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January 21st, 2017 7:05 AM 3 COMMENTS

Reliance partners Foxconn to make cheaper VoLTE smartphone for Jio in India: Report

In a bid to align itself with the India government's Make in India project, Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries (RIL) has tied-up with Taiwanese original device manufacturer, Foxconn, to start production of VoLTE handsets for the Lyf brand of 4G smartphones in India through its Navi Mumbai facility, which is yet to commercially start production. An Economic Times report said that Reliance has also told its Chinese and Taiwanese original device manufacturers... Read More

January 19th, 2017 10:26 PM 2 COMMENTS

Trai seek Attorney General (AG) Mukul Rohatgi’s opinion on Jio’s free promotional offer

In an interesting turn of events, India's telecom regulator has reportedly approached the Attorney General (AG) Mukul Rohatgi, seeking his opinion on Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Jio’s free promotional services offer beyond 90 days. According to media reports, a top Trai official said that the regulator is currently seeking views from the Attorney General on telcos’ complaints over the validity of extended promotional offer by Jio. The latest development follows Trai’s... Read More

January 19th, 2017 5:08 PM 40 COMMENTS

Reliance Jio May Continue Free Voice Offer, But Charge Nominal Fee For Data After March 31: Report

There are reports that Reliance Jio will sustain its free offer even after 31 March 2017, according to a report by Economic Times. However, this time the service provider will charge a nominal fee. Reliance Jio Infocomm is designing a new tariff plan that is valid till June 30. Under the new plan, the tariff will be charged at Rs. 100 for data, but the voice services will remain free,... Read More

January 19th, 2017 7:33 AM 38 COMMENTS

Here’s how Reliance Jio’s upcoming Rs. 999 feature phone will turn the cards in mobile space?

Reliance Jio’s entry was a grand one; indeed, a much better one, even the company might not have thought about this sort of response towards their services. However, the company hasn't done yet. It was earlier reported that the firm is planning to launch a feature phone which costs less than Rs. 1500. But, we now have the purported image of the phone itself. Yes, there was an image leaked... Read More

January 17th, 2017 3:27 PM 71 COMMENTS

“Take corrective actions instead of blaming Airtel for call failures,” Airtel hits back at Reliance Jio

The Points of Interconnect (PoIs) issue between Bharti Airtel and Reliance Jio seems to be an unending war with both service providers blaming each other for the call failures on the networks. Yesterday, Reliance Jio pointed out that the calls are still failing due to the anti-competitive nature of “big telcos” who are not providing required PoIs. Against this allegation, Airtel has released a statement saying the issue lies with... Read More

January 15th, 2017 7:09 AM 0 COMMENTS

Trai now allows special tariff vouchers with 365-days of validity

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has given its permission to special data vouchers with longer validity of 365 days, as compared to the current validity of 90 days, according to a report by wire service ANI. The regulator on Friday released the Telecom Consumers Protection (Tenth Amendment) Regulations, 2016 to change the regulation. In a statement, the telecom regulator said, “Requests were received in TRAI seeking longer validity... Read More

January 14th, 2017 12:42 PM 37 COMMENTS

Reliance Jio to invest Rs 30,000 crore more to expand 4G coverage and capacity

Reliance Jio on Friday said that it will invest Rs 30,000 crore more into networks to enhance coverage and capacity across the country. Reliance Industries Limited (RIL), the parent of Jio, has already infused Rs 1,71,000 crore in the telecom venture so far. The move comes at a time when top telcos in the country have enhanced their spendings on 4G network expansion to take on Jio. Reliance Jio, which... Read More

January 13th, 2017 3:52 PM 46 COMMENTS

Reliance Jio is making a data friendly move with this new feature in JioMusic app

Reliance Jio entered the Indian 4G space nearly five months ago, and the company pretty much is ruling the telecom market with no competition, as of now. Not only just free 4G internet and voice calls, but the new operator is also offering several digital content for free as well such as the JioMusic, JioCinema, JioPlay, etc. JioMusic, the company’s standalone music has everything on offer. The service already has... Read More

January 11th, 2017 7:36 PM 49 COMMENTS

Reliance Jio’s new strategy to curb top level attrition: Esops

Reliance Jio may roll out stock option plans or Esops programme for its employees later this year to curb senior-level attrition and attract new talent. The latest move could also be a “reward for the pace at which subscribers are being added,” according to an Economic Times report. The move follows exits of a number of top-level executives across functions who have the quit the 4G entrant in last few... Read More

January 11th, 2017 5:54 PM 37 COMMENTS

Airtel slams Trai for allowing Jio to continue with promotional offers, files affidavit with TDSAT

Bharti Airtel, India’s leading telecom operator has reportedly filed an affidavit with the telecom tribunal, the Telecom Disputes Settlement Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT ) , slamming the Trai for allowing Reliance Jio to break rules around anti-competitive promotional offers. According to media reports, Airtel has also alleged that the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) is “perpetuating illegality” by allowing the 4G entrant to game the interconnect regime by allowing Jio... Read More

January 10th, 2017 12:33 PM 191 COMMENTS

Reliance Jio Download Speeds Improved Drastically with Average Speed of 9Mbps, Shows TRAI Speed Test Report

Back in October 2016, speed tests from TRAI reported that Reliance Jio is the slowest 4G network in India with an average download speed of 6.2Mbps. However, the operator quickly bashed out all these allegations saying that their network is not the slowest one. Supporting the TRAI reports were the Jio 4G users who faced several speed issues after the network gone live to the general public. But, here’s a... Read More

January 9th, 2017 8:46 PM 54 COMMENTS

Vodafone India could merge with Idea Cellular or Reliance Jio: Reports

Vodafone India may be looking to merge with one of the leading telecom operators in India in the wake of fierce competition from Reliance Jio, The Telegraph reported on Sunday. The report added that Vodafone is currently weighing a potential merger of its Indian arm with rivals as it seeks a turnaround in the subcontinent’s cut-throat mobile market. “The company has been caught in the crossfire of a sibling rivalry... Read More

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