Reliance Jio has created yet another disruption in the Indian telecom market with its new tariff plans. A few weeks back, the new entrant rolled out new tariff plans of Rs. 349 and Rs. 399. The Rs. 399 plan offers same benefits as the Rs. 309 plan of 1GB data per day and unlimited voice calls, SMS. To counter this plan, incumbent operators such as Vodafone, Idea Cellular, and Bharti... Read More
Reliance Jio Infocomm (RJIL) recently announced the smartest ever feature phone- the JioPhone at an effective price of Rs. 0. Well, every customer has to pay a security deposit amount of Rs. 1,500, which is completely refundable after three years- but there's a catch. There are several things about the JioPhone which the company did not mention at the AGM meeting. Let's check out all the unmentioned things at the... Read More
Telecom operators in India are launching new tariff plans every now and then to attract the customers. However, every time, Reliance Jio is coming on top marginally beating other operators. Almost all the telecom operators are currently offering daily data plans to cope up the ongoing trend in the market. Reliance Jio recently launched two new plans of Rs. 399 and Rs. 349 plans, but there is no response from... Read More
Reliance Jio's move to completely end free 4G services is expected to enable incumbents Bharti Airel and Idea Cellular to contain a sequential fall in revenue in the first quarter of this financial year, according to a report by Bank of America-Merrill Lynch. However, the brokerage added that revenue growth for these incumbents ould still be some quarters away. Both incumbent telcos are expected to report 0.5-2% sequential dip in... Read More
Reliance Jio Infocomm (RJIL) yesterday announced two new plans and modified the existing Rs. 309 and Rs. 509 plans. Right after Jio announcing the new changes, the shares of India's top telecom companies have come down by a decent margin. Reliance Jio announced two new plans of Rs. 399 and Rs. 349. The Rs. 399 plan gives 1GB data per day for 84 days, while the Rs. 349 offers 10GB... Read More
In India, Rs. 50 per GB of 4G data without any discount is possible with a viable business case for a telecom operator with 17-18% market share in India by the year 2020, as compared to Rs. 228 per GB of 4G data in 2016, Analysys Mason on Tuesday said during a webinar by ET. The firm stated that a telco with 17-18% market share would be in a position... Read More
India is known for its fierce competition in the smartphone industry, among other things, with manufacturers offering their best possible hardware in best possible prices, which go in line with the wishes of local consumers. With the recent launch of Reliance Jio 4G services in the country, it has become a decisive factor before one considers buying a phone to enjoy the affordable data services. Along with 4G VoLTE support,... Read More
The Government of India introduced GST on July 1, 2017. Under GST, goods and services fall under five tax categories: 0%, 5 %, 12 %, 18 %, and 28 %. The Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council has put telecom services under the 18% slab. Before July 1, 2017, telecom services were taxed at 15%. The 3% increase will reflect in the bills of the postpaid users. For the prepaid... Read More
With monsoon gaining pace in India, telecom operators are showering one plan after the other to lure customers. BSNL has just launched the Rs. 666 Sixer prepaid plan which offers 2GB 3G data per day and unlimited voice calling plus free roaming with a validity of 60 days. Airtel has just brought the Rs. 899 plan. This plan offers 2GB 4G data per day with unlimited calling and has a... Read More
There’s a question in many Indians mind about the BSNL’s roll out of 4G services. The Government-owned company has been saying about the possible roll out of 4G services since 2014, but the company did not roll out the services yet. Numerous reports claimed that BSNL would launch services by the end of 2016, but eventually, that didn't happen. And now, a new report appeared recently claimed that BSNL's 4G... Read More
Prepaid connection refers to the payment made in advance, and cellular services are availed afterwards. On the other hand, the postpaid connection is one in which a subscriber avails the cellular services first and then pays for it. Generally, a deposit is taken by the operator for a postpaid SIM connection. Earlier we only had postpaid connections offered by the operators. As time passed on and with fall in the... Read More
Reliance Jio, the 4G entrant, has filed a total 54 global patents during 2016-17, according to RIL's annual report for the same year. Jio, however, didn't divulge into more details related to its patents. The Mukesh Ambani-led telecom operator has been developing some products on its own such as JioFi and car router. "I am delighted to report on the achievements of our newest business Jio. Jio has been a... Read More
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India will get 5G in 2030 for sure. Courtesy Jio. I doubt Airtel will get profitable by then.
2G customer base declining fast and are close to 250 million now. Even those 2G customers aren't shifting to BSNL…
2G came in 1992 (2003 in India) 3G came in 2002 (2009 in India) 4G came in 2012 (Airtel launched…
I really hope BSNL and MTNL improve their network that it atleast become usable. (not expecting high quality or higher…
