JIO PHONE 2 JIO GIGA FIBER.
JIO'S NEW PRODUCTS
Reliance Jio on Thursday announced the launch of JioPhone 2 at an introductory price of Rs 2999 which will be available from August 15. The announcement was made by Isha Ambani while addressing RIL's 41st AGM. The new JioPhone 2 will also feature Whatsapp, Facebook and and YouTube.
The company also introduced another offer to feature phone users where starting July 21, users can exchange their existing feature phone for a brand new JioPhone for Rs 501. “We have thus reduced the effective entry cost of the JioPhone from Rs 1500 to as low as Rs 501,” said Ambani.
The phone will feature horizontal screen display and full keypad and will be powered by KaiOS. The company recently received an investment of over $22 million by Google. Before that, RIL had acquired a stake of 16% in the company for over $7 million in March this year.
Isha, along with brother Akash and technology head Kiran Thomas, while announcing the launch, said that JioPhone was generating over 20 crore voice commands every month. They also announced that voice commands would be available for Facebook, Youtube and Whatsapp on the new JioPhone 2.
While addressing the AGM, Mukesh Ambani said, "We have more than 25 million JioPhone users in India. We are now taking the JioPhone to the next level, with added capabilities and functionalities."
JioPhone recently became the best-selling feature phone model in the world with 15% in the first quarter of 2018, driving the global feature phone market, which grew 38% annually during the quarter, according to Counterpoint Research. HMD Global (Nokia) was the second largest vendor with 14% share, followed by iTel (13%), Samsung (6%) and Tecno (6%).
Reliance Jio 4G feature phones quickly made it to the top spot in the Indian feature phone market, underlining the potential of 4G feature phones. It is working with KaiOS to bring value to its customers.
JIO GIGAFIBER launch in 1,100 cities across India was the biggest event of the RIL AGM, which also saw the launch of Jio Phone 2 and a rise in Jio subscribers. A Fibre-to-the-Home (FTTH) broadband service, Jio GigaFiber has been under testing for about two years now. The service aims to deliver wall-to-wall broadband service for mobile devices; it will also work on TVs with the help of GigaTV set-top boxes and smart home devices. Those with GigaTV will also be able to make phone calls to other TVs, phones and tablets on Jio GigaFiber networks.
Jio GigaFiber
After months of beta testing, Jio has now announced the official public launch of Jio GigaFiber. With claimed speeds of up to 1Gbps, Jio's offering is expected to be the "biggest greenfield fixed line broadband service" in the world, Ambani said. Jio Giga Fiber will be extended to homes, merchants, small and medium enterprises, and large enterprises simultaneously across 1100 cities.
Under Jio Giga Fiber, services such as Ultra HD entertainment on TV, multi-party video conferencing, voice-activated virtual assistant, virtual reality gaming and shopping, and smart home solutions will be provided to subscribers Users will also be able to connect VR headsets to their Jio GigaFiber network and view 360-degree content in 4K resolution, Kiran Thomas, President, Reliance Industries Limited, said.
Registrations for Jio GigaFiber will start from August 15 from the MyJio app and Jio.com. The company will prioritise the rollout of Jio GigaFiber in localities based on the interest it has received from registrations.
As for GigaTV, subscribers can use voice commands on a microphone-enabled TV remote to access Jio apps such as Jio TV, Jio Cinema, Jio TV Call, and the likes. Elaborating on TV calling, Isha Ambani, said, "You can call every other TV that is powered by Jio GigaFiber. You can also call a mobile or tablet connected to every network. Of course, the best experience will be on the Jio network." Commenting on the broadband services, she said, "Gone are the days of Mbps, now it will be all about Gbps."
At the AGM, Jio said it aims to bring India among the top 5 global fixed line broadband players. Jio has already invested over 250,000 crores for creating state-of-the-art mobile and broadband connectivity, it said.
Mukesh Ambani also revealed key figures for Reliance Jio. The telecom operator now claims to have over 215 million active connections in just about 22 months of launch.
Reliance Jio on Thursday announced the launch of JioPhone 2 at an introductory price of Rs 2999 which will be available from August 15. The announcement was made by Isha Ambani while addressing RIL's 41st AGM. The new JioPhone 2 will also feature Whatsapp, Facebook and and YouTube.
The company also introduced another offer to feature phone users where starting July 21, users can exchange their existing feature phone for a brand new JioPhone for Rs 501. “We have thus reduced the effective entry cost of the JioPhone from Rs 1500 to as low as Rs 501,” said Ambani.
The phone will feature horizontal screen display and full keypad and will be powered by KaiOS. The company recently received an investment of over $22 million by Google. Before that, RIL had acquired a stake of 16% in the company for over $7 million in March this year.
Isha, along with brother Akash and technology head Kiran Thomas, while announcing the launch, said that JioPhone was generating over 20 crore voice commands every month. They also announced that voice commands would be available for Facebook, Youtube and Whatsapp on the new JioPhone 2.
While addressing the AGM, Mukesh Ambani said, "We have more than 25 million JioPhone users in India. We are now taking the JioPhone to the next level, with added capabilities and functionalities."
JioPhone recently became the best-selling feature phone model in the world with 15% in the first quarter of 2018, driving the global feature phone market, which grew 38% annually during the quarter, according to Counterpoint Research. HMD Global (Nokia) was the second largest vendor with 14% share, followed by iTel (13%), Samsung (6%) and Tecno (6%).
Reliance Jio 4G feature phones quickly made it to the top spot in the Indian feature phone market, underlining the potential of 4G feature phones. It is working with KaiOS to bring value to its customers.
JIO GIGAFIBER launch in 1,100 cities across India was the biggest event of the RIL AGM, which also saw the launch of Jio Phone 2 and a rise in Jio subscribers. A Fibre-to-the-Home (FTTH) broadband service, Jio GigaFiber has been under testing for about two years now. The service aims to deliver wall-to-wall broadband service for mobile devices; it will also work on TVs with the help of GigaTV set-top boxes and smart home devices. Those with GigaTV will also be able to make phone calls to other TVs, phones and tablets on Jio GigaFiber networks.
Jio GigaFiber
After months of beta testing, Jio has now announced the official public launch of Jio GigaFiber. With claimed speeds of up to 1Gbps, Jio's offering is expected to be the "biggest greenfield fixed line broadband service" in the world, Ambani said. Jio Giga Fiber will be extended to homes, merchants, small and medium enterprises, and large enterprises simultaneously across 1100 cities.
Under Jio Giga Fiber, services such as Ultra HD entertainment on TV, multi-party video conferencing, voice-activated virtual assistant, virtual reality gaming and shopping, and smart home solutions will be provided to subscribers Users will also be able to connect VR headsets to their Jio GigaFiber network and view 360-degree content in 4K resolution, Kiran Thomas, President, Reliance Industries Limited, said.
Registrations for Jio GigaFiber will start from August 15 from the MyJio app and Jio.com. The company will prioritise the rollout of Jio GigaFiber in localities based on the interest it has received from registrations.
As for GigaTV, subscribers can use voice commands on a microphone-enabled TV remote to access Jio apps such as Jio TV, Jio Cinema, Jio TV Call, and the likes. Elaborating on TV calling, Isha Ambani, said, "You can call every other TV that is powered by Jio GigaFiber. You can also call a mobile or tablet connected to every network. Of course, the best experience will be on the Jio network." Commenting on the broadband services, she said, "Gone are the days of Mbps, now it will be all about Gbps."
At the AGM, Jio said it aims to bring India among the top 5 global fixed line broadband players. Jio has already invested over 250,000 crores for creating state-of-the-art mobile and broadband connectivity, it said.
Mukesh Ambani also revealed key figures for Reliance Jio. The telecom operator now claims to have over 215 million active connections in just about 22 months of launch.
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