RCom expands 3G footprint to 18 circles across the country

Reliance Communications (RCom) has launched Next-Gen 3G services in 5 more telecom circles, namely, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and UP-East telecom Circles, thereby expanding its 3G footprint to 18 Circles across the country. With this move, RCOM will now offer best-in-class, high-speed 3G services in the entire southern part of the country and UP-East as well. Customers will be able to enjoy RCOM's 3G services in the 5 new circles from June 20, 2014. RCOM currently has the largest 3G footprint in the country with a presence in 13 Circles, including Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Punjab, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, West Bengal, Himachal Pradesh, Bihar, Orissa, Assam, Jammu & Kashmir and North East. With its extended presence in 18 Circles, covering 80% of the country's 30 data revenue market and incremental Smartphone sales, the company will be well-positioned to target a disproportionate share of the Corporate, SME and high-value customer market. The expansion will also help the company to further consolidate its data leadership position in the Indian market. Reliance Communications is India’s foremost and truly integrated telecommunications service provider. The company, with a customer base of about 150 million, including over 2.5 million individual overseas retail customers, ranks among the Top 4 Telecom companies in the world by number of customers in a single country.