Reliance Jio 4g

Top Headlines: Google's $10-bn India investment, Air India pay cut and more

Here are the top business headlines on Tuesday morning

RIL on track to attain zero net debt even if Aramco deal is delayed: Report

Adjusted net debt, however, at Rs 2.57 trillion is higher and would take longer to repay

Reliance Jio's new big idea: 4G smartphones at Rs 3000 to migrate 2G users

It wants to push the pedal on more than doubling its monthly acquisition of 2G customers from competing telecom companies.

Now, Reliance Jio users can make calls using any Wi-Fi network: Know more

Aimed at improving call quality in indoor areas, the service works on any Wi-Fi network and it is free for Reliance Jio customers

Jio adds 9.1 mn users in October; subdued numbers for Airtel, Voda Idea

The number of telephone subscribers in India increased from 1,195.24 million in September to 1,204.85 million in October, showing a monthly growth rate of 0.80 per cent

Once regarded as fastest-growing, Indian telecom battles for survival

The Supreme Court order for including non-core revenue in telecom groups' gross adjusted revenue -- the figure on which the levies are charged -- revived the rivalry between Ambani and Bharti Mittal

Reliance Jio's All-in-One prepaid plans: Find all tariff details here

Jio's Rs 149 plan with 1.5 GB data will cost Rs 199 and 3-month plan with the same data limit will cost Rs 555, a jump of 39%

Valuation of Jio's digital business expected to improve, say analysts

This is a sequel to Friday's announcement from RIL on a structure to make Jio debt-free. This is seen as a move towards a likely listing of the latter's shares

RIL new digital biz to make platform apps attractive to investors: Analysts

RIL's restructuring of telecom/ digital business raises focus on asset monetisation and debt reduction, says Morgan Stanley

Market forces easing price war among Indian telecom companies: Trai chief

In one signing of easing competition, Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd. earlier this month said it was imposing a charge on voice calls that were formerly free

Airtel tops in 4G download speed, Idea leads in uploading: Opensignal

Due to availability of 4G services most of the time on Jio, Opensignal has found latency experience on its network better in overall score compared to other operators

Bad news for Jio users as calls to rival networks won't be free anymore

After Trai consultation paper on review of IUC regime timeline, Reliance Jio has decided to charge users 6 paise a minute for calls to rival networks

Jio levy of Rs 6 paise/min is aimed at forcing IUC to be lowered: Airtel

The comments by Sunil Mittal-led Bharti Airtel came after Jio blamed Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) of regulatory flip-flop on the IUC issue while announcing a levy of 6 paise per minute

Reliance Jio has widest 4G network, Airtel's network grows 3-fold: Trai

Bharti Airtel's 4G coverage is less than half of Reliance Jio's but it has expanded its network more than three-folds since September 2017

Jio continues to lead 4G mobile broadband chart in Aug with 21.3 mbps speed

Airtel followed Jio with an average download speed of 8.2 mbps, and was followed by Vodafone and Idea Cellular in August

Reliance Jio tops 4G download speed chart in July, BSNL fastest in 3G

BSNL, Vodafone and Idea recorded average upload speed of 1.2 Mbps on 3G network in July, while Airtel registered a lower upload speed of 0.6 Mbps

Journey of Reliance Jio: From disrupting telecom to becoming the king

The youngest operator took 3 years to claim the top spot, changing the industry in the process

Fastest 4G download speed: Jio tops the game; Idea leads in upload segment

Both Jio and Idea have continued to maintain their leadership in their respective segment since last several months