September 5th, 2016 10:58 AM 119 COMMENTS

Jio launch: Aircel, Telenor, TTSL, RCom will struggle to grow

Smaller telcos like Aircel, Telenor India, Tata Teleservices and RCom, which are already struggling to grow in the market, will find it hard to sustain in India’s telecom industry following Reliance Jio’s commercial entry into the Indian telecom industry with disruptive free voice calls, and cheapest data plans. Industry analysts predict that Jio’s services push some of these smaller telcos to the fringes, while ensure that some will exit the... Read More

September 4th, 2016 6:08 PM 206 COMMENTS

Jio crosses 5 million subscriber mark- Average monthly data usage per subscriber touches 50 GB

Jio which started offering services in December last year to Reliance employees and their families and launched preview offer in May this year to invite interested people to early access their all IP network has now more than 5 million users on their network. Sharing the Jio launch details, Mukesh Ambani, Chairman - RIL shared they have gained so many users in a short while. In last 4 months, the... Read More

September 4th, 2016 12:36 PM 61 COMMENTS

Why Jio launch is not good news for Vodafone and Idea Cellular

The launch of commercial services by Reliance Jio will force bigger carriers like Vodafone and Idea Cellular to review their strategy for the upcoming auctions. Following the introduction of free voice services and data at rock bottom prices, Vodafone and Idea Cellular will now be forced to spend more on new spectrum as earlier estimated. According to analysts, Idea Cellular is likely to bid aggressively spending Rs 4,000 crore more... Read More

September 4th, 2016 10:05 AM 67 COMMENTS

Jio to launch Gigafiber welcome offer soon, with free unlimited usage till year end

Jio which has already announced commercial launch on 5th September during Reliance AGM is expected to launch Gigafiber Welcome Offer in the next few days with unlimited data benefits till the end of this year. According to our sources, the company has already started offering the services in residential complexes in select cities at a nominal cost. Under Gigafiber Welcome Offer, one can apply for broadband connections with speeds upto... Read More

September 4th, 2016 2:15 AM 4 COMMENTS

Reliance Jio to invest Rs. 250,000 crore in digital space

Alongside the announcement on Reliance Jio, Mukesh Ambani also said that the company plans to make an investment of Rs. 250,000 crore in India’s digital space. This definitely includes the wireless broadband infrastructure and manufacturing of mobile handsets. "We at Reliance will invest over Rs. 250,000 crores across the Digital India pillars," he said. Ambani elaborated on the investment, saying that the asset will be used to create infrastructure for... Read More

September 3rd, 2016 11:30 AM 112 COMMENTS

Jio could launch new set of tariffs around January

Jio could launch new set of tariffs around January, and the newly announced tariffs are only applicable from January 1, 2017, Credit Suisse said in a note. CS said that Jio has not revealed all its cards yet and these tariffs may not be the final tariff offers. “These plans are applicable only from 1-Jan-2017, by when the incumbents will have ample time to match (with meaningful pain of course).... Read More

September 2nd, 2016 6:24 PM 334 COMMENTS

RJio’s Datagiri: The Reality Behind Free Voice Calls, Separating Fact From Fiction!

At the Reliance Annual General Meeting yesterday, Mukesh Ambani, Chairman and MD of Reliance, officially announced the launch of their 4G services - Jio. Reliance had been teasing it for a while, and it was meant to be a premium data service available to 1.2 billion Indians at low costs. While Jio is promising to offer dirt cheap rates with a pledge not to charge a penny for voice calls,... Read More

September 1st, 2016 3:20 PM 602 COMMENTS

Reliance Jio Plan details – In depth analysis

At a time when Mukesh Ambani finally announced Jio commercial launch in front of their shareholders in its 39th AGM today, the company also revealed pricing and plans for people who want to join the all IP next gen network. Inviting people to join the network, Mukesh Ambani announced 'Jio Welcome Offer' which will be available from 5th September, Monday from Reliance Retail stores, under which people can get a... Read More

September 1st, 2016 3:00 PM 551 COMMENTS

Reliance Jio creates history: Commercial launch 5th September, All voice calls and national roaming free in all plans

Mukesh Ambani, CMD of Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) announced the commercial launch of Jio at the company’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) today. The service will begin on September 5 and will offer absolutely free Voice, Text, 4G data and Jio digital app access for all users till December 2016 under the Jio welcome offer. Also existing users will continue to enjoy free access to Jio digital apps all the way... Read More

August 31st, 2016 4:56 PM 81 COMMENTS

Jio extends preview offer for early adopters to 30th Sept, indicating commercial launch is not on the horizon

One day before Reliance industries AGM, Jio has once again extended unlimited benefits to early LYF adopters whose validity was to be over by August 31, indicating that the commercial launch is still some time away. Customers under the preview offer with validity expiration date of August 31 have now got an extension of validity for another 30 days through auto recharge. Users can now enjoy Jio services free till... Read More

August 31st, 2016 10:56 AM 141 COMMENTS

Jio Vs Incumbents: Why Jio can offer affordable tariff and Incumbents cannot?

Now a days Jio launch is no longer in the news as Jio has been extending its unlimited preview offer to more and more handsets with tie ups with device manufacturers everyday. The big question everyone wants to know is what will be Jio tariff after commercial launch and whether Jio will be able to offer similar unlimited offer. In this article we compare incumbent operators' network with Jio's and explain... Read More

August 30th, 2016 5:48 PM 121 COMMENTS

Jio to take on Airtel’s Open Network by launching own Network Tracker

We all remember how Airtel stormed our TV sets and online media with its "Open Network" campaign. Now, in one of the most competitive way, Jio is planning something similar to woo its users. The Reliance-backed network is tipped to launch similar facilities so that people who are concerned about Jio 4G coverage before joining their network can check its 4G coverage in their area. In India, data connectivity is... Read More

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