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Reliance Jio Infocomm has made impressive strides in the 5G landscape, wrapping up June 2025 with a staggering 213 million 5G subscribers, a sharp rise from 170 million at the close of 2024. This growth surge, detailed in its latest quarterly report released…
Reliance Jio Platforms has decided to postpone its much-anticipated initial public offering (IPO) until after 2025, focusing instead on bolstering its financial health and expanding its array of digital services. The company is intent on enhancing its revenue…
Jio’s commitment to providing affordable, high-speed internet across the country is at the heart of this collaboration. “Ensuring that every Indian, regardless of location, has access to seamless broadband remains Jio’s top priority. Our collaboration with…
In a letter to Minister Scindia, Reliance Jio highlighted the Supreme Court’s ruling in the 2G case, warning that the TRAI’s omission of questions regarding a level playing field could result in potential legal disputes. The letter from Reliance Jio was…
To enable 5G-for-all, Reliance Jio has introduced JioTrue5G-powered Wi-Fi services in high-footfall areas such as educational institutes, religious places, railway stations, bus stands, commercial hubs and more. This is in addition to the JioTrue5G service…
Jio Platforms Limited, India’s leading digital service provider, and SES, a leading global satellite-based content connectivity solutions provider, announced the formation of a joint venture – Jio Space Technology Limited – to deliver the next generation…
According to data issued by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), total wireless subscribers reached 1,166.30 million at the end of October 2021, with the urban areas accounting for 637.44 million and rural areas totaling 528.86 million. As on 31…
Through this acquisition, RJIL’s total owned spectrum footprint has increased significantly, by 55%, to 1,717 MHz (uplink+ downlink). RJIL has the highest amount of sub-GHz spectrum with 2X10 MHz contiguous spectrum in most circles. It also has at least 2X10…
Facebook has paid US$5.7 billion for a 9.99-per-cent stake in Indian telco and e-commerce enabler Jio Platforms, becoming the largest minority shareholder in the Reliance Industries-controlled company. The size of the investment is reportedly the largest yet…
Japan’s SoftBank is reportedly in talks to invest up to $3 billion in fast-growing Indian operator Reliance Jio Infocomm. SoftBank’s Vision Fund is involved in due diligence on the prospect of the purchase of a stake in Jio that could be worth $2 billion to…
The fiber network unit Reliance Jio Infocomm is reportedly planning to raise around 270 billion rupees ($3.89 billion) in syndicated loans to help expand the newly created infrastructure business. Jio Digital Fiber plans to use the proceeds to expand its…
Reliance Communications (RCom) has terminated a deal to sell its telecom assets to Reliance Jio Infocomm after failing to receive regulatory approval. But RCom’s founder Anil Ambani has been granted a last-minute reprieve from being imprisoned for failing to…
South Asia’s richest man Mukesh Ambani is establishing an e-commerce platform to compete with Walmart and Amazon in India. The Reliance Industries chairman will roll out services in Gujarat before extending them nationwide. “Jio and Reliance Retail will…
India’s Reliance Industries, parent company of operator Reliance Jio Infocomm, has announced strategic investments in two multiple system operators (MSOs) to accelerate the planned JioGigaFiber rollout. The company plans to invest 22.9 billion rupees ($311.48…
India’s Reliance Jio Infocomm has disrupted the mobile market once again with the launch of a “free” 4G handset named the JioPhone. The operator is offering the JioPhone for a security deposit of 1,500 rupees ($23.29), fully refundable after three years. The…
India’s largest operator Bharti Airtel beat out disruptive new entrant Reliance Jio Infocomm in April in terms of active subscriber additions for the first time since Jio launched services last September. Analysis from Goldman Sachs finding that Airtel added…
