Reliance Comms, Twitter team up for prepaid SIM push
The Indian telco and Twitter are collaborating to offer Indian prepaid SIM users free access to the microblogging service, which is the first such partnership in the country.
Mobile India
Nitin Puri discusses key mobile communications developments in India, home to one of the world's largest mobile phone population.
Nitin Puri
Originally from Canada, Nitin has been residing and working in India since 2009. He has worked in different ICT industries in countries such as India, Canada, and Tanzania. He is an avid follower and application developer within the growing mobile phone sector in India.
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