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Landlines in the time of 5G: Private sector getting serious about business

The latest data from the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) showed Reliance Jio at 28.31% market share in wireline subscribers, ahead of BSNL at 27.46% and Bharti Airtel at 23.86%

After 5G, here's how Ambani will use financial services to tighten DNA loop

A successful fintech loans platform draws upon what the Bank for International Settlements calls a self-reinforcing "DNA loop," shorthand for data, network and activity

OTT apps: COAI bats for 'same service, same rules' under draft telecom Bill

Industry body argues for 'same service, same rules', says current disparities give OTT players privileges but not responsibilities

At 10-20%, telecom tariff hikes in 2022 expected to be lower than in 2021

Tariffs are hiked by telcos to maintain a healthy average revenue per user (ARPU)

Reliance Jio starts rolling out 5G-enabled public wi-fi in Rajasthan

Reliance Jio has launched 5G-enabled wi-fi service at temple town of Nathdwara in Rajasthan and it will be expanded to other public places with high footfalls like railway stations and educational institutions, the company said on Saturday. Jio has also started rolling out 5G services in Chennai. The company has extended the Jio Welcome offer to the city. Under the offer, customers with invitation only will get access to 5G service during the beta trial and they will be able to access unlimited 5G data at up to 1 gigabit per second. "Today, we have powered the first True5G-enabled wi-fi service at the holy town of Nathdwara and the temple of Lord Srinath Ji. With this, we will power many more such locations and allow them to trial our services. In addition, we welcome Chennai as our latest city to be added to the Jio True5G Welcome Offer," Reliance Jio Chairman Akash M Ambani said in a statement. The company said it is introducing "JioTrue5G-powered wi-fi services" in high footfall

LIVE: Taking new initiatives to shield India from global problems, says PM

From Reliance Jio's 5G services launch in Rajasthan to coronavirus cases, catch all the latest developments from across the globe here

Akash Ambani to launch Reliance Jio's 5G services in Rajasthan today

Reliance Jio Chairman Akash Ambani will launch 5G services in Rajasthan from the famous Shrinathji temple in Nathdwara, Rajsamand today

Vodafone Idea gets board of directors' nod to raise Rs 1,600 cr from ATC

Board approves issue of debentures

Q2 results: Reliance Jio logs 26.9% jump in net profit as Arpu rises

Gross revenue rises 22.8 percent annually to Rs 28,506 crore in second quarter

Windfall tax impact: Reliance net profit flat in Q2 at Rs 13,656 crore

Bottomline misses estimates, net revenue jumps 37.3 per cent YoY to Rs 2.3 trillion; to list financial services arm

Reliance Jio to announce launch of 5G services in Rajasthan on Saturday

Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited will announce the launch of 5G services in Rajasthan from the famous Shrinathji temple in Nathdwara town of Rajsamand on Saturday, a company official said. Company chairman Akash Ambani will dedicate the services to Srinathji -- the deity of the Ambani family. The commercial launch will take place later. "The launch of 5G services will transform the lives of people in Rajasthan. It will make them technology savvy at par with global citizens," the official added. "We welcome the launch of 5G services. It's 5G for Sriji," said Vishal Baba, mahant of the Nathdwara temple. Chairman of Reliance Industries Limited Mukesh Ambani had visited the temple last month and promised to launch the services in the state from the temple. In 2015 too, Mukesh Ambani had paid a visit to Shrinathji temple before the launch of 4G services.

Nothing to enable support for Reliance Jio True 5G on Phone (1) via update

The Nothing OS 1.1.5 version update is rolling out in phases, and it will be available on Nothing Phone (1) before October 24

Reliance Jio Q2 results: Net profit rises 28% to Rs 4,518 crore

The revenue from operations jumped 20.2 per cent to Rs 22,521 crore for the just ended quarter, from Rs 18,735 crore in the year-ago period

Jio's maiden laptop JioBook now available for purchase on Reliance Digital

Priced at Rs 15,799, JioBook is powered by a 5,000 mAh battery and sports 11.6-inch HD screen

Lava to Apple, smartphone makers prepare to rollout software update for 5G

Airtel and Reliance Jio are the two telecom operators currently offering 5G services in select Indian cities

Supported Vivo smartphones to get 5G-related software update in October

Smartphone maker Vivo on Tuesday said it will release software updates this month to make most of its 5G-enable handsets work with both standalone and non-standalone 5G networks. Standalone 5G network transmits only 5G signal, while the signal with a mix of 4G and 5G networks is called non-standalone 5G network. At present, Reliance Jio provides standalone 5G network while Bharti Airtel offers non-standalone 5G network. Vivo has launched 30 smartphones for 5G services, which are compatible with non-standalone 5G network. "More than six of our smartphones are supporting the 5G SA (standalone) network. Most of our smartphones are compatible with NSA (non-standalone network). We will release software updates this month which will make most of our smartphones compatible with 5G SA as well," Vivo India Business Strategy Head Paigham Danish told reporters on the sidelines of Vivo Tech Day. Vivo is the third largest smartphone seller in India, as per IDC. According to market research fi

Stocks to Watch: Adani Enterprises, BEL, Piramal Pharma, Telecom, Shalby

Stocks to watch today: Adani Enterprises' subsidiary has acquired aircraft maintenance repair and overhaul unit Air Works for Rs 400 crore

Jio overtakes BSNL to become largest landline service provider in August

Largely dominated by BSNL and MTNL, the number of landline connections declined from 36.76 million in 2010 to 20.58 million in 2020

Jio topples BSNL to become largest fixed-line service provider in August

Private telecom operator Reliance Jio toppled state-run BSNL in August to become the largest fixed-line service provider in the country, according to a Trai report released on Tuesday. This is the first time since the beginning of telecom services in the country that a private operator has gained the numero uno position in the wireline segment. According to Trai's subscriber report for August, Jio's wireline subscriber base reached 73.52 lakh while that of BSNL was at 71.32 lakh. BSNL has been providing wireline services since the last 22 years, whereas Jio launched its wireline offering 3 years ago. The wireline subscribers in the country grew to 2.59 crore in August from 2.56 crore in July. The growth was dominated by the private sector, with Jio adding 2.62 lakh new customers, Bharti Airtel 1.19 lakh, Vodafone Idea (Vi) 4,202 and Tata Teleservices 3,769. State-run telecom firms BSNL and MTNL lost 15,734 and 13,395 wireline customers, respectively, in August. The overall telec

Draft Telecom Bill: What does it say, why there is controversy over it

The bill provides a regulatory framework for spelling out the govt's role in telecommunication services and networks; telecommunication equipment and infrastructure; and spectrum and its assignment