Jio could list at a $112 billion valuation, potentially boosting RIL's share price by 7-15 percent, Jefferies said.
Telecom unit, Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd said December quarter net profit rose 12.3 percent to Rs 5,208 crore as more users chose the company’s mobile phone services. It added 11.2 million users in the December quarter for a total of 470.9 million.
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Reliance Jio Q4 results: Net profit came in at Rs 4,716 crore, rising 13 percent YoY while revenue rose 12 percent YoY to Rs 23,394 crore.
Reliance Industries Q3 | Consolidated revenue for the quarter at Rs 2.4 lakh crore increased by 14.8 percent YoY, supported by continuing growth momentum in consumer businesses. Digital services and retail segments recorded double-digit growth.
As per terms of the spectrum auction, the payments will have to be made over 20 equated annual installments, with interest computed at 7.2 percent per annum.
The ARPU during the quarter stood at Rs 175.7 per subscriber per month with a YoY growth of 27 percent and the company added 9.7 million net new customers to its folds
As of May 31, the top five wireless broadband service providers were Jio at 40.87 crore subscribers, Airtel at 21.23 crore, Vodafone Idea at 12.32 crore, BSNL at 2.17 crore and Intech Online at 0.021 crore.
The telecom giant posted a consolidated revenue from operations at Rs 18,278 crore.
Bharti Airtel picked up 355.45 MHz of spectrum worth Rs 18,698.75 crore in the 800 MHz, 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 2100 MHz, and 2300 MHz bands.
Industry leaders Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel enhanced their spectrum holdings, purchasing more than their renewal requirements
Facebook deal is a part of deleveraging balance sheet by Reliance Industries and RIL wants to sell stake in key segments to reduce the debt burden, experts feel.
To help with network digitisation and preparing for 5G, telcos are targeting companies such as Microsoft, Google, TCS, HCL Technologies, Ericsson and Nokia for recruitment
The announcement marks the wrapping-up of yet another portion of a larger deal inked between RCom and Reliance Jio in December last year.
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In no market in the world do the incumbents change the rule of the game but nor does a challenger set the rules in a manner Reliance did.
"Although the stake sale is aligned with management's commitment to reduce absolute debt levels, we believe the net effect is muted by the company's recently announced acquisitions and intense price competition which is pressuring operating profits industry-wide," Moody's Vice President and Senior Credit Officer Annalisa Di Chiara said in a statement.
Tata Teleservices is reportedly in talks with RCom-Aircel and MTS combined entity, for a merger to counter the rising competitive pressure triggered by the launch of Reliance Jio Infocomm, reports The Economic Times today.
Telecom regulator Trai has set up a joint committee consisting of industry representatives to examine and identify regulations and tariff orders that are out of sync with times.
The government has slapped notices on billionaire Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Jio Infocomm and Paytm for using the Prime Minister's photograph in their advertisements.
India, where new entrant Jio has shaken up the market, overshadowed continued growth in Europe, with the exception of its home British market. It reported a 1.7 percent rise in organic service revenue for its third quarter.
New telecom operator Reliance Jio Infocomm is planning to invest Rs 30,000 crore more to expand coverage and increase network capacity.
For Rs 345 (USD 5.12), Bharti Airtel will allow users to make unlimited calls to any network and consume 1 GB 4G data for 28 days, the carrier said in a statement. Under a separate plan of Rs 145, users will get 300 MB of 4G data and unlimited calls within Airtel network for 28 days, it said.
Vodafone said its loss after tax soared to 5.1 billion euros (USD 5.5 billion) in the six months to September 30, compared with a net loss of 2.5 billion euros one year earlier.
"Reliance Jio in meeting with Telecom Minister (Manoj Sinha) has committed to invest 45,000 crore mobile towers in next 6 months to further strengthen its network. The company has said that it has plans to invest Rs 1 lakh crore over a period of 4 years and the new towers are part of this investment," an official source told PTI.