Reliance Jio Launch Highlights

By Pranay Parab | Updated: 2 September 2016 12:19 IST
Highlights
  • Reliance Jio unveiled free voice calls across India
  • The service will have no roaming charges in India
  • Data priced at Rs. 50/GB (current avg Rs. 250)
Sep 01, 2016 12:34:00 IST
Sep 01, 2016 12:11:00 IST
The Jio part of Ambani's address is over. We hope you enjoyed this live blog. For more, stay tuned to Gadgets 360.
Sep 01, 2016 12:09:00 IST
Sep 01, 2016 12:06:00 IST
Sep 01, 2016 12:02:00 IST
He's wrapping up the address now. "From the 5th of September India will change forever."
Sep 01, 2016 11:59:00 IST
"I appeal sincerely to all my fellow operators to provide interconnect with Jio so that no Jio customer suffers."
Sep 01, 2016 11:58:00 IST
"Once incumbents give us interconnect you will experience voice like never before"
Sep 01, 2016 11:58:00 IST
Ambani is asking incumbent providers not to create unfair hurdles at the point of interconnect between Jio and other customers. Jio customers suffered 5 crore call failures due to insufficient interconnect capacity, Ambani says.
Sep 01, 2016 11:57:00 IST
He's encouraging healthy competition from other operators.
Sep 01, 2016 11:55:00 IST
Over 5 lakh partners of Jio across India: Ambani.
Sep 01, 2016 11:55:00 IST
He hasn't exactly set a date for the target though.
Sep 01, 2016 11:55:00 IST
He's set a target of 100 million customers in the shortest possible time to create new world record.
Sep 01, 2016 11:54:00 IST
"I've always set impossible goals for Jio team. They have exceeded my expectations always."
Sep 01, 2016 11:54:00 IST
He's now thanking all employees of Jio. Looks like the address is about to end.
Sep 01, 2016 11:53:00 IST
Ambani is now talking about the staff at Jio. Average age is 30. Two directors at Jio - Aakash and Esha are both 24 years old. Ambani says Jio is what it is because of young employees.
Sep 01, 2016 11:51:00 IST
Sep 01, 2016 11:50:00 IST
Jio will be rolling out Fibre to the Home wired Internet to select cities. Speeds up to 1Gbps
Sep 01, 2016 11:49:00 IST
Initially, feedback will be gathered from people who use Jio to iron out defects.
Sep 01, 2016 11:47:00 IST
Mukesh is calling this move "Datagiri".
Sep 01, 2016 11:46:00 IST
"Starting Monday, September 5, Jio's boquet of apps, all services available for everyone absolutely free. Till 31 December 2016."
Sep 01, 2016 11:45:00 IST
"One more thing..."
Sep 01, 2016 11:45:00 IST
Sep 01, 2016 11:42:00 IST
He's moved on to Jio for enterprises.
Sep 01, 2016 11:41:00 IST
"Jio is connecting a majority of schools and colleges with WiFi"
Sep 01, 2016 11:41:00 IST
Those with a valid student ID will be able to get 25 percent more data on Jio tariffs.
Sep 01, 2016 11:40:00 IST
Student plan being announced now.


Reliance Industries' annual general meeting (AGM) will start at 11 am. The company's chairman Mukesh Ambani is expected to talk about its biggest launch this year - Reliance Jio. This is the company's big push in the telecom sector, with Jio betting big on its 4G services.

(Also see: How to Get a Reliance Jio SIM for Free)

We don't expect to see the company announce the commercial launch of Jio 4G services just yet, but Reliance Jio officials have hinted that it's going to be an important announcement. The company could also make announcements regarding its JioOnDemand video service. The company has offered Jio 4G SIM cards under a preview offer that includes three months of free 4G usage with no limits on the amount of data you can use. This has led to iPhone-like queues at various Reliance stores.

(Also see: Reliance Jio SIM Is Available to Anyone, but There's a Catch)

As of now Jio SIM cards are not available for all smartphones, so you will have to check if your phone is compatible before buying one of them. That hasn't stopped people from queuing up to get one of these SIM cards. Mobile data is still at a premium in India, and Jio's offer seems to have caught people's attention simply because of its cost - zero for a limited time.

(Also see: Reliance JioFi Device - How to Buy, Price, Plans, and Everything You Need to Know)

At today's AGM, Reliance may announce data tariffs for Jio 4G services after the preview offer ends. The commercial launch could still be a few months away. Reliance Jio's preview offer has also made established operators such as Airtel slash 4G data tariffs.

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