This premium service is available with No DATA charges or HIDDEN Cost.    Kunal Ramtekke, Senior Vice-President & Head - Value Added Services (VAS), Reliance Communications Ltd., said, "We are thrilled to offer the first-of-its-kind full-length movie streaming service to our customers powered by BIGFLIX fulfilling the needs and desires of all the movie buffs on our superior Reliance 3G network with incredible affordability. Every movie lover will surely love to avail this service as we are now the home for full-length mobile movies and experience seamless video on demand streaming through our superior 3G network." Shreyash Sigtia, Business Head, Big Flicks Pvt. Ltd., said, "We are delighted to partner with Reliance 3G. This would enable millions of Reliance 3G users ...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Reliance Communications has appointed Gurdeep Singh as President & CEO of its Wireless Business. Gurdeep will be responsible for leading Reliance Communications Wireless Business to achieve higher revenues and profitability. Additionally, Gurdeep Singh will also be a member of the Reliance Management Board (RMB). Gurdeep Singh said, "I am delighted to be a part of the Reliance Group and look forward to an exciting journey in taking Reliance Communications Wireless Business to greater heights". For More Details See www.varindia.com

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Reliance Communications has announced a set of initiatives to make 3G data usage affordable for all usage segments. The new Netconnect 3G data plans now available across all 13 Reliance 3G circles, including metros, offer 1GB 3G data for Rs.250 per month and 2GB of 3G data for Rs.450 per month.  With this plan, if the customer uses 2.5GB, the customer gets billed for Rs.250 as rental and Rs.300 extra usage (at Re. 0.2/MB for 1.5GB) – a total bill of Rs.550. On a 1GB plan from any other operator, this customer would have been billed for Rs.250 as rental and Rs.4,500 for extra usage (at Rs.3/MB for 1.5GB) - a total bill of Rs.4,750. My best plan will save the customer Rs.4,200 per month on just 2.5GB usage and saving will be much higher with higher usage.  Sanjay Behl, Group Head - Brand & Marketing, Reliance Communications Limited, said, "We would like our customers to enjoy our superior Reliance 3G network with th...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Reliance Communications has announced its plans to market Android devices in India over its superior network for the next two years. Through this strategic collaboration with Google, Reliance Communications will market the Android mobile operating system and Google Mobile Services in order to promote the usage of Android devices in the country. Through this collaboration, Reliance Communications will offer an exclusive free 1GB usage per month 3G plan to all Android device users. Reliance also plans to introduce expert customer care, carrier billing, exclusive apps and content, in addition to the dedicated Android experience zone at Reliance retail outlets across the country. Sanjay Behl, Group Head - Brand & Marketing, Reliance Communications Limited, said, "In line with the rapid growth of smartphones in the country, Reliance has collaborated with Google to catapult the change by providing compelling new experience to device users...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Reliance Communications has expanded its Application Aware Network (AAN) service to India, enabling Indian enterprises to upgrade to an intelligent network that speeds up application performance for increased business efficiency. Reliance Communications has launched this service in partnership with Riverbed. Reliance's Application Aware Network provides visibility and control of application performance across networks and increases WAN capacity by using cutting-edge traffic optimization technologies. Even with ample bandwidth, applications performances in an enterprise may not be optimal which could impact the ability to undertake business efficiently. "As large enterprises need to support a geographically dispersed workforce and a greater number of users and devices accessing applications across their network, the objective is to improve the user experience. With Reliance's Application Aware Network, enterprises can enjoy impro...