July 21st, 2016 6:50 AM 91 COMMENTS

TT Poll : Will you PORT your primary number to Jio via MNP?

Who don't like competition?  Everyone does and so as our telecos. While Jio services have not been commercially launched yet despite of repeated delays and deadlines, it is now almost in the market with device partnership strategy. Initial experiments or experiences of Jio services started with it's own employees which were later extended to general public by employee invite system followed by users with exclusive LYF devices and currently with... Read More

July 19th, 2016 8:58 AM 140 COMMENTS

Jio to launch MNP port in facility for new customers soon, might launch postpaid plans with 5-10 times more data & free voice calls: Sources

Prior to the expected launch on August 15, Reliance Jio seems to have fallen well behind the target of 5 million customers, especially because it has acquired only a few more than 1 million subscribers on its network irrespective of providing benefits such as unlimited data, voice, and SMS usage. Even the launch on August 15 is unlikely to be a full-fledged launch. According to Reliance Industries officials, who wish... Read More

July 17th, 2016 6:42 PM 119 COMMENTS

Jio now extends Unlimited Preview offer to HP devices

After extending 4G Preview Unlimited Usage offer to Samsung devices , Jio has now extended the offer to HP devices as well , ahead of their commercial launch scheduled on August 15. According to one our reader, Jio is now allowing HP users to avail the Jio Preview offer on HP devices. Though both the companies are yet to share official confirmation regarding the same.   Under the offer, HP... Read More

July 16th, 2016 3:08 PM 73 COMMENTS

Jio not ready for a commercial launch in Rajasthan, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Kerala

Jio Infocomm’s head of strategy and planning Anshuman Thakur told media that the company is ready to start offering its 4G services, except for in four circles—Rajasthan, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Kerala—where it could take four to six more weeks to prepare the network, indicating that the commercial launch around the corner. Jio has received approvals from the telecom department on July 7 in the four circles of Rajasthan, Karnataka, Tamil... Read More

July 15th, 2016 6:52 PM 37 COMMENTS

Jio says commercial operations in coming months, average monthly consumption per user in excess of 26 GB voice usage is over 355 minutes

Reliance Jio Infocomm on Friday said that it now has over 1.5 million test users on its network in the country with average monthly consumption per user in excess of 26 GB. It said that the average voice usage per month is over 355 minutes. During the quarter, Reliance Jio extended its trial services to all LYF devices users under the Jio LYF Preview Offer, which it said enabled testing of... Read More

July 14th, 2016 7:41 PM 143 COMMENTS

Jio preview data offer now available for Samsung smartphone users

Reliance Jio Infocomm has reportedly extended its three-month unlimited data preview offer to Samsung smartphone users in India ahead of the commercial launch, which as per various media reports is expected in mid-August this year. Under the offer, Samsung smartphone users will get three months of free unlimited data and 4,500 minutes of voice calls, unlimited video calls, unlimited SMS, unlimited 4G data and Jio Premium apps. Samsung users can download... Read More

July 14th, 2016 11:13 AM 95 COMMENTS

Jio to commercially launch services on August 15, plans free voice services: Report

Jio is most likely to commercially launch its much-awaited 4G services on August 15, which is India’s Independence Day, this year with its maiden plan, called Freedom, according to an Economic Times report. The “Freedom” plan may offer free voice services bundled with data, priced at least 25% lower than current offerings of top rivals, the report said, adding that the company has informed internal teams about the launch. Sources closer to... Read More

July 11th, 2016 5:28 PM 225 COMMENTS

Jio 4G on 850MHz LTE goes live in Kerala, Tamilnadu and Karnataka

Ahead of RCOM CDMA shutdown across the country, Jio 4G on 850MHz spectrum has started going live in many locations across Kerala and Tamil Nadu. Jio currently does not hold any spectrum 850MHz band in Kerala, Karnataka, Tamilnadu and Rajasthan. However, has entered into spectrum sharing agreement with RCOM to use its 850MHz. At one particular location in Kottayam, Kerala we got Jio 4G signal on 850MHz spectrum for few minutes. However, the... Read More

July 11th, 2016 5:21 PM 9 COMMENTS

Jio’s entry to help telecom industry double data revenues to $11 billion by 2017-18: CLSA

Reliance Jio would drive the Indian telecom market further and help the overall industry to double to $11 billion by 2017-18, according to brokerage firm CLSA. The firm, in a note, said that Bharti Airtel and Reliance Jio are best placed to gain from the surge. "Over fiscal years 2015-16 to 2017-18, we expect data revenues to double and Bharti Airtel and Reliance Jio are best-placed to gain, given their lead... Read More

July 7th, 2016 7:17 PM 3 COMMENTS

Reliance Jio issues INR 2,000 crore 5-year Non-Convertible Debentures

Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited (RJIL), a subsidiary of Reliance Industries Limited (RIL), today issued INR 2,000 crore of 5 year Non-Convertible Debentures (NCDs), bearing a coupon of 8.32% per annum, payable annually. The issue has been assigned a rating of AAA by CRISIL and ICRA. The proceeds of the issuance shall be utilized by RJIL for rolling out a state-of-the-art digital services business in India. RJIL is the first issuer... Read More

July 6th, 2016 9:51 AM 53 COMMENTS

LYF smartphones undergo a price cut, offering Flame 4,5,6 phones at Rs 2999 after 25% discounts

In an attempt to grab more customers, LYF smartphones have undergone have price reduction at the Reliance Retail showrooms. Key LYF smartphones including the popular LYF Flame 1 is available at discounted rate. According to Reliance Digital located at Barrackpore, Kolkata, LYF Flame 1 is now sold for Rs. 5000 unlike the earlier price of Rs. 5500. LYF Flame 2 now comes for Rs. 3499, unlike the earlier price of... Read More

June 28th, 2016 3:12 PM 0 COMMENTS

Reliance Jio, 24 global telcos join GSMA to drive adoption of universal RCS profile

Jio, along with 24 other global telecom operators are supporting a mobile industry initiative for a universal Rich Communications Services (RCS) profile worldwide, according to GSMA. China Unicom, China Mobile, China Telecom, Singtel, T-Mobile US, Telefonica and Axiata Group, AIS, Beeline, Bell Mobility, Claro Brazil, Claro Colombia, Indosat Ooredoo, M1, Megafon, MTS, Optus, Personal Argentina, Personal Paraguay, Rogers Communications, StarHub, Telcel Mexico, Tele2, Telkomsel, and Telus are the other operators that... Read More

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