August 10th, 2016 10:20 AM 38 COMMENTS

Why RJio And Other Telcos Are Focusing On Apps…No, Its Not Just About Customer Acquisition!

The launch of RJio’s 4G services seems to be much closer to reality now ever. The company hopes to differentiate on the basis of quality of services and content. While the incumbents have been working towards upgrading and modernizing their networks to face the RJio challenge, the same cannot be said about their content strategy. In anticipation of RJio’s 4G launch the incumbents have been modernizing and upgrading their networks.... Read More

August 6th, 2016 10:44 AM 40 COMMENTS

Jio partners with Hotstar to bundle premium content for Jio play subscribers

Reliance Jio, the Mukesh Ambani-led telecom company, will soon offer free premium access to Hotstar application through its mobile TV app, Jio Play. The premium access to the premium content of Hotstar app is currently priced at Rs 199 per month for customers in India. The move could be aimed at further increasing the data appetite of Jio customers who are using services under the current preview data offer. Hotstar, the... Read More

August 5th, 2016 9:04 AM 32 COMMENTS

Jio sets up 5 lac activation outlets, a million recharge outlets to support commercial launch

Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Jio Infocomm said that it is putting in place 500,000 activation outlets and close to a million recharge outlets to support its commercial launch, which it said will happen in "coming months". "With respect to sales and distribution, Jio will have half-a-million activation outlets and close to a million recharge outlets at launch. This will be in addition to the digital channels that Jio is promoting for seamless... Read More

August 5th, 2016 6:01 AM 26 COMMENTS

Jio starts offering JioFi 2 hotspot device to HP laptop owners at Rs.2899 with 90-day preview offer

Two weeks after launching 'Preview Offer' to HP India customers; Jio is now offering newly launched second gen MiFi devices called as 'JioFi 2' at Rs 2899 to HP customers who can purchase the device from Reliance Digital stores to get early access to Jio network. Like LYF & Samsung preview offer; under 'HP Preview Offer', Jio is offering free 4G benefits including unlimited data, calls & SMS for 90... Read More

August 1st, 2016 6:29 PM 52 COMMENTS

Exclusive: Jio soon to allow high-value postpaid users to pick unique number of choice

Reliance Jio, the Mukesh Ambani-led telecom operator, will soon launch 'Choose Your Own Number' service for potential postpaid customers that will allow them to avail special mobile number of their choice, in a bid to attract high value customers. Currently, Jio has just over 1.5 million subscribers on its network, and it will be in a position to allow users can unique numbers, which otherwise hard to get from other... Read More

July 28th, 2016 11:25 PM 75 COMMENTS

Reliance Retail introduces fresh price cut for LYF brand phones ahead of JIO commercial launch

Few weeks after slashing LYF device rates, Reliance Retail has now introduced a fresh round of price cuts for its popular LYF devices LYF Flame 1, Wind 5 & Water 7. LYF Flame 1 which was launched at Rs 5499, was available for Rs 4999 after the last price cut in 1st week of July; will now be available for only Rs 4399 after the current price cut of Rs 600.... Read More

July 27th, 2016 2:26 PM 45 COMMENTS

Jio to soon launch ‘Jio Media Share’ app which will help users to share music, videos, photos and contents on smart devices

Jio, the upcoming 4G operator, has taken another step to further bolster its app offerings with the beta launch of 'Jio Media Share' app, a new app that allows users to share or stream music, videos, photos, documents to any smart device in the home. The new 'Jio Media Share' app is the new inclusion to Jio's app portfolio. The 4G entrant a number of apps like Jio Beat's, Jio-On... Read More

July 26th, 2016 6:32 PM 97 COMMENTS

Jio almost completes its integration of 850MHz in 18 circles, tests carrier aggregation

Mukesh Ambani- led Reliance Jio said that it is nearing the completion of 850 Mhz band deployment across 18 circles in the country, and its network is live in 18000 cities and more than 2 lakh villages in 2300 and 1800 MHz bands. Jio’s all-IP network is almost optimised after the Band 5 or 850 MHz integration. At the time of the recent quarterly results announcement, the company said that... Read More

July 25th, 2016 6:51 PM 133 COMMENTS

Jio Fixes 4G Offer bug, Adds New Recharge And Bill Payment Features

Jio, the 4G based operator from Reliance Industries, has now fixed its bug on My Jio app which was showing 'Get A Jio Sim' on almost every 4G phone. The company has also added a pop up which says that the Preview Offer is available only on a few Samsung phones. Earlier we reported, that Redmi Note 3 customers were getting an option of 'Get A Jio' SIM through 'My... Read More

July 23rd, 2016 1:56 PM 100 COMMENTS

Jio started stocking SIM cards across all its digital stores

When Jio’s much-anticipated launch is expected on August 15, there are still apprehensions about the service, especially if it’s launching only for the retail customers or for all. In order to check the ground reality, Telecom Talk visited Reliance Digital, Digital Mini and other retail platforms of Reliance across Kolkata. We visited stores at Barrackpore, Dum Dum, Sealdah, Diamond Plaza mall, VIP Road, Howrah, and Barasat. Our visits revealed that the... Read More

July 23rd, 2016 12:25 PM 16 COMMENTS

Analysis: Will Reliance Jio inspire other telcos to launch bundled deals?

Jio owns the recognition to become the first telecom operator in the country to launch its own devices brand “Lyf”. Bundling of devices with their services is a common practice in several countries, but India is new to this concept. The success or failure of Reliance Jio’s Lyf brand, hence, determines the retention of this concept in the country, analyzes The Telecom Times. According to Counterpoint Research, Reliance Lyf brand... Read More

July 22nd, 2016 7:45 AM 48 COMMENTS

Reliance Jio to commercially launch operations in October: CLSA

Jio may commercially launch 4G voice and high-speed data services ahead of festive season in October, even as the new 4G entrant has started to handle the second-highest data traffic among all telecom operators and could ramp up close to the highest even before launch, according to brokerage CLSA. "Several indicators suggest a strong possibility of commercial launch of Jio's services within the next three months ahead of festive season... Read More

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