Airtel is Concentrating into Betterment of Networks & Enterprise Business

As Jio is getting invested from overseas, to be debt-free and being financially prepared for 5G, Bharti Airtel is not standing idle, they are investing on networks as well as future networks. For Airtel 4G expansion and being 5G ready is crucial, as Airtel is all set to phase out 3G. As their 4G network is not omnipresence, they can't shut down 2G services anytime soon.

So Airtel has to increase 4G footprint, significantly in rural areas. Also in urban areas their capacity to handle wireless data is to be increased multifold in the time of Covid-19 due to lockdown as people are working from home.

Jio Pushes Mutation in Indian Telecom

Indian telecom was quite dull in 2015-16 until Jio stepped in and started offering free services. Entry of Jio, the ambitious telecom project by country's richhest man Mukesh Ambani has forced the Indian telecom to undergo a major reshape.

The most obvious change is merger and acquisition of telecom companies - which makes the telecom market quite smaller. If all go right, India will have only 5-6 players -

• Reliance Jio
• Airtel (acquisition of Telenor India, Augere Wireless, Videocon (partially) and 4G spectrum of Tikona & Aircel)
• Vodafone-Idea (to be merged soon)
• RCom-Aircel-SSTL
• Tata Tele (rumor is they might merge with merged entity of RCOM-AIRCEL-SSTL)
• BSNL/MTNL (there are chances that both PSU may merge)

Among all, Vodafone & Idea's merger seems to create strongest entity which may give real tough competition to Jio and Airtel.​ R​Com​-A​ircel​-MTS(+Tata Tele) does not seem to be in a position to create a stir in the market as their present 4G coverage is based on RCom's 850 MHz band only​ and may they extend 4G to 1800MHz band; but the super-merged entity would not have any 4G network on 2300/2500 MHz where Jio, Airtel and Vodafone-Idea are placed too firmly. ​

Reliance Jio Infocomm - Updates #4 [Jio to use Rcom's OFC network]

Continuing from 3rd post on Reliance Industries owned Jio Infocomm's 4G launch....

Outlook discusses all aspects of RJIL. 

GroundData discusses Jio's giant plans to launch 4G in India

Sandip Das to join RJIL - Telecomlead

Sandip Das - the start up man
How Reliance Jio will leverage Maxis’ mobile data success through Sandip Das - TelecomLead

3G4G.in details issues to be faced by RJIL to roll out 4G voice.

Ambani Brothers Reunited - RJIL to use RCom's OFC network in India.

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Following the passive infra sharing deal between Jio and Rcom, ET suggests DoT should open to spectrum sharing too. 

The deal between Reliance Jio and Rcom is very big and with wide importance for both of the companies. The deal was announced by Rcom as it informed Bombay Stock Exchange. Rcom owns huge OFC network across India which gives Jio headstart to kick off 4G services in India.

Sanjay Mashruwala Is Reliance Jio Infocomm MD by EconomicsTimes

Reliance Jio may hire as many as 32,000 towers from Reliance Infratel, the tower conpany under Reliance Communications, as reported by IndiaToday.

VoLTE - the next leap, Voice&Data