9Jio Fiber, the promising optical fibre-based service that was announced last year, received a list of updates at the 42nd Annual General Meeting (AGM) by Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) on Monday. The service, which was initially rolled out by RIL subsidiary Reliance Jio as a trial, has garnered over 15 million registrations from nearly 1,600 towns in less than 12 months, RIL Chairman and Managing Director Mukesh D Ambani revealed while addressing the attendees at the AGM. Based on the overwhelming early response, Jio Fiber is planned to reach 20 million residences and 15 million business establishments across the initial 1,600 towns. At the AGM, Ambani and his team also underlined that apart from delivering fast broadband speeds of up to 1Gbps, Jio Fiber is set to offer television services, gaming, mixed reality, and fixed-line voice calling access
The biggest announcement for consumers that took place at RIL's 42nd AGM on Monday was the commercial launch schedule of Jio Fiber. Mukesh D Ambani at the meeting revealed that Reliance Jio is set to kick off the commercial launch of Jio Fiber in India on September 5. The beta trials of the broadband access were started back in August last year. But up until now, the company didn't specify any details around how it is set to make Jio Fiber available against the likes of ACT Fibernet, Airtel, and Spectra among others.
Jio Set-Top Box that will be available to Jio Fiber customers for accessing television services is touted to deliver "console-like" gaming experiences. Reliance Jio Directors Akash Ambani and Isha Ambani demonstrated major gaming capabilities of the Jio Set-Top Box during the AGM.
"This will be at par with the leading gaming platforms globally," asserted Akash Ambani, who briefly played FIFA 19 on stage to emphasise on multiplayer support on the Jio Set-Top Box. The device is also claimed to support "almost all gaming controllers" and can work using a virtual controller through a smartphone. Also, it is said to have built-in graphics.
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