Reliance Jio to come out with ‘Jio GigaFiber’ from 15 August

On 6^th July, 2018 Reliance Industries unveiled the much-awaited fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) broadband service, 'Jio GigaFiber'. The company claimed it will be the largest greenfield fixed-line broadband rollout with a rollout in 1,100 cities simultaneously. Jio GigaFiber broadband will come with a set top box for TV. Moreover, it will have enabled voice command feature for TV. Besides, it will have a TV calling feature. Mukesh Ambani's son and daughter Akash and Isha Ambani launched JioPhone 2 with advanced features. Alongside the existing one, the new phone will be available for Rs 2,999 effective August 15.  

Mukesh Ambani said that the company plans to extend the fiber connectivity to homes, merchants, small and medium enterprises and large enterprises simultaneously across 1,100 cities. Optical Fiber based fixed-line broadband is the future. Jio is determined to move India to among the top five in fixed-line broadband. These announcements were made at the 41st annual general meeting (AGM) of Reliance Industries. 

Ambani said the company will also launch three of the world's most popular apps Facebook, Whatsapp and YouTube on JioPhones. Addressing RIL shareholders, CMD Mukesh Ambani said JioPhone Monsoon Hungama will start from July 21, where the existing customers can replace their old Jio phones with the new one for Rs 501. 

From August 15 the registration for Jio GigaFiber broadband too will begin. The service has been offered under a preview offer, wherein users could avail of high-speed Internet up to 100 Mbps for 90 days, along with a monthly data quota of 100 GB. The high download and upload speeds enable UHD, video conferencing and variety of camera application usage and experience effortlessly. On consumption of 100 GB of data quota within a month, preview data users have been offered a complimentary data top-up of 40 GB via MyJio App or through Jio.com.