Jio Fiber is a fibre-to-the-home internet broadband service
provided by telecom operator Reliance Jio Infocomm, part of the Mukesh
Ambani-controlled Reliance group. The service was first announced as Jio
GigaFiber in 2018 at the Reliance Industries 41st annual general
meeting. Later renamed Jio Fiber, it is scheduled for a commercial
launch on September 5, 2019.
The Jio Fiber service is currently under trials at select locations in
several cities and states. The FTTH broadband service promises a speed
of up to 1 Gigabit per second. Besides, it would be the core technology
enabler behind the GigaTV platform and the company’s products in the
internet of thing (IoT) ecosystem.
Currently, the Jio Fiber broadband service is offered at select
locations across the country under the company’s preview offer. In the
preview offer, the broadband service is provided by the company without
any cost. But, to obtain the connection, a user needs to deposit a
refundable security deposit of Rs 4,500 for a 100Mbps and Rs 2,500 for
50Mbps connection. Though there is no deadline for the preview offer, it
is expected to end soon after the commercial launch.
Though the company is yet to unveil Jio Fiber plans, Ambani announced
at Reliance Industries’ 42nd annual general meeting that the Jio Fiber
base plan with a 100Mbps speed would start at Rs 700. The company also
shared its plans to launch ‘Jio forever’ data plans, in which a free 4K
LED television will be bundled with a Jio Fiber connection set-top box.
The bundled set-top box would be capable of streaming 4K resolution
content. It will also support console-like gaming with support for
external joysticks and controllers. It will have a provision to make
video calls and also be capable of providing mixed reality experience
for shopping, education, etc. Besides content from other platforms, the
set-top box would come with a built-in suite for Jio apps, for
entertainment, educations, cloud services, etc.
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