According to a report, Morgan Stanley Research stated, “We expect Reliance Jio to generate more than $2 billion revenues in 2017-18 with revenue market shares of 2 per cent in voice and 19 per cent in data, leading to a 6 per cent overall revenue market share”.
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The newly launched Reliance Jio Preview Offer for several smartphones across different brands has garnered vast interest among customers.
So, what have these players done to tackle the imminent launch of Reliance Jio 4G?
Notable aspect of this offer is that the Jio SIM comes pre-activated, saving lot of time.
The IndiaToday.In Tech has learned that commercial Jio plans will not be announced tomorrow. It is believed that the extension is a result of the availability of the Reliance Jio SIMs for nearly all the 4G-enabled smartphones and decreasing demand of Lyf smartphones. Instead, it will mark the opening of the trial to all consumers who have a compatible 4G phone. “This trial period is likely to be from September to January”, it further said. For a regular consumer to get the Jio’s preview SIM activated, it takes close to two weeks due to huge demand.
Against an average of 25-30 MHz held by Airtel across the country, Jio holds an average of 35-40 MHz of 4G spectrum, giving the latter a significant advantage in terms of delivering higher and more consistent broadband speeds.
Along with the data services, Jio has also come out with a number of apps, including messaging and multimedia apps, which it plans to bundle with the Jio connections.
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Jio service is already available on Sony, Sansui, Videocon, LG, Samsung, Micromax, Panasonic, Asus, TCL, Alcatel 4G smartphones, and the industry estimates that its reach may now extend to about potentially 75-80 per cent 4G phone users. It will now connect JioJoin and your JioFi device, making it possible to make calls, but you won’t be able to directly make calls on your Jio SIM because it will first need an activation.
