Synopsis
The new JioPhone offers won’t change the sector’s competitive dynamics as the minimum upfront commitment of Rs 1,499 (including device) is more than double what a 2G user, typically, spends upfront on a device and the initial recharge.
AFP
Jio’s twin JioPhone-2021 offerings announced on Friday are aimed to arrest the sharp slide in Jio’s 4G user adds in recent quarters, especially as rival, Airtel has been adding far higher numbers of mobile broadband users in recent quarters.
Reliance Jio’s new bundled offers on its 4G feature phone – JioPhone – will unlikely dent Bharti
Airtel as the Sunil Mittal-led telco should continue gaining the bulk of the users leaving