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JioFiber plans revealed — 100 Mbps plan at Rs. 699 with free voice calls across India, TV video calling, Gaming and more

Realiance Jio just announced the launched of JioFiber, its Fiber to the Home service, across 1,600 cities in India, as it has promised last month. As it had announced earlier, plans start from 100 Mbps and go all the way up to 1 Gbps and are priced between Rs. 699 and Rs. 8499 (GST additional on all plans, as applicable). Additional benefits which will be included with all the plans include free voice calling all over India, TV video calling, latency-free Gaming, and Device Security with Norton Device secure for up to five devices for an entire year. Every user will get a Set Top Box even with monthly plan. Jio says that users will have to pay Rs. 2500 (includes Rs. 1500 security deposit and Rs. 1000 non-refundable installation charges.).

Vodafone Play mobile website launched; offers free live TV, movies, music and video on-demand

Vodafone launched ‘Vodafone Play’ app back in 2016 that offers Live TV, videos, movies, TV shows and music for Vodafone subscribers. Today, the company has officially launched ‘Vodafone Play’ mobile website to take on other player’s offering like Airtel XStream and Reliance Jio’s Jio TV.

Reliance Jio to launch ‘JioGate’ apartment security management app soon

Jio recently announced JioFiber home-internet service along with other service announcements. On similar lines, Jio has officially listed its new ‘JioGate’ app on the App Store and Google Play Store and it is an apartment security management service. This new service by Jio is said to take on other apps in this segment like MyGate, Apartment Adda, SmartGuard and more.

Airtel Xstream Stick and Xstream 4K Hybrid Box with voice remote launched for Rs. 3999

After rumors, Airtel today launched converged entertainment platform Airtel Xstream that brings together Live TV, video, music, news, and sports across Xstream Sticksmart stick, internet-enabled Xstream 4K Hybrid Box and handheld devices. Airtel launched Internet TV, an Hybrid DTH and 4K Android TV box back in 2017. The company rolled out Airtel XStream couple of months back that enables Airtel customers watch Live TV, movies and shows.

Airtel rebrands Airtel TV app to Airtel XStream; XStream smart box and XStream smart stick launching soon

Airtel updated the ‘Airtel TV’ app with a refreshed UI back in 2017 with Live TV channels, Regional and International content and more. Airtel also launched ‘XStream’ web version recently and now, it has rebranded the Airtel TV app to Airtel XStream and the company has also is also launching new streaming devices in the country soon.

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Reliance Jio and Microsoft sign long-term cloud agreement

At the Annual General Meeting (AGM) yesterday, Reliance Jio announced that Jio and Microsoft have entered into a globally unique long-term alliance to accelerate the digital transformation of India. This 10-year commitment combines the world-class capabilities of both companies to offer a detailed set of solutions comprising connectivity, computing, storage solutions, and other technology services and applications essential for Indian businesses and will span the broad Reliance Industries ecosystem including its existing and new businesses. Continue reading “Reliance Jio and Microsoft sign long-term cloud agreement”

How to activate free voice calling on JioFiber and get Jio Fixed Voice Landline number

Reliance Jio today at its 42nd annual general meeting (AGM) in Mumbai announced that Jio Fiber will roll out commercially starting from September 5th, 2019. It also announced that Jio Fiber users will a free Jio Fixed Voice Landline Service that will offer voice calls across India. The company has been testing landline service for the past few weeks for those who are using Jio Fiber service trials. Here are the steps on how to activate it.

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Sony SRS-XB402M Amazon Alexa Built-in waterproof, dustproof and shockproof wireless speaker launched in India

Sony has launched SRS-XB402M, the company’s latest portable speaker that are Waterproof and dustproof with IP67 ratings so that these can be dropped in water. It is also MIL-STD 810 certified, and has passes the drop test from 1.22 m on plywood of 5 cm thickness conforming. It has built-in Alexa support so that you can check the weather, check traffic, play favourite tune, change the volume and much more using just your voice without touching a button. Plus, with Spotify Connect you can stream your playlists, favourite artists or podcasts in just a few easy steps Continue reading “Sony SRS-XB402M Amazon Alexa Built-in waterproof, dustproof and shockproof wireless speaker launched in India”

JioFiber launching on September 5 – Plans start from Rs. 700, free landline with unlimited calling, free TV and 4K Set-top box with annual plans

Reliance Jio at its 42nd annual general meeting (AGM) in Mumbai announced that Jio Fiber will roll out commercially starting from September 5th, 2019 on the third anniversary of Jio’s launch. This will reach 20 million residences and 15 million business establishments in 1,600 towns and will expand in the next 12 months, said Mukesh Ambani. It started trials for JioGigaFiber services from August 15th last year.

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Jio Saarthi Digital Assistant in MyJio app helps you with online recharge

Reliance Jio has launched Jio Saarthi voice-based assistant within the MyJio app that helps users recharge their numbers easily without any issues with step-by-step procedures. It also promotes adoption of digital recharges among users who have so far been unsure about the digital recharge process. Continue reading “Jio Saarthi Digital Assistant in MyJio app helps you with online recharge”

T-Mobile and Sprint merger approved by US Department of Justice

Back in 2017, T-Mobile and Sprint ceased discussions to merge into a single entity since they could not find mutually agreeable terms. But last year, both the companies agreed to merge in a deal valued at US$146 billion. In similar lines, now, the Department of Justice has approved T-Mobile and Sprint merger to create the new T-Mobile.

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Reliance Jio reports Rs. 891 crore profit in FY Q1 2019-20, JioGigaFiber trials in final stages

Reliance Jio has reported Rs. 11679 crore revenue, up 5.2 % QoQ and 44% YoY and a net profit of 891 crore, up 6.1% QoQ and 45.6% YoY for its eigth quarterly financial performance for the period that ended 30th June
2019. Jio reported Standalone earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) of 4,686 crore, up 8.2% QoQ, EBITDA margin of 40.1%, and Standalone earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) of 3,029 crore, up 17.2% QoQ . Continue reading “Reliance Jio reports Rs. 891 crore profit in FY Q1 2019-20, JioGigaFiber trials in final stages”

Airtel 4G Hotspot now available for Postpaid users with Rs. 1000 cashback

Airtel 4G hotspot device got a price cut back in 2017 and also received its second price cut recently and users were able to avail monthly data along with the 4G Hotspot device instead of purchasing the device and data separately. But, today, the company has restored the hotspot to its original price of Rs. 2000 and has also introduced a cashback offer for Airtel Postpaid customers.

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Jio Digital Udaan digital literacy program for first time internet users launched

Jio has today announced that the company has launched a new digital literacy program called ‘Digital Udaan’. The company has worked closely with Facebook for this program and this initiative includes audio-visual training in 10 regional languages and more.

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Airtel, Tata Teleservices consumer mobile business merger complete

After signing agreements back in 2017, Airtel and Teleservices today announced that customers, assets, spectrum and agreed liabilities of the Consumer Mobile Businesses of Tata Teleservices Limited (TTSL) and Tata Teleservices Maharashtra Limited (TTML) have been merged with Airtel. Continue reading “Airtel, Tata Teleservices consumer mobile business merger complete”