Reliance Industry (RIL) has raised over USD 13 billion so far in 2020 Shares of RIL reached a new high making it India’s most valued company   When every business across the globe is facing heat of coronavirus outbreak, Reliance Industry seems unstoppable to reach its goal to become debt-free ahead of March 2021.  RIL’s subsidiary, Jio Platform Limited has attracted...

The world is at dawn of a digital revolution. The emergence of disruptive technologies such as artificial intelligence, machine learning and Internet of Things (IoT) is fundamentally reshaping the human civilisation. Concurrently, its posing major challenges for businesses in terms of innovation, reskilling, development of new age products and solutions and most significantly survival in the...

The ARPU (Average monthly Revenue Per User) is an important metric used commonly to measure the performance of a telecom service provider. The ARPU has been falling for over the past decade now and is alike in developed as well as developing markets. An advancement in technology, intense competition leading to price wars and increased usage of data over voice have contributed to this fall. In...

  Facebook is investing US$ 5.7 billion in Jio A big bet on India’s growing digital ecosystem   On 21 st April, Facebook, Inc. announced an investment of US$ 5.7 billion (INR 43,574 Crore) in Reliance’s Jio Platform for a 9.99% stake in the company, becoming the largest minority shareholder in the digital and technology venture of Reliance Industries Limited. This...

  Boom of video-conferencing apps amidst Covid-19 Zoom- the leader Controversies surround Zoom, can the app maintain its leading position In today’s times of lockdown, when social distancing has been called for by governments globally, the only mode of communication is via technology- resulting in a significant uptick in the use of video-conferencing apps. There are...

Radio, the most powerful medium of reach in the U.S. Why the industry is moving at a slow pace? Radio’s health is still sound, will it continue in the long-term?   Radio broadcasting companies operate radio broadcast studios and engage in the broadcasting of music, news, talk shows and other radio programs. These companies are divided into two basic groups; one...

Worldwide data speed, where does India stand? Reasons for slow internet speed and status of the Indian telecom tower infrastructure How small cells fulfil data speed requirement and solve densification problem   Digitisation and 5G are now talk of the town and hold utmost importance on every government’s agenda for the growth of digital infrastructure and...

Overview of Xiaomi’s market position in view of the IPO Resurgence of Xiaomi after the fall due to a stiff competition   Xiaomi, which was founded in 2010 is a Chinese smartphone and device manufacturing giant. The company has been in the process to launch one of the world’s biggest tech IPOs (Initial Public Offering) since 2014. According to reports, the firm is to...

The need for high-speed network 'Fibre-optic', a solution for present and the future demand Issues in deployment of fibre optics   Faster browsing, video streaming and multi-user access at a time are few of the advantages of a high-speed network. In the present era, where most people like to stay connected socially or for business purposes, a high-speed network...