Andrew Bonwick
Vice President of Product Development at Relm Insurance
Madhav Sheth
CEO of Ai+ Smartphone
Stephen Rose
CEO Render Networks


Wired broadband services became the need of the hour for Indian citizens because of the pandemic. While a majority of users still depend on mobile data to get their daily work done, the affordable broadband plans from JioFiber, Airtel Xstream Fiber and BSNL Broadband are making users get a broadband connection. The cheaper broadband plans continue to garner a lot of popularity, but ISPs have some premium broadband offerings with speeds up to 1 Gbps. JioFiber’s premium plan is priced at Rs 8,999 and it offers a user 1 Gbps speeds along with 15 OTT subscriptions. On the other hand, BSNL has a Rs 16,999 Bharat Fiber plan and Airtel Xstream Fiber plan has a Rs 3,999 VIP plan.
JioFiber Rs 8,499 Premium Broadband Plan: Check Benefits
JioFiber has two 1 Gbps broadband plans under its belt priced at Rs 3,999 and Rs 8,499. The premium plan costs Rs 8,999 per month and offers 1 Gbps upload & download speeds, 6.6TB or 6600GB FUP limit and unlimited voice calling. Besides these benefits, the Rs 8,499 broadband plan also offers free access to 15 OTT apps: Netflix Premium plan priced at Rs 799, Amazon Prime, Disney+ Hotstar VIP, SonyLIV, ZEE5, SunNXT, Voot Select, Voot Kids, AltBalaji, Hoichoi, ShemarooMe, Lionsgate Play, Discovery+, Eros Now, JioCinema and JioSaavn. The price of the plan mentioned above is excluding taxes.
Airtel Xstream Fiber Rs 3,999 Broadband Plan: Check Benefits
Unlike JioFiber which has an Rs 8,499 broadband plan, Airtel Xstream Fiber has a Rs 3,999 VIP broadband plan. It offers 1 Gbps speeds, unlimited data capped at 3.3TB or 3300GB per month and unlimited voice calling through its landline service. OTT subscriptions offered by this plan include Disney+ Hotstar VIP, Airtel Xstream App Premium and Wynk Music subscription.