The September quarter and half-yearly performance results of Reliance Jio were recently announced by Reliance Industries Limited (RIL). The telco reported an average revenue per user (ARPU) growth of 3.7% to Rs 143.6 in Q2 FY22. ICICI Securities has termed the growth as underwhelming. The analyst noted that Jio has cleaned up some of its inactive subscriber base, which has led to the growth of ARPU. It is worth noting... Read More
When 5G arrives in India, it is all going to be about revenue maximisation for the telecom operators. By offering 4G data to the consumers at the lowest cost possible, Indian telcos have tried to gain a bigger market share. The sole reason why the aggressive tariff hikes haven’t arrived yet is that the operators want a bigger market share before 5G networks are live in India. Airtel and Jio... Read More
Vodafone Idea (Vi) offers some of the best-prepaid plans compared to its rivals Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel. There are two reasons why Vi’s prepaid plans can’t be beaten by any other operator when it comes to benefits - a) weekend data rollover and b) binge all night offer. These two offers change the dynamic of the prepaid plans offered by the company. Today, we are looking at the Rs... Read More
Reliance Jio’s average revenue per user (ARPU) has gone up to Rs 143.6 in the September quarter. It is a growth of 3.7% compared to the ARPU of the preceding quarter. Not only that, but the company’s quarterly net profit also increased from Rs 3,651 crore in Q1 FY22 to Rs 3,728 crore in Q2 FY22. Talking about the half-yearly performance, Jio’s net profit for the first half of the... Read More
In the last few months, the demand for the 100 Mbps Broadband plan has been escalating. Internet service providers such as Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL), Reliance Jio, Airtel and Excitel have come up with plans offering 100 Mbps which may not vary too much in terms of their benefits but are not completely identical either. Today we have a list of four broadband plans which are being offered by... Read More
A few specifications of JioPhone Next have leaked. The much-awaited affordable 4G smartphone from the telco has been found listed on the Google Play Console. From the listing, multiple specifications of the smartphone can be looked at. The JioPhone Next launch was earlier delayed due to unknown reasons. The smartphone was slated to launch on September 10, 2021. However, just a night before the launch date, the smartphone’s release was... Read More
It is not just the tariff hike that is going to make a difference for the top two telecom operators in India. Both Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel would want to make use of the opportunity to attract 2G subscribers for converting to 4G since that would help the telcos with increasing their average revenue per user (ARPU). Currently, there are over 300 million 2G subscribers in India. If these... Read More
Bharti Airtel is definitely going to be one of the companies that is going to benefit from the arrival of the satellite broadband company, OneWeb. For the unaware, Bharti has a sizeable stake in OneWeb. Thus it won’t be a surprise for many when both Airtel and OneWeb announce that they are partnering to help enhance connectivity services in India. OneWeb’s plan is clear for every country that it enters.... Read More
As per the data published by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), Vodafone Idea provided the best average upload speed to the users in September 2021. The third-largest telecom operator has been consistent with providing excellent download and upload speeds to the users. The primary reason behind this could be the lower network load that it enjoys because of the lesser number of customers as compared to Reliance Jio... Read More
The time for the rollout of 5G networks in India is not that far anymore. The spectrum auctions can take place in a few months, and as per Airtel CTO Randeep Sekhon, the 5G networks can go live within two-quarters of the auction. The top telecom operator in India, Reliance Jio, is planning to go with Open Radio Access Network (O-RAN) route with its 5G networks. There are many benefits... Read More
Reliance Jio is offering two days of free unlimited plan to users across India. This service has been extended to the users who have been affected by the network outage that happened yesterday. This way, people can get back the lost time on the network of the company. Reliance Jio, in a message, said that its top priority is to provide a seamless service experience to the users. The message... Read More
Reliance Jio’s network is currently down in many parts of India. The telco has not issued a statement as of yet, so we don’t know the exact reason behind it. But users from many parts of the country have complained on Twitter that they cannot make calls and some cannot even use data. Further, the exact regions this issue has come up in is also unclear at the moment. Jio’s... Read More
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I wish those Airtel 2G customers could shift to BSNL 2G, but in North and central India, BSNL 2G has…
Forget that 2L target which is not even announced. Their 1 lakh target site is yet to be achieved. BSNL…
But they need to improve network in all remaining circles also if Vi wants to stop loosing customers.
definately by Jio 2022-2030 8 years of 5G time to move to 6G for sure
i guess 6G should solve the issue of 5G's low network penetration and still deliver high speeds
