Reliance Jio

Telecom employees willing to shift sectors, take pay cuts as industry sees slump; 100,000 jobs may face the axe

Recruiters have revealed that the number of resumes from employees of the telecom sector has seen a jump of about 35-40 percent compared to last year and many are even ready to take a pay cut.

Oct 27, 2017

1,000 to 1,200 RCom workers to get laid off as company shuts most wireless businesses

The company has communicated to its employees that their last working day will be November 30.

Oct 26, 2017

Is Reliance Jio's free rein coming to an end?

Are the changing tariffs a way to make up for the recently reported loss by Reliance Jio?

Oct 25, 2017

Why are telecom stocks rallying even when financials are bleak?

Investors are bullish on telecom stocks such as Airtel and Idea as an incoming oligopolistic market structure will push up revenues and earnings in the long term.

Oct 19, 2017

Reliance Jio is modifying prepaid plans, and here's what you need to do immediately

Reliance Jio users must recharge for Rs. 399 while the 100 percent cashback offer lasts.

Oct 18, 2017

Reliance Industries Q2 net profit rises 12.8%, Jio posted loss of Rs 271 crore

On a standalone basis, the company reported a net profit of Rs 8,265 crore, up 7.28 percent for the quarter ended September 2017.

Oct 13, 2017

Telecom sector is the new IT industry? 100,000 jobs may face the axe

As per estimates, about 25,000 telecom employees have been affected by the slowdown in the past few months and thousands of others may soon be shown the doors.

Oct 6, 2017

JioPhone deliveries have started; here's how to check status of your booking

In what seems like a Diwali surprise, Reliance Jio hopes to ship all the 6 million units booked in August before October 10. The device will reach small cities and rural areas first.

Sep 25, 2017

Airtel to deliver 5G speed network soon, ties up with SK Telecom

The two telecom firms will work together to enhance the standards for 5G and advanced technologies.

Sep 13, 2017

Reliance Jio subscriber base has surpassed 130 million: Mukesh Ambani

The telecom operator added 29 million new subscribers in last one month, propelled because of highest number of customer addition (29 million) in a month. Out of this 29 million, Jio alone added 19.63 million subscribers.

Sep 7, 2017

Airtel writes to TRAI slamming Jio for its 'false claims'

Airtel in a letter to TRAI has said Jio's assertions were grossly incorrect and done with the purpose of creating policy bias in its favour.

Sep 7, 2017

IPL media rights live feed: Here is how BCCI plans to make bidding process transparent

The IPL media rights will be awarded for the next five years from 2018, and a close battle is expected in both the TV and digital rights on Monday.

Sep 3, 2017

Reliance JioPhone pre-bookings suspended, register your interest for the phone now

Reliance Jio has temporarily suspended all JioPhone pre-bookings on its website, after the service received staggering number of service requests.

Aug 26, 2017

Planning to buy JioPhone? Check out Vodafone's effectively free feature phones before that

Vodafone comes up with a new offer on free feature phones to counter JioPhone's rising popularity in India.

Aug 25, 2017

Jio Phone will be a shot in the arm for India's feature phone, entry-level smartphone market

Chinese brands, including Xiaomi, Lenovo, Vivo, Oppo and iTel, showed growth in the range of 7 to 33 percent in smartphones.

Aug 24, 2017

Airtel takes on Jio with its own 4G smartphones at Rs 2,500 for Diwali

Airtel's 4G device will be based on the Android operating system and the telecom provider will allow users to download all apps available on the Google Play app store.

Aug 22, 2017

Why you will pay less for phone calls soon

Airtel will have a national VoLTE presence by the end of this fiscal while Idea Cellular is also on the same path.

Aug 13, 2017

Jio effect: Reliance Communications joins data tariff war with new Rs 299 unlimited plan

Reliance Communications introduces new Rs. 299 plan with unlimited data, voice calls and text messages.

Aug 11, 2017

Airtel gets Rs 2,570 crore from Bharti Infratel stake sale

The deal is aimed at strengthening the telco's cash reserves for investment in infrastructure.

Aug 9, 2017

How Reliance is making use of startups to expand business

GenNext Hub runs two programmes — Scalerator for product-market fit for startups looking to scale up and Accelerator for concept-stage or product-ready startups looking for a market.

Aug 7, 2017