Reliance Jio, the most affordable private telecom service provider in India has multiple plans that would fit in the super affordable category if users want validity. These plans cost Rs 189, Rs 198, and Rs 199. These plans are not new, and have been present since the telco hiked tariffs back in July 2024. Users can recharge with these plans to get service validity. Since these are super affordable plans,... Read More
Reliance Jio keeps updating, adding, and removing plans from time to time based on holidays, special days, festivals, and cricket matches to offer the best value to its users. Jio offers a range of prepaid recharge options to its customers via plans, data packs, JioBharat plans, and IR (International Roaming) packs, among others. Just today, the telco announced a FREE OTT bundling offer for the upcoming cricket season. Hence, we... Read More
Bharti Airtel, India's second-largest telecom operator, is closing the gap between Jio and itself in revenue market share (RMS). Telcos look at RMS as key figure to understand how much value are they able to capture from the market. Jio's RMS has been steady at 42% QoQ. However, Bharti Airtel has seen an improvement of 100 basis points or 1% QoQ and around 2.2% YoY in Q3 FY25. One reason... Read More
Reliance Jio, in a new move to entertain customers, and allow them to watch IPL for free essentially has announced that it will offer free JioHotstar subscription with prepaid plans. JioHotstar subscription will allow users to watch cricket in India after the merger of JioCinema and Disney+ Hotstar earlier this year. While you can purchase the subscription of the OTT (over-the-top) platform separately too, you will have to pay a... Read More
Indian private telecom operators—Bharti Airtel, Reliance Jio, and Vodafone Idea (Vi)—have been offering generous amounts of data bundled with their plans. While Airtel and Jio have been offering complimentary unlimited 5G on their networks, Vi, on its part, has been offering Unlimited 4G, Free 4G, or generous amounts of 4G data bundled with its plans through various plan components all this while. Every operator reports the total data traffic on... Read More
Today, we will look at the cheapest Wi-Fi plans or broadband plans from the top three internet service providers (ISPs) in India. All of these companies have a plan priced under Rs 500 for the customers. This is the monthly price we are talking about. If you have the budget, you can also go for the long-term plans and get further discounts from these companies. Jio is the largest ISP... Read More
Reliance Jio reported 83.9 percent 5G availability, nearly twice that of Airtel's 42.4 percent, ensuring broader coverage and more consistent connectivity for users. According to Ookla's recent research report titled "5G at Maha Kumbh: How Networks Handled the World's Largest Gathering," released on March 10, 5G maintained a significant performance advantage over 4G during Maha Kumbh 2025, despite periods of congestion. Also Read: Monetising 4G and 5G: Key Takeaways to... Read More
Reliance Jio has a Rs 666 plan on offering for users since the last several years. The company has, however, made changes to the benefits post the tariff hikes that took place in July 2024. The Rs 666 plan has been one of the favourites for many users as it hits the sweet spot of budget friendly, decent validity, just enough data, and voice calling benefits. Jio reduced the validity... Read More
SpaceX and Starlink, led by Elon Musk, are expected to receive expedited approvals from India's telecom department and IN-SPACe after partnering with Bharti Airtel and Jio Platforms Limited. This development could also facilitate regulatory clearances for Amazon's Kuiper in India, Moneycontrol reported, citing sources. SpaceX has reportedly provided the necessary details for Starlink and agreed to most key conditions to secure a Global Mobile Personal Communication by Satellite (GMPCS) license... Read More
Jio Platforms Limited (JPL) announced on Wednesday, March 12, that it has signed an agreement with SpaceX to offer Starlink's broadband internet services to its customers in India. "This agreement, which is subject to SpaceX receiving its own authorisations to sell Starlink in India, enables Jio and SpaceX to explore how Starlink can extend Jio's offerings and how Jio can complement SpaceX's direct offerings to consumers and businesses," Reliance Jio... Read More
Reliance Jio, India's largest telecom operator added close to 4 million wireless users in December 2024. According to the data shared by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), Jio added 3.90 million users during the month. Bharti Airtel, the second-largest telecom player in the country added 1 million wireless users. The other two telcos, Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) and Vodafone Idea (Vi) lost 0.31 million and 1.71 million... Read More
Reliance Jio, India's largest telecom operator, outranked or outperformed Bharti Airtel in 5G performance at the Maha Kumbh Mela in 2025. The Maha Kumbh Mela took place from early January to late February. According to data sent by Ookla, Jio's 5G was not only faster, but way more available for users at the Maha Kumbh Mela 2025. Also, when it came to 4G vs 5G, 5G was at least nine... Read More
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