Mumbai: Reliance Communications announced the rollout of its CDMA wireless broadband service-Netconnect Broadband Plus. Netconnect Broadband Plus has a downlink speed of up to 3.1Mbps and a separate uplink speed of up to 1.8Mbp.
The service will be available in 35 cities, 20,000 towns and 4.5 lakh villages as well as all major road and rail routes across the country covering 99 percent of India's Internet population. The company will retail Netconnect Broadband Plus in 12,000 IT retail outlets across India as well as 2,300 exclusive Reliance Communication retail stores and nearly 240 Reliance World outlets.
Announcing the launch in Mumbai, Mahesh Prasad, President, Reliance Communications said, “The launch of Netconnect Broadband Plus is an important milestone for Reliance and will act as a catalyst in government's effort to drive broadband penetration in India. Reliance Netconnect Broadband Plus will be the inflection point for the Indian Internet industry and would enable broadband access to millions of online Indians.”
Reliance Netconnect Broadband Plus will be available in the retail outlets from March 17, 2009 onwards. The company is launching the product starting at a monthly subscription charge of Rs 299 offering freedom to pay on use basis. The company will also offer an Unlimited Night plan at Rs 499 per month.