Truecaller, which provides caller identification service on mobile phones, has also prepared to provide this service on the worldwide popular WhatsApp for messaging. This will make it easier for users to avoid spam calls on the Internet. This feature is in beta phase and will be launched later this month.
Spam and telemarketing calls have increased in many countries including India. truecaller It was told in a report that users in India get an average of 18 spam calls per month. The country’s telecom regulator in February directed telecom companies such as Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel to block telemarketing calls on their networks using artificial intelligence filters. Truecaller said it is in talks with telecom companies to implement such a solution.
“Over the past two weeks, we’ve seen an increase in complaints about spam calls on WhatsApp from India,” Alan Mamedi, Truecaller’s chief executive, told Reuters. WhatsApp is the most used messaging service in the country and has a large number of users. Recently, Truecaller opened its first exclusive office outside Sweden in Bengaluru. This office will be used to develop special features for India. Headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden, this Company started its business in India almost a decade back.
The capacity of this office is around 250 workers. Modern technology and facilities are available in it. Truecaller has around 350 million users and out of these 250 million users are from India. It says that there are unique opportunities to launch new products and services on Truecaller’s platform in the country. Truecaller had said that the feedback it received has helped it improve solutions, which is critical to its growth and innovation capabilities. India, the world’s second largest smartphone market, is seeing increasing interest from foreign device companies such as Apple, Samsung, Xiaomi and Vivo, as well as apps and technology companies such as Truecaller.
