Reliance Jio, the country’s latest telecom operator, will start its services with coverage over 70% of India’s population, Chairman Mukesh Ambani said. “From Day one, we will look at providing 40-80 times faster internet speed than the current speed,” he said at FICCI’s annual entertainment industry conference FRAMES. “We will cover 90% population with 40-80 […]
International financial services group Credit Suisse said Reliance Jio, the telecom arm of Reliance Industries, are preparing for a soft launch of its 4G services, three months after it was opened up to employees and their friends. “Our visits to Reliance Digital stores in Mumbai revealed that the stores are preparing for a possible soft […]
Reliance Digital outlets in India have recieved stocks of Reliance Jio SIM cards and will start selling them over the next one week or ten days. They will be followed by small retailers within the next 10-15 days. Due to technical issues, the company is unlikely to give 4G voice (VoLTE) facility initially, according to […]
A twitter user by the name of JP Singh has created a small flutter by claiming that Reliance Jio Infocomm will launch its 4G services this Sunday. — UPDATE: We have confirmed from mid-level Jio employees that the company is indeed working towards a launch in various states over the next 10-15 days. The target […]
Xiaomi launched the curved version of its Mi TV 3 — the Mi TV 3S Curve — in China today at a price of around Rs 92,000 (8,999 yuan). That would imply a price of around Rs 1.3 lakh in India including import duties, VAT and shipping costs. In comparison, Samsung’s 65-inch curved 4K TV sells in […]
The launch date of Reliance Jio’s 4G service has been pushed back by 15 days to Apr 15, said a Kerala-based partner of the upcoming mobile operator. “They informed us that the (new) date is Apr 15,” he said. The first launch date given to the distributor was in “early March“. This was however postponed to […]
Reliance Jio, which is yet to sign up a single paying customer, has already overtaken most of the telecom operators in India as far as tower numbers are concerned. As of last month, the upcoming operator had already erected around 1.2 lakh towers in India. This means that by now, Jio — which is still […]
The launch of Reliance Jio’s 4G service is not being postponed, an analyst report said quoting a company insider, adding the company is likely to go for a phased roll out. “.. a recent company insider has mentioned that Jio launch is not being postponed and that there was a misquote. While we believe that […]
Reliance Retail, sister company of upcoming telecom operator Jio, is bringing out two 4K UHD smart TVs in India, sized 50 inch and 65 inch. The 50-inch model will be priced Rs 55,900, while the 65-inch model will be a premium one with a tag of Rs 1.55 lakh. Both prices are before discounts, and […]
Reliance has introduced three more LYF 4G smartphones with prices starting from Rs 4,999 in India ahead of Jio’s expected launch in the next 3-4 weeks and also cut prices of existing phones. The new phones launched today are Flame 2, Wind 4 & Water 7, out of which the cheapest one is Flame 2. Wind 4, […]
Reliance Jio, which is expected to launch its 4G services in a month, has released version 2 of its App suite called Jio Apps. The program is in beta testing on Play store and not visible to general public. However, those with RJio SIMs get a message with a link to enable them to be part […]
With the countdown on for the launch of Reliance Jio’s 4G services, sister company Reliance Retail has announced that its LYF branded phones are now available in 1.2 lakh outlets in India. In all, it has appointed 1,200 distributors for the handsets. The first two models to be widely distributed are the LYF Flame 1 […]
The launch of Reliance Jio’s 4G services will not be delayed beyond March-April, sources said, indicating that recent reports to the contrary are merely the result of media confusion. “Nothing has changed,” said a ground-level marketing executive. “Targets remain the same.” Media had reported that Jio has pushed its launch once again, this time to […]
Sometimes, even the best can get it wrong, and it looks like that’s what happened in the case of ‘Mukesh Ambani says Reliance Jio to launch in second half’ story. Across publications, everyone is reporting that Ambani postponed the launch date of what is touted to be India’s biggest 4G service to the second half […]
LYF, the phone brand owned by Reliance Industries, will soon launch a number of smart TVs that will work with Reliance Jio’s upcoming 4G network in India. The TVs are being manufactured by one of the world’s biggest television makers, which incidentally also makes OLED, curved and 4K models as well. MORE DETAILS REVEALED – […]
The commercial launch of Reliance Jio, which was expected to happen late this month or early next, has been pushed to the middle of next month, a distributor who works with the company said. Early in January, the same distributor had said that the company was targeting to launch its services commercially “latest by March […]
Lenovo Lemon 3, the successor to the ultra successful Lenovo A6000 Plus, will be launched in India early March and may carry the model number A6020, according to informed sources. At an expected price of Rs 7,999, the phone will be the cheapest device in India with a full-HD display, and will help the company put up […]
The TRAI’s new net neutrality rules are likely to see the launch of a number of zero-rated networks by players whose dreams of zero-rated websites have been dashed by the regulator. Under the new regulations, telecom companies have been banned from offering any website for free, but have been allowed to offer entire networks for […]
The Internet and Mobile Association of India welcomed the Indian telecom regulator’s move to ban differential pricing of data based on the type and source of content. “This ruling vindicates the associations stand on the issue. The internet Start-up eco-system and the internet user community are delighted,” it said. Taking a long-term view, the Telecom […]
Vodafone has priced its 4G tariff higher than other operators, charging Rs 2,499 for 20 GB of data. In comparison, Airtel charges Rs 2,149 for the same amount in Delhi-NCR. The cheapest of 4G operator at present — Idea Cellular — gives a whopping 32 GB for Rs 1,999. Unfortunately, the operator is not present […]
