Jio almost completes its integration of 850MHz in 18 circles, tests carrier aggregation

Mukesh Ambani- led Reliance Jio said that it is nearing the completion of 850 Mhz band deployment across 18 circles in the country, and its network is live in 18000 cities and more than 2 lakh villages in 2300 and 1800 MHz bands. Jio’s all-IP network is almost optimised after the Band 5 or 850 MHz integration. At the time of the recent quarterly results announcement, the company said that deployment and optimization of 850 Mhz band in these circles will take 6-8 weeks.

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The integration of 850 Mhz band has helped them to reach smaller villages and fill the black spots of their 4G network. Overall, Jio’s coverage improved a lot after 850 MHz integration. Reliance said that Jio has already achieved 100% core network availability, and the network is capable of seamless inter-band handovers with call or data session contiguity. Also, Jio has also started carrier aggregation trials across various frequencies to deliver much higher data speeds and increase the overall capacity of their network.

According to the recent investor presentation, the 4G entrant received 850 MHz band frequency allocation in balance 4 circles–Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Rajasthan–on July 6, 2016. While the company has not shared an exact date for the commercial roll-out, but a number of media reports suggest that it is indeed planning to open its network commercially for everyone on Independence day with the launch of the maiden plan—Freedom, which will offer free voice service, besides giving data benefits to customers.