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Reliance Jio completes 5G coverage planning for 1,000 Indian cities

India’s largest telecom operator by active users has completed its fifth-generation, high-speed network coverage planning in 1,000 Indian cities based on customer consumption and revenue potential.

For targeting high consumption and precise locations, Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd. is using heat maps, 3D maps, and ray-tracing technology, according to its parent Reliance Industries Ltd.’s third-quarter earnings presentation. The planning involves deployment based on 5G handset penetration.

Reliance Jio, the company presentation said, is augmenting its infrastructure and fibre for 5G sites and planning for a lightweight infra solution for 5G small cells aligned to fibre-to-the X—a network architecture that uses optical fibre and improves the speed and quality of the service.

Reliance Jio’s plans, however, hinge on the availability of spectrum as India is yet to auction the required airwaves.

Meanwhile, the carrier is conducting trials on advanced use cases across industrial automation and healthcare, including robots delivering food trays to patients and ambulances streaming vital information to hospitals using 5G.

Reliance Jio is also working to include site inspection using a 5G connected drone and 5G robotics in-warehouse automation. It has created a seed team for product management in India and the U.S., partnerships and alliances, and a technical team in Europe to develop long-term 5G capabilities, the presentation said.

The operator, in July 2020, had claimed that it developed a complete 5G network from scratch as it braces for the battle to offer better user experience in streaming, gaming and entertainment in the world’s second-largest telecom market. The appeal of 5G technology comes down to its ability to transmit data fast enough to download feature-length movies in seconds in a market where Netflix to Amazon are making inroads. It also has less latency.

Reliance Jio reported a 2.4% sequential rise in its net profit to Rs 3,615 crore in the quarter ended December. Its average revenue per user rose to Rs 151.6 per month—the highest since Q3 FY18. The parent, too, saw its earnings jump 42% over the year earlier.

The telecom operator dominates India’s mobile market and has more than 35% gross subscriber market share since July 2020, according to the latest TRAI data available for November 2021. It also has been consistently improving its active user market share since March 2021. BloombergQuint

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