The volume of such missed calls, also called flash calls, has surged since mobile phone operators in India hiked international calling and messaging prices by 20% last year. There have been 400 million flash calls in India since then, compared with almost none before the tariff increase, an industry source told ET, adding that one app alone is said to have made 150 million such calls.
​When an app requires verification, the process starts with a third party initiating a call that lasts a few seconds. At the same time, a code using digits from the callers number is generated. The app seeking authentication then uses an application programming interface to read the last call from the recipients log and automatically picks up the code that was created, thus facilitating the verification.
To use this service, users will need to scan the QR code and chat with the official RCS account of Maha Metro Pune, follow the simple instructions like selecting ‘from’ and ‘to’ stations, number of tickets, and make the payment via their preferred payment method.
Commuters will soon be able to book Pune metro tickets using RCS text messages. Route Mobile Limited has partnered with Billeasy E Solutions Private Limited to enhance the Pune Metro ticketing process. Users can purchase e-tickets for their journeys on the Maha-Metro Pune via RCS Messages on Android phones. Payment can be made via UPI, Netbanking, credit or debit cards.
Vodafone Idea (Vi) has become the first Indian telecom operator to partner with Google for offering rich communication service (RCS) messaging to enterprise customers in India, with bigger telco rivals Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel expected to join the bandwagon soon, industry executives said.