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Vodafone Idea loses legal challenge over TRAI PoI penalties
The Delhi High Court dismisses a plea from Vodafone Idea challenging a hefty penalty imposed by TRAI for denying sufficient PoIs to then-newcomer Jio in 2016. Read more…
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Jio gets aggressive in fixed broadband arena with new plan
Reliance Jio has revved up its focus on India’s fixed broadband market (and DTH too) with a new, aggressive low-cost plan with content bundling options. Read more…
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Jio stands alone in inter-band spectrum sharing debate
Reliance Jio opposes a TRAI proposal to allow inter-band spectrum sharing, saying it’s anti-competitive. Airtel and Vodafone Idea don’t agree. Read more…
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Jio, Airtel speed up 5G rollout like it’s going out of style
Jio and Airtel are aggressively ramping up their 5G network rollouts to the point that they may far exceed rollout obligations mandated by the DoT. Read more…
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Jio launches 5G in four cities – it’s by invitation-only
Reliance Jio has switched on its 5G network in four cities, albeit in beta mode – meaning the service is available strictly by invitation only. Read more…
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Jio sets its sights on India’s laptop market with JioBook
Reliance Jio will soon launch a laptop called JioBook priced at $184 – one of the cheapest on offer in India – to replicate the success of its JioPhone. Read more…
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Jio targets $100-150 price range for its new 5G smartphone
Reliance Jio will likely launch its 5G smartphone at a price range of $100-$150 once its 5G coverage is wide enough to poach the 4G mass market: Counterpoint. Read more…
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Jio, Airtel to spend $50m on 5G marketing blitz
Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel are preparing aggressive marketing campaigns ahead of the festive season for their upcoming 5G service launches next month. Read more…
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India 5G users should see 30-40% speed boost: Ookla
Indian consumers can expect a 30-40% increase in mobile download speeds within the first year of 5G launch – especially if they use Jio, says Ookla chief. Read more…
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Jio teams with Google to make budget 5G phone
India’s Reliance Jio says it is working with Google to launch a budget 5G phone as it laid out a $25 billion plan for introducing 5G services within two months. Read more…
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Jio and Airtel bag gov’t contract to roll out 4G in uncovered villages
Jio and Airtel win a new contract worth $484.6m from the Indian government to provide 4G in uncovered villages of “aspirational districts”. Read more…
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Jio plans to do to satellite what it did to mobile – disrupt cost structures
Reliance Jio said that it is aiming to disrupt not only satellite terminal costs, but also the raw satellite capacity cost per MHz. Read more…
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Jio adds network slicing to homegrown 5G stack, will sell as a service
Reliance Jio has developed its own 5G network slicing platform to enable network slicing-as-a-service for private and enterprise 5G services. Read more…
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Airtel backs new SEA-ME-WE 6, Maldives gov’t backs Jio’s IAX
Airtel and Reliance Jio reveal separate deals involving two subsea cable projects – the new SEA-ME-WE 6 consortium and Jio’s IAX project. Read more…
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Lock-screen platform Glance gets $200m from Jio Platforms
Jio Platforms said that it is investing $200 million to buy a 17% stake in Glance – an AI-driven lock-screen platform owned by InMobi Group. Read more…
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The JioPhone 5G may be India’s cheapest 5G smartphone yet
After the success of its 4G Android JioPhone, Reliance Jio is now developing a new affordable 5G version, naturally dubbed as JioPhone 5G. Read more…
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Ditched by Reliance Jio, Samsung eyes 5G deal from Airtel
Samsung has reportedly begun discussions with Bharti Airtel to secure a slice of its 5G investments amid uncertainty over business with Jio. Read more…
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Jio touts successful 5G drone trials using its own indigenous tech
Reliance Jio has conducted connected drone trials on its indigenous 5G network for industrial and enterprise use cases. Read more…
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Jio blasts Vodafone Idea’s new prepaid plan over porting ‘barrier’
Reliance Jio complains to TRAI that Vodafone Idea’s new prepaid plan blocks lower-tier users from porting out to other operators. Read more…
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Jio, Airtel bet on 5G trials to test indigenous network technology
India’s top two telecom operators, Jio and Airtel, aim to test indigenously developed telecom equipment for their ongoing 5G trials. Read more…