Reliance Jio tops 4G chart with 18.8 Mbps download speed in January: TRAI

Reliance Jio recorded the fastest download speed in the month of January this year, followed by Airtel. As per the data published by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) on MySpeed Portal, Jio registered an average 4G download speed of 18.8 megabits per second (Mbps), compared to Airtel’s at 9.5 Mbps.

The 4G performance of Vodafone and Idea were measured separately by TRAI, given the merger of the two companies is still underway. The two telecom operators recorded an average download speed of 6.7 Mbps and 5.5 Mbps on 4G network respectively in January.

As for upload speeds, Idea continued to top the chart in January with 5.8 Mbps speeds, followed by Vodafone at 5.4 Mbps. The average upload speeds of Idea and Vodafone picked up in January after a drop in between the months of October and December.

In October, Idea and Vodafone registered 4G average upload speeds of 5.9 Mbps and 4.8 Mbps respectively for the month of October. In December last year, the upload speeds recorded for the two operators were recorded at  5.3Mbps and 5.1Mbps respectively.

Reliance Jio and Airtel took the third and the fourth spot with average upload speeds of 4.4 Mbps and 3.8 Mbps respectively.

The average speed computed by Trai is based on data it collects with help of its MySpeed application on a real-time basis. The MySpeed app can be downloaded for iOS from the Apple App Store and Android from Google Play Store respectively. One can view upload and download average speeds of telecom operators in India in map and chart view.

Source: https://indianexpress.com/article/technology/tech-news-technology/reliance-jio-tops-4g-chart-with-18-8-mbps-download-speed-in-january-trai-5590908/ 

Reliance Jio Aiming for Better and Smarter Smartphone Experience

Data limits and bandwidth distribution has become an issue up to date to most smartphone users across India. Is there a remedy for this? Smartphone users are eager to see what Reliance Jio has to offer after having to endure the fluctuations of smartphone data occasionally. The good news for smartphone users is that Jio, in the first quarter of the financial year 2016-2017, will launch high-speed 4G LTE services pan India.

Reliance Jio is expected to breathe some life into the country's vast network infrastructure by boosting what was already there; that is the 2G and 3G networks with a fast 4G network across the country. What should you expect from Reliance Jio? Below are some of the services Jio is going to offer.

Jio will improve the overall productivity of the country since in the current times network is termed to be a fundamental need for an economy to advance and be termed productive.


How will Reliance Jio thrive in the market?

After the brief intro, you will want to know more about this network company. Currently, Jio's services are available and applicable to Lyf Smartphones that are being tested and standardized before being released for the wider market across India. In estimation, up to 1.5 million smartphone users are using the smartphones under Reliance Jio services. In addition to that, plans are underway to incorporate other phones such as the iPhone to their services.

There have been other market players regarding network provision, Reliance Jio is expected to face stiff competition from the already existing network providers. For Jio to accomplish its goals; providing fast and reliable 4G network across India, it will have to rise above what other similar companies are offering.

How has Reliance Jio tackled its competitors? You will want services from a provider that has something extra and helpful from the rest. Jio has made it easy to access a lot of apps that improves productivity since they are rooted in communication and also recreation.

What Are Jio's Focuses and Targets?

Every company's objective is to provide quality and reliable goods and services. That is also the case when it comes to Jio. The goal of Reliance Jio is to provide clear and uninterrupted 4G network services to everyone across the country.

The tariffs rates offered by Jio are significantly lower taking into consideration their 4G network provision compared to other companies that are or may want to compete with it in providing similar services. Amazing, isn't it? Looking at other service providers that have been in the market, there has been significant data and bandwidth interruptions. Reliance Jio will have to tackle this deficit brought about by the already existing network companies.

What Else Does Jio Offer in Addition to 4G Networking?

In addition to 4G services, Jio also offers smartphone apps. What mobile apps are you using? Before buying a smartphone, most customers ask about the applications it has or can support. Jio has brought goodies in the form of more reliable fast and user-friendly 4G application. Some of the applications Jio offers include:

• JioXpressNews - Being up-to-date with what is happening across the world, in general, is fundamental in the developments of both individuals and nations at large. This app focuses on keeping you updated. You will be the first to catch latest news and stories from among the best sources across the country.

• JioChat - The app has been modified to have newer demographic. You can now experience efficient and fast communication. Besides, you can have quality video and audio conferencing at ease.

• JioPlay - With this app, there will be no need to have a TV set wherever you are. You can access over 300 TV channels simply and efficiently using this application. There are over 30 HD channels waiting for you to enjoy using this app.

In conclusion, the central question from eager customers is when the services will be available for the entire country to experience? Not to worry, Jio is in its final stages to establishing itself to be able to penetrate the market so as to establish dominance all over the country.

Source: Huffington Post India

LYF smartphone could be $1-bn brand in 2016-17, says CLSA

Reliance Retail's LYF smartphone could become a USD 1 billion brand in 2016-17 and corner a market share of about 7 per cent, brokerage firm CLSA predicts in a report.
"Achieving about 7 per cent market share of the estimated 137 million smartphone sales in FY17 will mean sales of 10 million units. This could make LYF a USD 1 billion brand using an ASP (average selling price) of USD 100," CLSA said.

The LYF handsets are available in the price range of Rs 4,799-19,499 per unit.
According to CLSA, LYF has launched its own range of smart televisions priced between Rs 65,990-1,99,990 and plans to enter the mobile accessories segment.
Sales growth in LYF smartphones, the firm said, "could drive a 31 per cent year-on-year bump to Reliance Retail's financial year 2016 revenue of Rs 216 billion".

Ahead of its commercial launch, Reliance Jio has thrown open its service to the public on a trial basis for free. A person can buy its SIM only after getting an invite from an employee of a Reliance Industries group firm.
The other rider is he will have to buy an LYF handset being sold by Reliance Digital to avail of the service.
"Sales will also get a boost from the ongoing invite-based offer for Jio's 4G services, which is exclusively for buyers of LYF phones," CLSA said.
Under the scheme, an RIL group firm employee can invite 10 people to buy Jio's 4G SIM cards and LYF handsets. The connection will come bundled with unlimited 4G mobile Internet and phone calls for 90 days, all for free.
"With users getting three months of free data usage along with a large quota of voice minutes and SMS, the value proposition of LYF phones has been further enhanced. This could boost demand at least temporarily," CLSA said.
The company started selling LYF smartphones in January after Reliance Jio offered its 4G service to RIL group employees

Source: TOI

Reliance Jio Money Wallet silently launched on Google Play Store

Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd's (R-Jio) digital wallet app JioMoney has made a quiet debut on Google Play Store. JioMoney is a semi-closed prepaid wallet that aims to enable mobile-based transactions, where customers can store money and use it for purchasing goods and services.
With its Jio Money digital wallet, the company aims to enable mom-and-pop shops to accept cashless payments through smartphones.

An industry insider said that the company has tied up with over 50,000 online merchants for the service. With JioMoney, users can do mobile and DTH recharges, send/receive money, make bill payments, pay insurance and other premiums et al.
JioMoney is powered by 4G small cell technology and is said to be platform-independent. Customers can use JioMoney's digital wallet, a Jio Money card or any other credit/debit card directly from the wallet to pay merchant seamlessly and instantly. JioMoney digital wallet also gives consumers the option of opening a Digital Bank Account or linking their existing account. Last October, Jio started testing JioMoney Merchant for small and large merchants. The service allows owners of any kind of business to create an account with the company and start accepting payments.

 

According to the company, the benefits for the merchants include integrated billing & payment system, inventory management, online ordering, accounts and book keeping, customer profile, credit and campaign management.

In November 2015, RBI gave mobile wallet licence to Reliance Payment Solutions for its JioMoney service.

Source: TOI

Reliance launches LYF Water 5 smartphone with 13MP camera & VoLTE support

Reliance has expanded its LYFsmartphone range with the launch of LYF Water 5 smartphone. Priced at Rs 11,699, the LYF Water 5 is exclusively available on Amazon.
The handset comes with dual-sim functionality and VoLTE support like other smartphones in the LYF series. Reliance LYF Water 5 has a 5-inch HD display of 1280x720 pixels resolution protected with Dragontrail glass on top.



Source: TOI

Reliance Jio’s LYF smartphone make it to top 5

While companies across the globe struggled to sell phones last year, India offered them relief with a 23% growth in buying phones.

Peter Richardson, Research Director at Counterpoint Research said, “India which surpassed USA to become the second largest smartphone market in terms of users has continued to register strong demand for smartphone. There is a massive opportunity for every player in the mobile value chain when the second largest market by volume is still under penetrated and growing, while the rest of the world smartphone demand has waned. India is the next China.

“To provide some colour, more than a billion smartphones will be sold in India over the next five years. This will drive the number of smartphone users from quarter of a billion to more than half a billion in the same time period, which will still be just 55% of the total population. Furthermore, the advent of advanced 4G LTE network infrastructure will also be a key catalyst in the country’s smartphone adoption in coming years. The role of players such as Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel will be important to drive this growth by leveraging an ecosystem-level approach.”

According to their report, Reliance Jio, even before launching their SIM cards to the public has managed to make a dent in the Lyf brand of smartphone market. “A surprise in the quarter was the rise of Reliance Jio’s Lyf brand in first quarter of its inception, to top 5 position in the smartphone segment capturing 7% market share. This is the level of scale Jio is targeting once it switches on its LTE network later this year. We estimate, this quarter strong shipment was more of channel filling, the actual sell-through will happen in Q2 2016 as the operator starts full-fledged marketing and promotional activity. Lyf also instantly jumped to become the second largest LTE phone supplier surpassing Micromax & Lenovo during Q1’16,” said Conterpoint Research.

Source: Hindustan Times

Reliance Jio will fight competitors on quality of service: Top executive

Reliance Jio Infocomm will not fight competitors on the price front, but on quality of service, a top company executive said, as the Mukesh Ambani-owned telco tried to deflect talk of a cheaper offering ahead of its impending 4G services launch.

"We are not saying we will lower the price, but we will create a better experience," Rainer Deutschmann, chief product and innovation officer, told ET, adding that if customers want true 4G experience, they would need devices built for it. "People are willing to pay for connectivity, but don't like to pay if they don't get an experience."

In his first media interaction since taking on this role in 2014, the former Deutsche Telekom executive said the data prices in India are "already at such a low level" compared with other markets. His comment comes in the backdrop of fears that Jio's entry would trigger a fierce price battle in the industry.

Source: TOI