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Jio growth continues in subscriber numbers, revenue and profit
Jio, India’s largest mobile provider by subscribers, has booked operating revenue increase of 28.3% year-on-year and EBITDA margin of 40.1%. Read more…
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Reliance Jio launches AI-powered video call bot platform
Reliance Jio has announced the launch of JioInteract, an “AI-based brand engagement platform” that is essentially a bot for enabling interactive video calls. Jio is positioning the platform as a “VCBaaS (Video Call Bot as Read more…
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India’s telecoms sector could see 40% drop in Q4 revenues: ouch!
ITEM: If you thought India’s telecoms sector was in bad shape financially – well, you’re right, and it’s reportedly going to get worse, with local analysts expecting the latest quarterly revenues to drop as much Read more…
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RCom barred from assets sale, takes case to court
MUMBAI (Reuters) – India’s Reliance Communications (RCom) said on Tuesday it had appealed at the Bombay High Court against a ruling by an arbitration tribunal that barred the indebted firm from selling assets without the Read more…
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Reliance Jio spent the holiday buying RCom’s wireless assets
ITEM: Over the holiday break, Reliance Communications signed a deal to sell off its wireless assets to Reliance Jio Infocomm for an undisclosed amount, which will ostensibly beef up Jio’s wireless ambitions whilst helping RCom Read more…
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Virtualized network monitoring is essential to deliver QoS for any “G”
Virtualized network monitoring and service assurance are essential for operators to compete on QoS for 4G services and beyond. For operators in northern and southern Asia, cost reduction and quality of service (QoS) from their Read more…
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Reliance Jio data price hike pleases Indian cellco investors
(Reuters) – Shares in Indian wireless operators rose sharply on Monday after Reliance Jio increased mobile data tariffs, raising hopes of an easing in the cut-throat competition that has eroded profits in the sector. Top-ranked Read more…
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Apple could get a leg up in India via Jio iPhone buyback scheme
NEW DELHI/MUMBAI (Reuters) – India’s Reliance said on Friday that customers of its Jio telecoms unit who buy the latest Apple iPhone models from partner stores could sell them back in a year at a Read more…
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Reliance Jio is subsidizing at least 40% of JioPhone cost: sources
MUMBAI (Reuters) – Reliance Industries’ telecom upstart Jio is footing at least 40% of the cost of its basic 4G phone, two sources familiar with the matter said, as it bets on recovering the investment Read more…
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TRAI interconnect fee cut is better news for Jio than its rivals
MUMBAI (Reuters) – The Indian telecoms regulator’s decision to reduce a fee operators pay each other for calls made from one network to another could help upstart operator Reliance Jio to step up its aggressive Read more…