After Bharti Airtel, Reliance Jio inks deal with SpaceX to provide Starlink internet services
Jio Platforms Limited plans to offer Starlink solutions through its retail stores and online platforms.
Jio Platforms Limited plans to offer Starlink solutions through its retail stores and online platforms.
Reliance Jio saw 7.96 million users leave the telecom operator in September, data from the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) showed on Thursday. This was Jio’s third straight month of losing subscribers.
Reliance Jio Infocomm chairman Akash Ambani called for the government to embrace a holistic artificial intelligence (AI) strategy focused on self-sufficiency.
India has over 1.1 billion mobile subscribers, making it the second-largest market in the world. In terms of network coverage, India ranks second globally.
As per the information shared by the company, the new tariff plans range from Rs 189 for 2 GB per month to Rs 3,599 for 2.5 GB per day annual plan. These plans include unlimited 5G data for all plans with 2GB/day and above.
Reliance Jio has officially announced its True 5G service in India at India Mobile Congress 2022 on Tuesday. Beta trial of its True-5G services begins on the occasion of Dussehra for Jio users in four cities - Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata, and Varanasi.
Bringing a new era in technology, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will today launch the 5G telecom services that seek to provide seamless coverage, high data rate, low latency and a highly reliable communications system.
The government has given a target of 80 per cent coverage of 5G telecom services in the country in the short timeframe, Union Minister for Communications, Electronics & Information Technology Ashwini Vaishnaw said.
While Jio partnered Mark Zuckerberg-led Meta (formering Facebook) for immersive technology, it has collaborated with Google to develop ultra-affordable 5G smartphones.
These will be expanded to other cities and towns in phases rapidly to cover the entire country by December 2023.