Bengaluru: Airtel to take on Reliance Jio with set top box, free TV


Daijiworld Media Network - Bengaluru (SP) 

Bengaluru, Aug 23: Even as Reliance Jio is planning a big splash in the sector of wired broadband, Airtel is bracing up to compete with it by offering digital entertainment and increased speed broadband coupled with a set top box that is smart and small like the Jio. 

Airtel is likely to offer Android-based set top box in September. This set top box will allow people to access streaming applications and HD television channels among others. Virtual reality applications and interactive gaming services will also be on offer, it is said. 

It is gathered that Airtel may consider plans to offer a HD LED television set for top end tariff customers. This is being devised as a way to combat Jio's welcome offer of set top box costing Rs 4,000, a HD LED TV or personal computer for free to home-based broadband users opting for annual plans. 

Airtel plans to target mid-to-top end postpaid mobile users, home and DTH TV broadband consumers. The customers using all the services will be treated under converged telecom services. Airtel will also offer additional data of up to 1,000 GB on three of these plans. The additional data would be available on a six-month period. Rs 799 per month plan will offer 200 GB of additional data over the prescribed 100 GB with 40 MBPs speed. Rs 1,099 plan will offer 500 GB additional data for six months in addition to 300 GB data originally offered. Rs 1,599 plan comes with 1,000 GB free data in addition to 600 GB with 300 Mbps speed. These plans are offered with unlimited local and STD calls and other benefits. 

Airtel, as per information, will begin offering these services from September 5 onward.

  

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  • Dr.S.Kamath, Mumbai

    Fri, Aug 23 2019

    Fiber is Fiber
    Fixed Line ,Leased line Broad band and Mobile broadband is just like Comparing Gold with Silver
    Jio Fibre is giving fixed line connection ,leased line and TV which otherwise costs Rs 15,000 per month with 1 GBPS .Its great to work with it
    Lazy BSNL could have done this 9 years back itself Gone opportunity .They are doing strike ,Wages Hike etc No service
    MTNL has done 50% of this But not upto mark

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  • cyril mathias, udupi

    Fri, Aug 23 2019

    There must be competition to jeo. Otherwise JEO will destroy Indian Broad Band services through cut throat pricing.The consumer must benefit

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  • Prakash, Mangalore

    Fri, Aug 23 2019

    Its the vision of Reliance Jeo who is making other companies cut prices and and innovate. If you remember prior to Jeo launch Airtel had blindly looted the customers.

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  • Ronald D, Udupi

    Fri, Aug 23 2019

    There is always a catch when it is FREEE!!! Jio, Pio or Airtel....there is no exception! Bigger the free gift...bigger the octopus!!

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  • Felix, Mangaluru

    Fri, Aug 23 2019

    Common people are celebrating this riot between the giants.

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  • Santan Mascarenhas, Kinnigoli/Mumbai

    Fri, Aug 23 2019

    When competition goes further, Ambani will start Liquor business and will name it Pio, then Airtel may have to stop there.

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