INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
maximum of 1.1 terabytes of free data
The data will reportedly be offered at a high speeds of 100 megabits per second (mbps), says a Hindu article
The offering will be made only in the select markets in India
The telecom company is expected to roll out commercial services in the latter part of the year
For the uninitiated, JioFiber connectivity comes directly to the home unlike in the cases where the fiber reaches only till the building
while the last mile connectivity is done via traditional cable, reducing the speed and user experience for patches and inferior cable
qualities of such patch up.Reliance Jio Fibre Offering
On paying this sum, the company will install Jio router, which will also be used as a set-top box when the company launches internet
protocol television services (IPTV).2
The initial FTTH plan includes 100 gigabytes (GB) of free data at 100 mbps speed
However, when the data limited is exhausted, the customers can do a top-up of 40 GBs of free data 25 times in a month
This practically means the 1,100 GB of free data is available in a month," a source in the know of the development told The Hindu
Reliance Jio plans to unveil the service for both households as well as enterprise customers
In the residential segment, it looks forward tp 100 million television households across 30 cities in the country.4
The current JioFiber offer is currently a preview offer, at least officially
As this is a preview offer, there are no installation charges levied, says the information on Jio.com, but there is a refundable security
deposit of Rs.4,500 taken for the ONT device (GigaHub Home Gateway)
The preview offer gives ultra high-speed internet up to 100Mbps for 90 days along with a monthly data quota of 100 GB and a complimentary
access to a host of Jio's premium apps5
Currently JioFiber services are prepaid
The company plans to launch the JioFiber Post-paid in the due course.
