Jio Fiber and other announcements by Reliance Jio were the biggest stories this week, including such revelations as Jio Fiber plans, pricing, a commercial launch date, bundled services, and more. Realme 5 Pro and Realme 5 were also revealed to be launched next week in India, with a few details being teased ahead of that date. Xiaomi announced that it would be launching the Mi A3 Android One smartphone in India next week, while Motorola India teased the launch of the Motorola One Action. The Vivo S1 also went on sale via online stores in the country this week, and Sacred Games season 2 was released on Netflix. Read on for all the top news stories this week from the world of personal technology.
At the 42nd Annual General Meeting (AGM) of Reliance Industries Limited (RIL)[1] on Monday, Chairman and Managing Director Mukesh Ambani made quite a few announcements[2] related to Jio GigaFiber[3], including the commercial launch date of Jio Fiber[4], its plans and price, the Jio Fiber Welcome Offer, bundles mobile plans and OTT services, as well as details about the Jio Set-Top Box. While the Jio Phone 3[5] was also expected to be announced, unfortunately, no details were provided on that front.
Jio Fiber will be commercially launched on September 5, which also happens to be the date that Reliance Jio launched mobile services in India three years ago. The Reliance Chairman added that the service had thus far received 15 million registrations, and that Jio Fiber services will be rolled out across 1,600 towns in India. Pricing details of Jio Fiber plans were also provided, that they would start from Rs. 700 per month and go up to...