Reliance Digital stores have received stocks of Jio SIM cards, as Reliance Jio readying a possible soft launch of 4G services soon, Credit Suisse said in a note Tuesday, adding customers would be able to pick up a Jio SIM card for Rs 200, which should come with free data and voice valid for three months. “Our visits to Reliance Digital stores in Mumbai revealed that the stores are preparing... Read More
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
We recently shared with you the initial impressions of the Jio Mi-Fi pocket router which acts as a bridge between non VoLTE smartphones and voice services on Jio's 4G LTE network. Today we would like to share with you the look and design of the app which makes this possible and brief you about its features and capabilities. Jio join app is a one stop solution for all calling and... Read More
Sunil Mittal, Bharti Enterprises Chairman, has described Mukesh Ambani’s telecom venture Reliance Jio as "formidable competition”, and said that its entry will bring down tariff prices, besides kicking off consolidation in the sector, according to the Financial Times report. Reliance Jio will offer low-priced devices in order to win customers, forcing big players like Airtel and Vodafone to respond in kind, leading to a tariff war, Mittal suggested. According to... Read More
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
Reliance Jio Infocomm, MTS, BT, Deutsche Telekom, Millicom, Orange, Rogers, TeliaSonera and TIM—have joined hands to build a new Partnering Operator Alliance that will allow partner businesses to more efficiently and quickly bring innovative products and services to customers around the world. These telcos are aiming to reach a potential customer base of around one billion customers in more than 80 countries around the world with this collaboration. The Alliance... Read More
Mukesh Ambani-owned Reliance Jio Infocomm is offering 75GB 4G data, 4500 minutes VoLTE home and roaming talk-time and 9000 messages with 90 days validity under combo plans that come bundled with LYF smartphones and Mi-Fi device to its group employees. Jio is already leveraging its content play, and is offering unlimited access to its content and storage services along with the data and voice benefits. Jio employees and their families... Read More
Jio, the digital telecommunications arm of Reliance Industries, has launched commercially as the LTE-supported SIM cards is available to select people. Interestingly incumbents – Vodafone and Idea – kept telling that 4G is not a threat to their business and that Jio can't change India's telecom sector. However, they have pushed their 4G rollout to a commercial level. These two incumbents did not buy any spectrum in 2010's auction for... Read More
Mukesh Ambani owned Reliance Jio showcased its digital home digital living concept at the 4G launch event for its employees in Mumbai. The event which was held on the eve of the 83rd birth anniversary of Reliance founder chairman Shri Dhirubhai Ambani saw the strong presence of 35,000 spectators at the venue in Navi Mumbai. The company showcased at the event its concept of Jio homes and digitally connected homes... Read More
Mukesh Ambani owned Reliance Jio finally launched 4G services for its employees in Mumbai today. The employee launch of Jio, one of the world’s largest digital initiative, held at the Reliance Corporate Park on Dec 27 – the eve of the 83rd Birth Anniversary of the group’s Founder Chairman Dhirubhai Ambani – saw many a first. All employees of RIL, its group companies, Jio and its partners totalling more than... Read More
The premium user base of incumbent telcos--Bharti Airtel and Vodafone India—could be early adopters of the high-speed broadband services by Reliance Jio Infocomm, according to brokerage firm CLSA. The brokerage firm said that the launch of Reliance Jio’s 4G services could pose the biggest threat to the market shares of these telcos. "As high-ARPU subscribers are likely to be early adopters of 4G, the two highest-ARPU operators are at a higher... Read More
Over the past decade and a half, India has witnessed exponential growth in the telecom sector. The current mobile phone population is as high as 95+ crores. In fact, a number of cell phones we add every month is higher than the entire population of a country like Norway. This growth is predominant in the urban environment where the per capita mobile population in urban- India is 145%, which means... Read More
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Thank you Rupesh for good realistic long writing on Vi and BSNL.??
