Reliance launches Jio GigaFiber, bookings open from August 15

After revolutionising the telecom sector, Reliance Jio has now come up with Jio GigaFiber which was earlier known as Jio Fiber.

 RIL CEO Mukesh Ambani made this announcement during the Annual General meeting of Reliance Industries in Mumbai.

The Jio GigaFiber consists of a GigaFiber router along with Jio GigaTV set-top box which will allow its users to make video calls to other GigaTV devices or other mobile connection in India.

The company claims speeds of upto 1Gbps and is expected to be the biggest greenfield fixed line broadband services in the world.

Registrations for Jio GigaFiber will begin from August 15 and can be made through MyJio App and Jio.com

Talking about the GigaTV, users can give voice commands on a microphone-enabled TV remote to access Jio apps including Jio TV, Jio Cinema, Jio TV Call and much more.

Speaking about the TV calling, Isha Ambani, said, "You can call every other TV that is powered by Jio GigaFiber. You can also call a mobile or tablet connected to every network. Of course, the best experience will be on the Jio network. Gone are the days of Mbps, now it will be all about Gbps’’.