RJio eyes new markets to fire its optical fibre dreams
Reliance Jio’s new optical fibre broadband service is not the cheapest in the country, it but offers a slew of added services and hardware bundled with a connection.
RJio’s lowest tariff plan starts at Rs 699 a month. There are many local players such as ACT Fibre which offers broadband services at lower price points. Even state-owned BSNL offers plans that are cheaper.
However, there is no other operator that can match Reliance Jio’s coverage of 1,600 cities. Most of the other private players are focused on the top urban areas. Airtel, which is RJio’s top rival, offers fibre broadband in about 90 cities. BSNL’s national network primarily runs on copper wires, which has a lesser capacity compared to optical fibre cables.