Reliance Jio: News

04 Feb 2018

Mukesh Ambani

Mukesh Ambani announces Rs. 2,500 crore investment in Assam

Reliance Industries chairman Mukesh Ambani, while speaking at the Global Investors Summit 2018 in Guwahati, announced an investment of Rs. 2,500 crore across various sectors in Assam which would create at least 80,000 jobs over the next three years.

02 Feb 2018

India

Google launches lightweight Google Assistant "Go" for entry-level smartphones

Google unveiled the lightweight Android Oreo (Go edition) last year to provide good quality Android experience for entry-level devices with low memory and inferior specs.

02 Feb 2018

India

Mobile download speed increases by 42% in India

According to a report by global speed test service Ookla, the speed of mobile downloads in India increased by 42.4% at 8.80 Mbps in 2017.

01 Feb 2018

Android

Jio partners with MediaTek to develop affordable Android-Go smartphone

Taiwanese chipset manufacturer MediaTek has revealed it has partnered with Reliance Jio and Google to bring an entry-level Android Go (Oreo) smartphone.

29 Jan 2018

India

Amazon invests Rs. 1,950 crore to expand business in India

In another attempt to bolster its India market, Amazon has freshly invested Rs. 1,950 crore in its local arm, Amazon Seller Services Pvt. Ltd.

26 Jan 2018

Mukesh Ambani

Reliance Jio joins hands with ALTBalaji to improve content offerings

Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Jio has now joined hands with over-the-top content provider ALTBalaji, a week after renewing its partnership with Eros International.

25 Jan 2018

India

Reliance Jio's new offer: Unlimited monthly 4G-data for Rs. 49!

On the eve of Republic Day, Reliance Jio has rolled out an amazing new prepaid monthly plan that offers users unlimited 4G data for only Rs. 49.

24 Jan 2018

Republic Day

R-Day offer: Jio boosts data limit on 1GB, 1.5GB packs

Jio has announced free data for select plans as part of its Republic Day offer with effect from January 26.

20 Jan 2018

Nokia 3310

Now you can buy a feature phone for Rs. 249

Indian mobile users can now buy a feature phone for as less as Rs. 249.

19 Jan 2018

India

RIL posts record Q3 profits: Jio turns profitable first-time ever

Reliance Industries Limited's (RIL) released its Q3 report today which saw the company register a record high quarterly net profit of Rs. 9,423 crore.

19 Jan 2018

India

India overtakes US, becomes second in total app downloads

According to a report by third-party data agency App Annie, India has overtaken the USA to claim the second position in terms of the total number of app downloads in 2017, with China topping the list.

17 Jan 2018

Reliance Industries

Jio's "affordable" Rs. 153 plan now offers 1GB/day 4G data

Reliance Jio has upgraded its "most affordable" Rs. 153 prepaid plan by increasing the amount of high-speed 4G data offered to customers.

15 Jan 2018

Bharti Airtel

Vodafone begins its 4G VoLTE roll-out in India

Following an announcement last month, Vodafone has started rolling out its 4G VoLTE service in the country as promised.

13 Jan 2018

India

India to have no 2G internet subscribers by 2019: Report

According to a report by market research firm CyberMedia Research (CMR), India will have no 2G internet subscribers left by June 2019.

12 Jan 2018

Mukesh Ambani

Reliance Jio may soon launch its own cryptocurrency "JioCoin"

At a time when cryptocurrency has become one of the hottest tech and financial trends, Mukesh Ambani-owned Reliance Jio is reportedly planning to foray into the blockchain and virtual currency space.

03 Jan 2018

Bharti Airtel

Telcos must ink interconnectivity pacts within 30-day-deadline without discrimination: TRAI

Following a prolonged dispute between Reliance Jio and incumbents Airtel, Vodafone, and Idea over interconnectivity, TRAI has made regulations stricter.

03 Jan 2018

India

You can now buy the JioPhone on Amazon!

The JioPhone has revolutionized the cellphone industry in India and given the best smartphones a run for their money.

28 Dec 2017

Mukesh Ambani

Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Jio buying brother Anil's RCom wireless assets

As expected, Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Jio is taking over the wireless assets of his brother Anil's Reliance Communications, which is burdened with a massive Rs. 45,000cr-debt.

RCom to exit SDR, reduce debt by Rs. 39,000cr: Ambani

Anil Ambani-owned Reliance Communications has announced it would exit the ongoing Strategic Debt Restructuring (SDR) scheme of its lenders by selling its Rs. 25,000cr-worth telecom assets, including towers, spectrum and optical fiber by Mar'18.

23 Dec 2017

Amazon Pay

Jio's Happy New Year offers: Special treat with new plans

Amidst cutthroat competition in the Indian telecom industry, Reliance Jio announced the launch of two new plans on Friday as part of its Happy New Year 2018 offers.

15 Dec 2017

India

JioPhone manufacturing-facility moved from China to Chennai, amid production issues

Mukesh Ambani-owned Reliance Jio Infocomm shifted the production facility of its affordable 4G feature phone, JioPhone, from China to India, after facing supply-related issues.

13 Dec 2017

Facebook

How's the JioPhone doing three months after launch? A verdict

Perhaps the most revolutionary development in the Indian market this year was the entry of the JioPhone, a feature phone at never-before prices that intensified an ongoing price war in telecom.

08 Dec 2017

India

How fast are mobile-apps? You can soon test on Speedtest!

Global broadband testing leader Ookla's popular Internet performance monitoring platform Speedtest.net would soon allow users to test speeds of mobile apps.

08 Dec 2017

India

Top tech terms India searched on Yahoo in 2017

Yahoo India has announced the "2017 Year in Review" that offers a sneak peek at the trending topics, events, and newsmakers that Internet users searched the most for this year.

06 Dec 2017

India

Reliance Jio beats Airtel, Vodafone, Idea in 4G download speeds

When it comes to 4G download speeds, Reliance Jio still leads its rivals with an all-time high 21.9Mbps speed on its network in September, shows TRAI (Telecom Regulatory Authority of India) data.

25 Nov 2017

Bharti Airtel

"Cheap and best" monthly plans by Jio, Airtel, and Vodafone

The Indian telecom price war intensified with Reliance Jio's entry, which is disrupting the market with one move after another.

16 Nov 2017

India

Indians dominate Forbes 2017 list of Asia's 50 richest families

Seventeen Indian business dynasties have made it to the Forbes 2017 list of Asia's 50 Richest Families.

15 Nov 2017

India

Reliance Jio to launch cheapest "4G smartphone" soon

After releasing the 4G JioPhone feature phone, Jio is reportedly gearing up for a low-cost 4G smartphone, according to Chinese chipmaker Spreadtrum.

15 Nov 2017

Bharti Airtel

Telecom mass layoffs: 75,000 employees lost jobs in one year

Thousands of people working in India's telecom industry are grappling with massive job losses. The sector lost a fourth of its three-lakh workforce in the last 12 months.

13 Nov 2017

Bharti Airtel

BharatNet second phase launched: Jio pays highest fee

The government launched BharatNet's phase II to provide high-speed broadband connections to all panchayats by 2019-end.

09 Nov 2017

Augmented Reality

Jio to launch its own Virtual Reality app in 2018

After disrupting the telecom sector, Reliance Jio is reportedly planning to foray into the Virtual Reality (VR) tech space.

09 Nov 2017

Bharti Airtel

You may have to pay more for your mobile bill

Your monthly mobile bill will soon cost you more.

06 Nov 2017

Madhya Pradesh

Mi A1 Plus, OnePlus 5 to get Airtel VoLTE support

The Xiaomi Mi A1 Plus and the OnePlus 5, despite being two of the best devices in their respective price ranges, still lack Airtel VoLTE support.

28 Oct 2017

India

Reliance Industries, first Indian company to hit Rs. 6-trillion market-valuation

Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries Limited has reached yet another milestone by becoming the first Indian company ever to cross a market capitalization of Rs. 6-trillion.

27 Oct 2017

Reliance Industries

7 tricks to make the best of your JioPhone

Reliance says it sold 6mn JioPhones within days when it opened bookings.

25 Oct 2017

Bharti Airtel

Bad news, Jio users! Another tariff hike likely in January

Reliance Jio users may have to pay more for data services as the telco is likely to increase tariffs every few months, says US-based Goldman Sachs.

23 Oct 2017

Jammu And Kashmir

First reported case of JioPhone exploding, company calls it sabotage

After selling six million handsets in a matter of days, the JioPhone has now waded into controversy.

22 Oct 2017

India

Micromax Bharat 1 and Reliance JioPhone comparison

Reliance's VoLTE supported JioPhone is going to face some competition now with Micromax's Bharat 1 in the market.