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


Reliance Jio is aiming to significantly expand its home broadband footprint, with a target of reaching 100 million households. While current fiber connections, according to the company’s Q4FY25 presentation, stand at 18 million and 5G Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) connections are under 6 million (5.6 million), the company is banking on a combination of technologies—particularly its AirFiber solution—to accelerate growth.
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Free Trials and Customer Acquisition
To recollect, Reliance Jio has previously set itself a target of connecting 100 million homes and thereby offering free trials of JioHome services, which now house AirFiber and Fiber services for customers. However, there is an internal timeline. While the target is not public, the company has an internal plan in place.
By offering free trials and services of FWA and broadband with conditions like getting a new SIM, recharging or making bill payments, and sending messages via WhatsApp from a registered number, we believe Jio can also showcase an increase in its mobile user base, activity, and project some numbers. Per earlier reports and screenshots circulating on social media, there were also cumulative benefits of a 50-day free offer to users who make advance payments/recharges for long terms such as 6 or 12 months.
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Jio’s Journey Started with Free Trials
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That said, free trials are nothing new to Jio, as they launched their very services with free offerings for years. However, in response to an analyst’s question during a recent earnings call about whether the company has a timeframe for reaching 100 million homes, Jio’s Head of Strategy, Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited, Anshuman Thakur, said, “I am not going to give you forward looking, but yes it is. It is a plan. So it is a plan, so it will have a timeframe internally.”