Airtel, Jio aim to capture low-end 4G smartphone users“Airtel and Jio are taking matters in their hands to upgrade/attract millions of 2G/3G users to 4G network. This will help move the users f...
08 Oct, 2021, 03.53 PM IST
Airtel plans co-branded handsets to take on Jio in move to ringfence 2G subscribersBharti Airtel is considering co-branded smartphone deals with handset makers and bundled data and voice offers to bring down the effective ...
14 Sep, 2021, 12.18 PM IST
Inside Jio's new plan to poach 2G subscribers from Airtel, Vodafone IdeaReliance Jio is close to finalising partnerships with Indian and Chinese handset makers to launch subsidised SIM-locked smartphones bundled...
14 Sep, 2020, 10.27 PM IST
Jio is going to pinch Mukesh Ambani's deep pocket really hardJio may lose nearly $2.1 bn this fiscal when costs such as handset subsidies are included, Bernstein estimates.
27 Feb, 2019, 07.06 AM IST
Reliance Jio 4G revolution may render the 2G feature phone extinctData shows market share of 2G phones has dropped to 30% in quarter ended June.
20 Oct, 2018, 11.11 AM IST
SBI ties up with Jio to accelerate digital transactionsAbout 1.5 crore of 42 crore SBI customers are using Yono now while the banking behemoth expects the number to multiply with the partnership...
03 Aug, 2018, 10.16 AM IST
Airtel in talks with handset cos for Rs 2,500 4G smartphoneReliance Jio had, in July, announced that formal bookings for Jio Phone would open on August 24, while the phone itself is expected to be a...
10 Sep, 2017, 03.04 PM IST
Reliance Jio may offer part refund for 4G feature phones before 3-year lock-inThrough the 4G device, Jio is targeting 500mn Indians who are still on 2G/3G feature phones, using primarily voice services and haven’t mov...
16 Aug, 2017, 12.53 AM IST
Idea working with handset-makers for cheaper mobile phonesIdea's MD said the phone would be an "affordable phone" which will allow customers the choice of dual SIM, selection of 2G and 4G networks,...
28 Jul, 2017, 11.03 PM IST
Jio's cheap handsets may reverse industry's revenue decline trend"Reliance Jio's plan to introduce a cheap 4G handset from September will accelerate Internet adoption and should help reverse the recent de...
24 Jul, 2017, 06.00 PM IST
JioPhone: Operators may seek clarity on GST for bundled 4G handsetsAlthough Airtel, Vodafone India and Idea Cellular have not subsidised handsets so far, they could offer 'a scheme similar to what is being ...
24 Jul, 2017, 06.21 AM IST
Reliance Jio has come out with very attractive plans for the consumer: Sushil Choksey, Indus Equity Advisors"Based on five million handsets a week and by rolling out 260 million handsets, Jio will attract Rs 39,000 crore of deposit as Rs 1,500 per...
21 Jul, 2017, 02.42 PM IST
Jio prepares to launch 4G feature phones with unlimited voice, video callingAffordability — the cheapest 4G smartphones cost about Rs 3,000 — and lack of scope for other uses have deterred the faster adoption of sma...
18 Nov, 2016, 04.27 PM IST
Mobile data revenue to nearly treble to $14 bln in next 2 years: CLSAMobile data revenue is slated to nearly “treble to $14 billion” in the next two years as Bharti Airtel, Vodafone India and Idea Cellular fo...
23 Nov, 2015, 07.19 PM IST
Intex ties up with Reliance Jio to supply 4G handsetsDomestic handset maker Intex has tied up with Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Jio Infocomm to supply 4G handsets enabled with voice over LTE (Vo...
23 Sep, 2015, 04.32 PM IST
Reliance Jio asks handset partners to Make in IndiaUnder the partnership with Jio, companies like Huawei, ZTE, and Alcatel OneTouch will also provide dongles, routers and other products.
09 Sep, 2015, 04.00 AM IST
Reliance Jio may launch 4G services in mid-July: Credit Suisse"Reliance Jio’s launch preparations are entering final stages. The co is close to finalising wholesale distributors in most circles," Sunil...
20 May, 2015, 04.00 AM IST