Jio Infocomm has awarded $250-$350 million IT contract to IBM
Mukesh Ambani-owned Reliance Jio Infocomm has awarded
$250-$350 million IT contract to IBM. The IT contract with IBM has a clause to
scale up.
The company has already awarded an IT solution deal to
Finnish telecom gear maker Nokia Networks, while Samsung is the main technology
partner for rolling out 4G network in the country.
Reliance Jio has a pan-India licence for 4G LTE on the
2,300MHz band and will launch 4G services early next year. Reliance Jio is
likely to start 4G trials from October this year and has shortlisted 1200
cities for the launch of 4G services in 2015.
The telco had also acquired airwaves in the 1800 MHz band
in a number of circles. It will provide a TDD LTE network along with fixed line
broadband nationwide.
Reliance Jio is on a hiring
spree and has hired 5,500 people already. It has created hub & spoke model
for the organisational structure.The company's top management is already in
place and is being led by Sandip Das, who is managing director of Reliance Jio.
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