Reliance Jio Sets New 4G Availability Record In India

No other operator in the world has scored better at a country level than Reliance Jio in India in terms of 4G availability, according to a new report from London-based mobile analytics company Opensignal.

Jio’s score grew by close to one percentage point to reach 97.5 %, up from 96.7 % about six months ago, said the “Mobile Network Experience” report.

“Jio’s winning 4G availability score of 97.5 % is the highest we have ever recorded at a country level in any of our reports,” it said. “Jio’s achievement of reaching 97.5 % 4G availability in such a short time is truly astonishing,” the report added.

In the US two operators have scored over 90 %, while in Taiwan four are over this mark, but none in either market have yet crossed 95 %, Opensignal said.

Even in the Netherlands, arguably Europe’s most advanced mobile market, only one has crossed the 95 % mark, and in Japan two operators have passed this benchmark, it added.

The study, however, revealed that Bharti Airtel showed the greatest growth in 4G availability as its score jumped by over 10 percentage points to cross 85 %.

It also widened the gap on its rivals in “download speed experience”, increasing the winning score by more than a megabit in the last six months. All the five of India’s main national operators showed fair improvement in their “download speed experience” scores.―Hindustan Times