A newcomer to India's telecom scene, Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited (RJIL) which is part of the Reliance Industries, in a recent statement, unveiled its 4G Services plans for the country. Reliance Jio holds pan-India 4G license which gives it access to 1.27 billion people across India.
Reliance Jio announced last month that it will be investing Rupees 70,000 for the rollout, which will be carried out in a few phases throughout 2015. The rollout will see multiple service offerings to subscribers in the country, including a host of digital services which span video, music, mobile payments and VoLTE. Mobile video content is one segment with high expected growth in India, given the amount of rich content produced and consumed in the country. 4G will play a significant role in influencing how rich content is accessed, with smart mobile devices increasing their share as streaming devices especially among the younger user groups.
Some of the services planned for rollout include the Jio Play which enables live TV streaming, Jio World which enables Video-on-Demand and Jio Drive which provides 100 GB free online storage. Reliance Jio also said that its customers will be able to access mobile content on their television via special appliance that will be provided to all subscribers. The rollout will start with the 5000 towns and cities and will later be expanded to the rural areas.
4G Services in India are currently offered by leading telecom operator in India, Bharti Airtel.
