Billionaire Mukesh Ambani founder, chairman, and managing director of Mumbai-based Reliance Industries has made investments in excess of $50 billion to create the largest digital and connectivity ecosystem in India. Currently, 5G mobile networks begin to expand in India, but about half of the country’s 1.4 billion people remain disconnected...
India's Airtel, Reliance Jio to Start Voice over Wi-Fi Services
New Delhi-based Bharti Airtel and Navi Mumbai headquartered Reliance Jio Infocomm (RJio) are in advanced stages of testing Voice over Wi-Fi (VoWi-Fi) services, a technology that keeps users connected even without a mobile signal. This move will enable telecom companies to take on over-the-top players such as Skype, WhatsApp, Hike, Facebook...
Parallel Wireless Partners with India's Telcos
Nashua, NH-based Parallel Wireless, a provider of end-to-end software-based network solutions ranging from 2G to 5G, is working with Reliance Jio Infocomm, Airtel, and Vodafone-Idea in India. These companies plan to enhance indoor coverage by deploying solutions such as small cells. Small cells are low-powered cellular radio access nodes that...
India's Reliance Retail, Jio to Enter Consumer E-Commerce
Mumbai, India-based Reliance Retail and Reliance Jio Infocomm will jointly launch a new e-commerce platform, said the Reliance Group chairman and managing director, Mukesh Ambani, who will combine his Jio telecom service, mobile devices, and a vast physical retail network for this business. Reliance Group has vast retail space in...
Broadband Market Subscribers Increase in India
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) released the latest market share chart for broadband for both fixed and wireless segments. The number of broadband subscribers increased to almost 3 percent from 420 million in April 2018 to 432 million in May 2018. India has 17.94 million (–0.16 percent) wired...
Airwire Offers Car Device via Jio in India
Reno, Nevada-based Airwire Technologies and India's Reliance Jio Infocomm entered into a partnership agreement to provide the former's Connected Car IoT Device with its patented antenna technology to Indian users. CIOL quotes the company: The AirWire Connected Car Device attaches to the vehicle’s OBD-II port over a cable in the...