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320 mobile towers found exceeding EMF radiation limits: MoS Telecom

Telecom Department field units have tested as many as 11.6 lakh BTSs across the country for compliance to stipulated EMF radiation norms as on December 2022, of which 320 were found exceeding prescribed limits, Parliament was informed on Friday. As on December 31, 2022, penalties of Rs 13.10 crore have been recovered from defaulting telcom service providers for exceeding the prescribed EMF limits, Minister of State for Communications, Devusinh Chauhan said in a written reply to the Rajya Sabha. "As on 31.12.2022, Licensed Service Area (LSA) field units of DoT have tested 11,61,281 number of Base Transceiver Stations (BTSs) across the country to check the compliance to prescribed Electromagnetic Field (EMF) radiation norms, out of which a total of 320 BTSs were found exceeding the prescribed EMF limits," Chauhan said. The amount collected through penalties is credited to the Consolidated Fund of India. Expenditures of the government are incurred from the 'Consolidated Fund of India'

Reliance to invest Rs 75,000 crore in UP to expand telecom network

Billionaire Mukesh Ambani on Friday announced Rs 75,000 crore investment over the next four years in expanding the telecom network, including roll out of 5G services, retail and new energy business in Uttar Pradesh. Speaking at the UP Investor Summit, he said his group's telecom arm Jio will roll out 5G services across the state by December 2023. Also, the oil-to-telecom conglomerate will set up 10 GW of renewable capacity and start a bio-energy business in the state, he added.

Jio True 5G now available in 236 cities, fastest telco to achieve the feat

Starting Tuesday, Jio users in these cities will be invited to a welcome offer, to experience unlimited data at up to 1 Gbps+ speeds, at no additional cost

Reliance Jio, GSMA launch initiative to train rural women in digital skills

Reliance Jio and global mobile network operators' organisation GSMA on Tuesday announced the roll-out of their digital skills programme to train rural women in India.

Reliance Jio launches its 'True 5G' services in Uttarakhand's Haridwar

Reliance Jio on Saturday said it has launched its True 5G services in Haridwar, Uttarakhand. With this, the telecom company has extended its True 5G network to 226 cities in the country. Haridwar is the second city in the state after Dehradun to get Jio True 5G services, a Reliance Jio press release said. Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami said, "It is a matter of great pleasure that the 5G services by Jio network, which started from Dehradun in Uttarakhand, has been extended to Haridwar". With the beginning of this service, not only the people of Haridwar but also the pilgrims visiting the holy city from the country and abroad, including the pilgrims coming on Char Dham yatra in the near future will benefit, he said.

Viacom18 turns to Jio playbook for IPL digital broadcast this year

Men's and women's T20 leagues to be offered free on JioCinema app; 16 feeds in 12 languages, multi-camera angles, 4K broadcast among tech innovations

Jio, Airtel up subscribers tally, Vi loses 1.82 mn users in Nov: Trai data

Telecom operators Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel cumulatively gained nearly 25 lakh mobile subscribers in November even as troubled Vodafone Idea lost nearly 18.3 lakh customers, according to data by sector regulator TRAI. India's largest telco Reliance Jio cemented its lead in the market adding 14.26 lakh net subscribers in November, whereas Airtel added 10.56 lakh users. At the end of November 2022, Jio's mobile subscriber tally stood at 42.28 crore, the levels rising from 42.13 crore during the previous month. Bharti Airtel's subscriber gains pushed up mobile user count of the Sunil Mittal-led company to 36.60 crore in November. In sharp contrast, cash-strapped Vodafone Idea lost 18.27 lakh subscribers during the month in reference, tempering its subscriber base to 24.37 crore in November. As per TRAI data, the total broadband subscribers increased to 825.38 million at the end of November 2022 with a monthly growth rate of 0.47 per cent. Top five service providers constituted

Jio announces largest-ever launch of 'True 5G' services across 50 cities

Reliance Jio on Tuesday announced the roll out of its 5G services across 50 cities, terming it the largest-ever launch of these services. According to Jio statement, these cities are spread across Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Chhattisgarh, Goa, Haryana, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Puducherry, and Kerala. Other States include Maharashtra, Odisha, Punjab, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal. With this, Jio users across 184 cities are now experiencing 5G services, the telco's statement said. "Reliance Jio today announced the largest-ever launch of its True 5G services across 50 cities," the company said. Jio users in these cities will be invited to the Jio Welcome Offer, to experience Unlimited Data at up to 1 Gbps plus speeds, at no additional cost, starting today. "We are thrilled to launch Jio True 5G services in 50 additional cities across 17 states and union territories, taking the total count to 184 cities. This is by far one of the largest rollouts of 5G serv

Jio's Q3 profit rises 28% on higher revenue and lower finance cost

Jio Platform's revenue from operations grew 20.9 per cent annually to Rs 24,892 crore in the third quarter

Reliance Jio Q3 net profit jumps 28.29%, revenue from operations rise 18%

On a sequential basis, the net profit was up by 2.65 per cent, from Rs 4,518 crore in September 2022

Advertising slowdown likely to weigh on IPL this year, say experts

Disney-Star and Viacom18 vying for a share of estimated Rs 4,000-crore IPL advertising pie; challenges significant, say agencies

Jio rolls out 5G service in Chhattisgarh; available in 3 cities initially

Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Saturday launched Jio 5G service in the state. The service will be initially available in three cities- state capital Raipur, Durg and Bhilai. Jio is the first and only operator to start True 5G services in Chhattisgarh, an official statement said. The CM launched the service at an event held at his official residence to mark the occasion of Makar Sankranti, it said. Baghel said the launch of 5G service is an important achievement for the state, empowering the people to immensely gain from the transformational benefits of Jio's True 5G services. Besides, the service will further give a boost to small businesses and create job opportunities for youth to create a new Chhattisgarh, he added. A Jio Spokesperson said the launch of 5G services will open new growth opportunities in the areas of e-governance, agriculture, energy, education, manufacturing, logistics, healthcare, folklore led localised tourism, self-help groups empowerment, IT,

Jio-BP to build EV charging infrastructure for India unit of Citroen

Jio-BP, a fuels and mobility joint venture between Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) and BP, will build EV charging infrastructure for India unit of French automobile manufacturer Citroen, the two firms said on Friday. "Jio-bp will install DC fast chargers across Citron's key dealership network and workshops across the country in phases. "These chargers will also be open to the entire universe of EV car customers to help boost EV adoption among consumers," the two firms said in a statement. With the New Citron -C3 All Electric scheduled for launch in the first quarter of 2023, this partnership will ensure Jio-bp's charging infrastructure network is accessible via an app. Jio-bp currently operates a rapidly expanding network of EV charging and swapping stations under the Jio-bp pulse brand. The entire range of Jio-bp pulse offerings can be accessed via its mobile app that helps customers easily locate EV charging stations in their vicinity, facilitates digital payments amongst ...

After Fifa, Reliance to offer free digital streaming of IPL 2023: Report

After its free live streaming of FIFA World Cup on the JioCinema app, Reliance is reportedly looking to disrupt the live sports streaming market as it plans to do digital broadcast of IPL for free

TMS Ep346: Telecom sector, investment cycle, Q3 results, WHO warning

Has the telecom sector recovery lost steam? Does higher demand point to the start of an investment cycle? Banks' earnings growth touched a peak in Q3? What is WHO's warning about alcohol? Answers here

Reliance Jio partners with Gamestream to launch JioGamesCloud: Details here

Gamestream is a France-based cloud gaming solutions provider. This collaboration will allow JioGames to launch its cloud gaming platform JioGamesCloud, which is currently available in beta

Reliance Jio rolls out 5G service in five cities across Tamil Nadu

Reliance Jio Infocomm has invested Rs 40,446 crore as it expanded the footprint in the Tamil Nadu with the unveiling of True 5G services in five cities, a top company official said on Wednesday. Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd State Business head Hemanth Kumar Guruswamy said 45 people out of every 100 people were using Jio services in the State. The company today rolled out True 5G services in Coimbatore, Madurai, Tiruchirappalli, Salem, Hosur and Vellore in addition to the facility already being available in Chennai. Minister for Information Technology and Digital Srrvices T Mano Thangaraj launched the 5G services in the five cities at an event in the city. Kumar said the company would generate one lakh jobs directly and indirectly. According to him, over 20,000 towers were deployed across cities while optic fibre cables were laid in about 77,000 km across Tamil Nadu for the service. "The plan was to launch the 5G services in Coimbatore and Madurai today. But our colleagues ensured t

2023 will be decisive for Vodafone Idea, fundraising critical: CLSA

The brokerage firm CLSA said that with a decline in VI's share, Airtel and Jio together control 77 per cent and should continue to gain share in 2023

Reliance Jio announces launch of its 5G services in 10 more cities

Telecom operator Reliance Jio on Monday announced the launch of its 5G services in 10 more cities. These include Agra, Kanpur, Meerut, Prayagraj (Uttar Pradesh), Tirupati, Nellore (Andhra Pradesh), Kozhikode, Thrissur (Kerala), Nagpur, Ahmednagar (Maharashtra), according to a Jio statement. Jio users in these cities will be invited to the Jio Welcome Offer to experience unlimited data at up to 1 Gbps-plus speeds, at no additional cost, starting Monday. With the latest announcement, Jio's 5G services are now live in 85 cities. "We are proud to roll-out Jio True 5G services in these 10 cities across 4 states. We have stepped up the speed and intensity of True 5G roll-out across the nation because we want every Jio user to enjoy the transformational benefits of Jio True 5G technology in the new year 2023," the company spokesperson said. These cities are important tourism and commerce destinations as well as key education hubs of the country. "With the launch of Jio's True 5G service

Reliance Jio rolls out 5G internet services in Jaipur, Jodhpur, Udaipur

Private telecom company Reliance Jio launched 5G internet service in Jaipur, Jodhpur and Udaipur on Saturday. Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot formally launched Jio's 5G internet services in these cities. During the inaugural event, the chief minister said that this service is a revolutionary step in the field of information technology and telecommunication. With this, the state government's goal of sensitive, transparent and accountable good governance will be further strengthened, he said. Gehlot also launched Jio Glass and Community Clinic products at the event. Reliance Industries Rajasthan President Umesh Bhandari said that this service full of endless possibilities is a revolution in the telecom sector. The company will start 5G service in Kota this month, and in Bikaner and Ajmer in February, he added.