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Reliance Jio, Airtel add 1.9 million mobile subscribers in February: Trai

Telecom operators Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel added 19.8 lakh mobile subscribers month-on-month in February, even as Vodafone Idea lost 20 lakh customers, according to data released by Trai on Thursday. India's largest telecom player Reliance Jio added the maximum number of mobile subscribers at about 10 lakh, taking its wireless subscriber tally to 42.71 crore users in February, as against 42.61 crore in January. Sunil Mittal-led Bharti Airtel gained 9.82 lakh mobile users during February and ended the month with a wireless subscriber base of 36.98 crore. Vodafone Idea lost 20 lakh subscribers in the wireless category as its mobile subscriber base shrunk to 23.79 crore, as per data from the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai). "...the total Broadband Subscribers increased from 839.18 million at the end of January-23 to 839.33 million at the end of February-23 with a monthly growth rate of 0.02 per cent," the release said. The top five service providers constituted 98.

JioCinema reports record 1,300 crore views in first five weeks of IPL

Reliance-owned JioCinema, which has the live streaming right for Tata IPL, on Thursday said it has clocked over 1,300 crore video views in the first five weeks of the T20 cricket tournament. The average time spent per viewer per match touched 60 minutes, said a statement from JioCinema, an OTT platform owned by Viacom 18. "JioCinema continues to grow from strength to strength every week and it is based on clear evidence of consumer's outright preference of catching the TATA IPL on digital, said Viacom18 Sports CEO Anil Jayaraj. JioCinema also breached the peak concurrency records of TATA IPL twice in five days. "The combination of outstanding cricket action and our robust platform proved the stellar opening weekend was just the beginning of bigger things to come," he said. After witnessing an encouraging response, JioCinema has released a 360-degree viewing feature to delight fans, showcasing the power of immersive fan engagement on digital. "The number of advertisers on JioCinem

IRM partners with Jio to drive enterprise risk management in telecom sector

IRM India Affiliate has entered into a partnership with Reliance Jio Infocomm to strengthen and promote Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) in the telecom industry, according to a statement on Monday. As a part of this knowledge partnership, both Institute of Risk Management (IRM) India Affiliate and Reliance Jio will be organising webinars, roundtables, and industry meetings and contributing thought leadership articles towards knowledge building and enhancing ERM and risk intelligence for the sector. IRM is a leading professional body for ERM qualifications across 140 plus countries, and Reliance Jio is a telecommunications company and a subsidiary of Jio Platforms that operates a national LTE (Long-Term Evolution) network with coverage across all 22 telecom circles. "IRM India Affiliate has entered into a knowledge partnership by signing a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd to build resilience and promote the need for and importance of Enterprise Risk ..

Trai backs Jio's method to calculate additional charges for shared spectrum

The Trai has backed Jio's approach, which states that the additional fees for shared spectrum can be levied only in the band in which airwaves are shared

Reliance launched first VR headset, JioDive: Check price, features & more

Reliance Jio launches its first JioDive VR headset called JioDive at an affordable price of Rs. 1299 to watch TATA IPL in a 360-degree view on a virtual hundred-inch screen

TMS Ep423: Byju's troubles, JioCinema, sugar stocks, Ludhiana gas leak

Is it the end of the road for Byju's? Is JioCinema the new star of OTT? Is there more sweetness left in sugar stocks? What caused the Ludhiana gas leak tragedy? Answers here

After Reliance-Warner deal, JioCinema pricing and local content in focus

Reliance's JioCinema to lock horns with Netflix, Disney; Warner deal to boost English content, local content in focus too

Race for scale: HBO finds a home in India after deal with JioCinema

Does its deal with HBO mean that JioCinema is planning to go pay?

Airtel's 5G service reaches 3,000 cities, Jio 5G in 3089 urban areas

For easy transition from 4G to 5G, Airtel has tuned all the current Airtel 4G SIMS to be 5G compatible

After IPL, JioCinema now lands a deal to stream Warner Bros, HBO content

The content deal could bring in thousands of hours of streaming content onto JioCinema, which has become popular for streaming IPL for free

Reliance Jio begins 'True 5G' services at Char Dham temples in Uttarakhand

Reliance Jio on Thursday announced the beginning of its True 5G services at the Char Dham temples in Uttarakhand as the doors of Badrinath were opened for devotees. It will enable all Jio True 5G users from across the country visiting Kedarnath, Badrinath, Yamunotri and Gangotri dhams to latch on to Jio's True 5G network and experience its limitless possibilities, Reliance Jio press release said. Badrinath Kedarnath Temple Committee (BKTC) Chairman Ajendra Ajay inaugurated the service in Badrinath whose doors were opened for devotees on Thursday. BKTC Vice Chairman Kishore Panwar, CEO Yogendra and Badrinath Chief Priest Eshwar Prasad Namboodiri were also present on the occasion. In a message on the occasion, Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami said, "I congratulate and thank Jio for bringing in transformational changes in the digital landscape of the state and commencing 5G services right at the beginning of yatra. It will allow millions of pilgrims to take advantage of high-spe

User additions help Reliance Jio report 16% rise in Q4 net profit

The average revenue per user (ARPU) during Q4 stood at Rs 178.8. This was 6.7 per cent higher, YoY

Reliance Jio Q4 results: Net profit rises 13%, revenue jumps 11.9%

Jio said net profit rose to Rs 4,716 crore in the three months ended March 31, from Rs 4,173 crore a year ago

O2C segment may drive RIL's Q4FY23 revenue; retail, telco stable: Analysts

RIL Q4 preview: Analysts expect steady improvement across all segments of Reliance Industries in Q4FY23, with stronger base gross refining margins, and reduced impact of windfall tax

Fixed broadband may trigger next leg of growth for RJio, Airtel: Analysts

Near-term overhang of 5G related capex and subscriber churn should be watched by investors, they said

Jio rolls out 82,500 sites for 5G service, Bharti Airtel less than 20,000

Reliance Jio has rolled out over four times more 5G sites compared to its competitor Bharti Airtel, according to official data published by the Department of Telecom. According to the data, Reliance Jio has rolled out 82,509 sites for 5G services, while Bharti Airtel has 19,142 sites as of March 3. "After the inauguration of 5G services in the country by the Hon'ble PM, Telecom Service Providers continue to progressively roll out 5G services and required infrastructure in a phased manner across the country," the DoT said in a monthly summary report comprising status of telecom projects and infrastructure update. Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched 5G services on October 1 and the telcos have covered 410 districts within six months of the launch. According to the DoT data, Delhi has 13,094 sites for 5G services, which is the highest in the country. Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Maharashtra and Mumbai also have the bulk of 5G sites in the range of 7000 to 8,900.

Centre to call on Jio, Airtel over 5G connectivity in urban areas

Initial reports showed widespread problems with call drops, poor audio connectivity from 5G users

JioCinema to start subscription model after IPL 2023; check details here

JioCinema drew more than 1.47 billion video views during the opening weekend of the IPL in April, and had 22 million viewers for a match on Wednesday

Railways dials Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel for 1.1 million connections

Due to the expansion in size of subscribers, the tariffs finalised under the latest policy are about 10 per cent lower than the previous rates charged by Jio

Reliance's Jio Institute partners with US-based Principals' Training Center

PTC caters to the unique professional learning needs of practising and aspiring principals, teachers, heads of departments, counsellors, and board members of schools worldwide