125mn 4G smartphone users will be up for grabs for Reliance Jio by the end of 2016

BANGALORE, INDIA: Reliance Jio will have more than 125 mn potential 4G subscribers available at the end of this year, said CMR today. This is the cumulative number of 4G smartphones CMR expects to be available in the market by the end of 2016.

CMR first predicted that RJio is likely to snag 25mn subscribers before the commercial launch.

With such a potential reach coupled with affordability seeming to be the focus of RJio as depicted in its subscription plans announced today at the AGM, CMR also expects Reliance Jio to become the largest OTT player of the country and also make inroads in the elite league of largest app users of an Indian app developer. RJio will be there along with Hike and Flipkart which have users in the range of 100mn each as per various industry estimates.

CMR also expects Jio to play a critical role in bridging the digital divide prevalent in the country.  Thomas George, SVP and Head CMR said, “This is a significant development for the Indian telecom ecosystem. There could have been no better day than the teacher’s day to unleash the new era of communication for the Indian users, leading to the digital literacy and education in the country.”

The slew of offers would give a fillip to the digital uptake in India.  As part of the announcements today, a special package for students was unveiled, CMR anticipates that similar types of packages would be in the offing in the near future from RJio addressing other digitally ‘deprived’ user groups. Such schemes focused around special user groups would accelerate the digital pace and help in narrowing the digital divide.