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India's fastest network is Airtel and Reliance Jio offer biggest coverage but it lags behind Airtel, Vodafone, and Idea in terms of 4G speeds, says OpenSignal

HMD Global is watching impact of the Jio Phone on the market and then take a decision on bring its own Nokia 4G devices in India

Jio Phone will be made available from August 15 (Independence Day) in beta version, however, the pre-booking will start from August 24 at the MyJio app and in Jio offline stores

Jio said that Airtel's advertisements of certain offers arean attempt to lure prospective subscribers making them believethat they will be provided 1 GB data per day for 70 days.

Nearly 82 per cent of Reliance Jio users surveyed have expressed their willingness to continue with its services even after the free offers ends, a Bank of America Merrill Lynch survey claimed

In a bid to counter threat from Reliance Jio, state-run telecom firm BSNL has launched a new plan that offers 2 GB of 3G data per day and unlimited calling within its network for Rs 339

The company, which announced a $10 billion Google for India Digitisation Fund last year, has already invested $4.5 billion for a 7.73 per cent stake in Reliance Jio Platforms.

The US internet co that is looking at tie-ups with handset makers, telecom operators and developers has already a tie-up with Reliance Jio Infocomm

According to the COAI announcement, Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd President Pramod Kumar Mittal has also been re-named the Vice Chairman of the Association

Cellular Operators Association of India represents India’s big 3 telcos, Bharti Airtel, Reliance Jio and Vodafone Idea (Vi)