Both are focused on the overall transportation business, in which taxi services are only a part; the extended ambit includes autos, motorbikes, cycles, electric vehicles, water transport as well as food delivery services, says Surajeet Das Gupta.
The big advantage that Jio is able to garner currently is its low cost of operations.
Rajan's last day at Tata Sons, where he has worked since the 1990s, will be March 31.
A recent report has suggested that future patent expires in the cardiac and anti-diabetes space would form a good opportunity for smaller firms, given their franchise in these segments.
Aircel executives said the company could offer value to big boys like Airtel or Jio as a low-end mobile services brand
For a petrol car with a Rs 500,000-600,000 price tag, an EV variant would not cost less than Rs 12 lakh, making it virtually unaffordable.
Vikram Kothari, managing director of Rotomac Pens, is now fighting a battle that might be difficult to win.
Ride-hailing firms claim penetration is still low and there is a huge upside to grow the market and make owning a car pass.
They can carry huge amounts of data, have a lot of bandwidth, but operate at short ranges, between 200 metres and 2-3 km reports Surajeet Das Gupta
Its plans, to cut tariffs by 40% or offer more data, comes bundled with 1 GB high speed data for 28 days with unlimited voice thrown in.
The recognition that content - video in particular - will be the next big thing in the telecom wars requires no rocket science.
In first 9 months of FY18, scooter sales grew by 18.5%, the number may jump further as more women join workforce
In 2017 only the Jeju-Seoul Gimpo route (with over 64,991 flights) and Melbourne-Sydney (54,519 departures and arrivals) were busier than Mumbai-Delhi.
The procedure, however, would cost around Rs 75,000-100,000 more than conventional angioplasty.
Jio's disruptive strategy, including free voice services and data at throwaway rates, apart from offering all services free for six months, triggered a consolidation in the telecom sector.
Triumph's portfolio includes high-powered bikes such as the Daytona 200, Rocket III, SuperSports Daytona 675R and Tiger 800, apart from its iconic Bonneville family.
'I fight for anyone who is poor, marginalised or victimised.' 'If a Dalit factory owner is inflicting atrocities on his Brahmin worker, then I will fight for the poor Brahmin.'
The Jio-Bharti battle will not just be limited to mobile telephony but will extend to the fibre to home space too.
The fear of another scam pushed the government into a rather long period of so-called 'policy paralysis'. To play it safe, the price of spectrum in all subsequent auctions was benchmarked to the high 3G rates, says Surajeet Das Gupta.
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