MILESTONES
2008
January 12
Reliance Communications receives Start-up GSM Spectrum
January 16
Yahoo partners with Reliance Communications to provide Yahoo One Search for its CDMA and GSM customers.
January 31
RCOM's Q 3 Net Profit increases by 48.5% and Revenues Up by 29.8 %. Remains the most profitable Telecom Company in India.
February 4
Reliance Communications offers Lifetime Validity at Rs 199
RCOM’s subsidiary Infratel files Draft Red Herring Prospectus with SEBI
February 5
Reliance Mobile strengthens its religious content portfolio on Mobile by tie-up with Sadhana TV
February 14
RCOM in partnership with CanvasM, launches Mulitplayer Mobile Games
February 19
HDFC Bank ties up with RCOM, turns every Reliance Mobile into a credit card
February 27
Reliance Communications consolidates Global Telecom Business under “Business Globalcom”
Reliance Communications forays into International Mobile Market with GSM License in Uganda.
March 3
Reliance Communications drops prices of Internet Data Cards
March 10
Reliance Communications announces ESOPs for over 20,000 employees
March 20
Reliance Communications and HTC forge Strategic Alliance
March 27
Corporation Bank Launches Banking Services on Reliance Mobile World
April 1
Reliance Communications forays into IT space, launches Reliance Technology Services Company
April 9
RCOM launches Educational Portal on Reliance Mobile Phones
April 25
Reliance Globalcom unit Reliance Infocom BV, Netherlands acquires Global WiMAX Operator eWave World
April 29
Reliance Communications Announces Unlimited Free STD calls
April 30
Reliance Globalcom Launches Passport Global SIM
RCOM's Net Profit up by 70.8% to Rs 5,401 crore
May 2
Reliance Communications’ Net Profit up by 70.8% to Rs 5,401 crore (US$ 1,350 million), Revenues higher by 31.8% to Rs.19, 068 crore (US$ 4,765 million) and EBIDTA increases by 43.3% to Rs.8, 199 crore (US$ 2049 million)
May 12
Reliance Communications and Alcatel form Joint Venture to offer Managed Network Services to telcos across the globe
May 26
Reliance Globalcom acquires UK based VANCO Group Limited
June 24
Reliance Globalcom, Stealth Communications forge Strategic Alliance to extend VOIP Network across 50 countries
July 12
CA Exam Results on Reliance Mobile
July 22
Reliance Communications Mobile Subscriber base crosses 50 Million
July 29
CA Professional Exam Results on Reliance Mobile
July 31
Reliance Communications (RCOM) announces its financial results for the first quarter ended June 30, 2008. Net Profit up by 23.9% to Rs. 1,512 crore (US$ 352 million)
2007 -
January 10
Reliance Communications adds a record 1.4 million subscribers in December ‘06
January 18
Reliance Communication launches unique "Simply 2030" plan on Reliance Hello
January 25
Reliance Communications promotes Roger Waters Music Concert
January 29
RCOM shareholders approve tower business demerger with a 99.99% overwhelming majority
January 30
Overwhelming response to Reliance World’s National Digital Elocution Competition
January 30
Reliance joins Lenovo and Intel for "Internet on the Move"
February 2
Reliance Communications’ market capitalization tops Rs 1 lakh crore ( 1 trillion rupees or 24.39 billion US dollars) on Bombay Stock Exchange
February 16
Reliance Communications offers best value on roaming
February 26
Search Jobs & Classified Ads from Reliance Mobile World - Reliance Communications ties up with Naukri.com
March 6
Reliance Communications ushers in ‘Virtual Global Conference Network’
March 7
DHIRUBHAI AMBANI – THE MAN I KNEW By KOKILABEN
Book on Founder Chairman launched.
March 8
Reliance Communications launches ‘Roam Jamaica on Reliance Mobile
March 16
Reliance Mobile launches ' Suno Zee’
March 19
Demerger of Passive Infrastructure division Reliance Communications & Reliance Telecom approved by the Bombay High Court
March 21
Reliance World Offers Program to Help Students ’Crack Admissions in Colleges Abroad’
March 23
Govt’s Rural Telephone Scheme(RDEL)through Reliance Communications successfully closes by March 31,2007
March 26
Booking train ticket from Reliance Mobile Phones becomes more easy now… with ITZ Cash Cards
April 4
Reliance Communications unleashes the power of mobile advertising
April 6
Reliance Communications acquires 1.2 million subscribers in March 2007.
April 11
Sunny Days And Nights For Reliance Mobile Subscribers as
Reliance Communications ties up with SUN TV to offer video streaming of all SUN TV programs online 24x7
April 11
Reliance World launches summer e camp for school kids
April 30
RCOM first listed Indian telecom company to reward shareholders
May 2
A Classic Bonanza – Reliance Communications unveils handsets @ Rs 777
May 9
RCOM bags West Bengal E-Governance Project
May 10
Reliance sets a new record, one million Classic handsets sold in just one
May 12
Reliance Communications slashes rate to US and Canada. It's now just Rs 1.99 per minute
May 14
Reliance Communications launches Classic Color Bonanza - Color handsets @ Rs 1234
May 17
RCOM kick starts world's fastest and largest rural infrastructure rollout on World Telecom Day.
May 18
Reliance Communications Launches Lifetime Validity Recharge @ Just Rs.499.
May 22
RCOM slashes roaming rates by as much as 70 percent
May 25
Reliance Communications launches unlimited calling
June 5
RCOM hosts seminar on ‘Emerging Trends in Mobile Applications Development’
June 6
Reliance Communications adds 1.4 million new mobile subscribers in May2007
June 6
Reliance Classic' Makes Music - FM Radio Phones Launched at just Rs.1888
June 27
Reliance World, BIMTECH & Philadelphia University unveil Executive Program in Retail Management (EPRM)
June 28
Reliance Communications ties up with Cisco to launch Business Internet Services for SMEs in Pune
July 4
Bengali movie ‘Anuranan’ on Reliance Mobile World
July 7
RCOM and QUALCOMM Collaborate on CDMA2000 Expansion
July 12
Reliance Communications awards Alcatel-Lucent a Next-Gen network expansion contract
July 12
Reliance Communications awards Huawei all IP Next-Gen network expansion contract
July 19
RCOM announces sale of equity stake in its Tower Company-Reliance Telecom Infrastructure Limited
July 19
RCOM's AGM on Reliance Mobile World
July 23
Reliance Communications launches Passport Calling Solutions
July 25
RCOM join hands with Yatra.com for air and hotel bookings
August 20
RCOM offers 'Live Mandi Prices' on Reliance Mobile World
August 31
Reliance Communications , the official global partner for the first edition of ICC Twenty 20 World Cup Championship 2007 in South Africa unveils the coveted Trophy in Mumbai and announces Dhoni - Dhanadan Pack
September 9
Reliance Communications launches Money Transfer on Reliance Mobile Phones
September 10
RCOM launches BlackBerry 8830 World Edition Smartphone
'Bloomberg Professional' now on Reliance Mobile
September 11
Reliance Communications ties up with Sulekha.com to offer local search on Reliance Mobile World
September 18
Strategic partnership with Vanco
October 3
Reliance Communications announces Classic Celebrations- Classic Handset sales top 10 million- Color Handset @ Rs.999
October 20
Reliance Communications to launch nationwide GSM Services under existing Unified Access Service Licenses
October 22
Reliance Communications brings 'Durgotsav Live' Videocast on mobile
November 7
Reliance Communications Launches 'Diwali Dhamaka'
November 15
RCOM launches Rural Mobile Application Contest
November 16
Fair & Lovely Scholarship on Reliance Mobile World is winner at the MMA awards, USA
November 27
FLAG and GlassHouse ink landmark partnership
December 11
Reliance Communications adjudged World’s Top CDMA Operator at the Global CDMA Industry Achievements Awards Fete
December 20
Reliance Communications completes Yipes’ acquisition
December 24
RCOM announces special offers for Christmas and New Year.
2006 -
January 01
Reliance Infocomm launches "One Nation, One Tariff" to enable Reliance IndiaMobile prepaid users to call anywhere in India at Re one per minute.
January 19
Reliance Demerger adds record Rs.55, 000 Crore to shareholder wealth
January 23
TIMES NOW launched on Reliance Mobile Phones, making it the world’s first TV channel to be launched on a mobile phone.
March 06
Reliance Communications Ventures Ltd. (RCVL), India's leading integrated telecommunications company, a member of the Reliance - Anil Dhirubhai Ambani group, lists on the Bombay Stock Exchange and National Stock Exchange.
March 21
Reliance Infocomm introduces R World in Hindi to become the world's first operator to offer mobile data services in more than one language on the same handset. This will make it possible for millions of Indians to access the popular R World with hundreds of every-day-use applications in the national language.
March 23
Reliance-Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group signs up Indian cricket's whiz kid and heartthrob of millions Mahendra Singh Dhoni as the brand ambassador for Reliance Communications Ventures Ltd.
March 29
Reliance Infocomm becomes India’s first telecom operator to launch seamless inter-standard international roaming service - 1World.1Number, with single number on international CDMA and GSM networks.
April 27
Reliance Communications launches India’s first Talking Message Service (TMS) enabling its mobile users to send voice messages to not only other mobiles but also fixed wireless phones (FWP) and landlines.
June 22
Reliance Communications ties up with Disney to offer on Reliance Mobile World India's first 3D animation on mobile.
July 03
Reliance Communications launches 'Hello Capital Plan' to enable its subscribers in 19 state capitals to call each other at the local call rate of 40 paise per minute.
July 19
Reliance Communications slashes ILD rates by up to 66%
August 7
T-Com signs contract with FLAG Telecom for Europe-US bandwidth
September 5
Union Communications & IT Minister Thiru Dayanidhi Maran inaugurates Reliance Communications’ FALCON Cable System.
November 17
Reliance Communications launches Free Group Term Life Cover for its CDMA subscribers
December 28
Reliance Communications’ FLAG Telecom announces FLAG Next Gen to cover 60 countries
2005 -
January 04
Reliance introduces first e-recharge facility in CDMA in India.
January 24
Reliance IndiaMobile announces mega rural plan to cover 4 lakh villages and 65 crore Indians by December 2005.
June 26
Anil Ambani appointed Chairman of Reliance Infocomm
July 30
Air Deccan and Reliance WebWorld join hands to offer air ticket booking facility at Reliance WebWorld
August 11
XLRI's Post-Graduate Certificate programme in Logistics Supply Chain Management (PGCLSCM) launched on Reliance WebWorld's virtual classroom platform. first of its kind e-learning programme in India.
August 18
Reliance Infocomm rolls out international roaming facility across several countries to become the first Indian CDMA operator to offer its customers such a service.
September 06
Reliance Infocomm tied-up with the Bombay Stock Exchange to make available live stock quotes on its mobile phones.
September 15
Reliance Communications, UK launched Reliance IndiaCall service in England and Wales enabling callers to make high-quality calls to India from any landline or mobile phone at economical rates.
September 21
Apollo Hospital and Reliance Infocomm join hands to provide top class healthcare service to millions of Indians in over a hundred Indian cities.
October 13
Reliance WebWorld wins Frost & Sullivan Market Leadership Award for Video Conferencing services.
November 12
Reliance Infocomm hosts the 4th global CDMA Operators Summit.
November 22
Reliance Infocomm joins hands with Indian Airlines to offer India's first mobile booking of domestic airline ticket.
November 30
Reliance Infocomm introduces MOREbile, redefines customer rewarding with 33 % more talk time on prepaid recharges of Rs 315 denomination and above and much more.
December 12
Reliance Infocomm and China Telecom sign agreement for telecom services to provide direct telecommunication service, including a global hubbing service, to subscribers in the two countries.
2004 -
January 12
International wholesale telecommunications service provider, FLAG Telecom amalgamates with Reliance Gateway, a wholly owned subsidiary of Reliance Infocomm
February 9
Launches RIM Prepaid with attractive offer - For Rs 3500 get a Motorola C131 mobile phone and Rs 3240 worth of re- charge vouchers instantly and stay connected for 1 year
February 17
Reliance subsidiary Flag Telecom announces FALCON Project - a major new Middle East Loop Terabits Submarine Cable System with links to Egypt and Hong Kong via India
March 22
Reliance Infocomm launches multi-player gaming on RIM handsets - a first in India
April 05
Reliance IndiaMobile introduces International Roaming facility to 172 countries, 300 networks
April 23
Reliance Infocomm introduces first ever auction facility on Mobile phones through R World.
May 27
Reliance Infocomm receives the Most Promising Service Provider of the Year 2003 (Asia Pacific) award at the Asia Pacific Technology Awards instituted by Frost & Sullivan.
June 8
Reliance Infocomm introduces World Card - a Prepaid International calling card for affordable and convenient ISD calls from India.
July 29
Announces India's First MPLS Global VPN Solution in partnership with MCI
August 5
Launches the first regional Customer Contact Centre in Chennai
September 6
Mukesh D. Ambani, Chairman, Reliance Infocomm, receives Voice & Data "Telecom Man of the Year" award
September 9
Introduces Railway Ticket booking from R World data applications suite of Reliance IndiaMobile
October 12
Mukesh Ambani voted the world’s most infuential telecom person by UK-based publication Total Telecom.
October 19
Reliance Infocomm bags the CDMA Development Group's 3G CDMA Industry Achievement Award for International Leadership.
2003 -
January 15
Introduces Dhirubhai Ambani Pioneer Offer for Reliance IndiaMobile service
February 14
Launches Reliance WebWorld in top 16 cities
March 31
Launches International Long Distance Services
April 3
Commissions all backbone rings
April 25
Introduces colour handsets
May 1
Launches Reliance IndiaMobile Service commercially in top 92 cities
with one million customers.
June 10
Launches India's first wireless Point of Sale (POS)
July 1
Introduces "Monsoon Hungama" Offer: Instant multimedia mobile phone and connection for just Rs 501.
Sets world record - acquires one million customers in 10 days
July 3
Launches R Connect Internet connection cable
Aug 26
Introduces Reliance IndiaPhone Fixed Wireless Phone and Terminal
September 20
"Navratri" a data service in R-World posts a world record of 10 million downloads on the first day of the launch.
September 30
R World clocks a phenomenal 1 billion hits in 1 month
October 6
Launches integrated broadband centre at Reliance WebWorld, Bangalore
October 24
Deploys pilot of Home Netway in Mumbai
October 30
Reliance becomes India's largest mobile service provider within 7 months of commercial launch
November 3
Customer base touches 5 million
November 12
Migrates to Unified License Regime
November 16
Launches National Roaming
November 21
Launches International SMS to 159 countries launched
December 19
Adds 4500th Contact Centre Executive
Contact Centre becomes the largest such facility deployed by any single Indian Service Provider
2002 -
January 15
First Base Transceiver Station (BTS) made "Ready for Electronics"
February 25
Obtains International Long Distance License from Govt. of India
December 22
Commissions 1st Optic Fibre Backbone ring
December 24
Establishes 1st Point of Interconnect (POI) in New Delhi
December 27
Hon'ble Prime Minister of India, Atal Behari Vajpayee e-inaugurates Reliance Infocomm
Hon'ble Union Minister for Parliamentary Affairs, Information Technology and Communications, Pramod Mahajan, inaugurates NNOC
2001 -
May 1
First Media Convergence Node made "Ready for Electronics" at Jaipur
2000 -
May 10
Optic fibre laying process commences in Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh & Maharashtra
1999 -
The Dream, 1999
"Make a phone call cheaper than a postcard and you will usher in a revolutionary transformation in the lives of millions of Indians" - Dhirubhai Ambani
The Reality, November 15
Reliance Infocomm begins Project Planning
