When Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries Ltd. (RIL) expressed its direct as well as indirect intent to enter the LTE space, everybody in the India Telecoms industry speculated that the company would perhaps be the first 4G service provider in the country.
While this did not happen (with Bharti Airtel launching their 4G services in Kolkata, Bangalore and Pune), industry watchers and subscribers are in fact still waiting for the launch of Reliance Jio Infocomm (formerly Infotel Broadband) services. Many were concerned that RIL would lose out on an emerging opportunity if it delayed the launch.
But now we have the answer. The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has finally pitched for approving use of LTE for voice in India. This paves the way for RIL to offer voice services using its LTE waves. Though the operator will have to pay an additional fee, the opportunity is worth every penny. Allowance of voice services over BWA will be a major relief for 4G operators like Reliance Jio Infocomm. While this would mean another stream of competition for existing cellular mobile telephony service providers, it would give subscribers access to the latest technology, offering new and better services.
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While this did not happen (with Bharti Airtel launching their 4G services in Kolkata, Bangalore and Pune), industry watchers and subscribers are in fact still waiting for the launch of Reliance Jio Infocomm (formerly Infotel Broadband) services. Many were concerned that RIL would lose out on an emerging opportunity if it delayed the launch.
But now we have the answer. The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has finally pitched for approving use of LTE for voice in India. This paves the way for RIL to offer voice services using its LTE waves. Though the operator will have to pay an additional fee, the opportunity is worth every penny. Allowance of voice services over BWA will be a major relief for 4G operators like Reliance Jio Infocomm. While this would mean another stream of competition for existing cellular mobile telephony service providers, it would give subscribers access to the latest technology, offering new and better services.
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