Reliance, Disney sign deal to merge Viacom18 and Star India

Reliance Industries Limited (RIL), Viacom 18 and Disney have announced a joint venture to combine Viacom18 and Star India. As part of the deal, Viacom18 will be merged into Star India, creating a powerhouse wielding iconic brands like Colors, StarPlus, Star Sports, and Sports18. Continue reading “Reliance, Disney sign deal to merge Viacom18 and Star India”

Reliance Jio reportedly in early talks with Tesla for 5G private network

Reliance Jio, is in talks with Tesla about setting up a manufacturing plant in the country. According to industry sources quoted by Financialexpress, Reliance Jio has proposed to create a private network exclusively for Tesla’s factory operations. Continue reading “Reliance Jio reportedly in early talks with Tesla for 5G private network”

Reliance Digital Discount Days Sale starts April 2 — Check out the offers

Reliance Digital introduces “Digital Discount Days,” which provide incredible discounts in a variety of categories. Starting in April 2022, get fantastic deals on devices. With special offers and simple EMI options on TVs, Smartphones, Laptops, Televisions, ACs, Refrigerators, Washing Machines, Smartwatches, and Kitchen Appliances, Reliance Digital is a go-to spot for electronics wants and needs. Continue reading “Reliance Digital Discount Days Sale starts April 2 — Check out the offers”

Reliance reportedly in talks with ByteDance to invest in TikTok India operations

It looks like ByteDance is talks with a lot of companies these days, trying to sell their popular TikTok app before it gets completely banned from major markets. Earlier this month, Microsoft was reportedly in talks with ByteDance to purchase TikTok’s global operations, and now, Reliance is also in talks to invest in TikTok’s India operations.

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Reliance Jio leads feature phone market in India in Q1 2019

Jio launched its feature phone, JioPhone in June 2017 in India. The phone sported a candy bar design, came with support for 4G VoLTE and had support for 22 Indian languages.  The successor to the JioPhone i.e., JioPhone 2 with QWERTY keyboard was launched in July 2018. Jio saw great sales of both the smartphones and today, new reports have emerged that Jio becomes the leader in the feature phone market.

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RCOM completes sale of fiber assets worth Rs. 3000 crore to Reliance Jio

Last week Reliance Communications (RCOM) announced the completion of the sale of its Media Convergence Nodes (MCNs) and related infrastructure assets, worth Rs 2,000 crore, to Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited (RJIO). Today the company announced the completion of the sale of its fiber and related infrastructure assets, worth Rs 3,000 crore, to Reliance Jio.

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JioPhone now available from Amazon India

Reliance Jio unveiled JioPhone, the company’s first VoLTE feature phone back in July and started pre-bookings in August, which went on sale from September through retail stores across the country. The company even stopped bookings for the phone due to huge response. Today the company has started selling the phone via Amazon.in at Rs. 1500, which will be refunded after 36 months. Continue reading “JioPhone now available from Amazon India”

Reliance Jio reports Rs. 6147 crore revenue for Q2 FY18, has over 138.6 million customers

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Reliance Jio today reported Rs. 6,147 crore revenue and a net loss of 270.59 crore for its first quarterly financial performance for the period that ended 30th September, 2017. It reported Standalone earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) of 1,443 crore and EBITDA margin of 23.5%, and Standalone earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) of 260 crore and EBIT margin of 4.2%. Consolidated value of services stood at 7,213 crore. Continue reading “Reliance Jio reports Rs. 6147 crore revenue for Q2 FY18, has over 138.6 million customers”

Reliance Jio Lyf 4G VoLTE feature phone surfaces in live images

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The first image of a VoLTE feature phone from Jio surfaced earlier this year. Now a new LYF branded Jio VoLTE feature phone has surfaced in images. We still don’t know the final name of the phone, but TechPP that got hold of the images of the phone says that the phone runs KAI OS, a forked version of HTML5-based Firefox OS that was killed by Mozilla last year. Continue reading “Reliance Jio Lyf 4G VoLTE feature phone surfaces in live images”

Reliance Group’s Unlimit launches Enablement – First Indian IoT application platform in partnership with Cumulocity

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Reliance Group launched Unlimit back in November last year as the first dedicated IoT (Internet of Things) business unit of any telecom operator in India. Today it has announced that it has partnered with  Cumulocity, one of the global leading IoT software providers to launch ‘Enablement’ platform to roll out a suite of new products and services. Continue reading “Reliance Group’s Unlimit launches Enablement – First Indian IoT application platform in partnership with Cumulocity”

Reliance Capital sells Paytm stake for Rs. 275 cr to Alibaba

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Reliance Capital has sold its nearly 1% stake in Paytm for Rs 275 crore to China-based e-commerce giant Alibaba group. The financial services arm of Anil Ambani-led group had invested Rs 10 crore for this stake in Paytm.

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How to get Jio Prime membership offer

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Reliance Industries Chairman and Managing Director, Mukesh Ambani recently announced that Jio had crossed 100 million customers and launched Jio Prime membership. Jio Prime is basically an annual membership scheme for Jio users, which will enable them to enjoy a host of services for a nominal charge of INR 99 per year. Continue reading “How to get Jio Prime membership offer”

Reliance Jio has second largest user base with 23% market share: Truecaller study

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Reliance Jio is the second largest telecom player in India, according to a latest Truecaller Insight. The newest entry in the telecom sector responsible for the disruption has a 23% market share. Continue reading “Reliance Jio has second largest user base with 23% market share: Truecaller study”

Reliance Jio asks Foxconn to make LYF smartphones, other products in India

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Reliance Jio is gearing up to make LYF phones in India. The company has asked Chinese and Taiwanese device makers along with Foxconn to manufacture LYF VoLTE smartphones, smart set-top boxes, home automation and automobile telematics devices in the country, according to latest report from the Economic Times. Continue reading “Reliance Jio asks Foxconn to make LYF smartphones, other products in India”

LYF Water 3 with 5.5-inch HD display, 2GB RAM, 4G VoLTE launched for Rs. 6599

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Reliance Retail has launched Lyf Water 3, the company latest smartphone with 4G VoLTE support. It packs a 5.5-inch HD display, is powered by an Octa-Core Snadpragon 615 SoC with 2GB of RAM, has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED, f/2.0 aperture and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera, but it runs on Android 5.1 (Lollipop). Continue reading “LYF Water 3 with 5.5-inch HD display, 2GB RAM, 4G VoLTE launched for Rs. 6599”