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Srikapardhi May 9th, 2016 6:36 PM 42 COMMENTS

Jio’s entry can lead to tariff war, but Airtel battle-ready, says MD Gopal Vittal

Bharti Airtel’s managing director of India and South Asia, Gopal Vittal, said that the entry of Reliance Jio, Mukesh Ambani’s telecom venture, could shake up the Indian telecom market, and has the potential to kick-off a tariff war. “We have seen brutal tariff wars over the last 20 years. Today our tariffs are 33-34 paise on voice per minute, which I think is unsustainable. A new entrant coming in with... Read More

Srikapardhi May 6th, 2016 2:37 PM 84 COMMENTS

Reliance Jio’s free 4G services not available for existing LYF users

Buyers of LYF-branded smartphones from Reliance Retail will still have to wait more to get the Reliance Jio SIM card, even as the telecom arm of Mukesh Ambani-owned Reliance Industries, extends the trial launch of 4G services to the public through an employee-driven referral or invite offer, called Jio Preview Offer. A Jio employee, who didn't wish to be named, told TT that "customers who have already bought LYF... Read More

Rudradeep Biswas 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

Srikapardhi April 21st, 2016 11:57 AM 105 COMMENTS

Reliance Jio will not offer disruptive pricing, rather focus on quality: Report

Contrary to industry speculations, Reliance Jio will not bring disruptive 4G pricing to take on incumbent carriers, Bharti Airtel, Vodafone and Idea Cellular, according to a report in Economic Times. Brokerage firm UBS, in a note, said that the Mukesh Ambani company will try to distinguish its high-speed broadband services in `quality terms’, once it launches commercially. "Jio aims to differentiate on the basis of quality of service rather than engaging... Read More

Srikapardhi April 16th, 2016 9:52 AM 82 COMMENTS

Reliance Jio to improve quality of digital lives of Indians: RJio Spokesperson

While more and more Indians find their way into the digital life, the right technology can truly accelerate this pace and Reliance Jio is gearing up to bring advanced technologies to India, where the digital scene is marred by the incomplete coverage of network and low data speeds. During an interview on a news channel recently, a Jio spokesperson shared insights on Jio and what the company is working at,... Read More

Tharun G April 12th, 2016 1:15 PM 93 COMMENTS

Jio adds more VoLTE 4G smartphones to official list of supported devices

Reliance Jio has just updated its official list of VoLTE-enabled smartphones that are supported on its 4G LTE network. The latest official list of VoLTE supported devices also includes support for Video call over LTE. Jio has managed to add full spectrum of Samsung's latest 4G devices from entry level ON5 and J5 to the newest flagship Galaxy S7 and S7 edge. Xiaomi's latest smartphones Redmi Note 3 and Mi5, also found its place in the... Read More

Kaur G 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

Rudradeep Biswas April 6th, 2016 3:45 PM 55 COMMENTS

Reliance Jio soft launch by end of April month, trial speed at 18-20Mbps: UBS

Reliance Jio is likely to soft launch 4G LTE services in the country by the end of this month, while the full commercial offering was expected by December, global financial services firm UBS said in a note. The firm said that its channel checks in Mumbai and Delhi suggest that Jio’s 4G SIM have been shipped to the retail outlets, however they are not yet available for sale. "At present,... Read More

Tharun G April 5th, 2016 2:41 AM 130 COMMENTS

Jio to cut competition with lowest base data tariff of 50P per MB

As Reliance Jio preparing for soft launch its commercial 4G services in coming days, Reliance Digital Stores across different cities has received first lot of Jio 4G SIMS. Jio 4G SIM starter kit also revealed the base tariff offered by Jio for commercial launch. As per the Jio starter kit, all local/STD calls are charged at 2p/sec and SMS at Rs 1/SMS for Local/National and Rs 5/SMS for international. For roaming, customers will... Read More

Esmail 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

Rudradeep Biswas March 31st, 2016 9:25 AM 171 COMMENTS

Reliance Jio to offer 40-80 times faster Internet speed from day one: Mukesh Ambani

Reliance Industries (RIL) Chairman Mukesh said that Jio will start services with 70% coverage of India, and it will offer speeds that are 40-80 times faster than the current Internet speed from day one. The telco would target to expand the high-speed internet coverage in the country to over 90% by 2017, according to Ambani. Speaking here at the inaugural session of Ficci Frames 2016, Ambani said that his group... Read More

Rudradeep Biswas March 30th, 2016 6:12 PM 16 COMMENTS

Reliance Jio full-fledged commercial launch in 3-6 months, soft launch to test network: Bank of America Merrill Lynch

Reliance Jio’s soft launch in April may be aimed at testing whether the 4G network is capable of handling the data load of millions of consumers so that the company does not face any network glitches when it commercially launches after three-to-six months, according to Bank of America Merrill Lynch. The brokerage firm said that any bad consumer experience at the time of testing would still be manageable for the... Read More