December 4th, 2017 10:04 PM 34 COMMENTS

Trai Says a New Operator Can Test the Network for 90 Days, Should Not Charge Customers During the Period

Trai (Telecom Regulatory Authority of India) today released yet another long overdue recommendations on network testing before the launch of commercial services. In a shocking move, the Trai has said that a new telecom operator looking to foray into the market can roll out the services under testing phase for 90 days. The recommendations also read that a telecom operator can extend the testing phase on a special request by... Read More

December 1st, 2017 5:35 PM 51 COMMENTS

As Long as Consumers Gain and Country Moves Forward, the Big Boys Should Accept the Losses: Mukesh Ambani

There's no fact denying that Reliance Jio changed the entire Indian mobile broadband sector. With its free LTE services for seven months, Reliance Jio turned the tables of Indian telecom industry. Due to Jio's aggressive strategy, India has become the leading country in the mobile broadband usage country. Speaking at the Hindustan Times Leadership Summit 2017 in New Delhi, RIL Chairman Mukesh Ambani said that the three biggest challenges before... Read More

November 25th, 2017 3:24 PM 92 COMMENTS

Reliance Jio Reported Positive Adjusted Gross Revenue of Rs 4,270 Crore in July-September Quarter: Analysts

Mukesh Ambani-led 4G telco Reliance Jio reported a positive adjusted gross revenue (AGR) of Rs 4,270 crore for the first time in the quarter ended September 30, 2017, ICICI Securities said in a note. Jio's performance had also driven the entire industry's AGR by 8.6% quarter over quarter after three successive quarters of declines to Rs 30,800 crore, the agency said. ICICI Securities said that the growth in the AGR... Read More

November 4th, 2017 7:26 AM 201 COMMENTS

Airtel’s Rs. 448 Tariff Plan is Here to Take on Reliance Jio’s Rs. 399 Plan; Gives Unlimited Voice Calls, 1GB Data Per Day for 70 Days

Telecom operator Bharti Airtel has now silently come up with a new tariff plan of Rs. 444, with which the operator once again counters Reliance Jio. Airtel's Rs. 444 plan offers similar benefits as Jio's Rs. 399 tariff plan and even the validity is the same. In recent times, Airtel has been competing with Reliance Jio in every aspect possible, especially, Airtel is going neck on neck to Jio in... Read More

October 13th, 2017 6:40 PM 52 COMMENTS

Reliance Jio Reports Rs 270.59 Crore in July-Sept Quarter, Posts Rs 156.4 ARPU

Mukesh Ambani-led 4G telco, Reliance Jio, on Friday reported a net loss of Rs 270.59 crore for the quarter ended September. The telco has posted revenue of Rs 6,147 crore and EBITDA of Rs 1,443 crore and EBITDA margin of 23.5% during the quarter. The company, which started services last September with free promotional voice and data offers, said that consolidated value of services stood at Rs 7,213 crore, while... Read More

September 7th, 2017 10:56 AM 73 COMMENTS

Mukesh Ambani Appreciates RJIL Employees As the Company Gained 130 Mn Subscribers in Just One Year

It has been already one year since Reliance Jio started offering its services to general public. On September 5, 2017, Reliance Jio Infocomm, led by Mukesh Ambani opened the 4G services to the public in India. And after one year, the same person applauds his employees for breaking so many records and even revealed that the Jio subscriber base has reached 130 million in just one year. The new entrant... Read More

August 25th, 2017 4:10 PM 28 COMMENTS

What to Expect from Bharti Airtel, Vodafone India, and Idea Cellular in September 2017

India's top three telecom operators Bharti Airtel, Vodafone India, and Idea Cellular are under tremendous pressure due to the competitive tariff plans offered by Reliance Jio. However, Reliance Jio is all set to begin its next journey of disruption with the smartest feature phone, the JioPhone. With the JioPhone, the newcomer is looking to add more subscribers to its fastest growing subscriber base. At the same time, it's making the... Read More

August 21st, 2017 10:08 AM 58 COMMENTS

How Jio Influenced the Recharge Pack Pricing of Incumbents and Changed Paradigm

Gone are the days when telecom subscribers bothered to do recharge twice. One for talktime and another for reducing the call rate which varied as per the telecom circle.The telecom market was flooded with talktime, special tariff vouchers, rate cutters, data packs, and SMS packs back then. It took a great amount of patience for a subscriber to finally zero-in on a suitable recharge offer. The roaming packs offered by... Read More

July 18th, 2017 6:12 PM 1 COMMENTS

Reliance Jio’s Customer Acquisition Drive Impacting Smaller Telcos in India: Report

Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Jio Infocomm's customer acquisition drive is impacting smaller telecom operators more than incumbent telcos like Bharti Airtel, Vodafone and Idea Cellular. Smaller telcos such as Telenor, Aircel, Reliance Communications, Tata Teleservices and Sistema are either struggling to grow in India or are in a process to sell their operations. These players lost five million users in the first two months of the new financial year. According to... Read More

July 16th, 2017 7:26 AM 168 COMMENTS

How Jio Defied The Concept Of STV,RC,ETT And Made It Nearly Impossible For Telecom Operators To Survive?

The Goods and Service Tax (GST) removed all the cascading taxes levied in India and established one nation one tax regime. Reliance Jio has also done something similar in the telecom department because the company has made one nation one recharge possible. Gone are the days when telecom subscribers bothered to do two recharge for voice calling and data. Telecom market was flooded with talk time, special tariff voucher, rate... Read More

July 2nd, 2017 10:30 PM 35 COMMENTS

India Witnessed Unprecedented Market Disruption Following Jio Entry, but Airtel Managed to Up Revenue Market Share: Sunil Mittal

India saw unprecedented market disruption following the entry of an extremely well capitalised and aggressive new operator [Reliance Jio], Bharti Airtel chairman Sunil Mittal said in the company's annual report for 2016-2017. Mittal said that the new telco's prolonged free trial offers created massive pressure on industry revenues and margins. Mittal, however, said that Airtel on its part navigated this extraordinary challenge with a... Read More

June 28th, 2017 10:22 PM 15 COMMENTS

Reliance Jio Files 54 Global Patents Last Fiscal: RIL Annual Report

Reliance Jio, the 4G entrant, has filed a total 54 global patents during 2016-17, according to RIL's annual report for the same year. Jio, however, didn't divulge into more details related to its patents. The Mukesh Ambani-led telecom operator has been developing some products on its own such as JioFi and car router. "I am delighted to report on the achievements of our newest business Jio. Jio has been a... Read More

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