archiveMukesh Ambani

Mukesh Ambani’s ambitious Reliance Jio 4G service that aims to digitally connect over 10 crore people in the country is finally out. What Ambani terms as “Datagiri”, RJio’s attractive tariff offers that promises to free its users from voice calls, RJio has rightly hit the minds of customers. Rolled out on the auspicious occasion of Ganesh Chaturthi, RJio has already disrupted the telecom market in India, compelling its rivals to slash tariff rates. RJio is expected to further intensify the data battle among telecom vendors, ultimately benefiting the digital revolution...

Mukesh Ambani’s ambitious $20-billion Reliance Jio service is set to disrupt the telecom industry in the country. What Ambani terms as “Datagiri”, Reliance Jio will start giving 4G connections to consumers from Monday, September 5. The company will give all users free access to voice and data as a welcome offer for three months. After December, Jio customers will get all domestic voice calls, including roaming for free. On Thursday, Ambani announced data plans starting from Rs. 149 per month (0.3GB data) to Rs. 4,999 per month( 75GB). “We have...

The ongoing tussle between Mukesh Ambani led Reliance Jio and COAI has further intensified with R-Jio refuting COAI’s allegations and counter attacking the industry body with charges. In a letter to the government and telecom regulator, R-Jio claimed that COAI was promoting ‘vested interests’ of incumbent operators. The Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) had on Monday written to the Department of Telecom (DoT) to immediately ask Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd (RJIL) to stop all connections provided to 1.5 million users because it had allegedly bypassed regulations by offering full-fledged...