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Telecom stocks;Bharti Airtel, Vodafone Idea gain upto 7%

Telecom stocks;Bharti Airtel, Vodafone Idea gain upto 7%

Monday, November 1, 2021

Shares of telecom service providers gained up to 7 percent on the BSE in today’s(1st Nov.2021) intra-day trade after RJio launched the much-awaited JioPhone Next. Jio Platforms (“Jio”), a majority-owned subsidiary of Reliance Industries (RIL). JioPhone Next will be made available from November 4. The device is priced at Rs 6,499. However, the company is offering customers EMI options starting at Rs 300 per month with a down payment of Rs 1,999. According to ICICI Securities, the pricing per se is not disruptive given the slew of smartphones already available in the Rs 5,000-7,000 range as well as the current mix of Rs sub 3,000 phone and sub Rs 100 ARPU paid by existing lower strata of 2G users. “We expect Jio move to target ARPU up gradation as well as retention of its own existing low-cost JioPhone users,” the brokerage firm said in a note. Read more

Reliance slips 2 percent over delay in launch of JioPhone Next

Reliance slips 2 percent over delay in launch of JioPhone Next

Monday, September 13, 2021

Shares of Reliance Industries (RIL) slipped 2 per cent at Rs 2,382.85 on the BSE in the intra-day trade on Monday after the company's telecom arm Reliance Jio delayed the launch of its affordable smartphone, JioPhone Next, which was scheduled to take place on Ganesh Chaturthi, 10 September 2021. which was developed in partnership with Google, owing to the ongoing semiconductor shortage globally.Reliance Industries last week in its filing to exchanges informed that Jio Platforms Limited, a subsidiary of the company, said “JioPhone Next in advanced trials, with festive-season rollout to commence before Diwali”. Reliance Industries Ltd stock has hit a day’s high of Rs 2,430 apiece. Analysts say that post a strong rally in RIL stock, there is a small profit booking. Despite today’s decline, the stock has outperformed the market by surging 11 per cent in the past one month, Read more

Bharti Airtel concludes spectrum trading agreement with Jio

Bharti Airtel concludes spectrum trading agreement with Jio

Friday, August 13, 2021

Shares of Bharti Airtel hit a new record high of Rs 638.60, on the BSE in the intra-day trade today(13th August 2021), after the company announced the closure of its agreement with Reliance Jio Infocomm to transfer the 'Right to Use' of Airtel's 800 MHz spectrum in three circles to Jio. Bharti Airtel in a statement said the company has received Rs 1,004.8 crore from Jio for the proposed transfer. In addition, Jio will assume future liabilities of Rs 469.3 crore relating to the spectrum, the company said. In the past month, the stock of Bharti Airtel has outperformed the market by surging 20 percent, as compared to a 4.8 percent rise in the S&P BSE Sensex. Read more

Mukesh Ambani announces big bang into solar new energy,JioPhone Next

Mukesh Ambani announces big bang into solar new energy,JioPhone Next

Thursday, June 24, 2021

Billionaire Mukesh Ambani on Thursday announced a Rs 75,000 crore investment in setting up four 'Giga' factories to make solar photovoltaic cells, green hydrogen, batteries, and fuel cells over the next three years. He also said Reliance will set up 100 GW of solar power generating capacity. India will present to the world a template of a Green Economy Movement. We will build two additional divisions to further strengthen the green energy ecosystem. He also announced the launch of JioPhone Next, a fully-featured smartphone, that is developed in partnership with Google.JioPhone next will be launched first in India on September 10, and later it will be taken to many other countries. Mukesh Ambani said that Jio will use Google Cloud's next-generation technologies to power Jio's 5G solutions. Read more

Despite delay in tariff hike Analysts positive on telecom service providers

Despite delay in tariff hike Analysts positive on telecom service providers

Friday, March 26, 2021

A delay in tariff hike by telecom services providers Bharti Airtel, Vodafone Idea (Vi), and Reliance Jio (a subsidiary of Reliance Industries) has not yet turned analysts cautious on the sector. On the contrary, the underperformance of Bharti Airtel and Vi at the bourses, relative to the benchmark S&P BSE Sensex and S&P BSE Telecom indices on a year-to-date (YTD) basis, can be used as an opportunity to enter these stocks from a long-term perspective, analysts say. So far in the calendar year 2021 (CY21), the stock of Bharti Airtel has risen 2.8 percent on the BSE while Vi has declined 8 percent. Peer firm Reliance Industries’ stock that now is seen by analysts as a play both on telecom and oil, on the other hand, has risen 3.2 percent, ACE Equity data show. In comparison, Sensex and BSE Telecom indices are up 2.9 percent and 4 percent, respectively during the period. Read more

Jio and Facebook to help India's small businesses

Jio and Facebook to help India's small businesses

Tuesday, December 15, 2020

Mukesh Ambani, Chairman, Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) has said that the partnership between Jio and Facebook is great for India, Indians and small Indian businesses. Even Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Tuesday said at the first Facebook Fuel for India 2020 event that its partnership with Jio Platforms will help support millions of small businesses in India." At Facebook, we are in the business of serving small businesses. And nowhere is this more true than in India," the Facebook CEO said. He also said that supporting small businesses has become more important in view of the Covid-19 induced impact on the economy.“With more than 60 million small businesses and millions of people around the country relying on them for jobs - these small businesses form a big part of what our partnership with Jio can serve here. This is especially important because small businesses in India will be a key part of the global economic recovery going forward. And we're focused on making sure we build. Read more

Reliance Jio to launch 5G services in India in 2021

Reliance Jio to launch 5G services in India in 2021

Tuesday, December 8, 2020

Shares of Reliance Industries advanced nearly 3 per cent to Rs 2,014 on the BSE in the intra-day deals on Tuesday after the chairman Mukesh Ambani said during his keynote presentation at India Mobile Congress 2020 that the company plans to launch 5G services in the second half of 2021. Jio’s 5G service will be powered by indigenous-developed network, hardware and technology components, Ambani added. At the same time, Ambani urged the government to take policy steps “to accelerate the early rollout of 5G, and to make it affordable and available everywhere.” Ambani, at RIL’s 43rd annual general meeting in July, had said, “Jio has developed a complete 5G solution from scratch. This will enable us to launch a world-class 5G service in India using a 100% homegrown technology and solution".Jio has been working with companies like Samsung and Qualcomm to bring 5G to India. Read more

Jio and Airtel ring in active vs inactive subscriber battle

Jio and Airtel ring in active vs inactive subscriber battle

Tuesday, October 13, 2020

Reliance Jio’s falling share of active customers or Visitor Location Register (VLR), against Bharti Airtel's growing numbers, is now a highly discussed point in telecom circles. VLR denotes subscribers who are active on the network, can send or receive calls, don’t have their mobile switched off, and are not outside the coverage area. For some investors and analysts, Reliance Jio’s lower figure is definitely concerning, according to sources. According to the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) data for June released last month, Reliance Jio and Airtel had more or less the same number of VLRs (311 million). But a huge difference was spotted between the two rivals in their respective percentage share of active customers to their total subscriber base. This includes active and inactive customers and is also known as the Home Location Register (HLR). The percentage is known as the VLR ratio. Read more

Bharti Airtel, Vodafone Idea shares plunge up to 9% after Jio launches new post-paid plans

Bharti Airtel, Vodafone Idea shares plunge up to 9% after Jio launches new post-paid plans

Wednesday, September 23, 2020

Shares of telecom service providers, Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea (Vi) shares fell up to 9 per cent in Wednesday’s trade after Reliance Jio rolled out postpaid tariff plans, making a concerted bid for the higher paying subscribers of India's older operators. Under the new plans, Jio is offering an extensive content portfolio at a rate which is 6-20 per cent cheaper than Airtel and Voda-Idea. Reliance Jio has introduced new postpaid plans called JioPostpaid Plus that offers a free subscription to OTT platforms Amazon Prime, Disney+ Hotstar, and Netflix and a host of other benefits. It is also offering in-flight connectivity for Indian travellers going overseas, free international roaming in the US and UAE, besides other offers. Jio’s new monthly post-paid tariff plans range from Rs 399 to Rs 1,499, will be available from September 24 in Jio Stores and via home delivery, while Airtel’s postpaid plans start at Rs 499, though Vi’s also begin from Rs 399. Read more

RIL share price hits all-time high as Co to sell 1.6% stake in Jio to ADIA

RIL share price hits all-time high as Co to sell 1.6% stake in Jio to ADIA

Monday, June 8, 2020

Reliance Industries share price climbed a new peak on BSE in Monday’s session as it gained 2.7 per cent to Rs 1,624 a day after the oil-to-telecom behemoth announced 1.16 per cent stake sale in Jio Platforms, its digital services subsidiary, to Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA) for Rs 5,683.50 crore, as it accelerates its debt reduction plan. RIL shares have surged 87 per cent from its 52-week low of Rs 867.82 touched on March 23. This is the eighth investment in Jio Platforms in seven weeks and values the company at Rs 4.91 trillion on equity value basis. So far, RIL has raised Rs 97,885.65 crore through 21.06 per cent stake sale to seven marquee investors, including Facebook and private equity firms like KKR, Vista Equity Partners, Mubadala and General Atlantic. Besides, US private equity firm Silver Lake also announced an additional investment of Rs 4,546.80 crore in the telecommunications arm of Reliance Industries Ltd. Read more

Mubadala of Abu Dhabi will buy 1.85 per cent stake in Jio Platforms

Mubadala of Abu Dhabi will buy 1.85 per cent stake in Jio Platforms

Friday, June 5, 2020

RIL has said that the Abu Dhabi state fund Mubadala Investment Co will buy a 1.85 percent stake in its digital unit, Jio Platforms, for Rs 9,093.6 crore. The Jio Platforms investment is the largest in an Indian firm by Mubadala, which is the second-biggest state investor in Abu Dhabi after Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA), managing about $240 billion in assets. Reliance has now sold a combined 19% interest in Jio Platforms, which houses movies, music apps, and telecoms venture Jio Infocomm, in six fundraising deals including a 9.99% stake sale to Facebook Inc for $5.7 billion. The interest in Jio Platforms highlights its potential to become the dominant player in India's digital economy. The telecoms unit has already decimated several rivals with cut-throat pricing and is counting on Reliance's retail network to expand into e-commerce.

Why investors are betting on Jio Platforms' future

Why investors are betting on Jio Platforms' future

Thursday, June 4, 2020

Mukesh Ambani's Jio telecom carrier is emerging as a winner from changes in the way Indian consumers plug into a digital economy made more urgent by the coronavirus pandemic. For Indian shoppers who prefer to order online, it is launching a grocery ordering service with Facebook Inc's popular WhatsApp messaging. For Bollywood fans who would prefer to avoid a crowded theater, it is readying same-day-release on the Jio platform. Those plans had been in the making for months, but the pandemic has given them a shot in the arm. India's 10-week lockdown has also led to a surge in demand for data, boosting Jio's phone and broadband offerings. Read more

General Atlantic will invest Rs 6,598.38 crore in Jio Platforms

General Atlantic will invest Rs 6,598.38 crore in Jio Platforms

Monday, May 18, 2020

Private equity firm General Atlantic will invest Rs 6,598.38 crore in Jio Platforms at an equity value of Rs 4.91 lakh crore and an enterprise value of Rs 5.16 lakh crore. This will be a fourth investment in the Jio Platform following those of Facebook, Silver Lake, and Vista Equity Partners. Mukesh Ambani, Chairman and Managing Director of Reliance Industries, said, “I am thrilled to welcome General Atlantic, a marquee global investor, as a valued partner. I have known General Atlantic for several decades and greatly admired it for its belief in India’s huge growth potential. We are excited to leverage General Atlantic’s proven global expertise and strategic insights across 40 years of technology investing for the benefit of Jio”. The global equity company has a track record of investing in the Technology, Consumer, Financial Services, and Healthcare sectors.

RIL sells another 2.32% in Jio to Vista Equity for Rs 11,367 cr

RIL sells another 2.32% in Jio to Vista Equity for Rs 11,367 cr

Friday, May 8, 2020

Reliance Industries announced yet another investment in Jio Platforms from global investment firm Vista Equity Partners, which will pump in Rs 11,367 crore for a 2.32 percent equity stake on a fully diluted basis. The transaction valued Jio Platforms at Rs 4.91 lakh crore and pegged the enterprise value of Rs 5.16 lakh crore. The investment made Vista the largest investor in Jio Platforms behind Reliance Industries and Facebook. With this, Jio Platforms has raised Rs 60,596.37 crore from leading technology investors in less than three weeks. Vista has more than $57 billion in cumulative capital commitments and its global network of companies collectively represents the fifth largest enterprise software company in the world. The transaction is subject to regulatory and other customary approvals.

Silver Lake to invest Rs 5,656 cr in Reliance Jio Platforms

Silver Lake to invest Rs 5,656 cr in Reliance Jio Platforms

Monday, May 4, 2020

Silver Lake, a US private equity firm, will invest Rs 5,655.75 crore in Jio Platforms for a 1.15% stake at an equity value of Rs 4.90 lakh crore, a deal which came within 15 days after Facebook announced a $5.7 billion investment into the unit of Reliance Industries. Silver Lake is one of the most respected voices in technology and finance. We are excited to leverage insights from their global technology relationships for the Indian Digital Society’s transformation,” Mukesh Ambani, Chairman and Managing Director, Reliance Industries Ltd, said in a statement. The transaction is subject to regulatory and other customary approvals

Facebook to pick up 9.99% stake in RIL's Jio Platforms investing $5.7 bn

Facebook to pick up 9.99% stake in RIL's Jio Platforms investing $5.7 bn

Wednesday, April 22, 2020

Facebook Today (22nd April 2020) announced an investment of Rs 43,574 crore to pick a 9.9 percent stake in Reliance Industries Limited's wholly-owned subsidiary, Jio Platforms, the largest foreign direct investment for a minority stake in India. Concurrent with the investment, Jio Platforms, Reliance Retail Limited and WhatsApp have also entered into a commercial partnership agreement to further accelerate Reliance Retail’s New Commerce business on the JioMart platform using WhatsApp and to support small businesses on WhatsApp.

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