April 18th, 2017 6:29 AM 70 COMMENTS

Reliance Jio Is Charging as Low as Rs. 3 per Minute for International Calls

After waging war with incumbent telecom operators by offering 4G data and free roaming across the nation at affordable prices, Reliance Jio now sets its eye on the international roaming plans. The telco is charging as little as Rs. 3 per minute for international calls thereby reducing the voice call charges drastically. But, in order to get such benefits, you’ll have to recharge with a rate cutter plan available at... Read More

April 13th, 2017 6:20 AM 18 COMMENTS

Reliance Jio’s Luring Data Offers Drive Indian Users to Upgrade to 4G VoLTE Capable Handsets: Counterpoint Research

A few months ago, we reported that phones with 4G VoLTE support will draw significant attention from the consumers of India in coming months. According to a survey conducted by Counterpoint Research in India, most of the people in the country are looking to upgrade their smartphone with a 4G VoLTE supported phone in order to use the Reliance Jio 4G SIM card. The majority of users in the survey... Read More

April 10th, 2017 10:17 PM 85 COMMENTS

After Airtel, Vodafone India Approaches TRAI Against Reliance Jio Summer Surprise Offer

Earlier today, Bharti Airtel expressed its disappointment towards Reliance Jio for continuing its Summer Surprise Plan despite TRAI’s advice to take down the offer. Now, Vodafone, India’s second largest telco which is working on a merger with Idea accuses Jio of violating the regulations set by TRAI. Just in case you missed out, TRAI had ordered Jio to withdraw its Summer Surprise Offer a few days ago. To which, Jio... Read More

April 7th, 2017 3:46 PM 65 COMMENTS

What’s Next for Reliance Jio Customers After TRAI’s Recent Amendment on Jio Summer Surprise Offer?

Late yesterday, when everything’s going well, TRAI issued a statement on Reliance Jio stating that the new entrant has pulled back its Jio Summer Surprise offer, to everyone’s surprise. The company has taken this decision after a deep discussion with TRAI regarding the terms and conditions violation by the offer. So, Jio will now discontinue the Summer Surprise plan. However, the company clearly stated that the customers who have already... Read More

April 6th, 2017 9:16 PM 247 COMMENTS

Reliance Jio to Withdraw Summer Surprise Offer Following TRAI’s Order

Indian telecom regulator, TRAI, has ordered Reliance Jio to withdraw its latest Summer Surprise offer, a move which could hamper the telecom operator's plans to rapidly increase its paid subscriber base. The move will also provide an instant relief to bleeding incumbent telcos such as Airtel, Vodafone and Idea Cellular. The Mukesh Ambani-led telecom operator, in a statement, said that it has accepted the decision and it is in the... Read More

April 5th, 2017 11:28 PM 16 COMMENTS

Reliance Jio’s 72 Mn Prime Users With At Least Rs. 303 Plan Can Account For Rs. 213 Bn Revenue By March 2018: Moody’s

A significant portion of Reliance Jio's 72 million subscribers are likely to opt for the Rs 303 plan, given that is the minimum plan that gives complimentary services for three months, Moody’s Investors Service said in a note. The ratings agency said that the Jio-Prime membership will need to continue to be competitive and service quality will need to be maintained at high levels in order to retain customers, considering... Read More

April 4th, 2017 8:03 PM 4 COMMENTS

Jio Creating Global Centers of Excellence To Drive Innovation Around SDN/NFV

Reliance Jio, India’s newest 4G service provider, is forming alliances at the global level to build a strong ecosystem around its network in the country. It has now joined hands with AT&T and the Linux Foundation through the Open Network Automation Platform (ONAP) Project. The latest partnership will help the Mukesh Ambani-led telecom operator to drive innovation around software-defined networks (SDN), and network functions virtualization (NFV). It will also be... Read More

April 4th, 2017 6:00 PM 68 COMMENTS

Reliance Jio users may surrender one of their connections after July, moderation likely in overall telecom user base: Care Ratings

A very high percentage of the subscribers added by Reliance Jio are dual sim users, and these users may surrender one of the connections once Reliance Jio starts charging for its services, thereby some moderation is likely in the number of telecom subscribers after the month of July 2017, according to Care Ratings. According to Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), Reliance Jio has a subscriber base of 72.16 million... Read More

April 3rd, 2017 6:32 PM 9 COMMENTS

Reliance Jio to register Rs 19,600 crore loss in 2017-18; may cross 100 million paid users by March 2018: Analysts

Reliance Jio, Mukesh Ambani-led telecom operator, is likely to register a loss of Rs 19,600 crore in 2017-18 and Rs 11,500 crore in 2018-19, according to a forecast made by financial service company IIFL. The agency also expects Reliance Jio to achieve PBT (profit before tax) break-even only by FY22 (2021-22). A separate report from CLSA said that Reliance Jio could reach well over 100 million paid subscribers by March... Read More

March 28th, 2017 7:39 AM 9 COMMENTS

The Sub Rs. 10,000 Smartphone Segment is the Most Heated One Currently in India

A little two years ago, getting a smartphone with 1GB of RAM and 8GB of internal storage for Rs. 10,000 was a fool's errand, and today, we are left with a plethora of phones to choose in the same price segment boasting incredible specifications such as 3GB of RAM, 32GB of storage, etc. Well, first thumps to Chinese brands such as Xiaomi, LeEco, Lenovo, Coolpad for upping the ante and... Read More

March 24th, 2017 4:42 PM 113 COMMENTS

Why Has Reliance Jio Come Up Another Round Of Freebies?

Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Jio is spoiling the habits of Indian customers by offering them one lucrative deal after another. While the consumers stand to gain, it is also a reflection of Jio’s desperation to convert as many of its 100 mn subscribers to paid subscribers. The majority of Jio’s customers joined the network to avail free services offered by the company at the time of its launch in September 2016.... Read More

March 22nd, 2017 5:59 PM 29 COMMENTS

Airtel Speedtest Issue: Reliance Jio Claims Contamination in Primary Data Collected by Ookla in India

Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Jio on Wednesday claimed that Ookla’s clarification on Speedtest methodology proves that its submission that there is a clear contamination in primary data collected by Ookla in India, where nearly 90 percent of smartphones are dual SIM devices. “With reference to the issue of the fundamental flaw in Ookla’s Speedtest methodology which Jio has pointed out repeatedly, we note that Ookla has now admitted to ‘limitations’ in... Read More

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