Reliance Communications Launches 3G Services In Four Cities

Reliance Communications, a part of the Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group, has launched its third generation (3G) mobile phone services in Mumbai, New Delhi, Kolkata and Chandigarh with wider applications choices at much greater speeds.

The company also announced that it will launch 3G services across its 13 telecom circles by the end of this fiscal, while targeting a national footprint in association with some other operators in the remaining nine circles during the next year.

“The launch of Reliance 3G is an integral part of our ‘Vision 2015’ of a wire-free India built on an affordable-for-all platform, simplified tariffs, personalised services and content-rich portfolio,” said Syed Safawi, Chief Executive (Wireless Business), Reliance Communications.

The 3G services will offer features such as video-calling, mobile TV, video streaming and applications access at superfast speeds on a wide variety of both mobile phone and personal computing devices. The company said it has also forged pacts with Universal Music for content, Nokia and Ericsson for applications and Motricity for web portal. Existing subscribers will be automatically upgraded to 3G services if they have a 3G-enabled smart phone.

On video-calling, the company said it was awaiting the government’s permission to launch the service in the country.