India had a total of 840.12 million wireless broadband service users as of August 31, 2023. An interesting fact here - since its implementation, a total of 877.43 million MNP (Mobile Number Portability) requests have been registered as of August 31, 2023. MNP requests are made by the customer when he/she wants to switch their current telecom operator but wants to retain the same number. According to a report from... Read More
Reliance Jio, India's largest telecom operator, offers only a single prepaid plan with lump-sum data. If you want more options, you can also check out the offerings of Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea (Vi). The plan from Jio that comes with lump-sum data costs Rs 296. It is a short-term validity plan, but it also comes with truly unlimited 5G data. Let's go through the details. Read More - Jio... Read More
Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel are two of the leading telecom operators in India with several hundred million users under their portfolio. CLSA, a global brokerage firm, said that Jio and Airtel are two of the most direct ways to invest in India's digitalisation (via BusinessToday). Both telecom operators have launched 5G and plan to roll it out through the entire country at a record pace. Jio's IPO (Initial Public... Read More
Reliance Jio, India's largest telecom operator, has achieved 98.8% population coverage in the state of Bengal while for the Kolkata telecom circle, the telco has achieved 100% population coverage, confirmed Mukesh Ambani, Chairman and Managing Director of Reliance Industries Limited (RIL). Reliance Industries has so far invested close to Rs 45,000 crore in West Bengal, and will further invest Rs 20,000 crore in the next three years. The company has... Read More
Reliance Retail, a Reliance Industries-owned entity has started importing and selling a new IoT (Internet-of-Things) device in India called JioMotive. The product was launched in a silent manner and it is now available in the market. You can buy it online via JioMart. Note that while the product carries the branding of Jio, it is imported and sold by Reliance Retail. However, you might be able to get it at... Read More
Reliance Jio, India's largest telecom player, wants to disrupt the personal computer (PC) market. The telco recently brought the all-new JioBook, which is available at a low cost of Rs 14,499. However, this laptop won't be the top choice for consumers looking to get a powerful laptop. Jio wants to deliver power at a fraction of the usual cost that consumers must pay when they want a decent laptop. According... Read More
To attract kids and anime lovers, JioCinema has inked an exclusive deal with Japan's The Pokemon Company to stream Pokemon shows and movies on the platform. The deal amount has not been announced by either of the companies. JioCinema will be the exclusive streaming partner of Pokemon in India. The platform will be home to over 1000 episodes and around 21 movies of the Japanese anime series. JioCinema will add... Read More
Reliance Jio's 5G FWA (Fixed-Wireless Access) service is now available in 115 cities in India. The telco started with 8 cities on September 19, 2023. In a short span, it has expanded services to over 115 cities in multiple states. The Jio AirFiber service has two types of plans - AirFiber and AirFiber Max. We have already explained the plans before, so you can check them out by clicking here.... Read More
Jio Satellite Communications Ltd and Eutelsat OneWeb have received the necessary licenses to offer satellite internet in India. Both companies have the GMPCS (Global Mobile Personal Communication by Satellite) license along with a pan-India ISP (Internet Service Provider) license. According to a report from the Financial Express, DoT on Wednesday allotted ISP-A along with a VSAT (Very Small Aperture Terminal) license to OneWeb. Jio had bagged the ISP license in... Read More
JioGlass is going to make it to the market before the end of this year. However, if you are someone who wants to get a hold of this, it might not impress you much. On the basis of the first impression that I had of the JioGlass during the IMC 2023, it is a decent and well-thought-out product but just doesn’t serve any needs for me as a consumer. Maybe... Read More
Reliance Jio, India's largest telecom operator, has seven annual prepaid plans for customers. Most of these plans were added recently and come bundled with OTT (over-the-top) benefits. The seven plans here start at Rs 2545 and range up to Rs 2999. This would be a good time to mention that the Rs 2545 plan is actually not an annual plan because it comes with a validity of 336 days, which... Read More
Reliance Jio's Q2 FY24 financial results are out now. The telco has recorded a net profit of Rs 5,297 crore, slightly higher than Rs 5,098 crore in the previous quarter. One of the key statements that the telco made was what Akash Ambani, Chairman of Jio Platforms also said during the inauguration of IMC 2023, which is that Jio provides 85% of the 5G capacity in India. The telco's customer... Read More
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