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Reliance Jio Infocomm’s (RJIL) proposed launch of 4G services is likely to be pushed to December, as Voice over LTE (VoLTE) is proving to be more challenging than initially thought.
The company, the wireless arm of India’s largest private company Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL), launched the services in December 2015 for its employees.
“We had earlier considered it likely, based on industry feedback that RJIL would be ready to launch in September 2016 on a full scale. This was based on our general assessment of network readiness. This view still holds, though we additionally understand that VoLTE is proving to be more challenging than initially thought,” IIFL Institutional Equities said in a note.
Additionally, getting coverage with high frequency spectrum is also a challenge, according to its initial industry feedback, proving that getting 850MHz from RCom is vital for RJIL’s chances. The 850 MHz will give much more consistent coverage than either 1800 or 2300 MHz, it added.
“We feel that considering the likely timelines of the RCom-Sistema merger, and initial trial reports of JIO’ VoLTE offerings, a full scale 850M Hz supported launch by JIO is likely by December,” IIFL said, adding “our marker of when Jio launches moves from September to December.”
According to research firm, Bernstein, RIL is close to launching its telecom venture, as the company has already invested $15 billion to acquire licences and build infrastructure.
RJio launch may be pushed to December: analysts | Business Line
The company, the wireless arm of India’s largest private company Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL), launched the services in December 2015 for its employees.
“We had earlier considered it likely, based on industry feedback that RJIL would be ready to launch in September 2016 on a full scale. This was based on our general assessment of network readiness. This view still holds, though we additionally understand that VoLTE is proving to be more challenging than initially thought,” IIFL Institutional Equities said in a note.
Additionally, getting coverage with high frequency spectrum is also a challenge, according to its initial industry feedback, proving that getting 850MHz from RCom is vital for RJIL’s chances. The 850 MHz will give much more consistent coverage than either 1800 or 2300 MHz, it added.
“We feel that considering the likely timelines of the RCom-Sistema merger, and initial trial reports of JIO’ VoLTE offerings, a full scale 850M Hz supported launch by JIO is likely by December,” IIFL said, adding “our marker of when Jio launches moves from September to December.”
According to research firm, Bernstein, RIL is close to launching its telecom venture, as the company has already invested $15 billion to acquire licences and build infrastructure.
RJio launch may be pushed to December: analysts | Business Line
