The following is an updated list of statements on the ongoing tussle between Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel on the interconnection issue. The two issues statements regularly, and the oldest are given at the bottom, with the latest statements on top. The list is updated as and when new statements are issued by either of […]
Reliance Jio Infocomm said the number of new interconnection points being put in place by Vodafone at its network junctions is “substantially less than the requirement”. Jio was responding to the announcement yesterday that India’s No.3 telecom company will increase interconnect points with the Ambani firm, which has been facing a virtual blockade from the […]
People trying to sign up for a new connection with Reliance Jio are facing problems receiving one-time passwords on certain rival networks, according to complaints on social media. Buying a new connection on Reliance Jio involves generating a one-time password in certain cases, such as where you are generating a bar code using the MyJio […]
Ten days after Mukesh Ambani, chairman of Reliance Jio, promised to roll out a superfast activation procedure for new SIMs within “2-4 weeks”, the facility is now available in several small towns, suggesting that the company may be running ahead of schedule on its e-KYC roll-out. The new system has been rolled out with the […]
Hours after attending a meeting called by TRAI on providing interconnection to Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel said the new operator’s interconnection related problems should be resolved after January 1, 2017. Bharti Airtel said it expects Reliance Jio to be a ‘commercial telecom operator’ by January 1, after which such problems will no longer plague the […]
Cracking down on incumbent operators’ efforts to block Reliance Jio subscribers from calling their customers, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India has asked big GSM companies such as Bharti Airtel, Idea Cellular and Vodafone to provide connectivity to the new operator, according to sources. Meanwhile, certain other industry sources said no final decision was arrived […]
Reliance Jio has increased the number of TV channels on its JioTV app to 368, making it a potential competitor to DTH and cable TV platforms. JioTV, which started out as JioPlay, had only around 200 channels in the beginning. However, the platform has added about 50 channels every month over the last three months, […]
Mukesh Ambani, India’s richest man and the chairman of Reliance Jio has given a rare interview in India’s largest newspaper accusing his telecom rivals of trying to use their incumbent power to violate the law. He said even Reliance Jio employees are having some trouble porting from rival operators to Jio’s 4G network. Ambani’s comments come […]
Reliance Jio, India’s latest telecom company, has more voice capacity than Bharti Airtel, Idea Cellular and Vodafone combined and could unleash this tremendous capacity on the others, going by the latest submission by the Cellular Operators’ Association of India. According to a report in the Economic Times, the COAI has written to Nripendra Misra, principal […]
With the launch of Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Jio threatening to push BSNL into irretrievable losses, the state-owned telecom company has introduced a new landline plan with true unlimited internet and voice calls for Rs 1,199 across India. The internet speed will be 2 Mbps download, while voice calling will be truly unlimited to all networks […]
The entry of Reliance Jio, part of Reliance Industries, into the Indian telecoms market will be credit negative for the incumbents – especially smaller telcos – and could fundamentally change how telecom services are sold in India, said Fitch Ratings. “Jio’s tariff plans may gradually push the market toward “data-only plans”, under which customers are […]
As the ‘D Day’ of Reliance Jio’s launch approached, there was palpable excitement among the high-speed data users of the country. Finally, they said, they will be freed of the Rs 250-per-GB tyranny of the incumbent operator(s). (We’re using ‘operator(s)’ here because though there are three big operators, their pricing was more or less the […]
It looks like there was some confusion in the way the tariff chart for Reliance Jio’s new 4G service was presented at the annual general meeting of Reliance Industries. When RIL Chairman Mukesh Ambani said: Here are the ten plans of Reliance Jio, many were busy counting the tariff schemes on the screen, and sure […]
The following is the full text of RIL Chairman Mukesh Ambani’s speech delivered today at Reliance Industries’ annual general meeting in Mumbai. Dear Shareholders, I start with the newest and youngest member of the Reliance family – Jio. Let me begin my words with a dedication. In the journey of time, there comes a few […]
Reliance Jio unveiled tariffs today that seem targeted one key aim — disrupt the businesses of its rivals. To this end, the company has made voice calling — the bread and butter of its rivals — totally free to anyone who buys a data pack of at least 300 MB per month (Rs 149). Not […]
Vodafone India, one of India’s leading telecommunication services providers, announced the launch of the company’s 4G service in Haryana. The network, which is built on 1800 MHz band, will be made available across Haryana over the next few months. The launch also offers initial double data benefit of 20 GB for Rs 999 and follows similar launches […]
Reliance Jio today did an impressive job of sweeping most people in the country off their feet with ultra-low tariffs, including an offer for unlimited voice calling at Rs 149 and unlimited 4G downloading at night for Rs 499 per month. But there’s one group of customers who are less than happy, perhaps even feeling […]
Reliance Jio, India’s news telecom operator, today announced a new plan under which users can enjoy unlimited voice calls and 4G night data for just Rs 499, making it the cheapest telecom offering in the country. At present, no other telecom operator offers unlimited, full-speed 4G. In addition, users also get 4 GB of day-time […]
As expected, Mukesh Ambani, chairman of Reliance Industries called on rivals like Bharti Airtel, Vodafone and Idea to compete fairly with the company and provide voice interconnection points. Ambani said Jio customers have suffered 5 cr call failures in the last one week due to the lack of interconnection points. Interconnection points are the ‘joints’ […]
Mukesh Ambani today said Jio Digital, India’s latest telecom service, will start full commercial operations from September 5, implying that you will be able to port your number using MNP to Jio’s network starting from next Monday. However, the company has been facing huge issues in processing customer application forms in recent days, slowing down new […]
