Reliance Jio, India's largest telecom operator, recently moved the tariffs upwards making services more expensive for customers. It wasn't just the price of regular plans that went up, but the telco also modified its free 5G offer. While Jio continues to offer free 5G services to both prepaid and postpaid mobile consumers, the telco has restricted it to plans offering 2GB daily data only. Earlier, unlimited 5G was offered with... Read More
Reliance Industries is expected to launch the initial public offering (IPO) for its telecom arm, Jio, in 2025, while the IPO for its retail segment may be postponed to a later date, according to media reports. Reliance has not officially announced any dates for the Jio IPO. In 2019, Mukesh Ambani announced that Reliance Jio and Reliance Retail planned to go public within five years, but there has been no... Read More
Swedish telecom equipment maker Ericsson anticipates that network densification in India will drive its next growth phase, fueled by a sharp rise in data consumption. Nitin Bansal, Ericsson's managing director for India and head of networks for Southeast Asia, Oceania, and India, noted the significant potential for growth in the fixed wireless access (FWA) market in India, which he believes could soon outpace that of the US, according to a... Read More
Reliance Jio is offering customers Rs 3000+ worth of benefits with the Diwali Dhamaka offer. This offer is bundled with the Rs 3599 prepaid plan. This is the only prepaid plan with which Jio is offering additional benefits right now. The Rs 3599 plan is meant for heavy data users. With the Diwali Dhamaka offer, users are getting additional benefits for platforms such as Ajio, EaseMyTrip, and Swiggy. These benefits... Read More
Reliance Jio lost about 4 million wireless users in August 2024, but at the same time, the telco added about 7 lakh wireline users. While 7 lakh or 0.7 million doesn't sound too big, in the wireline segment, it is a lot. Comparatively, Bharti Airtel and Tata Tele added 33,000 and 24,000 wireline users. Vodafone Idea also added about 5,000 wireline users. BSNL (Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited) added wireless users... Read More
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) released the Telecom Subscription Data as of August 31, 2024, on Friday. This marks the second consecutive release of subscriber data following the tariff revision announced in July, effective July 3, 2024. According to the TRAI data for July and August 2024, the results are clear: except for BSNL, every telecom operator, including private players and the largest telco known for adding wireless... Read More
Reliance Jio, India's largest telecom operator, has one of the best 2.5GB daily data plans for its customers. The 2.5GB daily data plans are only good for people who want to consume a lot of data every day. It is not a niche that attracts a lot of customers, but it is one that could be good for people who rely mostly on mobile data on the move. This plan... Read More
Reliance Jio and Vodafone Idea (Vi) are both offering users a Rs 666 prepaid plan to the customers. Bharti Airtel doesn't offer a Rs 666 plan anymore, it was revised to Rs 799. Jio and Vi's Rs 666 plans offer a decent amount of data which will allow users to browse the internet, stream videos, and more. The Rs 666 plan before the tariff hike was the top choice for... Read More
Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) and Disney merger will see Hotstar and JioCinema becoming a unified platform for content. This is a move that would be much appreciated by the users. JioCinema is a great platform in terms of content availability, but the UI/UX and the overall experience of interacting with the mobile app are just not at par with other OTT (over-the-top) platforms. As per Reuters, all the cricket matches... Read More
Reliance Jio, India's largest telecom operator, said that it has taken several actions to make its system safer for consumers since August. The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) along with the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has instructed the telcos to make their systems safer for the users. Indian consumers have long been scammed by fraudsters through spam SMSes and calls. "Since early August, we have taken several actions, as... Read More
Reliance Jio users enjoy the most consistent internet experience in India, as the country's largest operator retains the "Consistent Quality" award with a score of 66.5 percent, which is 3.2 percentage points higher than Airtel. This indicates that Jio users continue to see the greatest proportion of tests that meet the minimum thresholds to support demanding commonly used mobile applications, such as video calling or uploading an image to social... Read More
At the ongoing India Mobile Congress 2024, Ericsson announced that it is intensifying its focus on Network APIs (Application Programming Interfaces) at its research and development centers in India. This move aims to enable industries to tap into advanced telecom capabilities, including network slicing and quality on demand, as service providers roll out 5G technologies. According to Ericsson, Network APIs allow both new and existing industry sectors to utilise the... Read More
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