Reliance Industries To Offer 4G In India By December 2011

Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) is getting ready to roll out 4G (very high speed wireless Internet) services in India by December 2011 or early 2012. Several weeks ago, we #-Link-Snipped-# you about the possible #-Link-Snipped-# of 4G services in India by 2012 as Reliance was taking steps to foray in the world of telecom. Economic Times <a href="https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/news-by-industry/telecom/mukesh-ambani-readies-plans-to-roll-out-4g-data-services-low-cost-tablets-in-2012/articleshow/10381244.cms" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Mukesh Ambani readies plans to roll out 4G data services, low cost tablets in 2012 - The Economic Times</a> the information from their sources who, on the promise of anonymity, revealed that the company may soft-launch 4G by December 2011 to a select customers. The company plans to offer 4G at very economical rates starting under Rs. 3000 and offer speeds up to 50 - 100 Mbps. RIL is reported to be in talks with the leading media companies like UTV Software and has already acquired Infotel - the company that won pan-India wireless broadband spectrum. Reliance may aim for all India commercial launch of 4G services by mid-2012.


Mukesh Ambani Eyeing 4G In India. Image Credit: Business-Standard

If RIL successfully launches 4G and offers high speed data plans for about Rs. 3000 per month; we know it's going to be a game-changer in the Indian telecom industry. However, none of the telecom companies in India have been able to offer 3G well including the mighty BSNL. We still struggle with disconnections, poor download speeds and coverage problems; save the customer service. We're keeping an eye on the development on this front. In the mean time, we'd like to ask our visitors whether they think India is ready for 4G yet. Keep in mind that 4G network requires your phone hardware to be compatible and at present there aren't many 4G phones available in India. Apart from streaming 1080p HD movies from the Internet, how do you plan to use 4G? We are listening!

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