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Arpit Sharma December 26th, 2018 7:42 PM 12 COMMENTS

Reliance Jio Plans to Launch Large Screen Smartphones as an Upgrade for Feature Phone Users

The Mukesh Ambani led telecom operator, Reliance Jio Infocomm is planning to launch large-screen smartphones for users of feature phones who would like to upgrade to such a device. As per an ET Telecom report, in its next move, Reliance Jio will be working with its partners to develop an affordable smartphone. Reliance Jio’s head of sales and channel and development, Sunil Dutt told ET, “We are trying to work... Read More

Arpit Sharma December 25th, 2018 7:55 PM 57 COMMENTS

Reliance Jio Conquers More Than Half the Broadband Market Share in Telecom: Report

In a new report filed by India Ratings and Research, it was revealed that Mukesh Ambani led-telco Reliance Jio’s broadband market share has sprung up and crossed the 50% mark. As per the report, while the latest telecom entrant has witnessed massive growth in mobile subscribers, amounting to 21.6% of market share at September end, the telecom operator has also seen equally impressive growth in the broadband subscriber base as... Read More

Arpit Sharma December 24th, 2018 11:58 AM 0 COMMENTS

Reliance Jio 4G LTE Network Might Suffer After RCom Spectrum Trading Deal Fallout: Experts

With the Department of Telecommunications not approving the Reliance Communications and Reliance Jio deal, the spectrum trading contract fell through. After this affair, it seems that RCom is not the only telecom operator to suffer the blow of this setback. As per an ET Telecom report, analysts and experts have said that Reliance Jio’s services will experience disruption if the Mukesh Ambani-led telco does not acquire the spectrum from Reliance... Read More

Sneha Bhardwaj December 20th, 2018 8:55 PM 12 COMMENTS

RCom Asks DoT to Approve its Spectrum Deal With Jio to Comply With Supreme Court Order

With its spectrum deal virtually in a limbo, Reliance Communications on Thursday urged the telecom department to grant it the "long-awaited no-objection certificate" to comply with the Supreme Court order in "letter and spirit". The statement came a day after senior officials of Reliance Communications and Reliance Jio met the Telecom Secretary to discuss outstanding issues raised by the Department of Telecom (DoT) over payment related to the spectrum sale... Read More

Arpit Sharma December 20th, 2018 7:28 PM 119 COMMENTS

Reliance Jio Achieves Average Download Speed of 20.3 Mbps During November 2018: Trai

Despite witnessing a slight drop in the average 4G download speeds, Reliance Jio has been topping the charts of the 4G download speed tests being conducted by Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai). As per the Trai data, Jio averaged the download speed of 20.3 Mbps, which is a decline from October’s 22.3 Mbps. It is worth noting that this entire year, Reliance Jio has witnessed fluctuating averages for the... Read More

Sneha Bhardwaj December 20th, 2018 6:39 PM 3 COMMENTS

Feature Phones Contributed 23% of Total Handset Shipments in Q3 2018: Counterpoint

In contrast with the global smartphone market which is experiencing negative growth, feature phones have contributed to 23% of the total handset shipments in the third quarter this year, a new report has said. According to Counterpoint Research's "Market Monitor service", feature phone shipments grew for the fourth consecutive quarter. "The return of Nokia HMD has also fuelled the demand for feature phones in the market. 3310 has been a... Read More

Arpit Sharma December 19th, 2018 3:20 PM 56 COMMENTS

DoT Rejects Reliance Jio and RCom Spectrum Trading Deal

In a new shocking turn of events, the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has informed Reliance Communications and Reliance Jio Infocomm that it would not be able to clear their spectrum trading deal. This move is a new blow to the Anil Ambani led telecom operator, which stands under massive debt and has to repay its lenders at the shortest. As per an ET Telecom report, Reliance Jio earlier sent a... Read More

Arpit Sharma December 18th, 2018 3:08 PM 20 COMMENTS

Vodafone Idea, Bharti Airtel and Reliance Jio Refrain from Bidding on BBNL Wi-Fi Rollout Tender

The Government of India had rolled out a tender for a near Rs 10,000 crore investment concerning the deployment of 1.25 million Wi-Fi hotspots across 2.5 lakh village blocks. However, as per a new ET Telecom report, the tender has failed to capture participation from the top three telecom operators of India – Vodafone Idea, Bharti Airtel and Reliance Jio Infocomm as these telcos did not apply for the tender.... Read More

Chakri K December 17th, 2018 11:22 AM 17 COMMENTS

JioPhone Monsoon Hungama Offer: 5 Things You Should Keep in Mind Before Opting

Reliance Jio is already leading the Indian feature phone market with its aggressive JioPhone offering. The telco launched the JioPhone last year and marketed it as effectively free for all users, despite collecting a security deposit of Rs 1,500. This year in July, Jio introduced the JioPhone 2 priced at Rs 2,999. And to boost the sales of original JioPhone, the company came up with JioPhone Monsoon Hungama Offer, under... Read More

Arpit Sharma December 14th, 2018 5:40 PM 25 COMMENTS

DoT to Clear Reliance Communications Spectrum Sale Deal to Reliance Jio by Monday

After a long legal struggle with the Anil Ambani led telecom operator, Reliance Communications, the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has informed the Supreme Court that it will be granting clearance to the spectrum sale deal of RCom to Reliance Jio. This move comes as a big relief to the financially stricken telco as now it will be able to receive payment from Reliance Jio, which will be used to pare... Read More

Chakri K December 12th, 2018 9:16 AM 9 COMMENTS

Reliance Jio to Spin Off Fibre and Tower Assets to Separate Entities

Telecom operator Reliance Jio Infocomm Tuesday said its board has approved schemes to spin off the company's fibre and tower assets to separate entities. "The board of directors of the company, at its meeting held today, accorded its approval to a scheme of arrangement for transfer of its fibre undertaking, on a going concern basis, to a separate company," Jio said in a regulatory filing on 'restructuring/reorganisation proposals'. The board... Read More

Chakri K December 10th, 2018 8:13 PM 77 COMMENTS

Reliance Jio Could Become Top Telecom Operator by Revenue in 2021: Report

Richest Indian Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd could become the country's No 1 telecom operator by revenue in 2021 and on a subscriber basis by 2022, a Sanford C Bernstein & Co report said. Reliance Jio started operations two years back with free voice calls and data offering. It started to charge for data - voice calls to be free-for-life - last year and had amassed about 227 million... Read More