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Rudradeep Biswas November 17th, 2016 2:14 PM 20 COMMENTS

Reliance Jio tariff plans didn’t violate any rules by offering voice services free of charge: Telecom Minister Manoj Sinha

Reliance Jio Infocomm, the Mukesh Ambani-led telecom operator, has received a clean chit from the Indian government for its “controversial” tariff plans that offer free unlimited voice calling service, following a similar respite from the regulator, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai). Trai had earlier opined that tariff plans filed by Jio cannot be considered as IUC non-complaint, predatory and discriminatory. According to ET, Telecom Minister Manoj Sinha in... Read More

Rudradeep Biswas November 16th, 2016 11:26 AM 36 COMMENTS

Reliance Jio likely to launch fiber-based free DTH service on December 15: Reports

The 4G entrant Reliance Jio Infocomm may launch its optical fiber-backed direct-to-home TV services in India on December 15, 2016. In a bid to disrupt the DTH space, the telco may offer the service free of cost to ots subscribers for the first six months, Gizbot reported. The report further said that the company's TV plans are expected to start from as low as Rs 185 per month. If another... Read More

Srikapardhi November 15th, 2016 6:25 PM 16 COMMENTS

Reliance Jio entry made Vodafone Group write off EUR 5 billion for India unit

In an interesting turn of events, UK-based Telecoms Group Vodafone has recorded non-cash impairment charge of 5.0 billion euros during the first half of the fiscal ended September 30 in respect for its Indian unit. An increased competition due to the entry of Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Jio Infocomm has resulted in this write-off, the company said. In a statement, Vodafone Group said that the entry of Reliance Jio has entry... Read More

Rudradeep Biswas November 15th, 2016 4:39 AM 3 COMMENTS

Reliance Jio gives COAI executive meeting a miss to oppose voting norms

Reliance Jio, the Mukesh Ambani-led 4G telecom operator, decided against attending the Cellular Operators Association of India’s (COAI) quarterly executive committee meeting held on November 11, amid ongoing interconnection capacity issue. COAI represents GSM telcos like Bharti Airtel, Vodafone India, Idea Cellular, Telenor and Aircel. Reliance Jio is also a member of the association. Reliance Jio has been asking for a re-haul of COAI’s proportionate voting right rules that is... Read More

Srikapardhi November 15th, 2016 3:38 AM 0 COMMENTS

Indian telcos urge Trai to continue with current practice of computing call drop rates, reject new proposal: Report

Indian telecom companies have urged the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai), to continue with current practice of using network statistics to calculate call drop rates, rejecting the sector regulator’s suggestion of calculating call drop rates through a meta data analysis of call detail records (CDRs), according to an Economic Times report. In their submission to Trai on discussion paper floated in August on reviewing quality of network-related services, the... Read More

Rudradeep Biswas November 12th, 2016 12:26 PM 150 COMMENTS

Reliance Jio limits voice call duration to just 30 minutes: Reports

Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Jio Infocomm is reportedly limiting duration of any voice call to just 30 minute in a measure to reduce the congestion on the networks. Blogs like Maktechblog and BGR India have reported that a number of Reliance Jio users have taken to social networks to complain about voice calls being cut at exactly the 30 minute mark. The development comes at a time when users are complaining... Read More

Rudradeep Biswas November 10th, 2016 7:44 PM 86 COMMENTS

Reliance Jio data says 8.5 crore calls failed on November 7

Around 8.5 crore out of over 30 crore call attempts by Reliance Jio subscribers to networks of Bharti Airtel, Vodafone and Idea Cellular’s respective networks failed on November 7 due to the ongoing points of interconnection (PoI) congestion, according to the latest data released by the 4G telco on its website. The data follows India’s top telcos claims that they have already released adequate interconnection capacity to cater the Mukesh... Read More

Rudradeep Biswas November 9th, 2016 8:45 PM 31 COMMENTS

Jio 4G trouble: 5 tricks to improve the speed

Free SIM, free calls, free messages and free internet. What more could you have asked for in life? No, seriously. Jio is like that one big blueberry cheesecake with thin crust on it, which you’ve waited for months to devour and when it’s finally here, the best part is you don’t have to shell money for it! Sounds tempting, yeah? But is it actually that great now? Aren’t you facing... Read More

Rudradeep Biswas November 9th, 2016 10:31 AM 52 COMMENTS

Jio Magic: Airtel, Vodafone, Idea and BSNL line up attractive offers to retain subscribers

Reliance Jio has set the telecom market on fire with its unlimited VoLTE calls, SMS and 4G data offer. While the offer first started with only Lyf phones, it gradually took over almost every 4G supporting smartphones in the country by weekly releasing the list of phones that would get its 4G VoLTE support. Jio is fighting a long drawn war for more interconnect points, meanwhile its competitors are busy... Read More

Rudradeep Biswas November 6th, 2016 3:28 AM 0 COMMENTS

Telecom regulator Trai to inspect Reliance Jio’s network for call drops

Following the recommendation of Rs 3,050 crore penalty on incumbent telcos like Bharti Airtel, Vodafone and Idea Cellular, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) is now preparing to scrutinize Reliance Jio’s network to determine the main reason behind massive call failures, according to a report published in ET. With this exercise, the regulator is trying to gauge the readiness of Reliance Jio’s full-IP 4G network. The move comes at... Read More

Ria Lakshman November 4th, 2016 11:36 AM 104 COMMENTS

Airtel and Jio in war of words again over PoIs; Jio says Airtel did not provide PoIs earlier

In contrary to the announcement made by Bharti Airtel yesterday, Reliance Jio Infocomm says that the release of Points-of-Interconnect (PoIs) from Airtel happened only after the intervention by authorities. Jio welcomed the 7,007 additional PoIs it provided. “RJIL welcomes 7,007 additional POIs provided by Airtel consequent to the meetings of the Hon’ble Minister of Communication and TRAI Chairman with the CEOs of Airtel, Vodafone, Idea and RJIL earlier this week... Read More

Ria Lakshman November 3rd, 2016 6:52 PM 54 COMMENTS

Bharti Airtel says interconnect capacity for 75 million customers provided to Reliance Jio

Following the recent penalty recommended by the telecom regulator, Bharti Airtel on Thursday provided over 7,000 additional Points of Interconnect (PoIs) to Reliance Jio, taking the total number of PoIs provided till date to over 17,000, a capacity sufficient to serve over 75 million customers. TRAI recently suggested imposition of Rs. 1,050 crores penalty on Bharti Airtel over interconnect issue with Reliance Jio. The telco subsequently said that there was... Read More