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RJIL plans faster 4G speeds; makes inroads into TV on mobile space

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Harmeet
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MUMBAI, INDIA: Reliance JioInfocomm (RJIL), the only pan-India license holder of 4G wireless broadband services is planning to introduce services whose connectivity speed is far greater than what existing networks can offer. According to the company, the speeds that RJIL can offer are nearly 10-12 times faster as compared to current 3G networks.

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According to a source in the company, the speeds achieved are nothing short of stunning. They are achieving a speed of 49 megabit per second downlink (download), and uplink is between 8-9 mbps. Theoretically, using the current setup, RJIL can achieve speeds of 112 mbps downlink. At a speed of 49 megabits, a user can download an average movie (About 600mb) in less than two minutes.

Mukesh Ambani, chairman and MD of Reliance Industries Ltd, (RIL) has long held an interest in the telecom industry. His company RJIL is the only one who has a nationwide 4G spectrum.

It holds large chunk 20 megahertz in one frequency band known as wireless broadband access (BWA) spectrum. It has been allocated 2.2 crore numbers to start its services. In addition, the company is running trials of phone and TV services that it aims to offer through its 4G network. The telecom major will also provide outdoor customer premise equipment (CPE) that will connect to its mobile tower.

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