September 8th, 2016 3:16 PM 72 COMMENTS

This Is How Airtel Can Turn The RJio Challenge To Its Advantage

A new chapter begins in the story of Indian telecommunications industry with the launch of Reliance Jio’s 4G services earlier this month. In a highly disruptive move, Jio launched services by announcing one of the cheapest data plan in the world and free-voice-for-life service to its subscribers. As if this wasn’t enough the company would be offering free voice, data and messaging service till the end of the current calendar... Read More

July 11th, 2016 5:21 PM 9 COMMENTS

Jio’s entry to help telecom industry double data revenues to $11 billion by 2017-18: CLSA

Reliance Jio would drive the Indian telecom market further and help the overall industry to double to $11 billion by 2017-18, according to brokerage firm CLSA. The firm, in a note, said that Bharti Airtel and Reliance Jio are best placed to gain from the surge. "Over fiscal years 2015-16 to 2017-18, we expect data revenues to double and Bharti Airtel and Reliance Jio are best-placed to gain, given their lead... Read More

May 28th, 2016 1:48 PM 6 COMMENTS

Jio to raise up to Rs 750 crore via non-convertible debentures issue

Jio Infocomm, which is expected to launch full-fledged commercial operations by December this year, is preparing to raise up to Rs 750 crore through issuance of redeemable non-convertible debentures on a private placement basis, following last month’s debenture issue of up to Rs 2,250 crore. In a filing to BSE, the telco said , “Pursuant to the approval of the Board of Directors and shareholders, the company proposes to issue... Read More

January 20th, 2016 1:00 PM 17 COMMENTS

Here are the bumps in the road that Reliance Jio might face

Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Jio has recently launched 4G LTE services for more than 1,00,000 Reliance Group employees, and is likely to launch for consumers very soon. The company is also bringing its own devices under the brand name of Lyf, and they are likely to be available in the market by the end of the month. As the company gets ready for the commercial launch after more than five years... Read More

January 1st, 2016 6:01 PM 70 COMMENTS

Missed Reliance Jio’s launch? Here are all the highlights from the event

After five long years, Reliance has launched its much awaited 'Jio' 4G service, but it's limited to the company's employees for now. The commercial launch has been postponed to March-April 2016. A lot of information about this new company was been revealed at the launch event, which took place at Reliance Corporate Park in Navi Mumbai. An Introduction To The Reliance Empire The company's Chairman, Mukesh Ambani, started his speech by explaining how Reliance group of companies has changed the life... Read More

January 1st, 2016 11:35 AM 7 COMMENTS

Here are the key telecom trends to watch out for in 2016

Here’s wishing all TT readers a very happy and prosperous 2016. As the year 2015 comes to an end, we at Telecom Talk compiled trends for the coming year. Key trends that dominated 2015 were anticipation around launch of Reliance Jio’s launch; Call drops imbroglio; growing ecosystem of 4G; increasing affordability of smartphones besides regulatory guidelines for spectrum sharing and trading. Many of these trends are likely to continue in... Read More

December 18th, 2015 2:28 PM 110 COMMENTS

RIL to finally officially launch Reliance Jio on December 27th

For all of our readers who have desperately been asking for the official launch date of Reliance Jio, we finally have some good news. Reliance Industries Limited, in an official mail to its employees said that it will launch its telecom venture- Jio at a launch event in Mumbai on 27th December 2015, the launch will also mark founder Dhirubhai Ambani's birthday on December 28. The launch will be hosted... Read More

June 12th, 2015 2:29 PM 71 COMMENTS

Reliance Jio to commercially launch by December 2015: Mukesh Ambani

The speculations on the launch of Reliance Jio come to an end! At the 41st Annual General meeting of Reliance shareholders, its Chairman Mukesh Ambani announced the launch of the commercial services of Reliance Jio by December 2015. Trial runs for the service will be available to a few selected consumers of Reliance in next few months. The expected price range for the package is said to be between Rs.... Read More

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