December 27, 2015 / 19:44 IST
On the eve of Reliance's Founder Chairman Dhirubhai Ambani's 83rd anniversary, Reliance Jio will roll out its 4G service for its employees at a mega event in Navi Mumbai. Shah Rukh Khan and AR Rahman will host the function at Reliance Corporate Park on December 27.
The event will also be streamed to about 1000 locations around the world via Jio's own digital network. While an expected 35,000 attendees will witness the launch at the venue, tens of thousands more will join in virtually.
The employee launch precedes the commercial launch of the service that is expected in March-April 2016 and financial year 2016-17 will be the first full year of commercial operations.
Shah Rukh Khan has said that he will be the brand ambassador of Reliance Jio.
Reliance Jio is setting up the next generation of legacy-free digital services over an end-to-end all-IP network and holds pan-India 2300 MHz spectrum and 1800 MHz in 14 circles. Jio has invested over Rs 10,000 crore to acquire 800 MHz spectrum in 10 circles and 1800 MHz spectrum in 6 circles.
According to field trials by brokerage firm Credit Suisse, download speed on 4G network of Reliance Jio during beta-test peaked at 70 megabits per second.
The company has laid more than 2.5 lakh kilometres of fibre-optic cables, covering 18,000 cities and over one lakh villages.
In addition to the 4G network, Reliance Jio is also focusing on making available affordable 4G devices (including its own LYF range of smartphones) and digital services including apps, cloud storage and digital wallet.
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