Reliance Jio is Eagerly Awaiting 4G Spectrum Auction: Here is the Reason Why

The Mukesh Ambani led telecom operator, Reliance Jio has been in the industry for three years now, and in these three years, the telco has amassed a massive number of subscribers beyond 300 million and brought various changes to the industry given its pricing tactics. However, all of this has been based on Reliance Jio’s success with a 4G only network. The telecom operator is the only one in the country which boasts of the “4G only” title, and it has done a good job of attracting subscribers with the 4G high data speeds and better services. But, all of this has been possible because Reliance Jio has been using 4G spectrum, and in the upcoming auctions as well, the telco awaits the sale of the 4G auction eagerly. But why is that? Let’s take a look.

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Reliance Jio’s 800 MHz Airwaves in 18 Circles

As per an ET report on the matter, Reliance Jio has currently been using the spectrum owned by the bankrupt telecom operator, Reliance Communications, on a sharing basis. The airwaves which belong in the 800 Mhz band are owned by the insolvent telecom operator, RCom, but courtesy of a sharing arrangement which Reliance Jio had struck in its early days, the telco has been able to relay a countrywide 4G network on the 800 MHz waves. However, now these airwaves are about to expire in July – August 2021 in 18 circles as per the analysts and that is the reason why Reliance Jio is awaiting the auction of 4G airwaves so that it can add the airwaves to its set of owned resources for the countrywide 4G network. With the spectrums due to expire in a matter of less than two years, the telco will need to buy back this spectrum to ensure that it keeps up with the growing subscribers and the data demands on its 4G network.