4G operator Reliance Jio is all set to announce two new tariff plans this week, and both will offer 1.2 GB per day instead of the 1 GB per day that users currently get. Validity will remain at 84 days.The plans will be listed on the company's website this
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Most customers of Reliance Jio, the country's largest telecom operator by volumes, will not be able to get the 84GB-for-399 plan starting next month, the company's deputy chief financial officer V Srikant said on Friday.Asked how the company's average revenue per user (billing rate) is likely to move going forward,
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Reliance Jio has reported revenue of Rs 7,213 cr, including GST, and an operating profit of Rs 261 cr for the second quarter of the financial year.However, after deducting costs related to the wear and tear of its machines, Reliance Jio reported a pretax loss of 414 cr. This
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Reliance Jio has reported revenue of Rs 7,213 cr and an operating profit of Rs 261 cr for the second quarter of the financial year.Per capita data consumption was 9.62 GB per user per month.Average voice consumption was 626 minutes per month during the period, it added.This is the
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State-owned telecom provider Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd will increase the speed cap on all its DSL and Fiber broadband plans to 10 Mbps. At present, most plans have a speed cap of 4 Mbps.However, higher speeds will be available only in areas which are relatively close to the telephone exchange.For
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Reliance Industries, the parent of telecom operator Jio, will announce its quarterly performance numbers at around 5 pm today.Besides its core oil and gas business, the company will give an update on the operations of its telecom unit.Some in the market even expect it to reveal the new
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Reliance Jio, India's most popular wireless data provider, said it will introduce new plans from Oct 19, and that it was offering "100%" cashback on its popular recharge of Rs 399 that gives three months of services.In a promotion put up on its website, the company said the 100%
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Idea Cellular and Bharti Airtel are offering 1 GB of 3G or 4G data per day for 84 days at a price of around Rs 400 in select circles, including voice benefits, matching Jio's lowest tariff.The offer is available only for targeted users.For example, for someone who has already activated
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Idea Cellular, which has been under pressure in recent months due to aggressive offerings from rivals Bharti Airtel and Reliance Jio, has unveiled a new promotional offer that gives 1 GB per day for 28 days at a price of around Rs 250.Unlike other plans, this one does not offer
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Reliance Communications, which announced it was abandoning plans to merge with Aircel Cellular, indicated that it would focus on two segments - 4G and wired. Within wired, it would focus on enterprise services.The disclosure indicates that the company, -- which recently shut down its GSM network in Gujarat -- could
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The average data consumed by wireless users in India has increased five fold in the last year one year, even as prices crashed by 97% due to the launch of Reliance Jio.For India as a whole, the total consumption of wireless data touched 4.3 bln GB in the three
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Idea Cellular, one of India's top telecom companies, is working with the assumption that its users will increase their data consumption from the present level of around 2.2 GB per month per head to 15 GB per month by next year, CEO Himanshu Kapania said."Idea is planning on a
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All three of India's top mobile networks -- Bharti Airtel, Vodafone and Reliance Jio -- are currently conducting trials of a key 5G technology that makes use of a very high number of antennas to increase the capacity of the network, David An, the technology head of ZTE said
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A day after Reliance Industries said it would not comment on media speculation about acquisition talks with Den Networks, the cable company has issued a largely identically worded statement. However, the statement seemed to indicate the possibility of a tie-up or agreement rather than an outright sale of the
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Reliance Industries refused to deny or confirm media reports about its telecom unit Jio being in talks to acquire cable operator Den Networks.Shares of Den Networks, one of India's largest cable networks, are up 6.2%, having opened higher on the news."We are unable to comment on media speculation and
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Idea Cellular CEO Himanshu Kapania said sector regulator TRAI was forcing telecom operators to shut down their older networks as it pushes for the adoption of newer technologies, seeking urgent intervention from the government.Kapania said the move towards phasing out of older technologies could have a negative impact on
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Reliance Jio has opened pre-booking for the new Apple iPhone with an effective price of just Rs 9,200 under a dual cashback offer.The sticker price of iPhone 8 is Rs 64,000 in Jio stores.However, if you buy the device along with a 12 month contract of services from
Read More Reliance Jio, the country's largest internet service provider, will unveil a new tariff plan for iPhone 8 users that will offer 90 GB of 4G data for Rs 799 over a 28-day period, media reports said.That works out to Rs 8.88 per GB, which is almost half the rate valid
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Idea Cellular said it has now achieved 3G or 4G penetration for 50% of its cell-sites."Idea added nearly 50,000 broadband sites over the last 12 months period ending August ’17, growing its broadband footprint to cover 5,888 Census towns and nearly 105,755 villages, reaching out to 45% population of
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Reliance Communications said it has asked subscribers in Gujarat to move to its 4G network as its 2G spectrum in the state is expiring at the end of this month."The Company has initiated migration of its customers in Gujarat circle to an all 4G network, prior to expiry of 2G
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