Reliance Jio , known simply as Jio , is an Indian mobile network operator that operates exclusively using the 4G LTE standard. It is owned by Reliance Industries Limited and was launched on 5 September 2016.
Jio’s revolutionary offers and plans have made it the largest Indian telecom company and the third-largest mobile network operator in the world by subscribers, and have triggered heavy consolidation in the Indian telecom industry. Its competitors are Vi (formerly Vodafone and Idea ), Airtel and the state-owned BSNL and MTNL .
2014–2016 (prelaunch) [ ]
2016–present [ ]
Launched:
5 September 2016
Blue logo against background.
Logo with slogan in custom corporate font.
Telecommunications:
Main telecom brand: Jio | Smartphone brand: LYF
Jio Platforms:
Apps and services: Jio Biker Buddy | JioBrowser | Jio CAF Pickup | JioCall | JioCareers | JioChat | JioCloud | JioFiber | Jio Gate | Jio Group Talk | Jio Health Hub | JioHome | Jio Learning | Jio Media Ware | JioMeet | Jio Messages | Jio Mitra | JioMoney | Jio Motive | JioNews | Jio Partner World | JioPOS Lite | JioSaavn (music streaming) | JioSecurity | JioSwitch | Jio Smart Security | JioTV
Acquisitions: Haptik 1
Reliance Retail :
Indian stores:
Supermarkets: Neighbourhood grocery: Reliance Fresh | Hypermart: Reliance Smart | Wholesale: Reliance Market
Apparel: General: Reliance Trends | Women: Project Eve | Online fashion: Ajio
Electronics: Store: Reliance Digital (Xpress and Xpress Mini ) | Home appliances: Reconnect
Footwear: Reliance Footprint
Jewellery: Reliance Jewels
Acquisitions: Urban Ladder | Zivame (15%)
International stores:
Toys and games: Hamleys (also present in India)
Media and broadcast:
Media group: Network18 (TV18 | Viacom18 2 )
News portals: News18.com (CricketNext ) | Firstpost | Moneycontrol | CNBC-TV18.com 3
Part of Network18 (Reliance Industries Limited )
Subsidiaries: Viacom18 1 (Viacom18 Studios )
News18 network:
National news channels: Hindi: News18 India | English: CNN-News18 2
Business news channels3 : Hindi: CNBC Awaaz | English: CNBC-TV18 HD | Gujarati: CNBC Bajar
Regional news channels: (most acquired from the ETV Network )
Hindi-speaking regions: News18 Punjab/Haryana/Himachal Pradesh , Uttar Pradesh/Uttarakhand , Madhya Pradesh/Chhattisgarh , Bihar/Jharkhand and Rajasthan
Other regional channels: News18 Kannada , Bangla , Odia , Lokmat + (Marathi), Gujarati , Urdu , Assam/Northeast + (Assamese), Tamil Nadu + (Tamil) and Kerala + (Malayalam)
AETN18 network 4 :
History TV18 HD
Other channels: Topper TV | Shop CJ
Defunct channels: FYI TV18 HD
Divested channels: Home Shop 18
+ Not formerly owned by ETV Network ; these channels have always been owned by TV18.
1 Joint venture with Paramount .
2 Joint venture with Warner Bros. Discovery .
3 Joint venture with NBCUniversal (Comcast ).
4 Joint venture with A&E Networks .
Cable TV operators: Hathway | DEN Cable | GTPL
Industrial products:
Petroleum and fuels: Reliance Petroleum and Reliance Gas | Synthetic fibres: Recron | Readymade garments and suitings: Only Vimal
Sports franchises:
Indian Premier League : Mumbai Indians | SA20 : MI Cape Town | International League T20 : MI Emirates | Major League Cricket : MI New York
Defunct/Former properties:
Defunct retail stores: Furniture and home décor: Reliance Living | Books, movies and games: Reliance Timeout | Former streaming service: JioCinema 4
Notes:
1 Acquired from The Times Group .
2 Joint venture with Paramount .
3 CNBC-branded channels and properties are under license from NBCUniversal .
4 Moved to Viacom18 .