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  • JioGigaFiber: all you need to know

    JioGigaFiber: all you need to know

    MUMBAI: With the launch of Jio back in 2016, business tycoon Mukesh Ambani reshaped the telecom business in India by disrupting the tariff charges. Riding on the popularity of his telecom venture, the Reliance Industry Limited (RIL) chairman now looks set to set off yet another price war. Addressing his shareholders at the company’s 41st Annual General Meeting, Ambani announced the launch of its fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) fixed line broadband service –  Jio Giga Fiber, the registration for which will begin on 15 August through the MyJio app and the Jio website. 

    “JioGigaFiber will be the largest greenfield fixed-line broadband rollout anywhere in the world,” said Ambani.

    • The initial roll out of the service will start from areas with maximum registrations. The company plans to target 1,100 cities.

    • Jio Giga Fiber service will be activated through a Jio Giga Router

    • Besides the basic internet service, Jio Giga Fiber will be bundles with a Jio Giga TV set top box, offering more than 600 TV channels as well as over 1000 movies with enabled voice command feature for TV

    • Another interesting feature is that of video calling through TV. Users can call any other TV connected through JioGigaFiber

    • Other amenities include multi-party video conferencing from the living room, voice activated virtual assistants, virtual reality gaming and digital shopping and smart-home solutions

    “Gone are the days of Mbps, now it will be about Gbps,” said Isha Ambani at the AGM.

    The company has rolled out a trial service offering of unlimited internet at 100 mbps for 90 days along with a monthly data quota of 100 GB for a security deposit of Rs 4,500 for the Optical Network Termination (ONT) device.  Those opting to disconnect the service will get a refund of the amount.

    Anticipating another disruptive set of services from Jio, market leader Airtel has also set in motion the revamp its existing wired broadband connection solutions. 
    For the upcoming war with Jio, the telco has set aside Rs 24,000 crore for the financial year.

    From current 89 cities, it wants to expand its service to 100 key cities targeting big data consumption zones. To cope up with competition, Bharti Airtel is also expected to bombard consumers with great offers.

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  • It’s official! JioGigaFiber is Mukesh Ambani’s next big bet

    It’s official! JioGigaFiber is Mukesh Ambani’s next big bet

    MUMBAI: Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Industries Ltd today announced what the country had been talking about in hushed tones till now: high speed fixed lined broadband services for retail customers. It’s called JioGigaFiber and initial target is 1,100 cities. The regisrations for the same will be open from 15 August on the official Jio website and the app.

    “India ranks low in fixed broadband. The company has already invested more than 250 million dollars in the industry. We will now extend the service 1,100 cities to offer the most advanced fibre-based broadband services. This will mean a faster internet experience. A virtual reality experience for all citizens where you can control switches in your house from outside as well. This will redefine 24*7 emergency help for all homes across India. We are calling this the JioGigaFiber,” Ambani said while addressing the shareholders earlier in the day.

    An updated version of Jio phone, called JioPhone 2, was also launched with added applications and functionality.

    Isha Ambani said, “We are getting the three most popular apps, Facebook, Youtube and Whatsapp on the JioPhone.  JioPhone can send Whatsapp messages to other JioPhone users and other android and IOS users.”

    Jio fixed line broadband service would come directly to customer homes, unlike in most cases where the fiber reaches only until the building and the last few meters of end connectivity is done using the traditional cable that drastically reduces the speed and user experience due to patches and inferior cable qualities of such patch up.

    Keep tuned in for more updates.