Reliance Jio enhances its subscribers base in Odisha, acquires additional 20MHz spectrum
Thursday, 3 June 2021 (20:10 IST)
Bhubaneswar: Reliance Jio, the digital service provider in Odisha, has completed deployment of the additional 20 MHz spectrum acquired in the recent spectrum auctions, across Odisha enhancing subscriber experience in the state.
Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd (RJIL) had successfully acquired the right to use spectrum in all 22 circles across India in the recently concluded spectrum auctions conducted by the Department of Telecommunications.
The company had acquired additional spectrums in 800, 1800MHz and 2300MHz bands respectivel
In Odisha, Jio has acquired an additional 20 MHz spectrum including 5 MHz of 800MHz band, 5 MHz of 1800MHz band, and 10 MHz of 2300 MHz band in the recent spectrum auction.
Jio has gone ahead with the deployment of all the three spectrums across nearly 10000+ network sites spread across the state.
With this, the total bandwidth available with Jio for usage in Odisha will be 60 MHz including 10 MHz each in the 800 MHz & 1800 MHz, and 40MHzin 2300 MHz band.
Spectrum augmentation of this magnitude will certainly help enhance the network and user experience manifold for the entire JIO subscriber base in Odisha, Jio sources said.
The enhanced connectivity, speed & experience will certainly be of great help to the health sector & frontline workers who are relentlessly trying to contain this pandemic.
It is worth mentioning here that Jio is the market leader and No. 1 digital service provider in Odisha with over 1.4 crore mobile subscribers in the state.
Along with having over 41 per cent of mobile subscribers in Odisha, Jio also captured over 50 per cent market share in gross revenue in the state.
With the increasing demand for more 4G towers, Jio Odisha is further expanding its 4G network in 2021, connecting several hitherto unconnected regions.
Currently, Jio has over 10000 true 4G network sites in the state, the largest 4G footprint and continues to be the most preferred digital service provider in the state. (UNI)
