Reliance Jio, India's largest telecom operator, wants the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) to widen the scope of E-band spectrum usage by the telcos. In 2022, the telecom department gave the E-band spectrum to the telcos for backhaul use. It was allocated in an administrative manner and wasn't a part of the spectrum auction. The E-band spectrum was given to the telcos so that they could use it for backhaul services... Read More
Reliance Jio has only one annual validity prepaid plan available for customers in 2023. That plan costs Rs 2999. At the same time, there's another prepaid plan from Jio that comes with long-term validity and is close to the validity of one year. The plan that we are talking about here costs Rs 2545. Both plans are eligible to receive unlimited 5G data offer from the company. If the user... Read More
Reliance Jio, one of the largest telecom operators in the country, has removed the extra bonus data offer from one of its expensive prepaid plans. The telco is known for offering plans that are more affordable than its competitors. Also, because Jio's 5G is now widely available in the country, it has become one of the top choices for consumers to purchase services from. But in a silent manner, Reliance... Read More
Many Reliance Jio customers in India want to recharge with prepaid plans that come with 1.5GB of daily data. The 1.5GB daily data plan hits the sweet spot for many because it offers just the right amount of mobile data for average internet use and is also budget-friendly. There are multiple 1.5GB daily data plans that you can recharge with in the month of September 2023. In total, there are... Read More
Jio Platforms has taken a big step towards the AI (artificial intelligence) revolution in India. Jio has partnered with NVIDIA to bring a state-of-the-art AI cloud infrastructure to the country. This will help startups, developers, researchers, and scientists working in the field of AI as they will be able to access accelerated computing and high-speed secure cloud networking to safely run huge workloads with extreme energy efficiency. This collaboration comes... Read More
Reliance Jio is offering consumers up to 21GB of bonus data on its birthday. On September 5, 2023, Jio has turned 7 years old. The telco has been the face of the digital revolution in India. On this special occasion for the company, Jio has announced bonus data with three of its prepaid plans. Not just bonus data, but the telco is also offering other benefits such as discount coupons... Read More
Reliance Jio and Vodafone Idea (Vi) have been vocal about the need for auctioning of spectrum, rather than allocate it administratively. Jio has now sent a second legal opinion to the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) on the same. According to a Business Standard report, the second legal opinion sent to TRAI has been written by former Supreme Court Justice L Nageshwara Rao. In the letter, Rao has argued... Read More
Reliance Jio, India's largest telecom player, is taking the help of BNP Paribas to raise up to USD $2 billion in offshore loans. Jio wants to use the money to fund its 5G gear purchase from Ericsson. The telco has relied majorly on European vendors, including Ericsson and Nokia for 5G gear. According to an ET report, BNP Paribas will provide Jio with USD $1.9-2 billion over a nine-month period.... Read More
Reliance Jio recently became the first telecom operator in India to offer its customers prepaid plans with the benefit of Netflix. It is not new for the telcos to offer OTT (Over-The-Top) platform subscriptions as an added benefit with their prepaid plans. However, they have never offered the benefit of Netflix to the customers. But Jio recently announced that users can get Netflix with two of its prepaid plans. The... Read More
Bharti Airtel, Reliance Jio and Vodafone Idea (VI) need to improve their revenue margins over the medium term to justify their investments. Thus, the telcos are trying to indirectly hike tariffs for customers. An indirect tariff hike can be done in multiple ways. It is not just the private telcos, but even Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has engaged in an indirect tariff hike. Without delving much into why the... Read More
Reliance Jio had recently announced the arrival of the JioBharat phone platform. Now, you can purchase the phones from Amazon. The JioBharat K1 Karbonn 4G is available on Amazon for Rs 999, only. It is a basic 4G phone meant for users who want to get access to super affordable 4G phones. During the recent AGM of Reliance Industries, Mukesh Ambani said that there are still over 250 million legacy... Read More
Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) held its Annual General Meet (AGM) earlier today. Mukesh Ambani, Chairman and Managing Director, of Reliance Industries, touched upon several key updates around the digital services under Jio. There were updates about Jio's 5G customers, Jio AirFiber and more. Jio has been covering good ground when it comes to 5G. As per Mukesh Ambani, Jio has already reached 96% of census towns with 5G. To simplify... Read More
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1Gbps is not needed by 300-500Mbps is needed to offload the 5G network I believe.
