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Rudradeep Biswas December 13th, 2016 3:26 PM 18 COMMENTS

Reliance Jio to introduce augmented reality game Pokemon GO In India

Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited (“Jio”) delights Indian gamers by bringing the sought-after, first-of-its-kind, Augmented Reality game ‘Pokémon GO’ to India in a partnership with Niantic, Inc. – publisher and developer of Pokémon GO in association with The Pokémon Company. With this partnership, thousands of Reliance Digital Stores and select partner premises in India will appear as ‘PokéStops’ or ‘Gyms’ in the Pokémon GO game beginning Wednesday, December 14, 2016. This... Read More

Rudradeep Biswas December 12th, 2016 6:36 AM 20 COMMENTS

Competition Commission registers two cases against Jio for violation of competition law: Report

The Competition Commission of India has registered two cases against the Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Jio for alleged violation of competition law, Minister of State for Corporate Affairs Arjun Ram Mehgwal informed Parliament. The Minister informed the Parliament that the CCI has also registered a case against incumbent telecom operators by Reliance Jio, taking the total number of such cases to four. Reliance Jio, in November, had filed a complaint with... Read More

Rudradeep Biswas December 11th, 2016 7:39 AM 60 COMMENTS

Intense competition from incumbent telcos to impact Jio’s profitability and returns: Ind-Ra

Reliance Jio, the 4G entrant, is facing intense competition from incumbent telecom operators like Bharti Airtel, Vodafone and Idea Cellular, which may impact its profitability and returns, according to India Ratings and Research (Ind-Ra), which has assigned the Mukesh Ambani-led telco a Long-Term Issuer Rating of ‘IND AAA’ with a Stable Outlook. Jio launched its IP based 4G-LTE (long-term evolution) services on September 5, 2016 and its operations are in... Read More

Rudradeep Biswas December 10th, 2016 7:20 PM 29 COMMENTS

Reliance Jio pips Airtel, Idea in wireless user addition, BSNL loses max wireline users in September, reveals Trai data

Reliance Jio Infocomm has pipped market leaders like Bharti Airtel and Idea Cellular in terms of subscriber addition in September 2016. The Mukesh Ambani-led telco added 15.9 million users, as compared to market leader Bharti Airtel’s 2.4 million subscriber addition in the same period, according to latest data released by the telecom regulator, Trai. Reliance Jio, which launched commercial operations on September 5, recently extended its free offer to garner... Read More

Srikapardhi December 10th, 2016 3:34 PM 9 COMMENTS

Reliance Jio to soon launch ‘Locate My Device’ feature

Reliance Jio, the latest entrant in the Indian telecom sector had been surprising us very frequently ever since its launch in September. First, it introduced the ‘Welcome Offer’ with free 4G internet and voice calling. Next, extending the free services, it had announced the Happy New Year Offer (with slight changes). And according to our sources, it may soon introduce a new feature called ‘Locate My Device’. As the name... Read More

Srikapardhi December 10th, 2016 1:06 PM 115 COMMENTS

Reliance Jio may extend its free voice and data services beyond March 31, 2017: Report

Reliance Jio Infocomm may again extend its free voice and data services beyond March 31 next year, as telcos like Bharti Airtel, Vodafone India and Idea Cellular get more aggressive on 4G pricing and try to match the Mukesh Ambani-led telco’s offers in India. Rajiv Sharma, telecom analyst at brokerage HSBC, in a note seen by ET, said that Jio may decide to extend freebies by a couple of months... Read More

Srikapardhi December 7th, 2016 12:03 PM 14 COMMENTS

Reliance Jio locks horns with telcos over use of old Rs 500 notes for mobile recharges

Reliance Jio has criticized the government's move to allow old Rs 500 notes to be used for pre-paid mobile recharges till December 15, locking horns with other Indian telecom operators that opined that not allowing such a move would impact their revenues sharply. The Mukesh Ambani-led company has said that this move will be misused at the retail level, according to a report published in the Economic Times. Industry watchers... Read More

Srikapardhi December 6th, 2016 1:36 PM 15 COMMENTS

Jio Music App: Will it be a Threat to Other Music Streaming Services?

Because of the Reliance Jio, the whole Indian telecom sector has undergone some significant changes. Apart from just being a telecom operator, Jio also has some incredible digital media apps under its belt. One among them is the ‘JioMusic’ app, which is aimed to take on the rivals such as Saavn, Bharti Airtel’s Wynk Music, and Gaana. And to gain the upper hand from its competitors, the company has added... Read More

Rudradeep Biswas December 5th, 2016 5:51 AM 8 COMMENTS

Reliance Jio doesn’t need COAI intervention over interconnection issue: Report

Reliance Jio’s reluctance to discuss interconnection by involving the Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) has impacted the latter’s efforts to resolve the contentious inter-connection or PoI issue, the GSM body told a parliamentary panel. The Mukesh Ambani-led telecom operator held that the COAI’s intervention is not warranted on a "bilateral matter", A PTI report said. The COAI has written to Anurag Singh Thakur, Chairman of Standing Committee on Information... Read More

Rudradeep Biswas December 4th, 2016 6:32 AM 385 COMMENTS

Reliance Jio MNP: Is it the Right Time to Make Jio as Your Primary Number?

Reliance Jio, the high-flying digital services company led by Mukesh Ambani recently announced the extension of the ‘Welcome offer’ till March 2017. At the same event, the RJIL chairman revealed the full-fledged Mobile Number Portability (MNP) from other networks to Jio. So, the major question which arises in several people’s mind is that ‘Is it the right time to make Jio as your primary number?’. If you’re the one who... Read More

Rudradeep Biswas December 3rd, 2016 5:05 PM 33 COMMENTS

Reliance Jio could be fined Rs 500 for using PM Modi’s pictures in TV, print ads

Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Jio could be fined just Rs 500 for using Prime Minister Narendra Modi's photograph in print and electronic advertisements without permission, various media reports said, citing the Emblems and Names (Prevention of Improper Use) Act. Earlier this week, the minister of state for information and broadcasting Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore, while replying Samajwadi Party MP Neeraj Shekhar’s question, said that "no permission was granted by prime minister's office"... Read More

Srikapardhi December 3rd, 2016 12:58 PM 18 COMMENTS

Telecom regulator to examine Reliance Jio’s Happy New Year offer: R S Sharma

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) will examine Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Jio’s Happy New Year offer that provides free voice and 4G services to its existing and new customers till March 31, 2017. The Trai chairman R S Sharma said that the regulator will look into the offer. “Every tariff that is filed before us is examined. We will come up with our response at appropriate time," he was... Read More