Reliance Jio's network is delivering an average 17.34 Mbps download speed and 3.34 Mbps upload speed to its existing users, which are its own employees, in the country, according to test results received by OpenSignal app.
OpenSignal data analyst Joe Cainey said that many of those Jio's internal testers have downloaded the OpenSignal app, which allowed the app to see the measurements show up.
"Take those numbers with a grain of salt. Jio's network isn't commercially launched so there aren't many devices competing for its capacity," Cainey said.
Of the 141 Jio users that are contributing to OpenSignal database, all seem to be sticking close to Jio's coverage footprint, the test results revealed, adding that Jio devices were able to connect to the LTE network 93% of time in over 2,500 tests. "As Jio launches commercially that number is sure to drop considerably," Cainey said.
Reliance Jio, which is the pan-India BWA license holder, launched 4G services for over 1 lakh group employees in December last year, and it is now planning to launch commercial services around April this year. The company's sister company Reliance Retail also launched Lyf brand of smarpthones, initially available to group employees, to support its 4G services. The aim of providing testing SIM and Lyf smartphones to employees was to put its networks through their paces.
The app detected Jio LTE signals in most of India's major cities and state capitals, including Delhi, Chennai, Kolkata Bengaluru, Kochi, Hyderabad, Visakhapatnam, Ahmedabad, Lucknow, Indore, Chandigarh and Jaipur. It also observed LTE in a lot of much smaller cities, including a surprising number of tests conducted throughout the eastern state of Jharkhand.
"We may not have many measurements on Jio's network, but those tests are widely dispersed across India, confirming just how big the operator's ambitions are. Unlike Jio's established competitors, Jio has a nationwide license, and a nationwide network is exactly what it appears to be building," Cainey said.
Jio's network is likely present in many more cities, which the app hasn't detected yet.
"When Jio officially launches we hope to get plenty more readings as Indian consumers download the OpenSignal app onto their new Jio phones," Cainey added.
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OpenSignal data analyst Joe Cainey said that many of those Jio's internal testers have downloaded the OpenSignal app, which allowed the app to see the measurements show up.
"Take those numbers with a grain of salt. Jio's network isn't commercially launched so there aren't many devices competing for its capacity," Cainey said.
Of the 141 Jio users that are contributing to OpenSignal database, all seem to be sticking close to Jio's coverage footprint, the test results revealed, adding that Jio devices were able to connect to the LTE network 93% of time in over 2,500 tests. "As Jio launches commercially that number is sure to drop considerably," Cainey said.
Reliance Jio, which is the pan-India BWA license holder, launched 4G services for over 1 lakh group employees in December last year, and it is now planning to launch commercial services around April this year. The company's sister company Reliance Retail also launched Lyf brand of smarpthones, initially available to group employees, to support its 4G services. The aim of providing testing SIM and Lyf smartphones to employees was to put its networks through their paces.
The app detected Jio LTE signals in most of India's major cities and state capitals, including Delhi, Chennai, Kolkata Bengaluru, Kochi, Hyderabad, Visakhapatnam, Ahmedabad, Lucknow, Indore, Chandigarh and Jaipur. It also observed LTE in a lot of much smaller cities, including a surprising number of tests conducted throughout the eastern state of Jharkhand.
"We may not have many measurements on Jio's network, but those tests are widely dispersed across India, confirming just how big the operator's ambitions are. Unlike Jio's established competitors, Jio has a nationwide license, and a nationwide network is exactly what it appears to be building," Cainey said.
Jio's network is likely present in many more cities, which the app hasn't detected yet.
"When Jio officially launches we hope to get plenty more readings as Indian consumers download the OpenSignal app onto their new Jio phones," Cainey added.
http://telecom.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/reliance-jio-4g-network-is-already-slow-offers-just-17-34-mbps-downlink-speed/51023104
