Reliance Jio announces acquisition of Spectrum in the 1800 MHz band
Government of India. RJIL plans to use this spectrum, ranging from 2x5 MHz to 2x7 MHz in each of these 14 circles, in conjunction with its pan India 2300 MHz spectrum to address the expected surge in demand for digital services as well as to enhance in-building coverage. RJIL plans to provide seamless 4G services using FDD-LTE on 1800 MHz and TDD-LTE on 2300 MHz through an integrated ecosystem.
Through this acquisition, RJIL's total equivalent spectrum footprint has increased from 440 MHz to 597.6 MHz (including uplink & downlink).
Mukesh
D.
Ambani,
Chairman
and
Managing
Director,
Reliance
Industries
Limited
said:
"With
this
acquisition,
Reliance
Jio
will
be
the
holder
of
the
largest
quantum
of
liberalized
spectrum
and
with
the
longest
residual
spectrum
life.
Reliance
Jio's
seamless
4G
services
using
FDD-LTE
on
1800
MHz
and
TDD-LTE
on
2300
MHz
through
an
integrated
ecosystem,
aims
to
provide
unparalleled
high
quality
access
to
innovative
and
empowering
digital
content,
applications
and
services."
Cost to RJIL for the right to use this technology agnostic spectrum for a period of 20 years is Rs. 11,054 crore. RJIL plans to opt to make an upfront payment of 33% with the balance payable in 10 equal annual instalments after a two year moratorium, as per the provisions of the Notice Inviting Applications issued by DoT.
RJIL has acquired the 1800 MHz spectrum at 31% premium to reserve price. Winning bidders ofthe 900 MHz spectrum paid between 55% to 110% premium over the reserve price.
RJIL's
Services:
RJIL
is
deploying
an
enhanced
packet
core
network
to
create
futuristic
high
capacity
infrastructure
to
handle
huge
demand
for
data
and
voice.
In
addition
to
high
speed
data,
the
4G
network
will
provide
voice
services
from
/
to
non-RJIL
networks.
There
are
several
mobile
phones
and
devices
available
today
which
have
the
capability
to
operate
both
TD-LTE
and
FD-LTE
technologies
in
the
1800
MHz
and
2300
MHz
bands
as
well
as
conventional
2G
/
3G
networks.
Rapid
strides
in
global
LTE
rollouts
and
introduction
of
several
new
chipsets
is
making
LTE
enabled
smart
mobile
phones
and
devices
more
affordable.
In
any
case,
Wi-Fi
enabled
2G
/
3G
device
can
access
RJIL's
services
through
an
affordable
pocket
router.
About
Reliance
Jio
Infocomm:
Reliance
Jio
Infocomm
Limited
(RJIL),
a
subsidiary
of
Reliance
Industries
Limited
(RIL),
India's
largest
private
sector
company,
is
the
first
telecom
operator
to
hold
pan
India
Unified
License.
This
license
authorises
RJIL
to
provide
all
telecommunication
services
except
Global
Mobile
Personal
Communication
by
Satellite
Service.
RJIL
holds
spectrum
in1800
MHz
(across
14
circles)
and
2300
MHz
(across
22
circles)
capable
of
offering
fourth
generation
(4G)
wireless
services.
RJIL is setting up a pan India telecom network to provide to the highly underserviced India market, reliable (4th generation) high speed internet connectivity, rich communication services and various digital services on pan India basis in key domains such as education, healthcare, security, financial services, government- citizen interfaces and entertainment. RJIL aims to provide anytime, anywhere access to innovative and empowering digital content, applications and services, thereby propelling India into global leadership in digital economy.
RJIL
entered
into
agreements
with
Reliance
Communications
for
mutual
sharing
of
telecom
towers
and
optical
fibre
network.
It
has
also
entered
into
an
arrangement
with
Bharti
Airtel
for
sharing
of
telecom
towers
and
optical
fibre
which
can
be
extended
to
other
services
as
per
mutual
agreement
of
the
two
partners.
Reliance
Jio
is
part
of
the
"Bay
Of
Bengal
Gateway"
Cable
System,
planned
to
provide
connectivity
between
South
East
Asia,
South
Asia
and
the
Middle
East,
and
also
to
Europe,
Africa
and
to
the
Far
East
Asia
through
interconnections
with
other
existing
and
newly
built
cable
systems
landing
in
India,
the
Middle
East
and
Far
East
Asia.
RJIL's subsidiary has been awarded with a Facility Based Operator License ("FBO License") in Singapore which will allow it to buy, operate and sell undersea and/or terrestrial fibre connectivity, setup its internet point of presence, offer internet transit and peering services as well as data and voice roaming services in Singapore.
RJIL has finalised key agreements with its technology partners, service providers, infrastructure providers, application partners, device manufacturers and other strategic partners for the project. These strategic partners have committed significant resources, knowhow and global talent to support planning, deployment and testing activities currently underway.
From less than 700 professionals a year back, the RJIL Jio team has grown rapidly to a national footprint of over 3,000 professionals today.
For more information, contact Reliance Jio Infocomm: Tushar Pania / Atul Dwivedi - Mobile: +91 9820088536 / +91 8527793366
Email ID: [email protected], [email protected]
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