August 7th, 2016 8:59 AM 138 COMMENTS

Reliance Jio 4G launch likely on August 15: Report

Bank of America Merrill Lynch, in its latest report, said that Reliance Jio Infocomm is likely to commercially start offering services on August 15, and it would offer free voice along with its data services. The brokerage firm expects Jio to come up with a differentiated offering, which will be unlimited VoLTE voice bundled with its data offering above Rs. 300 per month. However, it added that the unlimited VoLTE... Read More

June 17th, 2016 10:25 AM 60 COMMENTS

Jio may launch commercial service roll out in September: Reports

Jio is inching closer towards the commercially roll out of services, and may well start operations by September this year, if various media reports are to be believed. These reports said that Jio has almost completed the testing of its network and services, and the launch is imminent in the next two-three months. A commercial launch means customers would be able to buy Jio SIM cards from all the small... Read More

June 2nd, 2016 8:00 PM 66 COMMENTS

Jio to launch 4G services with 90,000 4G cell sites with 608 mn GB per month capacity: Report

Jio Infocomm may launch its commercial 4G services with 90,000 mobile cell sites with 608 million GB per month capacity across the country, IDFC Securities said in a note. Jio’s network may well reach 125,000 4G-sites in India on 850MHz/1800MHz/2300MHz spectrum bands by 2019, the agency said, adding the network then would have the potential capacity to support 180-280 million subscribers by 2019 (even if usage levels increase by 3-4 times).... Read More

April 30th, 2016 2:23 PM 70 COMMENTS

Jio launch after spectrum integration with RCom, delay frustrates investors: Reports

A Citi Group report said that the excessive delay in Reliance Jio's commercial 4G launch is frustrating investors, even as it said that the delay may be on the account of the company's chase for perfection. The Citi Group, in a note, said that the ensuing delay could be testing investors' patience. It raises concerns of Jio further eroding its first mover advantage. “The capital expenditure targets also continue to... Read More

April 11th, 2016 12:23 PM 62 COMMENTS

RJio Vs Incumbents: What Worked Earlier Might Not Work Now!

There is an unmistakable buzz in the Indian telecom industry nowadays. The whiff of much-anticipated commercial launch of Reliance Jio Infocomm’s 4G services is getting stronger with each passing day. While the details of the final tariff are not yet in the public domain, it is safe to assume that the launch will be disruptive in nature for the entire telecom industry but especially so for the established players. It... Read More

April 4th, 2016 12:16 PM 42 COMMENTS

How Jio’s media apps will give it a winning edge over 4G offerings of incumbents

As we await the imminent launch of commercial services by Reliance Jio we would like to stop and analyse what is it that a giant company like RIL is banking upon for surety of poaching the High ARPU subscribers of incumbent operators with its greenfield foray into the telecom sector. Jio's delayed launch may mean that they are losing out on the first mover advantage in the key circles where... Read More

March 24th, 2016 7:53 AM 461 COMMENTS

Reliance Jio may push commercial launch to December: Report

Reliance Jio’s commercial launch of 4G services could be further pushed back to December, as the telco struggles to improve network quality, Bank of America-Merrill Lynch said in a recent note. A delayed launch may spoil the telco's plan to aggressively poach high-end consumers from incumbents – Bharti Airtel, Vodafone and Idea Cellular -- unless it brings down prices. The US brokerage expect Reliance Jio to delay its 4G launch... Read More

February 18th, 2016 6:26 PM 55 COMMENTS

Jio 4G launch to squeeze market share of Airtel, Vodafone, Idea

Reliance Jio Infocomm’s launch of 4G LTE services will intensify competition which will squeeze the market share, EBITDA margins and credit metrics of incumbents, according to India Ratings and Research (Ind-Ra), which said that voice revenue are likely to remain moderate in FY17 on stagnant minutes of usage (MoU) and further competition in call realisations. The agency expects data revenue to remain stagnant on a 30%-40% decline in data realisations/megabyte... Read More

December 25th, 2015 10:13 PM 86 COMMENTS

Reliance Jio all set for a big 4G launch event for employees

Mukesh Ambani-owned Reliance Jio is working at war footing to prepare for the upcoming employee launch event, the company’s spokesperson was quoted by media as saying. The event, which will take place on December 27, will also mark on the eve of Reliance Industries’ Founder Chairman Dhirubhai Ambani’s 83rd birthday anniversary. 35,000 RIL employees are expected to attend the event at the venue. In totality, over 1 lakh employees would... Read More

November 1st, 2015 10:44 AM 51 COMMENTS

Reliance Jio to be the leading 4G player by 2019-2020: Report

Mukesh Ambani-owned Reliance Jio Infocomm will be leading the country’s 4G LTE market with 40 percent market share by 2019-2020, while the share of Bharti Airtel, Vodafone India and Idea Cellular will reach 60 percent by 2019-20, up from 53 percent in 2016-17, a report by Bank of America Merrill Lynch said. The brokerage firm however said that Jio may find it difficult to poach high-end subscribers from Airtel, Idea... Read More

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