Cellular partnerships!
In the recent course of events Micromax has formed a strategic partnership with BSNL on of the largest telecom service provider of India. BSNL is wholly government owned company which provides high speed data connectivity 3G to over than 2300 cities and towns in India. As per the current scenario of the Global market the Indian users need to be accustomed of the data connectivity to keep up with the developed countries. There is a major segment in the smartphones users of the country which depend on the data connectivity. But still the number of users still not using the data connectivity is significantly large. In a country like India with significant levels of poverty and illiteracy, companies should strategically improvise the markets as well. So in the BSNL Micromax strategic partnership, the BSNL’s focus on data innovation and its expertise in mobile network, along-with Micromax’s expertise in device marketing will redefine the user experience and take data penetration to the next level.
Under this partnership, Micromax and BSNL will extend unique reverse bundling handset offers of free data usage of up to 2GB per quarter to the Indian consumers. Under the partnership agreement, six Micromax devices will be bundled with the BSNL offers. Two feature phones (X070, X088), two smartphones (Bolt A37, Bolt A37B), a tablet (Fun book Mini P410i) and one data card (MMX377G) will be covered under the strategic partnership. The offer package includes 2GB data per quarter for 12 months, free voice calls (on net) – 500 minutes per quarter for 12 months, for the activation of freebies customer need to get plan voucher of INR 153 and the validity of freebies will be up to 12 months from the date of activation.
Mr. Vineet Taneja, Chief Executive Office, Micromax quoted “At Micromax, it has been our constant endeavour to understand the Indian consumers and come up with products and services which act as a solution for their needs. We are delighted to partner with BSNL, as this collaboration will be an excellent unification of BSNL’s offerings and Micromax’s design capability thus enabling millions of Indian consumers to enjoy seamless connectivity through data usage, affordable call rates and other VAS services. This partnership will further provide a major boost to better connectivity and internet adoption as BSNL’s pan-India network coupled with our innovative devices, backed by a strong channel and retail presence which will take these offerings across length and breadth of the country.”
Shri. A.N. Rai CMD, BSNL was enthusiastic about the partnership and commented “BSNL’s association with Micromax, one of the largest indigenous Mobile handset and data card manufacturers in the country, will create immense opportunities for customers by offering them high speed 3G data. BSNL has already provided 3G coverage in more than 2300 cities and towns of India and is committed to provide 3G coverage to additional towns. BSNL is providing best affordable 3G data services with free roaming facility.”
