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Chakri K August 15th, 2017 7:59 PM 64 COMMENTS

“Reliance JioPhone Likely to Cause Further Erosion in Revenue For Existing Operators,” Writes Vodafone to Telecom Commission: Report

Reliance JioPhone is now up for beta testing for Reliance employees and some other people. The feature phone will be up for pre-booking from August 24, and the first sale will take place in the first week of September. Before the pre-booking itself, India' second largest telecom player, Vodafone wrote a letter to telecom commission claiming that the 'effective free phone' will further dent the revenues of telecom operators. "This... Read More

Chakri K August 15th, 2017 7:06 PM 13 COMMENTS

PhonePe, Amazon Pay, and Paytm Are Saving Some Bucks for Customers With Reliance Jio Recharges

It's recharge time and the time, especially which Reliance Jio loves. Well, a lot of users had subscribed Reliance Jio's Summer Surprise Offer (SSO) before its end, which offered four months of free services. And yes, the four-month period is now over, and Jio is forcing its users to recharge with a new plan to enjoy continued services. Am using 'Forcing' here because I have two Jio 4G SIM cards... Read More

Chakri K August 14th, 2017 4:05 PM 40 COMMENTS

3 Things You Need to Know Before Pre-Booking a JioPhone!

The entire India is looking forward for the JioPhone, the smartest feature phone ever. And we're pretty much close to the promised release date. Mukesh Ambani, Reliance Jio Infocomm's Chairman, at the company's Annual General Meeting announced that the JioPhone would be available for pre-order or pre-booking from August 24, in both online and offline stores. The phone will be available for best testing starting tomorrow. However, a new report... Read More

Shruti R August 11th, 2017 12:29 PM 9 COMMENTS

Reliance Jio’s MyJio App Crosses 100 Million Downloads on Google Play Store

Reliance Jio’s MyJio app has crossed the 100-million download mark and is now one among the top ten trending apps on the Google Play Store. By having achieved this milestone, MyJio is now a part of the A-list apps such as Netflix and Hotstar, which have garnered more than 100 million downloads each. If we get down to compare the statistics with the self-help apps of other major telcos, the... Read More

Chakri K August 7th, 2017 3:27 PM 21 COMMENTS

Court rules against Reliance Jio’s Petition for Airtel and Ookla’s India’s Fastest Network Ad: Report

India's high-flying telecom operator Reliance Jio, in July 2017 signed a petition against Bharti Airtel and speed test service Ookla because of multiple Airtel TV ads claimed the network as India's fastest network. Reliance Jio had some issues with the advertisements because it believes that Airtel is not the fastest network of India, and they are indeed losing money and reputation due to the advertisements. Today, a report from Economic... Read More

Chakri K August 5th, 2017 7:08 PM 40 COMMENTS

Reliance JioPhone Might Run a Watered Down Version of WhatsApp: Report

Reliance Jio, the fastest growing telecom operator in India recently announced the smartest feature phone ever, the JioPhone. The company announced that the phone would be up for sale in early September, and is aiming to see five million phones every week. Apart from the price, the company did not reveal any details about the phone. However, reports claim that the phone will run the KaiOS, which has its own... Read More

Chakri K August 3rd, 2017 10:03 AM 103 COMMENTS

Reliance Jio Yet Again Tops TRAI My Speed Report With an Average Download Speed of 18.654 Mbps in June 2017

After being criticised for more than two months for poor LTE speed claims, Reliance Jio is having an excellent time in 2017. The company has now topped the TRAI's MySpeed portal report for a sixth consecutive time, beating incumbent operators hands down. TRAI released the data collected by its My Speed app for the month of June 2017 late yesterday, in which Reliance Jio topped the chart with an average... Read More

Chakri K August 1st, 2017 7:07 PM 26 COMMENTS

Reliance JioFi Offer vs. RCom Wi-Pod Offer: Which One Should You Choose?

Indian telecom operators are finding new ways to lure the customers. It all started with Reliance Jio 11 months ago; For six months, the Mukesh Ambani-led telecom operator offered free LTE services for all the subscribers, and now, the operator is luring customers with affordable tariff plans. Along with free data services, Reliance Jio also offered attractive Wi-Fi hotspot devices in the form of JioFi... Read More

Rudradeep Biswas July 26th, 2017 10:06 AM 1 COMMENTS

JioPhone to Keep the Competitive Intensity of the Industry High: Analysts

Reliance Jio's VoLTE feature phone, JioPhone, is likely to keep the competitive intensity of the industry high with the telco targeting strong addition of lower-ARPU subscribers and/or rural subscribers, ICRA said in a statement. The phone will pose serious competition to the other players, although smaller players will be more threatened. Harsh Jagnani, Sector Head and Vice President, Corporate Ratings, ICRA said, "While the pricing is high in comparison to... Read More

Rudradeep Biswas July 25th, 2017 7:04 AM 18 COMMENTS

JioPhone Not as Disruptive as Feared, Target Base Limited: Analysts

Investment banking firm Jefferies said the pricing of JioPhone and the plan is not as disruptive as feared, but it will still be able to pose a stiff challenge to incumbents to protect their subscriber market share. JioPhone, which was introduced last week, is priced at Rs. 1500 and will be available in September this year. The price for this phone will be collected as a fully refundable deposit, refundable... Read More

Shruti R July 24th, 2017 4:02 PM 12 COMMENTS

Reliance Jio Plans To Give Out Free Wi-Fi to College Students; 3 Crore Students May Benefit: Report

Reliance Jio is upping the game in its drive to change the telecom industry. Soon after announcing free JioPhone, the company is now planning its next big step which is to provide free Wi-Fi to college students. If and when this proposal which is still in pipeline comes to fruition, an estimate of nearly three crore students would benefit from it. According to a report by Hindustan Times, Reliance Jio... Read More