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5G Auction: Reliance Jio to bid up to Rs 60,ooo cr, Airtel up to Rs 50,000 cr, says report

Jul 14, 2022, at 06:57 pm

Reliance Jio Infocomm and Bharati Airtel are expected to bid for the 5G spectrum rights in the range of Rs 55,000-Rs 60,00 crore and Rs 45,000 to Rs 50,000 crore, respectively, in the airwave auction going to start on July 26, ET reported, citing experts and analysts.

Adani Group to join race for 5G Spectrum with Jio, Airtel

Jul 10, 2022, at 03:23 am

Mumbai: Billionaire Gautam Adani-led Adani Group will enter the race for acquiring 5G spectrum rights in India, where it will be competing with existing telecom giants -- Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Jio, Sunil Mittals' Airtel.

Reliance Jio: Mukesh Ambani resigns; Akash Ambani named new chairman

Jun 29, 2022, at 12:28 am

Mumbai: The Reliance Jio board named Akash Ambani as the new chairman on Tuesday, a day after Mukesh Ambani's resignation from the post of company director came into effect.

Reliance Jio's subsea cable system IAX to connect the Maldives directly to India & Singapore

Feb 22, 2022, at 11:29 pm

Mumbai/IBNS: Reliance Jio Infocomm will land the next generation multi-terabit India-Asia-Xpress (IAX) undersea cable system in Hulhumale, the Maldives, directly connecting it with the world’s major internet hubs in India and Singapore, the company said in a regulatory filing on Monday.

Reliance Jio prepays Rs. 30 crore clearing all deferred spectrum liabilities

Jan 20, 2022, at 06:15 pm

Mumbai/IBNS: Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd (RJIL) has announced  it has paid Rs. 30,791 crore (including accrued interest) to the Telecom Department towards prepayment of the entire deferred liabilities pertaining to spectrum acquired in auctions from 2014 to 2016 and the one acquired in 2021 through trading of right to use with Bharti Airtel Limited.

Zupee announces Strategic Partnership with Reliance Jio

Jan 05, 2022, at 06:55 pm

Mumbai: Zupee, India's largest skill-based casual gaming company, has announced a first-of-its-kind strategic partnership with Jio Platforms Limited.

Reliance Jio raises tariff by up to 20 pc, after Airtel, Vodafone

Nov 29, 2021, at 03:56 am

Mumbai/IBNS: After Airtel and Vodafone, Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited, or Jio, has increased its prepaid tariff effective from December 1, 2021.

Reliance Industries net profit dips by 7 pc to Rs 2273 crore in Q1FY22

Jul 24, 2021, at 03:48 am

Mumbai/IBNS: Oil -to-telecom conglomerate Reliance Industries reported a net profit of Rs 12,283 crore for quarter ended June 30, 2021, registering a decline of 7.25 per cent from the same quarter last year owing to increased expenses.

Reliance Jio deploys additional 15 MHz spectrum across Bihar-Jharkhand to enhance subscribers experience

Jul 13, 2021, at 10:19 pm

Patna/UNI: Reliance Jio, leading digital service provider of Bihar-Jharkhand, has successfully completed deployment of the additional 15 MHz spectrum acquired in the recent spectrum auction.

Reliance Jio announces 2 initiatives for pandemic period

May 14, 2021, at 07:46 pm

Mumbai/UNI: Mukesh Ambani-led Jio has announced two special initiatives for the pandemic period.

Telecom spectrum:  Reliance Jio ties up with Bharti Airtel in Delhi, Mumbai, Andhra

Apr 07, 2021, at 03:16 pm

Mumbai: Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd announced on Wednesday that it has entered into a definitive Agreement with Bharti Airtel Limited for acquisition of right to use spectrum in the 800MHz band in Andhra Pradesh, Delhi and Mumbai circles through spectrum trading.  

Vodafone Idea lost 5.7 million customers in Dec, J &K adds maximum wireless subscribers : TRAI Report

Feb 20, 2021, at 03:31 am

New Delhi/IBNS: Vodafone Idea lost 5.7 million customers in December, highest since March 2020, according to Telecom Regulatory Authority of India's (Trai) report.

'Never charged customers for unlimited calls' : Airtel's response after Reliance Jio resumes free calls to other networks

Jan 02, 2021, at 07:36 pm

Mumbai/IBNS: Bharti Airtel on Saturday said its customers already enjoyed unlimited free calls to all networks with its prepaid bundles and postpaid plans, apparently responding to rival Reliance Jio's decision to make all domestic voice calls free from Jan 1.       

Reliance Jio makes all domestic voice calls free again from today

Jan 01, 2021, at 08:17 pm

Mumbai/IBNS: The Reliance Jio has once again made all domestic voice calls free from Jan 1, 2021. 

Reliance JIO to launch 5G service in 2nd half of 2021

Dec 08, 2020, at 11:39 pm

New Delhi/UNI: Reliance Jio will launch its 5G network and services in the second half of next year, promoter Mukesh Ambani, chairman of Reliance Industries, said on Tuesday.

Reliance Jio partners with USP Studios to strengthen its kids content play

Oct 07, 2020, at 12:20 am

Mumbai/IBNS: Telecom giant Reliance Jio has partnered with leading kids content creator USP Studios thus strengthening its platform’s offering for kids in India.

RIL AGM, Reliance announces launch of JioTV+ and Jio Glass

Jul 15, 2020, at 10:37 pm

Mumbai/UNI:  Mukesh Ambani controlled Reliance Industries during its 43rd Annual General Meeting announced the launch of JioTV+ and Jio Glass.

ADIA to invest Rs 5,683.50 crore in Reliance Jio platforms

Jun 07, 2020, at 08:59 pm

Mumbai/UNI: Reliance Industries and Jio Platforms on Sunday announced an investment of Rs 5,683.50 crore by a wholly owned subsidiary of the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA).

New York-based General Atlantic to buy 1.34 pct stake in Jio Platforms

May 17, 2020, at 10:44 pm

Mumbai/IBNS: Reliance Industries Limited and Jio Platforms Limited, India’s leading digital services platform, on Sunday announced an investment of Rs. 6,598.38 crore by New York-based private equity firm General Atlantic, a leading global growth equity firm.

Reliance Jio announces new quarterly work-from-home plan

May 15, 2020, at 02:38 pm

Mumbai/UNI:  Reliance Jio (RJio), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Reliance Platforms, on Friday announced one more Work-from-Home plan for high data prepaid user.

After Facebook deal, Mukesh Ambani becomes Asia's richest person again

Apr 23, 2020, at 02:24 pm

Mumbai/IBNS: Indian businessman Mukesh Ambani pipped China's Jack Ma to once again become Asia's richest person after striking a deal with Mark Zuckerberg's Facebook Inc. a day ago, media reports said. 

Facebook buys 9.99 percent stake in Reliance Jio

Apr 22, 2020, at 10:07 am

New York/IBNS:  In what is seen as the largest Foreign Direct Investment ( FDI) in the Indian tech sector, social media giant Facebook will buy 9.99 percent stake in Reliance Industries led Jio Platforms.

Reliance Jio adds over 6 lakh new subscribers in Odisha in October 19

Dec 31, 2019, at 06:01 pm

Bhubaneswar/UNI: Reliance Jio has added massive 6.14 lakh new subscribers in Odisha in October 2019, as per the latest telecom subscriber data released by TRAI yesterday.

Jio has widest 4G network in country: Reliance claims quoting TRAI report

Sep 19, 2019, at 11:54 pm

Mumbai, Sept 19 (IBNS): Telecom service provider Reliance Jio has said according to TRAI it has the widest 4G network in the country with more than 7.46 lakh 4G base stations. 

Jio, SBI deepen partnership for digital banking, payments

Aug 02, 2018, at 10:58 pm

Mumbai, Aug 2 (IBNS): Post operationalization of Jio Payments Bank, Jio and SBI are deepening their partnership to bring "bilateral frictionless experience with exclusive digital banking, payments and commerce journeys for their customers.

Facebook app to be made available on JioPhone

Feb 14, 2018, at 03:38 am

Mumbai, Feb 13 (IBNS):  Starting from Wednesday, Facebook will be available on the JioPhone, India ka smartphone.

Jio says it hasn't launched any JioCoin App

Feb 01, 2018, at 03:45 am

Mumbai, Jan 31 (IBNS): Telecom giant Reliance Jio said on Wednesday that it has not launched any JioCoin App.

Reliance Jio to acquire wireless infrastructure assets from Reliance Communications

Dec 29, 2017, at 04:45 am

Mumbai, Dec 28 (IBNS): Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited (“RJIL”), a subsidiary of Reliance Industries Limited (“RIL”), on Thursday announced signing of definitive agreement for the acquisition of specified assets of Reliance Communications Limited (“RCOM”) and its affiliates.

Reliance Jio completes one year

Sep 06, 2017, at 02:08 am

Mumbai, Sep 5 (IBNS): Telecom operator Reliance Jio, which has surprised its customers with number of benefits in last 12 months, officially completed one year on Tuesday, media reports said.

Reliance Jio launches smart phone at free of cost effectively, offers unlimited data and voice calls

Jul 21, 2017, at 06:58 pm

Mumbai, July 21 (IBNS): Making yet another revolution in the telecom industry, Reliance Jio launched smart phone in the market virtually at a free of cost price effectively on Friday.