Reliance Jio may soon extend its preview offer to all 4G smartphones from different handset companies. The 4G telco has begun sending out SMS to Reliance One members to collect free 4G SIMs bundled with unlimited preview offer from Reliance Digital stores. A number of Reliance Digital Store managers in Kolkata informed TT that they have now been asked to offer Jio 4G SIM cards to customers with a 4G... Read More
Jio has said that top GSM operators have released lesser number of interconnection ports for the ongoing test run of its 4G services, discarding their claims that they have already provided the 4G telco with enough interconnect capacity to meet the usual demand of 15 to 20 million customers The Mukesh Ambani-led telco said, “Based on industry practice, 12,500 E1 ports are required for 22 million subscribers, which details have... Read More
Mukesh Ambani-led 4G operator Reliance Jio has already started reaching out to big corporate firms in India to get postpaid users on board even as it plans to commercially launch services soon in the country. The company hasn’t shared details about its tariffs for prepaid and postpaid connections, but as per our sources the telco’s postpaid plan for enterprises are categorized into two segments IOIP [a single connection can be... Read More
Upcoming telecom major Reliance Jio, which is currently in beta test mode for its services, has recently launched its first commercial portable 4G wifi hotspot device called Jiofi 2. The device is the successor to the original MiFi device which was the first generation portable hotspot by Jio which was only distributed to employees and was not commercially launched. The Jiofi 2 is now freely available at Reliance digital xpress... Read More
Reliance Jio Infocomm has urged Indian telecom regulator, Trai, to take action against incumbent telecom operators for not providing points of inter-connection (PoIs) to the Mukesh Ambani-led 4G telco during the ongoing test trials. The telco said that denying inter-connection was a blatant breach of the licence agreement, which provides for obligation of the licensee to provide inter-connection facilities to other licensees. "It may be pertinent to note that the... Read More
Reliance Jio has once again extended unlimited benefits to its users whose validity was to be over by August 30, indicating that the commercial launch is still some time away. The 4G entrant has also extended the benefits for users who haven't got the same benefits before. The move comes at a time when incumbent telecom operators have locked horns with the Mukesh Ambani-led telco on guidelines for network testing... Read More
Nearing the commercial launch which may happen on August 15, Reliance Jio has now updated its website (jio.com) with recharge facility. Jio users under Preview offer will not be able to recharge their number as those users are on an auto renewal plan but early adopters whose offer benefits would expire soon can top up using the newly added feature. This move by Jio hints that they are preparing themselves... Read More
The spat between Reliance Jio and the industry body Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) has heightened to the next level with Rajan S. Mathews, the director general of COAI said it’s waiting for an “umpire” to step in to resolve the issue, reports Financial Express. “It’s time an umpire steps in and says it is an LBW or not,” Rajan S. Mathews, director general of COAI. “The balance of... Read More
After extending Jio preview offer to JioFi 2 MiFi device purchases for HP India customers, the company has started selling MiFi devices over the counter for all subscribers, without an invite from its Reliance Digital stores across the country. Under the Jio Preview offer for HP customers, users were required to enter details about their HP laptop or desktop. The company would then send an SMS to users with a unique... Read More
Reliance Industries Limited's 4G arm Jio which is already offering 4G services to nearly 2 million subscribers as a part of extensive beta test has now added 25 more TV channels to its TV streaming app 'Jio Play'. With this latest addition of channels, the company is now offering total 312 channels with 44 HD channels through Jio Play app. Jio's live TV app which is the most popular app... Read More
Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Jio Infocomm on wednesday slammed the Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI), which represents GSM telecom operators, for sabotaging its entry in the telecom market. The 4G entrant, in letters to telecom secretary JS Deepak and Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) chairman RS Sharma, said that the GSM industry body was trying to malign its name. Jio also said that COAI’s allegations and claims are "malicious, unfounded,... Read More
Reliance Jio, the Mukesh Ambani-led 4G telecom operator, is preparing to commercially launch its services with a country wide 4G network and one of the largest retail footprint comprising upto 5 lac activation outlets and a million recharge outlets. While all looks good for Jio, we take a closer look to find out Jio is actually prepared to handle millions of users after the commercial launch. Reliance Digital Store experience: The... Read More
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