Price of 5G spectrum needs to be critically looked at: Jio
Business | October 14, 2019 13:31 ISTTo establish India as leader in 5G, price of 5G spectrum needs to be critically looked at, he said adding that higher prices will impact 5G adversely.
To establish India as leader in 5G, price of 5G spectrum needs to be critically looked at, he said adding that higher prices will impact 5G adversely.
Shares of telecom companies on Thursday rose up to 6 per cent in the wake of Reliance Jio deciding to levy call connect charges on customers, a move that is likely to be followed by rivals.
A day after Reliance Jio's announcement of 6 paisa/minute charge on voice calls to rival networks, the company came out with an important update on the decision. It said it would not charge Jio users if their recharge was done on or before October 9. Those who had recharged their phones before this date can enjoy free calls to non-Jio numbers.
Reliance Jio has announced it would charge 6 paise per minute on voice calls made by its users to mobile phone networks of rivals like Airtel and Vodafone-Idea. The move has left a lot of Jio users perplexed as to why Reliance Jio has taken such a decision. Reliance Jio had, of course, promised its users life-long free calls. But, there also goes a rationale behind this step by billionaire Mukesh Ambani's company.
Jio users will now be charged 6 paise per minute for voice calls made to rival phone networks. Billionaire Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Jio has taken the decision forced by regulatory uncertainty over review of sunset clause for call termination charges. However, the company will also compensate the customers by giving them free data of equal value.
The company claimed that nearly 7 crore 2G users have been on-boarded on JioPhone platform since its launch. It is targeting around 35 crores, such customers.
Reliance Jio broadband offer price: Billionaire Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Jio on Thursday announced the launch of fibre-based broadband services, offering minimum internet speed of 100 Mbps for a monthly rental of Rs 699. Reliance unveiled complete details of its Jio Fiber optic-fibre based broadband service.
Reliance will roll out its all-new Jio GigaFiber or Jio Fiber commercially today. With the all-new Jio Fiber, the Reliance industry is set to revolutionise the digital space in India
India Ratings and Research (Ind-Ra) has maintained a negative outlook on the telecommunications services sector for the remainder of FY20. "Competitive intensity in the telecom industry has remained elevated with Reliance Jio Infocomm's (RJio) data tariffs that are 25-30 per cent lower than those of Bharti Airtel Limited (Bharti) and Vodafone-Idea Limited (Voda-Idea)," said the report.
Mukesh Ambani on Monday said that Jio which has amassed over 340 million subscribers in less than three years, is now ready to fire four new growth engines including Internet of Things (IoT) for the entire country, home and enterprise broadband services as well as broadband for SMEs.
Mukesh Ambani on Monday announced a deal with Saudi oil giant Aramco, which is highest FDI in India till date. Addressing shareholders at RIL AGM 2019, Ambani said Saudi Aramco has agreed to take a 20 per cent stake in his flagship Reliance Industries' oil refinery and chemical business.
Reliance Jio, the newest entrant in the telecom sector, has piped Bharti Airtel to become the second-largest mobile operator with 32.29 crore subscribers and 27.80 per cent market share in May, according to regulator TRAI's data.
Reliance Jio prepaid recharge plan of Rs 198 and Rs 399 offers users free AJIO coupons, which is applicable for new as well as existing Jio users.
Telecom operator Reliance Jio added over 2.50 lakh subscribers in March in Punjab circle, an official said on Monday.
Reliance Jio working on a 'super app', which will offer more than 100 services at one platform.
After the government notified rules for in-flight and maritime mobile phone services in December last year, a number of companies including Bharti Airtel, Hughes Communications India, and Tatanet Services queued up for the said licence.
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Telecom operator Reliance Jio Wednesday said it has acquired artificial intelligence firm Haptik for Rs 700 crore.
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