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Tanay Singh Thakur October 18th, 2022 5:09 PM 1 COMMENTS

Reliance Jio Removes Disney+ Hotstar from all Postpaid Plans too

Reliance Jio, India's leading telecom operator, recently removed the Disney+ Hotstar Mobile benefit from all its prepaid plans. Now the only two prepaid plans which offer Disney+ Hotstar come with its Premium subscription. Alongside the prepaid plans, the benefit of Disney+ Hotstar is not visible in either of the postpaid plans of the telco. It was a silent move from the company. The reason for the removal of Disney+ Hotstar... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur October 18th, 2022 11:07 AM 0 COMMENTS

Reliance Jio Looking to Raise Huge Funds for 5G Rollout: Report

Reliance Jio is gearing up for a fast 5G rollout. The telco is looking to raise funds via debt to support the 5G capex. A few days back, there were reports that Reliance Jio is trying to raise about USD $2.5 billion to purchase 5G network gear from Nokia and Ericsson. Now, a new report suggests that Jio is looking to further raise USD $1.5 billion to fund the 5G... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur October 17th, 2022 2:43 PM 0 COMMENTS

Jio is a Big Win for Nokia, Ericsson after Chinese Vendors are Out of 5G

The announcements from Nokia and Ericsson have come around the same time that they have bagged 5G gear deals from Reliance Jio, India's largest telecom operator. Jio has so far only worked with Samsung, a South Korean tech giant. To be able to deploy 5G at faster rates and with quality gear, Jio has opted to diversify its choice of vendors and has given Nokia and Ericsson multi-year deals. Until... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur October 16th, 2022 1:53 PM 0 COMMENTS

Jio Satellite Unit Gets GMPCS License, Know What it Is

Reliance Jio's satellite unit - Jio Satellite Communications, has reportedly received the GMPCS or Global Mobile Personal Communication by Satellite license from the Department of Telecommunications (DoT). So after the Bharti-owned OneWeb, this Jio-owned satellite unit is the second in the country to get the GMPCS license from the govt. GMPCS license is offered to the companies by the government, allowing them to offer satellite communication services in licensed service... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur October 16th, 2022 7:06 AM 5 COMMENTS

Jio, Airtel, Vi See their Wishes Considered with Draft Telecom Bill 2022

Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea will be very happy with one aspect of the draft telecom bill 2022. All three telcos had started facing a lot of competition from OTT (over-the-top) communication applications. Apps such as WhatsApp, Telegram and more gave consumers the ability to make voice calls over data without any geographical bounds. This meant that consumers no longer needed to worry about international calling charges. All... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur October 14th, 2022 3:17 PM 21 COMMENTS

Jio has an Advantage in 5G Over Airtel and Vi with 700 MHz Spectrum: Ookla

Reliance Jio was the only Indian telecom operator which went for the 700 MHz spectrum during the recently concluded 5G spectrum auctions. During the auctions, all the telcos bid for the mmWave (millimetre wavelength) frequencies and mid-band frequencies. Airtel and Vodafone Idea (Vi) did not bid for the 700 MHz airwaves for strategic reasons. Jio is now the only telco in the country that will deploy 5G using the sub-GHz... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur October 13th, 2022 5:55 PM 12 COMMENTS

Jio Removes all Disney+ Hotstar Mobile Plans, Only Two Options Now Available

Reliance Jio, the largest telecom operator in the country, had partnered with Disney+ Hotstar and brought multiple new prepaid plans bundled with the OTT (over-the-top) benefit. Disney+ Hotstar Mobile plans were more common, while there are only two Disney+ Hotstar Premium plans available from Jio. In fact, Airtel and Vodafone Idea (Vi), competitors of Jio, don't even offer plans bundled with Disney+ Hostar Premium. Ahead of the ICC T20 Cricket... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur October 12th, 2022 2:15 PM 17 COMMENTS

Jio 5G will Work on These Bands, Check if You Smartphones Supports them

Reliance Jio is now offering 5G services to customers on an invite-only basis. If you are someone who is interested in experiencing the power of Jio's 5G network, then you must have a 5G smartphone with a Jio SIM and an active plan which costs Rs 239 or more. But in addition to all of this, your smartphone should also support the right bands. Jio is delivering its 5G services... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur October 10th, 2022 7:43 PM 13 COMMENTS

Reliance Jio 5G Network in Delhi Giving 600 Mbps Median Download Speed: Ookla

If you are someone who has received the Jio Welcome Offer for being a part of the 5G beta trial of Jio, then you can get to experience some amazing internet speeds. Ookla, a global leader in network intelligence, has shared data about Jio and Airtel's 5G speed delivered to customers. Ookla used the data collected by Speedtest to determine the kind of speed users are getting from 5G. As... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur October 10th, 2022 11:36 AM 2 COMMENTS

Reliance Jio Dials Lenders to Fund 5G Expansion to Stay Ahead of Airtel

5G is going to be very capex intensive, more so than 4G. The infrastructure needs to be denser, and the standalone (SA) technology that Jio is going for would mean more expenditure. To scale the 5G rollout at a fast pace with such costs, Reliance Jio needs access to huge funds. While the telco is already making profits, the 5G capex would be so large that it can suck the... Read More

Yash Bhardwaj October 8th, 2022 8:05 PM 0 COMMENTS

Cisco Reported to Open Manufacturing Facility in India

Cisco Systems, a U.S. communications giant, will establish a factory in India to create gear. “Cisco is setting up a manufacturing unit to produce equipment and hardware locally and to build a supply chain for markets,” an anonymous source told The Economic Times. In 2016, Cisco Opened Its First Production Facility in India The report claims that Cisco wants to benefit from government initiatives in India targeted at fostering domestic... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur October 5th, 2022 3:51 PM 1 COMMENTS

Reliance Jio 5G Tariffs Might Not be Announced for Some Time

Reliance Jio has announced its 5G network services in India. Jio's 5G networks will be available in India starting today. It would bring a very natural question to the minds of the customers. What will be the cost of Jio's 5G plans? Well, it looks like Jio's 5G plans won't be revealed right now. I am on the lookout for these plans, and thus when they are available, you will... Read More