Reliance Communications Limited provides telecommunication services in India. The company has established a pan-India, integrated (wireless and wireline), and convergent (voice, data, and video) digital network that is capable of supporting services spanning the entire communications value chain.
The company owns and operates IP enabled connectivity infrastructure, comprising approximately 277,000 kilometers of fibre optic cable systems in India, USA, Europe, Middle East, and the Asia Pacific r...
Reliance Communications Limited provides telecommunication services in India. The company has established a pan-India, integrated (wireless and wireline), and convergent (voice, data, and video) digital network that is capable of supporting services spanning the entire communications value chain.
The company owns and operates IP enabled connectivity infrastructure, comprising approximately 277,000 kilometers of fibre optic cable systems in India, USA, Europe, Middle East, and the Asia Pacific region.
Joint Ventures
The company has a joint venture with Alcatel-Lucent to provide managed services to the GSM and CDMA networks of the company and RTL. The joint venture company provides similar managed services to other telecom companies worldwide.
The company has formed an alliance with Krishak Bharati Cooperative Limited (Kribhco), a co-operative society with a marketing network in rural India. Kribhco Reliance Kisan Limited, the joint venture company, would create a distribution model covering 72 percent of India’s population through its network of cooperatives, member co-operatives, and Krishi Seva Kendras spread across the country.
Segments
The Wireless segment includes wireless operations of the company, Reliance Communications Infrastructure Limited, Reliance Telecom Limited, Reliance Infratel Limited, Alcatel-Lucent Managed Solutions India Private Limited. This segment also includes the retail operations of Reliance Communications UK Limited, Reliance Communications International Inc., Reliance Communications Canada Inc., Reliance Communications (Australia) Pty. Limited, and Reliance Communications (New Zealand) Pte. Limited.
The Broadband segment includes broadband operations of the company, Reliance Communications Infrastructure Limited, and Reliance WiMax Limited.
The Global segment includes National Long Distance and International Long Distance operations of the company and the wholesale operations of its subsidiaries, such as Reliance Globalcom BV and its subsidiaries.
The Investment segment includes investment activities of the Group companies, Reliance Telecom Limited, Reliance Infratel Limited, Reliance Webstore Limited, Reliance Globalcom BV, Gateway Net Trading Pte. Limited, Reliance Infocomm Infrastructure Private Limited, and Reliance Wimax Limited.
The Other segment mainly comprises of the customer care activities of Reliance Webstore Limited, Facility Usage activities of Reliance Infocomm Infrastructure Private Limited, and DTH activities of Reliance Communications Infrastructure Limited and Reliance Big TV Limited.
Customers
The company has a customer base of individual overseas retail customers. Its corporate clients include Indian and multinational corporations; and global, regional, and domestic carriers.