Tag: Jio
ITEM: Reliance Jio’s decision to follow up its free data gimmick with a free 4G feature phone has raised questions about whether the phone is a violation of net neutrality. The so-called JioPhone is a low-cost feature phone that Jio will offer for a refundable deposit of 1,500 rupees (a little over $23), with the basic objectively of […]
MUMBAI (Reuters) – India’s disruptive new mobile entrant Reliance Jio, backed by the country’s richest man Mukesh Ambani, unveiled a low-cost 4G-enabled phone on Friday to woo tens of millions of new customers, further destabilising established telecoms players. Jio has enjoyed a meteoric rise since its launch a year ago, with its months of free […]
After paying for India’s Jio, consumers expect a little more service. When a service is free, you can’t really complain. Or rather, when a service is free anything is better than nothing and users don’t feel a need to complain. But now with Jio requiring users to pay for data, and consequently calls, by asking […]
News highlights for 22 February Trump windfall for Israelis cyber security and defence firms TEL AVIV (Reuters) – Investors are betting heavily that Israeli defense and cyber-security firms will reap a windfall from President Donald Trump’s big U.S. spending plans, although likely benefits for the wider economy remain like the man himself – hard to […]
MUMBAI (Reuters) – India’s richest man Mukesh Ambani is likely to announce on Tuesday that Reliance Industries’ has reached its targeted 100 million subscribers on its Jio telecom unit, a source familiar with the matter said. Ambani could also make additional announcements, the source added without giving details, when he starts speaking at 1330 India […]
While T-Mobile and Jio operate in starkly different conditions, they are both driving their own brand of innovation. What’s great about T-Mobile and Jio is they tend to plan two steps ahead. Whether they think “outside the box” or they are just playing a different game, the results most often make an impact that competitors […]
News highlights – 6 September China not queuing for latest iPhone, will wait and see SHANGHAI/BEIJING (Reuters) – Judging by the volume of online chatter, there’s a lot less buzz in China ahead of this week’s expected launch of the new Apple Inc iPhone, and people on the street say they’re more likely to “wait […]
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