New Delhi: Reliance Communications said it has bagged contracts to develop telecom infrastructure in Kerala, Mumbai and Maharashtra circles.
Company sources said the firm would build infrastructure
for mGovernance, which help give 24x7 provide real time police
information, updates on land records and civil services
through voice, GPRS, Bluetooth, SMS and 3G technologies. RCOM
will team with local value added services (VAS) partners to
implement the projects and connect various government
departments on the mobile data platform.
When contacted, a Reliance Communications spokesperson
confirmed the development but declined to divulge the
financials of the contracts. He said the company is working
with local VAS business associates in Kerala, Mumbai and
Maharastra circles to establish mGovernance infrastructure.
According to market estimates, the annual revenue will
be over Rs 900 crore from these mGovernance projects.
The company is also in discussions for mGovernance
infrastructure contracts for Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Rajasthan
and Karnataka, sources said.
Osiyan Communications has the government mandate to
implement mGovernance services in these states and RCOM is in
advanced stage of discussions with Osiyan for these contracts,
sources said.
In Mumbai and Maharashtra, the Dilip Wagh promoted-IIST
Infotech is the official VAS partner of the government, while
for Kerala, the role is played by MobeMe Wireless.
IIST Infotech CMD Dilip Wagh confirmed that his company
is working with RCOM for the implementation of mGovernance
mandate in Mumbai and Maharastra circles.
The services offered will be on chargeable and different
price points will be defined for each of these services.
A shortcode module will be used for information services
and subscription services. For example, to get fishery price
updates, a subscriber may use the shortcode and will be
charged for every session.
Similarly, there would be subscription services such as
Krishi alerts, weather alerts, sea surface condition alerts
etc, which will be offered on fixed monthly rental basis.
The firm is also developing local applications, including
group messaging to facilitate panchayats and or district-level
bodies to disseminate information of local importance to rural
people.
PTI
First Published: Thursday, December 10, 2009, 20:22