Sai Dharam Tej launches Reliance 'Jionet' High Speed Wi-Fi Internet Service at Khairatabad Ganeshotsav, Hyderabad

Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited (RJIL), a subsidiary of Reliance Industries Limited (RIL), and the only operator with BWA spectrum across 22 service areas, to offer 'Jionet' High Speed Wi-Fi internet service at Khairatabad Ganeshotsav to be held from 17th September till 26th September at Hyderabad.

This eleven day long festival will see thousands of devotees coming to do darshan of 59 feet tall Khairatabad Ganpati idol which is the tallest lord Ganpati idol in the city. At the festival, visitorswill be able to experience and reap the benefits of high speed wireless connectivity on hand held devices (smart phones / tablets) through this Wi-Fi network from Reliance Jio.

Commenting on this initiative, a Reliance Jio Spokesperson said,“We are privileged to be associated with Khairatabad Ganeshotsav, which is one of the most popular and awaited event in the state visited by devotees from across the country. At the event, Jio will be offering its 'Jionet' high speed Wi-Fi internet service as we want devotees to sample the digital ecosystem we are building consisting of high speed data networks, specially designed apps and rich content to understand how it can enrich their lives."

The users' feedback on the overall experience and network will be used to improve the services further as Jio gets ready for its formal launch. Once 4G LTE service commences, Wi¬Fi and LTE networks will operate seamlessly with each other.

About Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited:
Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited (RJIL), a subsidiary of Reliance Industries Limited (RIL), India's largest private sector company, is India's largest Digital Services Company.

It is setting up an entire digital ecosystem. This consists of Pan-India high speed data network, specially designed devices to run on this network, a wide variety of app -- from news, entertainment, payment, business, healthcare and education - and rich content.
RJIL has 2300MHz spectrum across the country and 800MHz or 1800MHz or both in 20 out of total 22 circles in the country. RJIL plans to use this spectrum to provide seamless 4G services using LTE.

Jio has created a legacy free, next-generation voice and broadband network which can be seamlessly upgraded even to 5G and beyond. It will be the only company in the world providing next generation digital services over an end-to-end all-IP network.

Jio is present in all of the 29 states of India, with a direct physical presence in nearly 18,000 cities and towns of our nation. Jio's wireless footprint extends even further and covers over one lakh villages. This footprint will be expanded to cover nearly 80% of India's population by the end of this year. Jio's roadmap is to have 100% national coverage within the next three years. Jio has deployed a network of nearly 250,000 route kilometres of fibre optics, thereby creating a future-proof digital backbone across India. Over the next 3 years, Jio will more than double this fibre footprint by deploying fibre optics in the last mile.

Jio is using this deep fibre network also to ramp-up Fibre-to-the-Home deployment. By April of next year, Jio would have connected over 1 million homes via fibre with a capability of rapidly scaling up in the top 50 cities of India.

In addition to domestic fibre optic capacity, Jio has created a multi-Terabit capacity international network. More than half of Internet traffic served by Jio will be carried end-to- end on Jio's own network, creating an unparalleled customer experience. Jio has also operationalized nearly half a million square feet of its own next-generation Cloud data centres to be doubled over the next year. Jio has an end-to-end initial capacity to serve in excess of 100 million wireless Broadband and 20 million Fibre-to-the-Home customers, with capability to easily expand further as the business scales up.

The company's stated goal is break the digital divide between 'India' and 'Bharat' and propel India into global leadership in digital economy. In rural areas, Jio is prioritizing connectivity to thousands of schools to ensure that the benefit of broadband initiative is first and foremost felt by students who stand to gain the most by accessing the Information highway. It is developing on specialized apps aimed at helping rural India in areas like healthcare, education and agriculture.

Jio is currently in the pre-launch testing and stabilization phase of this large and complex network. Over the next few months, Jio will initiate an extensive beta launch involving millions of friendly customers across all our markets. This beta program will be upgraded into commercial operations around December of this year.